Comparison

Visual Grocery vs Weeks Left

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

Head to head
About

Visual Grocery

Create and manage smart shopping lists with a large catalog of items. Easily add, remove, and organize groceries, and share lists with others. Enjoy a beautiful, customizable interface with automatic cloud synchronization and notifications.

Highlights
  • Large item catalog
  • Easy item management
  • Smart shopping lists
  • Customizable themes
  • Cloud synchronization
  • List sharing
  • Push notifications
Features
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Visual Grocery is a shopping list made for groceries: a large starter catalog and prices with list totals. Use it instantly — no sign-up required. • Catalog — Over 500 items and 25+ categories for quick picks. • Simple to use — Add or remove items in seconds. • Prices & totals — Default prices, line totals while you shop, and enter your receipt total to match what you paid. • Personalize — Colors and themes. • Sync — Optionally sync your lists across devices using cloud features. • Sharing — Share lists with family and friends. • Notifications — Alerts when a shared list changes. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Weeks Left

Visualize your life in weeks with a daily reminder to make each one count. Track your lived and remaining weeks, share your progress, and receive daily inspiration. Includes journaling, milestone countdowns, and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Life in weeks visualization
  • Shareable life progress images
  • Daily inspirational quotes
  • Milestone countdowns with notifications
  • Weekly journal with guided prompts
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Your life in weeks, visualized. Weeks Left turns your entire lifespan into a powerful grid — each dot representing one week. See how many weeks you've lived and how many you have left. It's a simple, profound reminder to make every week count. SHARE YOUR LIFE IN WEEKS Turn your grid into a clean story image with one tap: "I have lived 1,920 weeks. 2,240 left." Post it to your story or send it to a friend. DAILY INSPIRATION Start each day with a thought-provoking quote about life, purpose, and making the most of your time. Tap to share with friends. MILESTONE COUNTDOWNS Add future dates you're looking forward to — vacations, birthdays, graduations, or any meaningful event. See a live countdown in days and get notified the day before and the day it arrives. WEEKLY JOURNAL Tap any week on your grid to write a reflection. 52 unique guided prompts help you capture gratitude, growth, and life's meaningful moments. ICLOUD SYNC Your journal, milestones, and settings stay in sync across your iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud account. NEW REFLECTION PACKS EVERY MONTH Each month brings a new themed pack of reflection prompts and fresh quotes, delivered automatically. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep perspective at a glance with three beautiful widgets: - Weeks Left — your weeks lived and remaining - Life Progress — your age and life percentage - Year Progress — days left in the current year Available in small and medium sizes, updating daily. PERSONALIZE YOUR VIEW - Set your birth date and life expectancy - Choose light, dark, or system theme - Explore your entire life grid interactively Weeks Left Pro unlocks journaling, milestones with notifications, all home screen widgets, iCloud sync, and new monthly reflection packs. Available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and renewals are charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tonybach.io/Weeks-Left/terms Privacy Policy: https://tonybach.io/Weeks-Left/privacy

Screenshots

Visual Grocery4 screens
Weeks Left4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weeks Left at 5.0 against Visual Grocery's 4.4. Weeks Left also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Visual Grocery's advantage is ratings volume (588 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Both are free to download. Visual Grocery sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Weeks Left sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weeks Left holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Grocery has 588 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Grocery ships an update every 8 days, Weeks Left every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Visual Grocery versus Weeks Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual GroceryWeeks Left
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (588 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings588 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey LeskovPHUC HOANG BACH

Customer experience

Visual Grocery

All ratings587 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative23.4%

Weeks Left

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Visual Grocery

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing frequently
  • Inability to close ads or access certain features
  • Sync and data loss issues after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to delete all checked items
  • Improve sharing and syncing functionality
  • Add barcode scanning for item lookup
  • Provide more customization options

Weeks Left

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Visual Grocery

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ad-free (1 year)$4.99
5 purchases

Weeks Left

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Monthly$2.99
  • Yearly$24.99
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Visual Grocery free?
Visual Grocery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weeks Left free?
Weeks Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visual Grocery or Weeks Left?
Weeks Left is rated higher. Visual Grocery averages 4.4 out of 5 from 588 ratings, while Weeks Left averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Visual Grocery or Weeks Left have ads?
Visual Grocery shows ads; Weeks Left does not.
Which is updated more often, Visual Grocery or Weeks Left?
Visual Grocery ships an update every 8 days, and Weeks Left every 3 days. Most recently, Visual Grocery was updated on October 24, 2026 and Weeks Left on October 24, 2026.

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