Comparison

Store Buddy vs SolidGuide

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

Head to head
About

Store Buddy

This straightforward shopping list tool allows for easy management of your purchases across multiple stores. It offers seamless synchronization between devices and intuitive controls for editing and deleting items. Designed for simplicity, it includes helpful tips and accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Free synchronization across devices
  • Swipe to edit/delete items
  • One-tap list clearing
  • Undo past actions
  • Keyboard commands for iPad Pro
  • Big bold text and VoiceOver support
Features
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Store Buddy is a simple shopping list organized around the stores you actually visit. Create a list for each store, save the items you buy over and over, and keep each shopping trip clean. Add saved items back to a trip one at a time or all at once, mark items done while you shop, then finish the trip without losing the saved staples you will need next time. Store Buddy is built for repeat shopping, not one giant list. Keep Costco separate from the grocery store. Keep pharmacy items separate from errands. Use Siri, App Shortcuts, Home Screen quick actions, and widgets to add items to stores without digging through the app. Search across a store's current trip and saved items, undo recent changes, and sync your lists through your Apple account. Features: - Store-specific shopping lists - Saved recurring items for each store - Siri and App Shortcuts for adding items by store - Home Screen widgets for recent stores - Configurable small widget for a pinned store - Home Screen quick actions for recent stores - Add one saved item or add every saved item at once - Press and hold any item for quick actions: mark done, save, edit, or remove - Mark trip items done and finish the trip when you are ready - Finished trips clear bought items while preserving saved staples - To Buy and Saved Items sections stay in place, even when a trip is empty - Search stores, current trip items, and saved items - Undo recent changes - iCloud sync through your Apple account - Dynamic Type support - Light and dark mode support - iPhone, iPad, and Mac support

About

SolidGuide

This app provides water treatment professionals with quick access to product information and essential calculators for cooling tower, boiler, and closed-loop systems. It features a user-friendly catalog, equipment details, intelligent surveys, and searchable resources like spec sheets and drawings.

Highlights
  • User-friendly product catalog
  • Comprehensive equipment information
  • Intelligent surveys
  • Upgraded calculators
  • Searchable resources (spec sheets, drawings, case studies)
Features
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SolidGuide, powered by AP Tech, is a valuable resource for water treatment professionals, designed to streamline access to AP Tech solid chemistry product information and calculators for cooling tower, boiler, and closed-loop applications. With SolidGuide 2.0, you will experience a smooth experience and refined resources, including: • User-friendly Product Catalog • Comprehensive equipment information • Intelligent and seamless surveys • Calculators with upgraded functionality • Searchable resources (spec sheets, drawings, case studies, and more) • Eliminate the guesswork and get SolidGuide.

Screenshots

Store Buddy4 screens
SolidGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Store Buddy at every 5 days against SolidGuide's every 6 weeks. Store Buddy also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 4). SolidGuide's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SolidGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Store Buddy has 78 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Store Buddy ships an update every 5 days, SolidGuide every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Store Buddy versus SolidGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStore BuddySolidGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (78 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur SabintsevAPTech Group

Customer experience

Store Buddy

All ratings68 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral22.2%
Negative16.7%

SolidGuide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Store Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

SolidGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Store Buddy free?
Store Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolidGuide free?
SolidGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Store Buddy or SolidGuide?
SolidGuide is rated higher. Store Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while SolidGuide averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Store Buddy or SolidGuide have ads?
Neither Store Buddy nor SolidGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Store Buddy or SolidGuide?
Store Buddy ships an update every 5 days, and SolidGuide every 6 weeks. Most recently, Store Buddy was updated on October 22, 2026 and SolidGuide on October 22, 2026.

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