Comparison

Grocery Gadget vs Hearnote

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

Hearnote

Features
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Hit record and just listen. Hearnote turns meetings, lectures and interviews into a timestamped transcript and clear notes — decisions, action items, outlines, key terms — right on your iPhone. No account, no upload: your audio never leaves the device. HOW IT WORKS • Record: tap the red button. It keeps going when you lock the screen; a phone call pauses it. Or import an audio file. • Transcribe on the device: Apple's speech recognizer writes a timestamped transcript on your iPhone. Tap any line to hear that exact moment, fix a word in place, search the recording. • Get the notes: pick a template and Apple Intelligence writes structured notes on the device. Export to TXT or Markdown in one tap. • Never lose a recording: if the app closes or the battery dies mid-meeting, Hearnote recovers it on the next launch. • Start fast: Home and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center, the Action Button and Siri. A sample meeting is ready when you open the app, with every Pro feature unlocked on it, so you can see real results before you decide. FREE Unlimited recording and import, transcription for 3 recordings and up to 60 minutes a week, Quick note summaries, search inside a recording and by title, TXT and Markdown export, folders, tags, favourites, widgets and Siri. HEARNOTE PRO • Unlimited transcription • 8 summary templates — Quick note, Meeting, Lecture, 1:1, Interview, Sales call, Brainstorm, Podcast & video — plus your own custom templates • Ask Hearnote: ask one recording or all of them, get an answer that cites timestamps, tap to hear the exact sentence • Speaker labels on the device: who said what, rename speakers, see talk time • Chapters and key moments for long recordings • Action items to Reminders or Calendar, and copy notes for email or Notes • Study mode: flashcards with spaced repetition, plus a quiz made from the lecture • On-device translation with Apple Translation (English ⇄ Vietnamese and other supported pairs) • Custom vocabulary for names, products and jargon • Full-text search across every transcript, and smart filters • Word (.docx) and subtitle (.srt) export • Face ID lock for the app or single recordings PRIVACY Transcription, summaries, Ask, speaker labels and translation all run on your iPhone. Hearnote has no account and no server that receives your recordings, transcripts or notes; they leave the phone only when you export or share them. There are no ads, no analytics and no crash reporting in this version. The only thing Hearnote can send is feedback you write and choose to send yourself. LANGUAGES Transcribe in Vietnamese and English (US, UK, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa), as your iPhone supports them. The first time you use a language, your iPhone downloads its speech model from Apple once; after that, no internet is needed. The app is available in 10 languages. REQUIREMENTS Requires iOS 26. AI summaries need Apple Intelligence on iPhone 15 Pro or later; transcription works on any supported iPhone with iOS 26. Summaries also depend on Apple Intelligence supporting the recording's language. Without it you still get the full transcript, search and export. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Hearnote Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://hearnote.io.vn/en/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hearnote.io.vn/en/privacy

Screenshots

Grocery Gadget4 screens
Hearnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hearnote at none against Grocery Gadget's shown. Hearnote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Grocery Gadget's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 Hearnote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocery Gadget ships an update every 5 weeks, Hearnote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grocery Gadget versus Hearnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocery GadgetHearnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimple Automations, Inc.Dao Van Thuong

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

Hearnote

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
3 purchases

Hearnote

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Grocery Gadget free?
Grocery Gadget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearnote free?
Hearnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grocery Gadget or Hearnote have ads?
Grocery Gadget shows ads; Hearnote does not.
Which is updated more often, Grocery Gadget or Hearnote?
Grocery Gadget ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hearnote every 4 days. Most recently, Grocery Gadget was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hearnote on November 6, 2026.

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