Comparison

Grocery vs BasicPomo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Grocery

This app streamlines grocery shopping by organizing lists, allowing for easy item addition via Siri and recipes, and offering smart sorting based on shopping habits. It also features inventory tracking and multi-store support for a more efficient shopping experience.

Highlights
  • Share lists with partners via iCloud
  • Apple Watch integration for fast checking
  • Create recipes for quick ingredient addition
  • Inventory tracking with expiration dates
  • Smart sorting based on shopping habits
  • Multi-store support with geofencing
  • Siri integration for adding items
Features
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Grocery is the smartest and fastest grocery shopping app. Keep your list sorted while you shop with your Apple Watch. Easily add items from Siri and Recipes. ** App Store App of the Day - January 23rd 2021** ** MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps - 2018 ** "Extra navigational steps, like remembering where you are in a list or backtracking through a store because of the order on paper, can really push a person over the edge if going to the store is their current 'Impossible Task'. They might opt for leaving with only half of their items, or just not go at all…which can project this task into the future, always a little unfinished or uncertain. Grocery reduces steps needed in the moment, and provides that little bit of joy every time an item is checked off the list in the UI. Knowing that I just made the future better, by going to the store and checking things off the list and improving the sorting algorithm! This is actually a huge relief: reduced doomsday feelings because I know that future store runs are going to be even easier/better because of what I did today (yay positive agency)!" - Amelia W. - Key Features - • Share your lists with partners and add items to your list on iCloud!  • Grocery keeps your list in Reminders so sharing a list is as simple as sharing your calendar. • Checking items off your list on Apple Watch is lightning fast. • Create Recipes in Grocery for quickly adding ingredients to your shopping list, and a cooking experience optimized for mobile. • Always know what items are in your pantry and when they expire with Inventory Tracking! - Reminders - • Add items to your list on Mac or iCloud Reminder's apps • Share your list by sharing a Reminder's list with others - Siri - • Tell Siri: "Add Eggs to my Grocery list" • Create Siri Shortcuts to quickly add groups of items - Lightning Fast - • Custom auto-complete with your list items and notes - Sorting - • Grocery learns every time you shop • Keeps track of the order you mark off items to sort your list next time - Multiple Stores - • Add a Store for every place that you shop • Associate lists with stores based on how you want to shop at multiple locations • Assign geofences that change the selected store wherever you go - Recipes - • Recipe files are stored in iCloud Drive and sync between all your devices • Innovative Markdown Recipe format optimized for cooking on mobile phones • Automatically detects timers in recipe steps - CleanUp - • “12 oz of Chocolate Chips” becomes “Chocolate Chips: 12 oz” • Detect multiple or duplicated items - CoreML - • CleanUp can use a custom CoreML model to recognize item titles and notes - Backup & Data - • Your list is always stored in Reminders for easy backup or access outside of Grocery • Grocery will never modify your other Reminders lists - Quick Add - • Quick Add uses your shopping history to suggest items you frequently shop for. • It's great for adding frequently shopped for items to your grocery list. - iPad - • Grocery supports split view for Recipes, so cooking on your iPad works better than ever • iCloud syncing makes creating a shopping list on your iPad super easy Premium Features: • Households share your stores, shopping history, planned recipes, pantry status, and all premium features with family members! • Keep track of all the items in your pantry • Automatic expiration and replenishment settings Grocery Premium is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your Account will be charged the same price for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription’s one-year period. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions or cancel auto-renewal at any time on your Account Settings in the App Store. Privacy: https://gist.github.com/cnstoll/e32bd7c159497faefee4236f6fbed113 Terms: https://gist.github.com/cnstoll/6dc3a5c5b93fcbf3279f62efe80e8336

About

BasicPomo

Features
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BasicPomo is a Pomodoro timer with nothing in the way. Pick a session, watch a piece of fruit count down, and get back to work. Focus for 25 minutes. Take a real break. Repeat. That is the whole method, and this app keeps it that way. No accounts, no dashboards to configure, no streak-shaming. WHAT YOU GET Three rhythms Classic 25/5, quick 20/5, or deep 30/10, with a longer break whenever you need one. Swipe the timer to change duration. Statistics and streaks See how many pomodoros you finished today, how your week is filling up, and how many days in a row you have kept it going. Sessions that finish while your phone is in your pocket still count. Ten fruit themes Tomato, blueberry, avocado, eggplant, carrot, elderberry, vanilla, white mulberry, banana and strawberry. Seasonal surprises turn up during the year. Accurate to the second The timer keeps wall-clock time, so it stays exact while you switch apps, lock your phone, or run in Low Power Mode. Notifications let you start your break without opening the app. Sound and feel Five completion sounds, a silent option, and haptics if you would rather be nudged than chimed at. Siri and Shortcuts Start or pause a session by voice, or drop BasicPomo into a shortcut alongside the rest of your focus routine. Built for everyone VoiceOver reads the countdown as one clear phrase, text scales with your system size, and Reduce Motion is respected throughout. Private by design No account, no ads, no analytics, no network. Your sessions never leave your device. Works on iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape. Focus, measured.

Screenshots

Grocery4 screens
BasicPomo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grocery at Free against BasicPomo's $0.99. Grocery also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 2). BasicPomo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grocery is free to download; BasicPomo costs $0.99 up front. Grocery sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BasicPomo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocery ships an update every 2 months, BasicPomo every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grocery versus BasicPomo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroceryBasicPomo
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (4.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConrad StollLars Gregori

Bugs and requests

Grocery

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Items disappearing from lists
  • Inability to remove or edit stores
  • Slow performance on larger lists
  • Apple Watch app issues and unreliable sync
  • Reminders integration causing data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create separate lists for each store
  • Option to sort items by category/aisle
  • Inventory management and expiration tracking
  • Easier recipe import and management
  • Better sharing and collaboration features

BasicPomo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Grocery

Subscriptions2
  • Grocery Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Grocery Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grocery Premium - Forever$29.99
None

BasicPomo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grocery free?
Grocery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BasicPomo free?
BasicPomo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grocery or BasicPomo have ads?
Neither Grocery nor BasicPomo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grocery or BasicPomo?
Grocery ships an update every 2 months, and BasicPomo every 6 months. Most recently, Grocery was updated on October 16, 2026 and BasicPomo on October 8, 2026.

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