# Grocery Buddy: Fast Checklist — user reviews > 39 indexed App Store user reviews of Grocery Buddy by The Shopping Lab, rated 4.70/5 from 1,270 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grocery-buddy-fast-checklist/id6479450140/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grocery-buddy-fast-checklist/id6479450140.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,057 · 4★ 121 · 3★ 44 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 33 ## What do users think of Grocery Buddy? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🛒 Organizes grocery lists - 📍 Tells aisle locations - 📸 Image options for products - 🔁 Saves and reuses lists - 💡 Useful for family communication - 💰 Helps find price differences - ✨ Automatically sorts items - 🛍️ Good for finding products - 🚀 Quick list building - 🤩 Top-notch app - ✅ Intuitive interface **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🤷‍♀️ Missing features - ❌ App locks up - 🔄 Aisle assignments don't stick - ❓ No user guide - 🚫 Custom aisles don't carry over - 📉 Not matching alternatives - ⚠️ Lost full lists - 🤔 Can't find started lists - 🚪 Requires sign up - 🛒 Limited store options - 🌐 Not available in all areas - 📉 Deals not showing - 🔒 Data collection concerns **Commonly reported bugs** - Items take multiple tries to add - App randomly decides not to add items - Previously added items not showing - App locks up when accessing previous lists - No obvious way to move unshopped items - Aisle assignments do not stick - Custom aisles do not carry over - Lost full list since update - Asked to sign up when trying to add to list - Deals not showing up, requires user habits - Fail to launch, forces login and address entry - Requires support for your area **Most requested features** - Way to put no edible options with images - Ability to add to or rename categories - More items from Walmart - Family access to lists - Deal coverage in my area - Train the buddy to find specific items - Dark mode option - Advanced analytics dashboard - Support for more areas ## Newest reviews (13 of 39) ### 4/5 — Only missing one thing *2026-05-20* Really good app and has helped me a lot when trying to find what I need to dinner thanks to the image options. Although I do wish there was a way to put no edible options and still have an image. Like for Polaroid film or nail polish brands ### 3/5 — Like this app *2026-03-21, version 1.27.4* Wish there were more items from Walmart to choose from ### 5/5 — Easy to reuse my lists *2025-09-18* I like that I can save stuff and bring them back without retyping everything…why don’t other apps do this? ### 5/5 — Helpful! *2025-06-11* I can pick specific products and it organized my list by aisle. Looking forward to have it find local sales for me ### 4/5 — Cute app, can’t wait to use! *2025-05-19* Really cute app and love the idea behind it. Can’t wait to use it and see if it lives up to the hype. :) ### 5/5 — Like it *2025-05-16* Very intuitive and it organised my list. It also allows me to save items for the future and look for new products ### 5/5 — Organizes my list *2025-05-14* I like that I can write my list and it automatically organizes it . Also nice to be able to search for products ### 5/5 — Nice *2025-05-14* Very easy list maker . Can’t wait to get deal coverage in my area and train the buddy to find stuff I care a about ### 5/5 — Looking for a way to make my lists *2025-05-13* Quick and lots of product info . Think I will use it. Waiting to see how the deals show up when I use it more ### 5/5 — easy to use *2025-05-07* very cool shopping list builder - and good way to find out about sales ### 5/5 — Tz *2025-05-07* Now available in my area- super easy to use organized list so I can plan ### 5/5 — Pretty easy *2025-05-06* The auto organizing feature is pretty good. Being able to pick out favorite also save a lot of time….so far so good ### 5/5 — Nice way to make my list *2025-05-05* Easy to use and I like that I can put specific products ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lyn Smith *2026-05-04, version 1.29.1* Hate it. It has lost my full list since it updated. I’m going to have to start over. Easier to find a better app ### 1/5 — Not good can’t find list that has been started *2026-04-29, version 1.29.0* Went to add to a list and was asked to sign up ### 1/5 — Want to have family access *2025-11-30, version 1.23.1* I can only send the list as a message. It would help if my husband could actually access the list from his own phone ### 1/5 — Doesn’t even work…? *2025-04-16* I add in my grocery list but when I look for the deals it just says “deals will show up