Still the best
I have looked at so many grocery list apps. Either they are general purpose list apps which are always missing needed features or they try to be much more than a shopping list app with recipes and prices which will be impossible to maintain. I have used this for years and it’s still my favorite. Having the ability to have different stores, aisles, departments or even in store or not for the different stores for each item is a huge feature. This allow me to use this for say a hardware store and the food items won’t show up when I’m at the hardware store and visa versa.
It will take a bit to get things set up but it’s worth it and will dramatically cut your shopping time down while reducing forgetting things.
It will take a bit to get things set up but it’s worth it and will dramatically cut your shopping time down while reducing forgetting things.
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Great App
I have been using this app for several weeks. I love it. It is easy to use, easy to add new items, easy to create store layouts, and easy to create my shopping list.
Ok grocery app. Could use some spit and polish.
Grocophile is a pretty ok effort for a grocery list app. I certainly appreciate features like wifi and Dropbox syncing. Unfortunately, the app crashed several times while attempting to setup Dropbox syncing. The interface is ok. It's a little quirky and somewhat confusing. After playing around with it and attempting to use it for a store trip, I ended up going with a different app. Just didn't work for me as an everyday shopping list app.
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The shopping list of tomorrow, today!
Let's face it phones are becoming so much more these days. As I add items to the list it reminds when compiling the next shopping list to see if I need more ( not a notification type reminds, but when I see the choice for mini wheats I look to see if I need more)
And on an iPad it's easier to use in the store.
Bought it after the crashing problem I guess, been solid so far.
And on an iPad it's easier to use in the store.
Bought it after the crashing problem I guess, been solid so far.
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Grocophile
I have lost my data for the last time. It will not back up to my google account. It is more than frustrating when you are at the store and find all information that you have entered has disappeared then you have to spend a great deal of time rebuilding it.
I have started using Grocophile again and found it to be working great. It has not crashed in quite some time. I tried using some of the others and found them to be very frustrating. They have loaded every thing that is sold in the store. I only use a very small percent. It is cumbersome finding what you are looking for. With this App. you load only the things that you buy. That makes it much more convenient than the others. It takes some time to load your items but when that is done, much better. I highly recommend this App
I have started using Grocophile again and found it to be working great. It has not crashed in quite some time. I tried using some of the others and found them to be very frustrating. They have loaded every thing that is sold in the store. I only use a very small percent. It is cumbersome finding what you are looking for. With this App. you load only the things that you buy. That makes it much more convenient than the others. It takes some time to load your items but when that is done, much better. I highly recommend this App
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Great app. Better than any other
This app realy puts control in your hands. Multiple stores, ordering items by isle, sorting, sharing lists are all perfectly executed by this app. Not having a large database is smart since I have a special diet and i don't like sifting through thousands of products I would never use. However, to speed up entering the items one would use, I would suggest adding a barcode scanner. Photo import would be nice as well. If it had a scanner it would be 5 stars.
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Great Application AND Great Support!
The thing to realize about Grocophile is that it’s a highly customizable application. That being said, it’s good to go into the purchase of this app with the realization that it is most likely going to take some effort on your behalf to set it up the way that works best for your shopping experience. If you are looking for an application that you can download as you’re sitting in the parking lot of the grocery store and expect to immediately have everything set up exactly as you need -- well, this application might meet that need if you want to use the basic functionality of just writing a shopping list (yes, you’ll have to key in the items the first time you use the app unless if your shopping list only consists of the Flour, Eggs, and Chocolate Chips in the sample data). But do so knowing that the app has much greater potential. :)
Grocophile can help you organize your list by aisle within multiple stores which are completely different from one another. You can show or hide items by store. You can check off items from your list as you’re shopping. You can hide your completed items. You can delete your completed items or the entire list. You can e-mail the list to others. You can search for items you’ve added previously. You can add multiple quantities of an item -> or even measurements of an item. The list of possibilities goes on…
Of all of these features, however, I’d say the one I’ve been most impressed with is Grocophile’s application support. They are extremely responsive and accepting of questions and feedback. They’ve helped me understand how I can use the app to meet my needs. (So if you download the app and can’t figure out why it’s not working the way you expect it to, make sure to e-mail the app support team!)
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Almost Perfect!
I have been extremely impressed with the product so far. It's easy to use, it's intuitive, and it makes it easy to shop according to the layout of the supermarket of my choice. This is great, because I typically shop at 2 different stores, each with a different layout. I love the fact that while you're shopping, you have the option to hide or show the items that you've already put in the cart, or to clear them completely from the list. It's also really simple to edit quantities, even while you're using the shopping list.
