Comparison

Shopper's Note vs Usual Shopping List

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

Head to head
About

Shopper's Note

Manage your shopping lists, compare prices across stores, and track monthly expenses. This app helps organize items by category, set purchase reminders, and store location details for easy navigation. It also allows for data backup and transfer to other devices.

Highlights
  • Add and edit items by category
  • Compare prices across multiple stores
  • Create shopping lists with checkboxes
  • Set purchase reminders and notifications
  • Record store locations and directions
  • Track monthly expenses from purchase history
  • Data backup and transfer
Features
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"Shopper's Note" is a simple and convenient shopping support app. You can easily add and edit items, stores, and shopping lists, as well as compare prices with simple operations. Additionally, it supports shopping by allowing you to write shopping memos, compile meal ingredients, and check monthly expenses from purchase history. [Key Features] - Easily add and edit items by category. Items can belong to multiple categories. - Items can have images, quantities, notes, and prices from multiple stores for comparison. - Tap the checkbox next to registered items to add them to your shopping list. - Tap the item image to change it. Search images can be selected by long-pressing. - Set purchase dates for items on your shopping list. You can also set notifications for regular purchases or purchase times. - Take notes of store locations and phone numbers. If you register a location, you can display directions. - Items marked as purchased in the shopping list will be stored in your history. Check your monthly expenses. [Other Features] - Long-pressing categories will display details. - Writing phonetic readings or product groups in item tags makes them easier to search for. - Long-pressing the checkbox for an item shows detailed shopping settings. - Changing item names or notes in shopping settings does not affect registered items. - The prices of items in purchase history are those at the time of purchase and won't be updated even if the item price changes. [Backup] You can access the settings screen from the top right button of the shopping list. You can back up your data from the settings screen. You can transfer data to other devices such as PCs. Use the "File" function to load backup data. Save it in the device's "Files" and load it from there. [Ad Removal] You can purchase ad removal in the settings screen. Once purchased, the ads currently displayed (banners or ads during data saving) will be hidden. If you use the same Apple ID, you can restore purchases even if you change devices using the "Restore Purchases" option.

About

Usual Shopping List

Easily create shopping lists by selecting items from a predefined pickup list or by adding custom ones for repeated use. Organize items by storage spaces for efficient shopping and view them by stores when you're out. Keep a history of your purchases for future reference.

Highlights
  • Quickly create lists from pickup items
  • Register and reuse custom items
  • Maintain a history of purchased items
  • Organize by storage spaces
  • View by stores/shops
  • Customizable item lists
Features
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This is a shopping list app that helps you with your daily shopping. Quickly make "Shopping-List" by picking up items from "Pickup-List". Register additional items and use them repeatedly. A history of items can be left. It is convenient to set the display mode to "Storage Spaces" when selecting items, and to "Stores/Shops" when shopping.

Screenshots

Shopper's Note4 screens
Usual Shopping List2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shopper's Note at monthly against Usual Shopping List's every 2 months. Shopper's Note also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Shopper's Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Usual Shopping List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shopper's Note ships an update monthly, Usual Shopping List every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shopper's Note versus Usual Shopping List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopper's NoteUsual Shopping List
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews74.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKenji MinoshimaMasako Tanaka

Customer experience

Shopper's Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral17.4%
Negative13.0%

Usual Shopping List

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shopper's Note

One-time1
  • 広告除去$1.99
1 purchases

Usual Shopping List

One-time1
  • Add-on to remove Ad$2.99

Questions

Is Shopper's Note free?
Shopper's Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Usual Shopping List free?
Usual Shopping List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shopper's Note or Usual Shopping List have ads?
Both Shopper's Note and Usual Shopping List show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shopper's Note or Usual Shopping List?
Shopper's Note ships an update monthly, and Usual Shopping List every 2 months. Most recently, Shopper's Note was updated on September 17, 2026 and Usual Shopping List on August 4, 2026.

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