Comparison

Loaf vs Needmore

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

Head to head
About

Loaf

Manage your grocery lists and recipes from anywhere. Share lists with friends and family, and add recipe ingredients with a single tap. Never forget an item again with this intuitive shopping companion.

Highlights
  • Collaborative grocery lists
  • Recipe storage and management
  • One-tap recipe ingredient addition
  • Barcode scanning for items
  • Automatic item categorization
  • Offline access
Features
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* Your New Grocery Companion * Loaf is a new way to easily manage your grocery list from anywhere. Say goodbye to misplaced sticky notes and forgotten purchases. With Loaf, you'll always have your grocery list at your fingertips. * Invite Your Friends And Family To Your List* From family members to roommates, you can create and invite anyone to your list. Updates to the list will automatically be shared with your group, keeping everyone in sync. * All Your Recipes In One Place * Tired of digging out old cookbooks or losing links to recipes online? Loaf provides a convenient location to store all of your recipes so you'll never lose them again. * Add Recipe Ingredients To Your List With A Single Tap * Instead of adding each ingredient one by one to your grocery list, Loaf can add all of the ingredients to your grocery list with a single tap of a button. Need to double the recipe? Just increase the number of batches and Loaf will automatically add twice the amount of ingredients. Already have some of the ingredients? Loaf allows you to select which ingredients you need before they are added to your grocery list. * Never Forget An Ingredient Again * When viewing a recipe, Loaf allows you to keep track of your ingredients and what step you're on. You'll never lose your place again * Add Items With Ease * To add to your list, simply search for what you want and Loaf will do the rest. Items will be placed automatically in the correct category to keep your list nice and tidy. You can also scan the item's barcode and Loaf will do all of the heavy lifting for you.

About

Needmore

Easily manage grocery lists with friends and family. Add recurring items to a pantry and move them to your shopping list when needed. Include descriptions and photos for clarity.

Highlights
  • Create shared grocery lists
  • Invite friends and family
  • Manage a recurring item pantry
  • Add item descriptions
  • Include item photos
  • Simple and easy to use
Features
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Needmore makes managing grocery lists easy and simple. Create a list. Invite your people. Add your common recurring items to your Pantry and move to your Needmore when you, well, need more of that item. Add a description and photo to help your spouse, housemates, or office friends find the exact right thing.

Screenshots

Loaf4 screens
Needmore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Needmore at none against Loaf's shown. Needmore also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loaf against 5.0 for Needmore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loaf ships an update every 5 weeks, Needmore every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Loaf versus Needmore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoafNeedmore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentric Technologies LLCAstrawal, Inc.

Customer experience

Loaf

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Needmore

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loaf

No in-app purchases

None

Needmore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loaf free?
Loaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Needmore free?
Needmore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loaf or Needmore?
Loaf and Needmore are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Loaf or Needmore have ads?
Loaf shows ads; Needmore does not.
Which is updated more often, Loaf or Needmore?
Loaf ships an update every 5 weeks, and Needmore every 6 days. Most recently, Loaf was updated on November 3, 2026 and Needmore on November 3, 2026.

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