# BuyersMarket — Know When to Buy > Know When to Buy (iPhone/iPad app by BuyersMarket, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buyersmarket/id6760047495 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [BuyersMarket, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882505624) - Category: Shopping, Food & Drink - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 62 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2026-03-30 - Data updated: 2026-06-17 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buyersmarket/id6760047495/reviews.md ## What is BuyersMarket? BuyersMarket is Jamaica's grocery price intelligence app. Stop overpaying — know exactly when to buy. HOW IT WORKS Our A-B-C rating system analyses 90 days of price data across 15 Jamaican grocery stores to tell you: A (Grab It!) — Price is at its lowest. Buy now. B (Fair Price) — Within 10% of the 90-day low. Reasonable deal. C (Hold Off) — Price is high. Wait for a better deal. 45,000+ PRICES & GROWING DAILY Our database grows every day — prices are automatically updated from 15 Jamaican stores, plus real users like you sharing prices. Search across Hi-Lo (6 locations), PriceSmart Kingston, PriceSmart Portmore, CoolMarket, Sampars, Loshusan, MasterMac, K&M Meats, Fedlin, Gibbo Trading, and more. 4 WAYS TO SHARE PRICES Help your community and earn rewards every time you share: 1. Scan a barcode — look up or submit a price instantly 2. Photo price — snap a product and its price tag 3. Scan a receipt — AI extracts every item automatically 4. Manual entry — type a product, store, and price SMART SHOPPING LISTS Build your grocery list and let BuyersMarket optimise it. We show you the cheapest store for your entire list, or split it across stores to maximise savings. The Trip Cost Optimizer even factors in fuel costs so you know if the drive is worth it. PENNY — YOUR AI SHOPPING SIDEKICK Ask Penny anything: "What's the cheapest rice this week?" or "Where should I shop for my list?" Penny knows every price across every store and gives personalised recommendations in Jamaican patois. She even alerts you to A-rated deals on your favourites. PRICE ALERTS Set alerts for products you buy regularly. We notify you the moment the price drops to an A rating so you never miss a deal. EARN REWARDS Join the community building the largest grocery price database in the Caribbean. Earn points for sharing prices, climb the leaderboard, unlock badges, maintain streaks, and compete in weekly leagues. FEATURES - 45,000+ prices from 15 stores, growing daily - 90-day price history with A-B-C ratings - 4 ways to submit prices (barcode, photo, receipt, manual) - AI-powered receipt scanner (extracts items & prices instantly) - Penny AI shopping sidekick - Smart shopping list optimisation - Trip Cost Optimizer (is the drive worth it?) - Price drop alerts and notifications - Gamification: points, badges, streaks, leagues - Works offline with cached data - Dark mode and 14 accessibility settings SUBSCRIPTION BuyersMarket Premium — J$299/month or J$2,990/year (30-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your device Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.buyersmarket.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.buyersmarket.app/privacy Free to use. Premium features available for power shoppers. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | BuyersMarket Premium | $1.99 | per month | | BuyersMarket Premium | $19.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5.6 — 2026-05-07 Bug fixes: • Fixed an authentication issue that prevented push notifications from registering on iOS. • Improved network reliability under poor connectivity. ### 1.3.3 — 2026-04-11 BuyersMarket just got a whole lot smarter SMART BUDGET OPTIMIZER (NEW) Set a budget on any shopping list and the app finds the best store to maximize your spend. Mark items as "Must Have" or "Nice to Have" — when you're over budget, get cheaper substitute suggestions and see which items to drop first. SEARCH SORT & FILTER Sort search results by Price (Low to High), Price (High to Low), or Rating — instantly find the cheapest or best-rated products. PRICE MEMORY The app learns what you buy regularly and tells you when your staples go on sale. "Rice is A-rated at Hi-Lo — you buy this every 3 weeks!" PENNY'S MORNING BRIEF Wake up to a daily push with overnight price drops, deals on your regulars, and your streak status. HOT DROPS New home screen carousel showing A-rated price drops from the last 48 hours, ranked by savings percentage. SAVINGS PASSPORT Track your cumulative savings over time. See milestones as you shop smarter across Jamaica. GROUP SHOP Share shopping lists with family and friends. Invite via WhatsApp link, collaborate in real-time. SUNDAY SPECIAL Weekly challenges to keep you engaged — compete, earn points, climb the leaderboard. PARISH CHAMPIONS Leaderboards now filter by parish. Rep your parish and climb to the top. MARKET WATCH (Premium) See which products are trending down or up, powered by ML price forecasting. