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Versatile, reliable, very helpful, user friendly
This is a terrific app. Although the free version is useful and worth trying, I liked it so much and found it so helpful that I splurged on the yearly plan. I’m not thrilled I have to pay yearly and would prefer to just pay a one time fee that is higher, but if it continues to be as helpful as it is and as reliable and glitch free as it has been so far, I will likely continue getting. The list maker is fine and similar to others. But I also like that I can share simple lists with my family even with the free version. What I really love is the recipe section. I have been uploading many of my favorite recipes which can be easily categorized. Then I just as easily send them to the meal planner section and quickly and easily add items from the recipe to my grocery list. It is quickly becoming such an integral part of my day that my only worry is the developers will tire of it and then I will be lost. Hopefully that won’t happen for a long time anyway. I would definitely recommend. Try the free version, and don’t be afraid of the upgrade. FYI: As of now they said they will not automatically upgrade. They will send out a reminder email so you can decide to upgrade or not. And if you decide not to, whatever recipes you have already uploaded will remain on your app even if you go back to the free version. Maybe that will help you decide if you are commitment phobic. It’s a really nice, user friendly app.Show lessjdeangelo82
Love this app !!!
Along with my Reminders, calendar, alarms, this application is one of my most used Apps. It has made my grocery shopping far more efficient as it can be tailored specific to the store you shop in. I can add items to my grocery list as they come to mind with SIRI on my apple watch. This is really useful when driving on the freeway. This is the only subscription app I have as I despise subscriptions but I find this app well worth the money given how often I find myself using and depending on it. The recipes module is perfect and recipes can be shared and are downloadable directly from the internet and facebook. They are easily searchable and printable if needed. You can pick a recipe and drop all of its ingredients into your shopping list. Family sharing is helpful as my sons can add items they see we need and my list is updated immediately. Ive even had it update while I was actually shopping. I can go on and on but generally this app is well done and is constantly being improved. Well worth the subscription !!!Show lessRoland 1220
Phenomenal App
I’ve used this app for over a year, and I’m very particular with my requirements for lists, etc. I’m a big Excel fan and have spreadsheets for everything. I’m extremely pleased to say that I’ve been able to successfully use the AnyList App for not only grocery shopping, but for other organizational needs such as travel lists, party lists with sub folders, and even my Christmas gift list by person and dollar amount! I do have the AnyList Complete, but it is well worth the price. My husband doesn’t have the app on his phone (he’s a phone dinosaur) but another great feature is that I can text him the grocery list so no more scribbled notes! Last, I’ve emailed 2-3 times over the past year with a question and gotten a prompt reply each time. So thanks to the developers for a great app that has unchained me from my computer!
UPDATE: My husband now has a smartphone, and sharing the grocery list with changes that either of us make showing up immediately on the other phone is a tremendous service. Thank you, Anylist!Show lessKeecomin
Absolutely amazing app
I've been using the free version for two years and my husband has it on his phone also. Whenever I put something on the grocery list on my phone or iPad, it also is on his phone and he can see it when he goes to the store.
I purchased another recipe program for my PC two years ago and they kept raising the price every year, ($80), it has gotten so steep I could not afford it. Then I remembered this little app has a recipe file...and more. I figured for the money what did I have to lose so I bought the family plan, OH MY GOODNESS! It is amazingly easy and so full featured. I'm telling everyone I know. My only suggestion to the developer is that I want to send my recipes to an online site, Lulu I think it is, to print out recipe books for my children and grandchildren for Christmas next year. I'd like to see that featured added, if it is there, I have not seen it.. For me, one of the best apps I've purchased, and I purchase very few apps. I can also see my recipes on my tablet with this app.
It is so convenient, at the store when I remember I want to make something for dinner and I can't remember all the ingredients, my recipes are on my phone, I open the app, find the recipe and the list of ingredients are there. I can also add ingredients to my shopping list when in a recipe. You will love it.Show lessSewingbunny
No more getting to the store and realizing my list is at home!
We have been using AnyList for years, and love it. Any time we see we’re running low on something, one of us will grab our phone (which, let’s face it, is always at our fingertips) and add it to the AnyList app. Being able to build lists for different types of stores is great. My husband LOVES the photo feature for those less frequently purchased items, because even if I’m not with him, he’s confident that he has selected the correct product. Categorizing makes shopping more efficient, and utilizing Favorites makes populating the list a breeze. When only one of us is at the store, and the other one realizes there’s something else we need, all it takes is a quick add to the list, and the one shopping knows to get it. One of our daughters has added “puppy” to the list a couple of times, but so far that hasn’t worked. I’ve found that I need to be careful with what I add, however. My husband went grocery shopping alone because I wasn’t feeling well, so to express my appreciation while he was at the store, I put “XOXOXO” on the list. He came home with all of the groceries, including a HUGE bag of Hershey’s kisses!Show lessHD-AZ
Recipe and Grocery list app
I finally found an app that I can use for both creating multiple grocery lists as well as housing recipes.
