Comparison

GroceryZen vs Gruttr

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

Head to head
About

GroceryZen

Simplify your grocery shopping experience. Browse recipes for inspiration, add ingredients to your list with a single tap, and organize your shopping trip by aisle. Share lists with others and customize aisle order for efficient shopping.

Highlights
  • Recipe ingredient lists
  • Customizable aisle ordering
  • Shopping list sharing
  • Recipe inspiration with photos
  • Add custom items and notes
  • Efficient in-store navigation
Features
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Love to cook, but hate shopping for groceries? Imagine yourself out at the coffee shop with some friends, and you remember that you have nothing in the refrigerator for dinner, and no idea what you want to make. You pull out GroceryZen, and browse through some pictures of your favorite meals to inspire your shopping. The "Lasagna" recipe sounds good. One tap later, all of its ingredients are on your list. With one more tap your regular weekly staples of "Milk", "Cheese", "Cereal", and 12 more items are on the list. You drive to the store, and breeze through every aisle just once, with no backtracking, because the list has reordered itself. Or better yet, email it to your husband, so he can do the shopping. How is GroceryZen better? - Starts with hundreds of common items, and add your own to the list. You don't need to wade through thousands of items you'll never buy to add to your list. - Add shopping lists for your favorite recipes. Add all the ingredients for Lasagna in a single tap. You won't forget the parmesan cheese like you did last week. - Photos of recipes to inspire you to make something yummy. - Share the list or your recipe shopping lists, to send your significant other to the store. - The list orders itself by aisle when you go to the store. No backtracking. - Add, change, and customize the order of the aisles to match the way you shop. - Type a few letters to search for items if you can't remember whether you added "green onions" or "scallions". - Add notes and links to recipes, so you can remember where you found them.

About

Gruttr

Features
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In deze intelligente boodschappenlijst is een Machine Learning Model opgenomen, dat groente en fruit vertaalt in acht talen (Spaans, Engels, Frans, Duits, Italiaans, Grieks, Noors, Zweeds). Verder heeft de app een QR code scanner en een klantkaart scanner. Ook kun je de lijst versturen met bijvoorbeeld email of whatsapp. Je kunt de boodschappen in de looproute van de winkel plaatsen. Wil je in het buitenland naar iets vragen, dan kun je het intypen of inspreken en de app vertaalt het naar alle wereld talen! Nieuwe omgeving? Zoek winkels in de buurt en de route ernaartoe. De app is te gebruiken zonder in te loggen en is gratis. This intelligent shopping list includes a Machine Learning Model that translates fruit and vegetables into eight languages ​​(Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish). The app also has a QR code scanner and a customer card scanner. You can also send the list by email or whatsapp, for example. You can place the groceries in the walking route of the store. If you want to ask for something abroad, you can type it in and the app will translate it into all world languages! New environment? Find nearby stores and directions. You don't need to login to use the app and use is for free.

Screenshots

GroceryZen4 screens
Gruttr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GroceryZen at 8.0 against Gruttr's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GroceryZen versus Gruttr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroceryZenGruttr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergbcb Software, LLPJoke Elzenaar

Bugs and requests

GroceryZen

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes after iOS updates
  • Recipes broken on iOS 18 beta
  • Deleting items removes them from master list and recipes
  • Quantity changes sometimes erase aisle information
  • Accidental item deletion with no recovery option
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  • Scrolling issues when editing items
  • Inconsistent quantity increment behavior
  • Recipe ingredients not displaying fully
  • Data loss during app updates
  • Overly sensitive item selection causing accidental checks
  • Incompatibility with iOS 14.2 and later versions

Requested features

20 requests
  • Cloud sync and backup functionality
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Web-based companion for recipe management
  • Quantity fields in recipes
  • Recipe categorization/organization
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  • Price tracking and budget calculator
  • Undo functionality for deleted items
  • Multiple shopping lists
  • Recipe import from online sources
  • Ability to combine ingredients with different units
  • Search function within recipes
  • Menu planner integration
  • Store-specific aisle ordering
  • Cooking instructions in recipes
  • Barcode scanning
  • Notes/tags for individual items
  • SMS list sharing
  • Coupon tracking integration
  • Recipe photos and cooking steps
  • Alphabetization of aisles

Gruttr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GroceryZen

No in-app purchases

None

Gruttr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GroceryZen free?
GroceryZen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gruttr free?
Gruttr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GroceryZen or Gruttr have ads?
Neither GroceryZen nor Gruttr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroceryZen or Gruttr?
GroceryZen ships an update every 3 months, and Gruttr every 3 months. Most recently, GroceryZen was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gruttr on October 27, 2026.

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