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Head-to-head savings duels. Challenge friends via WhatsApp and see who saves more. SMART BASKET Tell Penny what you're cooking and she'll build an optimised shopping list with real prices. WHATSAPP SHARING Share deals with friends on WhatsApp — now with product images included. STABILITY & RELIABILITY Fixed 25 crash issues across all screens. Push notifications now work reliably on all iOS devices. ### 1.3.2 — 2026-04-10 BuyersMarket just got a whole lot smarter SMART BUDGET OPTIMIZER (NEW) Set a budget on any shopping list and the app finds the best store to maximize your spend. Mark items as "Must Have" or "Nice to Have" — when you're over budget, get cheaper substitute suggestions and see which items to drop first. PRICE MEMORY The app learns what you buy regularly and tells you when your staples go on sale. "Rice is A-rated at Hi-Lo — you buy this every 3 weeks!" PENNY'S MORNING BRIEF Wake up to a daily push with overnight price drops, deals on your regulars, and your streak status. HOT DROPS New home screen carousel showing A-rated price drops from the last 48 hours, ranked by savings percentage. SAVINGS PASSPORT Track your cumulative savings over time. See milestones as you shop smarter across Jamaica. GROUP SHOP Share shopping lists with family and friends. Invite via WhatsApp link, collaborate in real-time. SUNDAY SPECIAL Weekly challenges to keep you engaged — compete, earn points, climb the leaderboard. PARISH CHAMPIONS Leaderboards now filter by parish. Rep your parish and climb to the top. MARKET WATCH (Premium) See which products are trending down or up, powered by ML price forecasting. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Head-to-head savings duels. Challenge friends via WhatsApp and see who saves more. SMART BASKET Tell Penny what you're cooking and she'll build an optimised shopping list with real prices. STABILITY & RELIABILITY Fixed 25 crash issues across all screens. Push notifications now work reliably on all iOS devices. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-04-06 v1.2.0 — Faster, smarter, more stable. PERFORMANCE FIX Best Deals and Daily Top Deals were timing out for some users. Fixed — deals now load in under 3 seconds instead of failing after 2 minutes. SMART SUBSTITUTES When a store doesn't have everything on your list, you now see a prompt before you start shopping: "2 items aren't at this store — here are alternatives." Swap or skip, then start with a complete checklist. ONE TAP TRACKING Heart a product and a price drop alert is automatically created. Unheart it, the alert goes away. One action tracks everything — no more confusion between watchlist and alerts. SHOPPING COMPANION Your complete shopping loop now works end-to-end: • Before: Penny tells you how much you could save • During: live checklist with running total • After: savings receipt showing exactly what you saved • Earn 30 points per completed trip REAL-TIME ALERTS The alert count on your home screen now updates instantly when alerts are created or deleted from any screen. No more stale numbers. STABILITY • 77 new tests added for submission validation and edge cases • Performance guardrails prevent future regressions • All deals endpoints optimized with two-pass rating approach ### 1.1.1 — 2026-04-05 v1.1.1 — Stability, trust, and performance. This update focuses on fixing crashes and making the app rock-solid. CRASH FIXES (15 resolved) We tracked down and fixed every reported crash: • App no longer crashes when signing back in after sign-out • RevenueCat subscription service properly re-initializes on login • Fixed "nothing to pop" navigation errors throughout the app • Fixed opacity animation crash on Achievements screen • Fixed type casting errors in store selection and shopping lists • Fixed null reference crashes in price submission and product search • Fixed layout overflow on store distance display • Fixed widget disposal errors from background timers • Penny AI chat no longer triggers navigation conflicts • Removed duplicate widget key that caused intermittent crashes RATING CONSISTENCY A-B-C ratings are now calculated in exactly one place. Every screen — search, product detail, watchlist, deals, Penny AI, and shopping lists — shows the same rating for the same product. No more conflicting ratings. SEARCH WITHIN STORES You can now search for specific products when browsing a store's catalog. PERFORMANCE • Brand-colored splash screen replaces the white flash on launch • HTTP response caching reduces data usage (great for Jamaica's data plans) • Real internet connectivity detection — the app now knows the difference between being on Wi-Fi and actually having internet SHARE CARDS Redesigned for WhatsApp Status and Instagram Stories — product photo fills the top half, savings percentage badge, and larger branding at the bottom. SIGN-OUT IMPROVEMENTS • Push notification topics properly cleaned up on logout • Offline data cleared for privacy • No more double-navigation crash on sign-out --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-17.*