My wife also has an iphone, and this product has a feature to share the shopping list via wi-fi... EXCELLENT!
Two things to note... 1) This program does not come with an extensive list of products. You have to enter most things yourself. Personally, I prefer it that way, so it's actually a big plus for me - I'd rather add items to the list than have to sort through a long list of products that I never buy. However, if you can't stand typing into your ipod, you may want to look for a different product.
My wife also has an iphone, and this product has a feature to share the shopping list via wi-fi... EXCELLENT!
Two things to note... 1) This program does not come with an extensive list of products. You have to enter most things yourself. Personally, I prefer it that way, so it's actually a big plus for me - I'd rather add items to the list than have to sort through a long list of products that I never buy. However, if you can't stand typing into your ipod, you may want to look for a different product.
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Not impressed either
App does not allow for creating more than one shopping list at a time unless you go through a very convoluted & time-consuming process to manipulate shop aisle data to set up pseudo shopping lists. User interface is also not well designed; not open to quick intuitive comprehension. Only worth buying if you mainly do your shopping in one store; question though: does that justify the price?
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Not impressed!
I spent 20 minutes editing the groups and their content, and creating my first shopping list. When I came back into the application, all of my changes were gone!
I'd even gone to the trouble of specifying my Google account details and uploading the data to Google Docs, but when I tried to restore (a) it asked me to provide the account details again and (b) the restore failed, even though I'd previously been told that the upload was successful.
Pretty poor for an app that cost me AUD6.00 !!
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New version not so crash-y
Good features. Only problem - crashed a lot. Seems to be fixed (mostly) with new version.
Becoming indispensable
Now runs flawlessly. If you invest time entering the universe of things you buy it becomes incredibly handy and saves a lot of time when you shop. Once you've entered the inventory just tap on something you need, and when you shop you'll be presented with a list of all the things you entered, sorted by store. I like to get in and out quickly and this app allows me to do so.
Good idea, poor execution. Beware. This program crashes frequently, which means if you use it, it will crash.. I've lost 3-4 hours entering data that disappeared on crash. Every sync I get a request to send crash info to the vendor. It's too much. If you charge a premium price, you should deliver a premium appl. Check cheaper apps before spending $$ on this product. You won't feel stupid.
Good idea, poor execution. Beware. This program crashes frequently, which means if you use it, it will crash.. I've lost 3-4 hours entering data that disappeared on crash. Every sync I get a request to send crash info to the vendor. It's too much. If you charge a premium price, you should deliver a premium appl. Check cheaper apps before spending $$ on this product. You won't feel stupid.
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Excellent little utility
Having moved from the Palm platform, I sorely missed HandyShopper. I sorted through the descriptions of the various grocery list apps, looking for a replacement. I finally gambled on Grocophile -- and won. Grocophile supports multiple shops, each with different aisle layouts, and being able to select different quantities of items. Version 1.1 added a much-needed search. It would be nice if it had a quick-quantities compare, where you can compare two products based on price and quantity (e.g., $5 for 500g vs $10 for 1200g).
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good program
I have at tried at least 5 different grocery list-type programs and so far, this one has the best set of features. This program allows you assign an isle for each item at your local grocery (or at multiple stores if you shop at more than one), so that when you are going through the store, the items come up on the list in the correct order. What I really wanted out of a shopping application was to be able to put in ingredient lists for various recipes and be able to just check off what I needed and have it added to the grocery list . This application doesn't let you have "recipe" catagories, persay, but I just created separate entries for each of my recipies and for catagories that I use frequently. For example, I have a catagory called "Chicken pot pie" in which you will find the ingredient list for chicken pot pie, as well as a reference to which book and page the actual recipe is found in my kitchen. So when I want to cook chicken pot pie, I open up that group and check off the ingredients I need. Then when I go to the store, the list can be displayed by recipe or by isle. It's very convenient. The program would be perfect if it were designed to accommodate recipe list entry rather than having to work around it like I am. It seems like it would be pretty easy to add a couple of functions like addition of a picture of your recipe, and the ability to nest lists within lists (ie a group called "recipies", whithin which there were further folders for each recipe). Over all, it works very well and after a bit of time entering the data, it becomes extremely convenient to use.
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Pretty good
I've been spoiled by "HandyShop" (aka HS2.0) on my old Palm V, and was looking for something close. This is the closest I've found.
