# Rowan Shopping List — Make sustainable purchases.

> Make sustainable purchases. (iPhone/iPad app by Rowan Eco Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowan-shopping-list/id6760036360 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rowan Eco Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882426035)
- Category: Shopping, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-24
- Data updated: 2026-07-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowan-shopping-list/id6760036360/reviews.md

## What is Rowan Shopping List?

Rowan helps you to plan your shopping, discover lower-impact alternatives, make your favorite recipes more sustainable, and tell which products are actually environmentally-friendly. Shop in your local store, or online with Instacart, and track your progress over time.

Lists
When you're planning your weekly groceries:
- Create a shopping list and add your items (just you, or with a partner).
- Rowan analyzes the list and gives you a sustainability report with an Eco Score and estimated CO₂.
- Tap on any item to get product-specific impacts and actions.
- Make key sustainable swaps to see your impact drop.

Guides
When you need more guidance on a specific product:
- Enter the product into Guides, or select "Generate guide" under a list item.
- Rowan generates a localized sustainable purchasing guide with typical CO₂, Eco Score, impacts, actions, and certifications to look for.
- Your guide also includes brands with reported sustainability concerns, and brands with sustainable options.
- All brand-related information comes with sources, so you can dig deeper and ensure you're making the right choice.

Recipes
When you want to make your favourite recipes more sustainable:
- Import any recipe from a URL, or a photo of a cookbook, screenshot, or handwritten note.
- Rowan analyzes it and gives you an Eco Score, estimated CO₂, and key impact ingredients.
- Choose a "Better" or "Best" alternative with suggested sustainable swaps, or stick with the original.
- Add the ingredients straight to a shopping list, then cook step-by-step in Cook Mode.

Shop with Instacart
When you want to shop online (US & Canada only):
- Create and analyze your list as normal in Rowan to make swaps and reduce your impact.
- Tap the "Shop with Instacart" button and your list items will be matched to real products available for purchase and delivery.
- Make any further changes you like before adding products to your cart and ordering on Instacart.
- We earn a small affiliate fee every time you click through from Rowan to Instacart and complete an order. You pay the same.

Products:
When you want to check a specific product before you buy:
- Scan any barcode (or search by name) to instantly see its Eco Score (A–F) and estimated CO₂.
- Rowan breaks down the impacts behind the score — ingredients, packaging, sourcing, and manufacturing.
- See lower-impact alternatives so you can swap on the spot, right there in the aisle.
- Everything you scan is saved, so you can revisit past products and track what you choose.

Progress
When you want to track your environmental progress:
- Check off items as purchased in your shopping lists.
- You'll see your recent sustainable swaps and the difference they made.
Rowan will tell you how much CO₂ you've avoided, your average Eco Score, and your total CO₂ footprint.
- Look at just your own progress, or the total progress of your household (based on shared lists).


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2026-07-15

Improve Splash icon and Barcode Scanner

### 1.0.8 — 2026-07-14

Improve barcode scanner

### 1.0.7 — 2026-07-09

A description of Rowan, detailing features and functionality. No feature or functionality changes.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-07-01

This update includes UI improvements, functionality enhancements, bug fixes, and overall performance improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-24

No release notes.

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