Comparison

Grocery Checklist vs Neatbase

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Neatbase

Organize any type of information with a flexible database app that feels like a notes app. Create custom collections with various field types, view data in cards or tables, and sync across devices. Offers offline access and robust privacy.

Highlights
  • Customizable notebooks with user-defined fields
  • Card and table views for data visualization
  • Offline access and iCloud sync
  • 27+ field types including images and formulas
  • Data export to CSV
  • Collaboration and web form creation (Pro)
Features
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The personal database that feels like a notes app. Build your own CRM, inventory, contact book, or any other collection in minutes — native, private, and synced with iCloud. Most notes apps give you a blank page. Neatbase gives you structure. Create a notebook, choose its fields, and adding notes becomes as easy as filling out a form. View everything as clean cards or a spreadsheet-style table — sort, filter, and group to see exactly what matters. WHAT WILL YOU BUILD? - A lightweight CRM — leads, deals, follow-ups, activity logs - A home inventory — photos, prices, barcodes - A client directory — tap to call, tap to email - A project plan — statuses, due dates, progress - A content calendar planned around publish dates - An expense log with categories and receipt photos - A library of your books, movies, and recipes — rated and tagged If you can describe it, you can collect it in Neatbase. A FIELD FOR EVERYTHING Choose from 27 field types: text and numbers, currency, dates with reminders, toggles, star ratings, color-coded tags, dropdowns, images, checklists, colors, durations, percent bars, barcodes and QR codes, tap-to-call phone and tap-to-email fields, secrets locked behind Face ID or Touch ID, buttons that open URLs — plus formulas, cross-notebook references, and comment threads with Pro. Change your mind anytime: add, rename, or reorder fields, and every existing note updates instantly. TWO VIEWS, ONE NOTEBOOK Browse and edit in a clean card view, or switch to a full table — resize and reorder columns, edit inline, copy and paste, navigate with the keyboard. Each notebook remembers your view, filters, and sorting. TRULY NATIVE. ACTUALLY FAST. Built in SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — one download covers all three. It launches instantly, works fully offline, and syncs through iCloud. No account to create, no password, no onboarding. Most database apps are websites in a wrapper — Neatbase feels like it shipped with your device. YOUR DATA IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS Your notes live on your device and sync securely through your own iCloud. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Export everything to CSV anytime — even on the free plan. Your data is always yours. SHARE A NOTEBOOK THROUGH ICLOUD (PRO) Share and collaborate with anyone using their Apple Account. Shared notebooks stay in your iCloud, and our server never sees them. TURN ANY NOTEBOOK INTO A WEB FORM (PRO) Publish a form in a few taps. Anyone with the link can submit from any browser, and responses land in your notebook automatically. Add your logo, pick an accent color, share the link. Perfect for intake forms, signups, surveys, orders, and RSVPs. WORK WITH CLAUDE ON THE MAC (PRO) Let Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants read and edit your notebooks on your Mac. Turn it on in Settings. FREE TO USE, FAIR TO UPGRADE Free includes 3 notebooks with 100 notes each, both views, iCloud sync, groups, templates, and CSV export. Neatbase Pro unlocks unlimited notebooks and notes, sharing, web forms, assistants on the Mac, and advanced fields — one simple yearly subscription, Family Sharing included. ALSO INCLUDED Notebook templates, Spotlight search, Home Screen widgets, reminders on date fields, nested groups, pinning, keyboard navigation, and custom icons for every notebook. Don't settle for a blank page. Collect and organize anything, your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://neatbase.com/privacy

Screenshots

Grocery Checklist4 screens
Neatbase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Neatbase at 5.0 against Grocery Checklist's 4.4. Neatbase also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Grocery Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (346 vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Neatbase sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per year. Grocery Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neatbase 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. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Grocery Checklist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neatbase's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocery Checklist ships an update every 3 weeks, Neatbase every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Grocery Checklist versus Neatbase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocery ChecklistNeatbase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (346 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings346 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLucid Atomics CorporationSeb Fontan

Customer experience

Grocery Checklist

All ratings346 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.1%

Neatbase

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grocery Checklist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Neatbase

Subscriptions1
  • Neatbase Pro$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Grocery Checklist free?
Grocery Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neatbase free?
Neatbase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grocery Checklist or Neatbase?
Neatbase is rated higher. Grocery Checklist averages 4.4 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Neatbase averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Grocery Checklist or Neatbase have ads?
Grocery Checklist shows ads; Neatbase does not.
Which is updated more often, Grocery Checklist or Neatbase?
Grocery Checklist ships an update every 3 weeks, and Neatbase every 3 days. Most recently, Grocery Checklist was updated on October 30, 2026 and Neatbase on October 31, 2026.

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