Comparison

Grocery Gadget vs ItemMap

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

Head to head
About

Grocery Gadget

Organize your groceries with a powerful yet simple shared list. Save time and money by reusing lists, syncing with family, and efficiently navigating the supermarket. Features include barcode scanning, item arrangement, and price comparison across stores.

Highlights
  • Shared shopping lists with sync
  • Barcode scanning for items
  • Organize items by location
  • Multiple shopping lists
  • Price comparison across stores
  • Push notifications
Features
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The most powerful but simple shared grocery list organizer! 10 years on the market, recognized by major media, journalists, bloggers, and reputable reviewers. Several times Apple featured app. Save time and money. Be organized at home and efficient at the supermarket. Stop rebuilding shopping lists – just reuse them. Stop calling your spouse - share via sync. - Arrange products like your pantry, refrigerator, laundry room - App automatically learns item order as you shop. Or, arrange aisles manually. - Don’t type – scan barcodes or use built-in list of frequent items - Sync shopping lists with spouse, attack supermarket 2x as fast! Push Notification - Picture is worth a 1000 words: Never bring home the wrong product - Multiple Shopping Lists, arrange different projects - Consolidated "All Lists" list - Multiple Stores – Create lists across multiple stores - Color Pricing – Compare item prices across stores Do you need help or have suggestion? Email us – support is always available. To cover development cost and support, the app now serves ads which can be removed by purchasing the Yearly subscription with FREE one month trial: • Length of subscription - One year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: http://www.grocerygadgets.com/terms_of_use.aspx Grocery Gadget – Serious Shopping Simplified

About

ItemMap

Scan your belongings to create a 3D visual inventory. The app identifies items, provides estimated retail and resale values, and organizes them by location. You can easily search your inventory and export it in various formats.

Highlights
  • 3D visual inventory mapping
  • Item identification and description
  • Retail and resale value estimation
  • Location-based organization
  • Fast keyword search
  • Exportable catalogs (PDF, CSV, GLB)
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Your home has a search bar now. ItemMap lets you sweep your phone over the things you own, and makes a 3D inventory of what it sees. It matches each item against like items across the internet, puts what it sees into words, and hands you the list. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan. Sweep your phone across the room. Items start appearing while you are still scanning. 2. Give it a minute. ItemMap works through what it saw, writes it up, and prices what it can identify. 3. Search. Find what it found, from your phone or from your computer at app.itemmap.app. WHAT YOU GET • A 3D map of the space, not just a list. See where each thing actually sits. • A written record of what the camera found: a name, a description, and the spot it was standing in. • Retail and resale numbers for the items it recognizes, drawn from current listings and recent completed sales. • Locations, zones, and containers, so the inventory is organized the way your space already is. • Fast search. Ask for "the good drill" or "grandma's china" and get it. • Export. A print-ready PDF catalog for insurance, a CSV spreadsheet, or the raw 3D scan as a .glb file. IT TELLS YOU WHEN IT IS NOT SURE ItemMap does not bluff. When all it can tell is that something is a black electronic device, that is what it writes down. Estimates carry a confidence figure and a short note on what would sharpen them, usually a clearer angle on a label or a brand badge. WRONG? TELL IT Pick anything it misread, tap "It's actually...", and say what it is in your own words. "It's a Roland FP-10, in pretty good condition" is plenty. ItemMap rebuilds the name, the description, the specs and the estimate around your answer, and keeps your sentence on the record. Your word beats its guess. GETTING A GOOD SCAN Point it at things the camera can see. A bookshelf, a table of gear, an open bin, one wall of the garage. Pan and turn rather than walking toward things, because sideways movement is what gives us depth. Go slow, give the room some light, and do not worry about length: several short scans of one room beat one long one. Deep piles and taped up boxes keep their contents to themselves, so what the camera cannot see stays a question mark with a photo and a place. PEOPLE USE IT FOR Moving and pack-outs. Storage units. Insurance documentation. Downsizing and estates. Small business stockrooms. Any time somebody has to write down what is in a room. SUBSCRIPTIONS Your first room is free. To keep scanning, ItemMap Unlimited is an optional auto-renewing subscription: • ItemMap Unlimited Monthly: $19.99 per month • ItemMap Unlimited Annual: $149.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers Prices are in U.S. dollars and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when a free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Browsing, search and export of everything you've scanned stay free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ItemMap Terms of Service: https://itemmap.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://itemmap.app/privacy PRIVACY No ads, ever. We do not sell your data. Your inventory is private to your account unless you choose to share it. The camera and microphone are live only during a scan you start. You can delete any scan, any item, or your whole account from inside the app. Full policy: https://itemmap.app/privacy WHAT YOU NEED An ARKit-capable iPhone and an internet connection. Scanning streams video to our servers, where the 3D reconstruction and item identification happen. Questions, or something scanned badly? hello@itemmap.app

Screenshots

Grocery Gadget4 screens
ItemMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ItemMap at 100% against Grocery Gadget's 57%. ItemMap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Grocery Gadget's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Grocery Gadget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ItemMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ItemMap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grocery Gadget has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Grocery Gadget's written reviews are positive against 100% of ItemMap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocery Gadget ships an update every 5 weeks, ItemMap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Grocery Gadget versus ItemMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocery GadgetItemMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB123 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimple Automations, Inc.ItemMap, Inc.

Customer experience

Grocery Gadget

All ratings3,624 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative34.7%

ItemMap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Grocery Gadget

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sync not working between devices
  • Barcode scanning not functioning properly
  • Crashes when adding or removing items
  • Deleted items reappearing in lists
  • Incorrect item prices and categories

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Better integration with meal planning
  • Ability to sort items by aisle or category
  • Automatic price comparison between stores

ItemMap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Grocery Gadget

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
  • Family subscription$14.991 Year
2 purchases

ItemMap

Subscriptions2
  • ItemMap Unlimited (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • ItemMap Unlimited (Annual)7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Grocery Gadget free?
Grocery Gadget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ItemMap free?
ItemMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grocery Gadget or ItemMap?
ItemMap is rated higher. Grocery Gadget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while ItemMap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Grocery Gadget or ItemMap have ads?
Grocery Gadget shows ads; ItemMap does not.
Which is updated more often, Grocery Gadget or ItemMap?
Grocery Gadget ships an update every 5 weeks, and ItemMap every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grocery Gadget was updated on November 1, 2026 and ItemMap on October 30, 2026.

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