Comparison

iSwissTool vs ShoppingList

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

Head to head
About

iSwissTool

This app combines multiple practical tools into one virtual Swiss Army knife for your iPhone. It offers features like currency conversion, unit measurements, first aid information, and music tools, all accessible through simple gestures.

Highlights
  • Currency conversion
  • Measurement and unit conversions
  • First aid contact numbers
  • Position coordinates
  • Music tools
  • Built-in light sensor
  • Display flashlight
Features
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'iSwissTool' - a virtual Swiss Army knife for your iPhone Now a host of really useful tools are combined together into a single app: the iPhone and iPod Touch application 'iSwissTool'. This customizable, 14-function tool can help you out in almost any situation. It offers a host of great functions, including currency conversion, diverse measurements and unit conversions, first aid numbers, position coordinates and music tools. Just tilt for a tool and shake to reset your iPhone. This unique, all-in-one tool can even be used to light up your darkness, either with its built-in light sensor or simply by using the display.

About

ShoppingList

Manage your grocery needs with an intuitive and secure shopping list application. Easily add items, track prices, and sync lists across devices. Enjoy a private and user-friendly experience for all your shopping trips.

Highlights
  • Easy item input
  • Text recognition via camera
  • Clipboard import
  • Product selection history
  • Quantity and price entry
  • Total price calculation
  • iCloud sync and sharing
Features
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ShoppingList is the shopping list app that offers you a safe and user-friendly shopping experience – on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. # User-friendly # ShoppingList places great emphasis on user-friendliness. The app is easy to use and keeps your shopping clearly organized. With its intuitive user interface, you can edit your lists quickly and easily. • quick entry of new items • capture handwritten shopping lists with the camera's text recognition • scan barcodes to add products quickly • take over entries from other apps via the clipboard • convenient selection from all products entered so far • easily add, delete and rearrange entries • convenient entry of quantity and price, including your own units • total price of every list, for open and completed entries • photos for easier recognition • flags for important entries • tick off entries with a tap while shopping Your shopping list is always with you, ready whenever you think of something you still need to get. # Widgets, Siri and Apple Watch # • Home Screen widget showing the open entries of your list, with a button to add new ones quickly • Siri and Shortcuts: add entries, tick them off or ask what's on a list • complications and widgets for Apple Watch # Sync and share # Syncing via iCloud gives you the same entries on all your devices. You can also share your lists with friends via iCloud and edit them together. # Private and secure # ShoppingList uses neither its own cloud nor third-party cloud services that would gain access to your data. All data stays on your devices and is only synced or shared via iCloud. ShoppingList does not send any data to tracking services. # Start for free # ShoppingList is free with two lists. Unlock as many lists as you like with a one-time purchase – no subscription. If you bought an earlier paid version, you're unlocked automatically. # About # ShoppingList was one of the first apps when the App Store launched in 2008, and the first shopping list app on the iPhone. Many satisfied users have been relying on it for years. The new ShoppingList is the successor to ShoppingList Classic: rebuilt from the ground up, in the new design of iOS 26 and even easier to use. Bring your lists from ShoppingList Classic along with just a few taps. Download ShoppingList now and see for yourself!

Screenshots

iSwissTool4 screens
ShoppingList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShoppingList at Free against iSwissTool's $0.99. ShoppingList also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (72% vs 40%). iSwissTool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On ads and device support 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

ShoppingList is free to download; iSwissTool costs $0.99 up front. ShoppingList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iSwissTool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShoppingList holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShoppingList has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of iSwissTool's written reviews are positive against 72% of ShoppingList's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSwissTool ships an update every 5 months, ShoppingList every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iSwissTool versus ShoppingList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSwissToolShoppingList
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews72.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings427 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwiss-Development GmbHPecora GmbH

Customer experience

iSwissTool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%

ShoppingList

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

iSwissTool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ShoppingList

One-time1
  • Full version$1.99

Questions

Is iSwissTool free?
iSwissTool costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShoppingList free?
ShoppingList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSwissTool or ShoppingList?
ShoppingList is rated higher. iSwissTool averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ShoppingList averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do iSwissTool or ShoppingList have ads?
Neither iSwissTool nor ShoppingList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSwissTool or ShoppingList?
iSwissTool ships an update every 5 months, and ShoppingList every 2 weeks. Most recently, iSwissTool was updated on October 23, 2026 and ShoppingList on October 24, 2026.

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