Grocery Checklist vs Notingo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grocery Checklist
Create and manage your shopping lists with ease. Quickly add items as you remember them or build comprehensive weekly lists from an extensive item bank. Add custom items and notes for specific purchase details.
- Quick Add for immediate item entry
- Extensive item bank (800+ items)
- Add custom items
- Notes field for item details
- Checklist function
- Delete items easily
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For users searching for a simple and uncomplicated way to create that routine shopping list, this app is for you! Being only a shopping list with no complicated add-ons will make it easier for you to use. Use the Quick Add tab to create a list as you remember needed items in your busy day, or create a fuller weekly list using the extensive bank of items (more than 800) by clicking on the Add tab. You can even add your own items to this bank so that everything you ever need to shop for can be added to your list at the click of a button. Use the Notes field to indicate special features of your purchase such as weight, brand or price. The green buttons to the left of your list provide a useful checklist function allowing you to check off items as you get them. Or, using the red buttons to the right of your list, you can immediately delete items as they are purchased. This app will make your shopping trip a breeze. Never forget an item again!
Notingo
Organize complex information into simple, hierarchical lists. Break down any topic into nested sub-lists for detailed planning, note-taking, or task management. Works offline with no ads or tracking.
- Deeply nested lists
- Three list types (plain, numbered, task)
- Drag and drop reordering
- Universal search
- Offline functionality
- No ads or tracking
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Turn complexity into clarity. Notingo helps you break down anything complex into simple, organized lists. Every item can become its own list, so you can structure your notes in a deep hierarchy. Planning a trip? Create a Travel list, tap into it, add Destinations, Packing, and Budget. Tap into Packing and add specific items. It's that simple. Three list types for any situation: - Plain lists for notes and ideas - Numbered lists for ordered steps and recipes - Task lists with checkboxes for to-dos Powerful yet simple: - Turn any item into a nested list - Drag and drop to reorder - Search across everything - Move and duplicate items - Bulk operations with selection mode Privacy first: - Everything stored on your device - Works offline - No ads - No tracking Perfect for project planning, shopping lists, meeting notes, packing lists, study guides—anything that needs structure. Your notes, your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notingo at 5.0 against Grocery Checklist's 4.4. Notingo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Grocery Checklist's advantage is ratings volume (346 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notingo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grocery Checklist has 346 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Grocery Checklist ships an update every 3 weeks, Notingo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grocery Checklist | Notingo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (346 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 346 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucid Atomics Corporation | Wishpipe Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Grocery Checklist
Notingo
In-app purchases
Grocery Checklist
No in-app purchases
Notingo
No in-app purchases