I also checked out every other program that comes up under a search for "grocery", and even bought one of the 99 cent ones. This app is definitely the best currently available for the seriously efficient geek shopper (as another reviewer referred to us :).
Requirement for me was proper relational database design. That is: an item I need may exist in more than one store, and it'll be in a different aisle in each store. This app does that, although it assumes that every item will be available in every store. That isn't a huge problem, but is a minor inconvenience.
Also, as another reviewer mentioned, the UI could be a little more streamlined (this may be an iPhone limitation though). In HS2.0, your list shows a checkbox, the item, the quantity, the aisle, and the price all on one line, and every field is editable right there. So when you're in the store and pick up an item, you can tap on the aisle and set it. Grocier, on the other hand, requires you to tap into another screen to set the aisle.
I know from years of experience that having the price in an app like this is useless, as is sample data. No store groups things the same way, and any price data you enter will have changed by the next time you go shopping. I'd strongly recommend the developer keep any extra sample data and price features out of the program, no matter how many newbies think it'd be neat to have. I, like the other reviewers, immediately deleted the sample categories and overwrote the 2 sample stores. Keep it simple, like it is.
Program is worth the $6 (although that is a bit high for a shopping list app unless you're a die-hard fan like me). Hopefully the reviews will help move it, although a lower price tag might increase sales by more than the price drop.
Definitely get this program, and experience how fast you can shop when your list tells you what aisle everything is in and sorts it for you. (I usually get in and out in 5-10 minutes)!
I also checked out every other program that comes up under a search for "grocery", and even bought one of the 99 cent ones. This app is definitely the best currently available for the seriously efficient geek shopper (as another reviewer referred to us :).
Requirement for me was proper relational database design. That is: an item I need may exist in more than one store, and it'll be in a different aisle in each store. This app does that, although it assumes that every item will be available in every store. That isn't a huge problem, but is a minor inconvenience.
Also, as another reviewer mentioned, the UI could be a little more streamlined (this may be an iPhone limitation though). In HS2.0, your list shows a checkbox, the item, the quantity, the aisle, and the price all on one line, and every field is editable right there. So when you're in the store and pick up an item, you can tap on the aisle and set it. Grocier, on the other hand, requires you to tap into another screen to set the aisle.
I know from years of experience that having the price in an app like this is useless, as is sample data. No store groups things the same way, and any price data you enter will have changed by the next time you go shopping. I'd strongly recommend the developer keep any extra sample data and price features out of the program, no matter how many newbies think it'd be neat to have. I, like the other reviewers, immediately deleted the sample categories and overwrote the 2 sample stores. Keep it simple, like it is.
Program is worth the $6 (although that is a bit high for a shopping list app unless you're a die-hard fan like me). Hopefully the reviews will help move it, although a lower price tag might increase sales by more than the price drop.
Definitely get this program, and experience how fast you can shop when your list tells you what aisle everything is in and sorts it for you. (I usually get in and out in 5-10 minutes)!
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Best grocery app, hands down
I looked at nearly every grocery app I really liked this one but was turned away by the high price. After buying a cheaper dud, I came back to Grocophile and I'm glad I did. The pre-loaded categories and items are, as with all of these grocery apps, useless - but at least there are only a few so they can quickly be deleted and replaced.
Being able to assign both a category and an isle to each item is exactly what I was looking for. Now I have each item arranged by category according to how they're stored in my kitchen, and I can zip up and down the isles in no time.
The interface is pretty simple and straight-forward - no useless "features" like item photos or prices (who can keep up with grocery store prices anyway?). The only thing I don't use in this app is the list sharing, though I can see how it might be useful for couples who share shopping responsibilities.
My only suggestion would be to make it easier to distinguish items that are already in the cart (i.e. a checkmark, cross-out, or lighter gray), and that when in "hide" mode, items automatically disappear when tapped.
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Unbelievably Poor
This app requires intensive input in order to get going. I was under the impression that there was an ample pre-loaded inventory. Not the case (for example - the only thing under canned goods is "kidney beans" and the only thing under cereal is "Cheerios"). I also thought that the store layouts were pro-loaded bases on major grocers. Not that big of a deal EXCEPT that as I was finishing customizing the app, the whole thing crashed and I lost all of the data I had input. That was very frustrating considering I thought the majority was already going to be in there.
I will be removing this app and looking for something else - shoulda gone with a free app instead of wasting 6 bucks...
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