Comparison

Grocophile vs Cart

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

Head to head
About

Grocophile

Create and organize shopping lists efficiently for specific stores. Sort items by aisle to navigate stores aisle-by-aisle and easily mark off collected items. Share lists and data across devices for collaborative shopping.

Highlights
  • Organize lists by store aisles
  • Mark items as collected
  • Share lists across devices
  • Customizable item categories
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Quantity adjustments
  • Store-specific item availability
Features
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Grocophile is a simple and efficient application to streamline creating a shopping list and organizing your shopping for the stores where you shop. You can share your lists and other data across iPhone and iPod Touch devices, making it simple and quick to share the work of shopping. Your grocery list is sorted by your store's aisles so that you can cruise through the store aisle-by-aisle in order, no more wandering through the store to find the groceries you missed on your first pass through the aisles. If you're in a store that you haven't entered into Grocophile, sort your list by groups so that similar items are together in the list. You'll be amazed at how much your shopping experience is improved over scanning through a paper list repeatedly as you navigate the aisles. As you shop, you can easily mark off items you've collected with a single tap and hide completed items from the list so you can focus on the remaining items as your list gets shorter. Completed items can be unhidden in case you want to double-check your cart. Quickly build your shopping list from a custom list of the items you buy with your specific preference for brand, variety, size, etc. You have full control of every category and item, no screen area is wasted with items you don't buy. No more scrolling through thousands of built-in items, the vast majority of which do not apply to your shopping habits. Drag to reorder categories, items, stores, and aisles so you find items right where you want them to be. Increase or decrease quantities simply by tapping on the item, or enter a custom quantity or measure. It's easy to enter aisle information for the stores you shop at by group or by individual item. You can take a few minutes to enter aisles for your store, or simply assign aisles as you pick items from the shelf. You can have your list instantly reorder based on which store you are shopping at with just a couple of taps. Mark items that aren't carried in a specific store to help you decide where you need to shop to complete the list. Sort the list by categories to make it easy to shop even when you're in an unfamiliar store. Share your shopping list with others via email and share all of your customized data with other Grocophile-enabled devices via WiFi or through a shared Dropbox account. Multiple people can share the work of creating lists and doing the shopping; just transfer your shopping data from one iPhone or iPod Touch to another. Full manual and guided tour available at https://www.grocophile.com/

About

Cart

This app simplifies your shopping trips with a fast and intuitive list organizer. Easily add items, track your progress in real-time, and complete your errands efficiently. It's designed for seamless organization from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Fast item addition
  • Real-time progress tracking
  • Organized shopping lists
  • Effortless errand management
  • Beautifully simple interface
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Ditch the paper lists and outdated note apps. CartFlow is the sleek, lightning-fast shopping list and grocery organizer that makes every trip effortless, from quick store runs to big weekly hauls. Add items in seconds, track your progress in real time, and finish your shopping faster than ever — all in a beautifully simple app that just works. Whether it’s groceries, home essentials, or errands, CartFlow keeps you organized from the first item to the last checkout beep.

Screenshots

Grocophile4 screens
Cart3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cart at daily against Grocophile's every 4 months. Cart also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Grocophile's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Grocophile costs $1.99 and Cart $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Grocophile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocophile ships an update every 4 months, Cart daily. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Grocophile versus Cart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocophileCart
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdle Loop Software Design, LLCBradley Jaggers

Customer experience

Grocophile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

Cart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grocophile

No in-app purchases

None

Cart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grocophile free?
Grocophile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cart free?
Cart costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grocophile or Cart?
Cart is rated higher. Grocophile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Cart averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Grocophile or Cart have ads?
Neither Grocophile nor Cart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grocophile or Cart?
Grocophile ships an update every 4 months, and Cart daily. Most recently, Grocophile was updated on June 22, 2026 and Cart on June 5, 2026.

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