ShoppingList vs Listo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ShoppingList
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This is a shopping list application. You can input items, quantities, and units, and check them. You can also hide the quantity and unit of measure.
Listo
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One shopping list the whole household can see. Add something on your phone and it's on theirs a second later β no more "did you get milk?" texts from the shop. ONE LIST, EVERY PHONE Share it with your partner, your parents, your flatmates. Everyone sees the same list, live. Anyone who won't install an app can have it as a plain text message instead. WRITE IT THE WAY YOU'D SAY IT "2 kg apples", "milk tomorrow at five" β Listo picks up the amount, the unit and the due date. Or hold the microphone and reel the whole list off at once. SORTED BY AISLE, IN YOUR ORDER Items land under the right aisle on their own, and the list learns the order you actually walk the shop in. No more doubling back to the bakery. SEVERAL SHOPS, ONE LIST Listo remembers where you usually buy what, and groups the list by shop. The big weekly shop doesn't get tangled up with the market run. SHOP MODE Big type, whole-row tapping, and whatever's in the trolley leaves the screen. The screen stays awake while you shop β and if you head for the door with items still open, Listo says so. A note on an item ("the low-fat one") shows in full at the shelf. A BUDGET THAT KEEPS UP Set a budget for the shop and see where you stand at the till, not afterwards. TASKS TOO, NOT JUST SHOPPING Due dates, repeating jobs, reminders. If a task needs something bought, send it to the shopping list in one tap. And a packing list remembers what you actually took last time. IT LEARNS WHAT YOU BUY Your regulars come back with one tap, and Listo says when something is due again on your usual rhythm. SCAN IT, PASTE IT Scan a barcode and the product is on the list. Paste a link from a recipe site and its ingredients are too β just untick what you already have at home. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN A widget shows what's left and lets you tick things off without opening the app. While you shop, the next items wait on the lock screen. LISTO PRO β a one-time purchase, not a subscription β’ Household: link accounts once and every new list is shared from then on. β’ Two-person split: shopping together? Listo divides the aisles between you. β’ Price history: tells you when something costs more than it usually does. β’ Chore rota: recurring jobs move round the household on their own. β’ Receipt photo and your full purchase history. β’ Unlimited lists and sharing. LISTO PRO PLUS β a subscription, everything above and: β’ Meal planner: a week of meals for the household, ingredients included β straight onto the shopping list. β’ Receipt scan: snap the receipt and Listo reads the prices off it. β’ Recipe import from any page, or from pasted text. No ads. Your lists stay yours. Listo Pro is a one-time purchase: it doesn't renew and nothing is charged later. Listo Pro Plus is a monthly or yearly subscription that renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and a subscription can be managed in your settings at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShoppingList at none against Listo's 3. ShoppingList also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Listo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Listo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ShoppingList asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShoppingList ships an update every 2 weeks, Listo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShoppingList | Listo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Risako Asai | Nagy David |
In-app purchases
ShoppingList
No in-app purchases
Listo
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro β shared lists, forever$3.99
Questions
Is ShoppingList free?
Is Listo free?
Do ShoppingList or Listo have ads?
Which is updated more often, ShoppingList or Listo?
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