It’s easy to create your own personal grocery list or share with family. What’s even better is that you can assign items to stores and this will remind you when you have items at the store you’re shopping in. It also notifies you if something has been added (or removed) from your shopping list.
For recipes, you can easily upload from the web and assign to specific categories. The major bonus is selecting the ingredients you need to add to your grocery list.
There is also a meal planning feature — I haven’t used it yet but I’m sure it’ll be a useful tool for the family.
I tried multiple apps but found this is the best and simplest one to accomplish all of these goals! Very versatile! The only negative comment I have is that I’d like to view the full recipe first, instead of the current defaults. The current process to view recipes is a little clumsy.Show lessSara Luckie's iTunes
Essential app for me
It’s been a while since I posted a review so I wanted to reiterate how much I love this app. As far as I am concerned it’s just two steps away from perfect. First I would love for the devs to add a link to the web version on the import failed screen for recipes. How difficult would it be to add a link to the text where you’re telling me I need to use the web version to manually create this recipe?
Secondly I most fervently wish you could switch between two recipes. When I’m using two recipes simultaneously it is frustrating to not be able to switch from one to the other. You must search for each recipe each time you switch between them. As a workaround I have created a temporary category that I assign to the recipes I’m using so each time I search for them they are easier to find.
Otherwise the app is near perfection. The devs make consistent improvements and it’s one of the few subscriptions I wouldn’t want to live without.
So, thank you. And please add the link to the recipe import failed screen :)Show less2008Biggs
Apple Watch series 4
I have been using AnyList for awhile now on my watch and have come to depend on it so when I got my new Apple Watch series 4 today and went to set it up, one of the first apps I looked for was the AnyList complication to put on one of the new watch faces but found it missing in the complication list. The available complications on the new face list was much shorter than usual so I tried an older watch face that I had been using and found the app missing there too so I went into the Watch app on my iPhone and saw that the app was now uninstalled. When I tried to reinstall it I saw a message saying the developer needs to update and the install icon just kept spinning without installing so I sent a message to the developer telling him what happened and asking when the next update would be. I got an immediate reply saying that I should be able to install the app on the new watch on an older face so I tried again and he was right this time the install went through as did the complication on one of the Watch modular faces. I am happy to have gotten such a fast response and help from the developer so I can again use this great app on my new watch! Thanks very much.Show lessajda
Disappointing. Lacks very basic usage tools.
On the surface this app looked like it had everything I wanted but I ended up sorely disappointed.
The two main features I expect to be very basic but AnyList can’t handle:
Recipe dividing. If I want to downscale a recipe, it allows me to do it in values like 1/3, 1/4, 1/2 etc. But it doesn’t allow me to do it based on decimal, or more importantly, SERVINGS. If I have a recipe that feeds 5 people and want to make 2 servings, why can I not do that? The only way to make this feasible is to enter recipes as servings for one, and then add them multiple times. But that brings me to my second complaint....
Grocery list generation. If I have one recipe that requires 4 oz of chicken, and another that requires 8 oz of chicken, and a third with 4 oz of chicken, it makes sense on my grocery list to show 16oz of chicken is needed. Instead I have 3 entries for chicken. This is really basic business logic on the apps part. So if I break up my recipes into individual servings and enter each one for each meal, I get a grocery list with 250 items I need to buy.
Until these things change I find the app extremely unusable for my wife and me, and I regret paying for the full family version.Show lessLeonardoty
Absolutely hands-down best list app
I use this app everyday for my to-do list and grocery list. It is extremely robust, yet simple to use, and I’ve noticed over the past 3 years that many new features have been added to help especially when making a grocery list... like the ability to input specific quantities of items along with units (for example 2 lbs of ground beef, or 4 count of apples). The newest addition I’ve noticed is the ability to assign different grocery stores to things you want to buy. Rather than setting up a grocery list for each individual grocery store I want to visit, I can assign a grocery store to an item and have all items in just one master grocery list. I also have the optional subscription add-on to be able to access and edit this list from my laptop as well, which is really nice to be able to do during, say, a slow period at work so it doesn’t look like I’m just playing with my phone at my desk, and I can create a grocery list to shop with right when I leave work. I also find the ability to share lists with another person as crucial. Right now my husband and I are trying to both go through a shared to-do list before our baby arrives. Seeing things getting crossed off in real-time is awesome and gives me a sense of satisfaction!Show lessJennyNix
