Grocery Board vs TOMRA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grocery Board
Collaborate on shopping lists, organize recipes, and plan meals with family or roommates. Changes sync instantly across devices, and you can share boards for different purposes like office supplies or vacations. Easily add items, manage categories, and link ingredients to your shopping list.
- Collaborative shopping lists
- Recipe organization
- Meal planning
- Instant syncing across devices
- Customizable categories
- Shareable boards
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Stop texting "What do we need?" and start collaborating in real-time with the ultimate smart kitchen assistant. Grocery Board is the simplest, 100% ad-free app for families to coordinate shopping, extract recipes from the web, and use AI to build custom recipes. Stay perfectly in sync across unlimited devices, with full offline access when you're in the store. NEW FEATURES - Frictionless Invites: Pair devices instantly via QR code or native SMS link sharing. - Custom Photos: Add your own images to recipes and items, and specify dedicated shopping list photos so shoppers grab the exact product and brand you need. WHY YOU’LL LOVE GROCERY BOARD - 100% Ad-Free Privacy: Focus on your list without trackers or distractions. - Lightning Fast Offline Mode: Your list loads instantly even in supermarkets with zero cell service. - Instant Sync & Notifications: Get an alert the second someone adds or buys an item. RECIPE MAGIC & MEAL PLANNING - URL Recipe Importer: Paste any recipe link to instantly extract ingredients. - One-Tap Adding: Move recipe ingredients straight to your shopping list. - Custom Meal Calendar: Plan your day your way—from Breakfast to Post-Workout. MASTER YOUR SHOPPING - Smart Catalog & Fuzzy Search: Find staples instantly, even with typos. - Visual Organization: Navigate aisles faster with custom item icons and category colors. - Unlimited Boards: Create separate boards for Home, Office, or Vacation. SECURE & ACCESSIBLE - Sign in with Apple or Google. - Unlimited Sync: No hidden "pro" fees for sharing. FEEDBACK support@groceryboard.io
TOMRA
This app allows users to request authorization for beverage container barcodes for specific stores. It helps streamline the process of getting barcodes approved for use within a designated retail environment.
- Request barcode authorization
- Specify store(s)
- Manage beverage container barcodes
- Streamline barcode approval
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Application used to request a barcode to be authorized for a set of specific store(s)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Grocery Board at 24 against TOMRA's 2. TOMRA's advantage is iOS requirement (12.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grocery Board against 5.0 for TOMRA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grocery Board has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grocery Board | TOMRA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elexient LLC | Tomra of North America Inc |
Customer experience
Grocery Board
TOMRA
In-app purchases
Grocery Board
No in-app purchases
TOMRA
No in-app purchases
