ShoppingList vs GEDexplorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShoppingList
Manage your shopping with ease on your iPhone or iPod touch. Create multiple lists, group items by category, add quantities and prices, and sync across devices. Features a barcode scanner for quick product entry.
- Create and manage multiple shopping lists
- Group products by category
- Add item quantities and prices
- Automatic sum calculation
- Dropbox synchronization
- Barcode scanner for product entry
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ShoppingList is the first and one of the most used shopping list apps for the iPhone. With ShoppingList you have your shopping list on your iPhone or iPod touch. So you can benefit of a multiplicity of advantages: • simply add, remove and rearrange the individual entries • group products by category • add amount (also nonstandard measurements) • add prices (ShoppingList automatically calculates the sum) • have as many lists as you want • comfortably choose from your recent and frequently used products • Dropbox sync: Lists are automatically synchronized between devices • Barcode scanner: products can be easily entered by scanning their barcode Have your shopping list always there, just like your iPhone or iPod, always ready when you come up with something, that you want to buy. ShoppingList is consequently designed for iPhone OS and focused on user-friendliness. So you can immediately use it, without having to study a manual. ShoppingList does not transfer any data to tracking services. Your data belongs to you!
GEDexplorer
Explore your family history offline with this genealogy browser. View biographical details, ancestor/descendant trees, and images. Supports various GEDCOM file formats and character encodings.
- Biographical view
- Ancestor/descendant tree view
- Circular ancestor view
- Image and map display
- HTML notes support
- Offline access
- GEDCOM file support
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GEDexplorer is a browser for genealogy data contained in GEDCOM files. Using GEDexplorer you can keep your family history data with you at all times, in your phone or in your tablet. With GEDexplorer there's no recurring fee, no need to share your data with others and no need to stay connected to the internet. Please note that GEDexplorer can not (yet) edit genealogy data - it can only visualize genealogy information that you have already collected. Features: * A compact yet detailed biographical view * A scrollable and zoomable tree view for showing a person's ancestors and/or descendants * A circular view for showing a person's ancestors * Split screen mode (useful for tablets and high density phones) * Shows images for persons, events and places * Shows maps for places (if they have coordinates) * Supports links to web pages * Supports notes written in HTML * Supports GEDCOM 5.5, 5.5.1 and 5.5EL files in a variety of character encodings * Fast and memory efficient * Supported languages: English, French, German, Polish and Swedish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShoppingList at 82% against GEDexplorer's 33%. ShoppingList also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On ads, in-app purchases 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
ShoppingList costs $0.99 and GEDexplorer $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShoppingList holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShoppingList has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of ShoppingList's written reviews are positive against 33% of GEDexplorer's.
ShoppingList ships an update fortnightly, GEDexplorer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShoppingList | GEDexplorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (32 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pecora GmbH | Christer Sundin |
Customer experience
ShoppingList
GEDexplorer
In-app purchases
ShoppingList
No in-app purchases
GEDexplorer
No in-app purchases
