Comparison

Shoppy Note vs ShoppingList

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

Head to head
About

Shoppy Note

Features
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Shoppy Note is designed to make creating and managing shopping lists quick, simple, and efficient. Built around minimalism, it offers a clean and simple interface without unnecessary options. Create lists manually, add multiple items at once, choose from 400+ built-in items, or save your own Favourites for quick access. Spend less time preparing your shopping list and more time shopping. FEATURES • Create shopping lists quickly with multiple options • Add multiple shopping items at once by typing or pasting a list • Choose from 400+ built-in shopping items • Built-in categories include Fruits, Vegetables, Grocery, Dairy & Eggs, Meat, and Household • Quickly add built-in items to your shopping list with simple taps • Filter built-in items using useful categories such as Low-Calorie, Nutrient-Dense, Antioxidant, Fiber-Rich, Healthy Fats, and Protein-Rich, where available • Household items can be filtered by categories such as Home Care, Personal Care, and Cleaning • Create your own Favourite items for repeated shopping • Add optional weight or quantity to items • Quickly add Favourite items to a new shopping list • Easily sort items in your shopping list • Identify item sources using category labels such as Fruit, Veg, Grocery, Meat, HH, Fav, and Other • Check the total number of items and completed items • Mark items as completed using checkmarks • Share your shopping list with others • Create, edit, manage, and update your shopping list easily HOW SHOPPY NOTE WORKS 1. Add Items Manually Add individual items directly to your shopping list when you want to quickly add one or a few items. You can also include an optional quantity or weight. How to add: Tap the + button on the Shopping List page. Enter the item name and optional quantity or weight, then tap Add. The item is immediately added to your shopping list and labelled Other. You can continue adding more items and close the pop-up when finished. 2. Create a Bulk List Create multiple shopping-list items at once, making it easy to use an existing list from Notes, Messages, WhatsApp, or another app. This helps save time when you have many items to add and avoids entering each item individually. It is especially useful when you already have a prepared shopping list and want to transfer it quickly. You can add many items in just a few seconds instead of entering them one by one. This makes creating a shopping list faster, more convenient, and easier to manage. How to add: Go to Create List and type or paste your shopping list. Separate items using line breaks or commas, and optionally include quantities or weights. Tap Create List to quickly add all valid items to your shopping list. Duplicate items are automatically ignored. Tap How to Add to view the supported format and examples. 3. Quick Add Items Quick Add provides 400+ built-in shopping items organized into categories, helping you create a shopping list quickly with simple taps. It can also help you remember commonly purchased items. Categories include Fruits, Vegetables, Grocery, Dairy & Eggs, Meat, and Household. Filters are available to help find items based on different characteristics and household uses. How to add: Go to the Quick Add page, select a category, and tap any item you want to add. The selected item is immediately added to your shopping list. 4. Favourites Save your regularly purchased items so you can quickly add them to future shopping lists. You can save an optional quantity or weight with each Favourite. How to add: Go to the Quick Add page and open Favourites. Tap the + button, enter the item name and optional quantity or weight, then tap Add. Later, simply tap a Favourite to add it to your shopping list. Favourite items are labelled Fav for easy identification.

About

ShoppingList

Manage your grocery needs with an intuitive and secure shopping list application. Easily add items, track prices, and sync lists across devices. Enjoy a private and user-friendly experience for all your shopping trips.

Highlights
  • Easy item input
  • Text recognition via camera
  • Clipboard import
  • Product selection history
  • Quantity and price entry
  • Total price calculation
  • iCloud sync and sharing
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ShoppingList is the shopping list app that offers you a safe and user-friendly shopping experience – on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. # User-friendly # ShoppingList places great emphasis on user-friendliness. The app is easy to use and keeps your shopping clearly organized. With its intuitive user interface, you can edit your lists quickly and easily. • quick entry of new items • capture handwritten shopping lists with the camera's text recognition • scan barcodes to add products quickly • take over entries from other apps via the clipboard • convenient selection from all products entered so far • easily add, delete and rearrange entries • convenient entry of quantity and price, including your own units • total price of every list, for open and completed entries • photos for easier recognition • flags for important entries • tick off entries with a tap while shopping Your shopping list is always with you, ready whenever you think of something you still need to get. # Widgets, Siri and Apple Watch # • Home Screen widget showing the open entries of your list, with a button to add new ones quickly • Siri and Shortcuts: add entries, tick them off or ask what's on a list • complications and widgets for Apple Watch # Sync and share # Syncing via iCloud gives you the same entries on all your devices. You can also share your lists with friends via iCloud and edit them together. # Private and secure # ShoppingList uses neither its own cloud nor third-party cloud services that would gain access to your data. All data stays on your devices and is only synced or shared via iCloud. ShoppingList does not send any data to tracking services. # Start for free # ShoppingList is free with two lists. Unlock as many lists as you like with a one-time purchase – no subscription. If you bought an earlier paid version, you're unlocked automatically. # About # ShoppingList was one of the first apps when the App Store launched in 2008, and the first shopping list app on the iPhone. Many satisfied users have been relying on it for years. The new ShoppingList is the successor to ShoppingList Classic: rebuilt from the ground up, in the new design of iOS 26 and even easier to use. Bring your lists from ShoppingList Classic along with just a few taps. Download ShoppingList now and see for yourself!

Screenshots

Shoppy Note4 screens
ShoppingList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shoppy Note at none against ShoppingList's 1. Shoppy Note also leads on iOS requirement (16.7 vs 26.0). ShoppingList's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShoppingList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shoppy Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shoppy Note ships an update every 5 months, ShoppingList every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shoppy Note versus ShoppingList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoppy NoteShoppingList
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.7 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHabeeb MohamedPecora GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Shoppy Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ShoppingList

One-time1
  • Full version$1.99

Questions

Is Shoppy Note free?
Shoppy Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShoppingList free?
ShoppingList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shoppy Note or ShoppingList have ads?
Neither Shoppy Note nor ShoppingList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shoppy Note or ShoppingList?
Shoppy Note ships an update every 5 months, and ShoppingList every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shoppy Note was updated on October 16, 2026 and ShoppingList on October 24, 2026.

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