Comparison

GroceryZen vs Shoppers Lists

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

Shoppers Lists

Organize your shopping with this intuitive app. Features smart input, customizable sorting, and easy sharing options. Automatically calculates total cost and integrates with your calendar.

Highlights
  • Smart input for faster item entry
  • Sortable list items by name, status, brand, or store
  • Share lists as image, PDF, or CSV
  • Automatic cost calculation
  • Schedule shopping events to calendar
  • Multiple color themes
Features
Currently charting
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Shoppers lists is an easy-to-use app to get shopping organized. Features: ~ Easy to use with self-explaining interface. ~ Built-in smart Input feature makes input of shopping items easier and faster. ~ Swipe to delete list item. ~ Shopping list items are sortable by their name, if they are done or not, their brands, and which store to buy from. ~ 4 color themes to choose from. ~ Shopping list can be saved and reopened. ~ Share shopping list as image, pdf file or csv file to Pages, Microsoft Excel, E-mail, Messages, Notes and etc. ~ In-app schedule shopping events to Calendar. ~ Overall cost of the shopping list automatically calculated on detail display based on items' amount and price. ~ Support air print. ~ Full iOS device support including iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch. ~ Support 3D Touch Quick Actions and Peek and Pop. ~ Support landscape mode.

Screenshots

GroceryZen4 screens
Shoppers Lists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GroceryZen at Free against Shoppers Lists's $1.99. GroceryZen also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Shoppers Lists's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

GroceryZen is free to download; Shoppers Lists costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GroceryZen ships an update every 3 months, Shoppers Lists every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
GroceryZen versus Shoppers Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroceryZenShoppers Lists
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#73 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergbcb Software, LLPXin Zhou

Customer experience

GroceryZen

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative11.8%

Shoppers Lists

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

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

Shoppers Lists

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GroceryZen

No in-app purchases

None

Shoppers Lists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GroceryZen free?
GroceryZen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoppers Lists free?
Shoppers Lists costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GroceryZen or Shoppers Lists have ads?
Neither GroceryZen nor Shoppers Lists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroceryZen or Shoppers Lists?
GroceryZen ships an update every 3 months, and Shoppers Lists every 4 months. Most recently, GroceryZen was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shoppers Lists on November 1, 2026.

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