once we know your habits. keep building your grocery list” ….what??? I added like 20 things. but why would you need to know my habits in order to show me local deals…..? worthless app probably trying to collect your data and sell it idk **Developer response:** Update: The app is now available in all US locations. ### 1/5 — Fail to launch *2024-11-18* Downloaded the app and you get hit with the cookie option, it you deny, then the app forces you to creat a login. Once you do that, then it asks for an address with not much explanation otherwise. An address for what? Where I want to shop? My location? A city? Doesn't matter what address you use, you'll get a message that says they are working on expanding into that area? Devs, you're not ready for primetime if you are making the user jump through a bunch of hoops only to hit a brick wall on the other side. Back to the laptop. **Developer response:** Dear Randar, we've addressed all of these issues and confusions with the latest version. Thank you again! ### 1/5 — Requires support for your area *2024-11-14, version 1.0.0* Pretty straight forward. I cannot test the app as my location isn’t open. ### 2/5 — App Concerns *2026-08-03* Why am I not able to add prices to each item? Why when I move an item to a specific section, it will stay there and go right back to other once I’m off and back on the app again. Why can’t it just stay put? ### 2/5 — Bugs, Bugs, Bugs *2026-05-10* This would be fabulous if it functioned as it should. Every item takes multiple tries to add and it randomly decides not to actually add items that you’ve attempted to add. ### 2/5 — Not much improvement *2026-05-05* Update May 5: Lots of bugs: • Previously Added does not show all previously added items • App locks up when accessing previous lists • No obvious way to move unshopped items to new list • Aisle assignments do not stick from list to list, i.e. Q: How many times do I have to move all my deli items out of “prepared foods?” A: Always and forever. • Custom aisles do not carry over from list to list; see above, re: deli Not even a rudimentary users’ guide. Very frustrating to have no idea what the app will or won’t do. Developer’s web site offers nothing: no help, user guide, or manual. When I reviewed this app at the end of March: I appreciated that the app is free. It does have promise. Unfortunately it doesn’t yet match up to the level of other free or low cost alternatives. ### 3/5 — Decent start. Needs features *2026-03-26, version 1.27.4* I like the look and feel of this app. I’d like to see the ability to add to or rename the categories for items. -1 Star because although the description proclaims “no sign up,” the first thing the app does is demand your name and email address before letting you do anything. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-08-01* This app is perfect for my life. The ability to scan products and have the exact information is amazing. Thank you for the opportunity to make my shopping trips more enjoyable and paperless. ### 5/5 — 100% *2026-06-02* This app has made my grocery shopping stress free and easy! Love how it tells me what aisle my products is found! Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2026-03-14* It’s so easy and I love how you can pick and choose ! ### 5/5 — Good deal *2026-02-20, version 1.27.1* Easy to use and keep up with ### 5/5 — Grocery shopping *2026-02-12* This app very useful for grocery shopping keeps the family in loop what is need **Developer response:** We're glad you're liking our app! ### 5/5 — THE BEST GROCERY LIST EVER! *2026-02-02* So many features that places your items in proper categories and alphabetical too! So happy! Top notch app! Highly recommended!! **Developer response:** We appreciate your support! ### 5/5 — My G buddy *2025-11-23* I love using the Grocery Buddy, I’m old school and I’m still writing everything down but when I use the Buddy it’s so useful and one tap I have it right on my phone! It’s great I could go on and on !! Try it for yourself!! ### 5/5 — Works fine and good. *2025-10-25, version 1.20.0* This is the shopping app I’ve wanted ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-10-11* I like the updates. Switched from using the notes app to this as I can search for products and brands and get photos of product. Excited to see the deals once they get that going on my area ### 5/5 — Makes lists really quickly *2025-09-20* Love this app lol. I just dump in stuff like milk, eggs, pasta and it sorts it out. way easier than notes. deals not here yet but I’ll use it anyway. --- *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 2026-08-28.*