Shopping list vs Buy Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shopping list
Create and organize shopping lists by shop or type. Share lists with family and friends via various messaging methods. Easily track items as bought or for future purchases.
- Organize lists by shop or type
- Share lists with family and friends
- Track bought items
- Move items to 'buy next time'
- Multi-language support
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Sortlist - this is smart shopping list application. You can keep list of products you need and group them by shop, type or anything you want. You can share list with your family or friends using mail, sms or you favourite messenger. You can easily move you items from "to buy" in "bought" section. If you don't find goods while shopping you can move item to "buy next time" section. Application Sortlist is fast, light and free. Sortlist works with following languages: English, Russian, German etc.
Buy Loop
This AI-powered app learns your shopping habits to suggest needed items, preventing guesswork and overspending. Organize purchases by category and plan efficiently with an intuitive interface to make shopping quicker and more cost-effective.
- AI-powered item suggestions
- Tracks past purchases
- Organizes items by category
- Efficient shopping planning
- Intuitive user interface
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BuyLoop helps you create shopping lists, compare nearby store options, track purchased items, and remember what needs restocking. Smart lists. Local price memory. Inventory tracking. Faster refills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shopping list at fortnightly against Buy Loop's every 4 months. Shopping list also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Buy Loop's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shopping list ships an update fortnightly, Buy Loop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shopping list | Buy Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikita Pushkar | yiming zhang |
Customer experience
Shopping list
Buy Loop
In-app purchases
Shopping list
No in-app purchases
Buy Loop
No in-app purchases
