Grocy Mobile vs ShopCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grocy Mobile
This mobile companion app provides a streamlined interface for managing your self-hosted Grocy pantry and shopping lists. Access your data on iOS devices with a native design and quick scan mode. It's a free and open-source tool for efficient household inventory.
- Pantry and shopping list management
- Self-hosted server access
- Mobile-optimized interface
- Quick Scan mode
- Stock management
- Open source
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This app is a companion for the Grocy application (https://grocy.info/). Grocy provides a self-hosted solution to pantry management and shopping lists. The app allows you to access the server with a mobile-optimized interface on your iOS/iPadOS device and also login via Home Assistant Ingress. You need to host Grocy yourself, otherwise a reliable data storage is not possible (demo servers may get wiped sometimes). There are no rented servers available in-app, you have to setup the server yourself. This allows for a free distribution of this app, since the app has no infrastructure on its own. Features: - native design, fully optimized for Liquid Glass - localization in many languages - full stock management, shopping lists, chores and master data management - a convenient Quick Scan mode, allowing for fast interactions - 100% free and open source
ShopCount
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Track every penny you spend! With ShoppingBag, you can set a maximum spending limit and log each item you add to your cart. The app calculates your remaining budget in real time and warns you if you’re getting close to your limit. Perfect for smart shoppers who want to avoid surprises at checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShopCount at 5.0 against Grocy Mobile's 3.5. ShopCount also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Grocy Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. ShopCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grocy Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShopCount holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grocy Mobile has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Grocy Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, ShopCount monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grocy Mobile | ShopCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Georg Meissner | Alex Cantoni |
In-app purchases
Grocy Mobile
No in-app purchases
ShopCount
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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