Comparison

Grocery List with Sync vs List Ease

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

Head to head
About

Grocery List with Sync

Organize your shopping with smart lists that sync across devices. Save time and money by avoiding impulse buys and forgotten items. Features include smart grouping, voice input, and real-time updates for shared lists.

Highlights
  • Multi-platform access
  • Multiple organized shopping lists
  • Smart product grouping by aisle
  • Self-learning dictionary for fast entry
  • Siri integration for voice input
  • Real-time list synchronization
  • List sharing via text/email
Features
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We help over 6 million users around the world do their shopping routines with joy and pleasure. The Washington Post: "Buy Me a Pie! lets users see their lists and update in real time." The Next Web: "This is a neat, easy-to-use app that’s beautifully designed. But where Buy Me a Pie really comes in to its own is that a single account can be synced across multiple iOS devices." TechCrunch: "Buy Me a Pie! is certainly well designed and simple to use, ratching up an average user rating of 4.5/5 in the App Store globally." ***** Featured by Apple App Store in Food & Drink and Productivity categories ***** ====================================== You definitely need this app if you know the value of: ====================================== * Time: a well-planned list updated in real time saves precious minutes and hours in a store; * Money: when you know what to buy you're safe from spontaneous purchases and waste; * High spirits: we are sure you'll be happier without frustration caused by double purchases or forgotten items to buy; * Environment: paper shopping lists are made of trees. Our lists are made of lines of program code. App features: * MULTI-PLATFORM. Use it on iPhone, iPad and any other device by going to buymeapie.com website; * MULTIPLE SHOPPING LISTS organized into the convenient list of lists with the preview of their contents; * SMART GROUPING. Group your products by aisles with the help of colors assigned to the items, and the app will group the items in the list automatically; * SELF-LEARNING DICTIONARY. The entered items are automatically stored in the dictionary for future fast entry. The dictionary language may coincide the system language or not – the application settings allow both ways; * SMART SUGGESTIONS. The app will automatically suggest a word upon entering a few letters so you can quickly add items to a list. The suggestions reflect your own daily habits; * SIRI INTEGRATION. To have a product added to the shopping list, just ask; * DRAG AND DROP SUPPORT in the app for iPad. Came across a right product in a recipe blog or while chatting with your colleagues? Just drag it to your shopping list; * PIN LIST. Any list can be pinned to top by a single tap; * CROSSED-OUT SORTING. The crossed-out products are sorted alphabetically or by time of crossing-out, the choice is up to you; * APPLE WATCH COMPLICATION SUPPORT. Shopping lists available on the watch face; * AUTOMATIC SYNCHRONIZATION in background: edit your lists, and we will take care of delivering the changes to your family or friends; * NOTIFICATIONS: see every alteration made to your lists in real-time and get push notification about the changes; * Pull up the list to clear all checked items; * Turn off the auto screen lock option in the app settings; * Share your lists via text messages or emails. Buy Me a Pie! is free to download and use. Purchasing the in-app Pro auto-renewing subscription unlocks unlimited shopping lists, sharing lists to unlimited users, additional color groups, ads-free version and premium support. Buy Me a Pie! Pro can be purchased as an auto-renewable subscription for 2.99 USD a month or 29.99 USD a year, as well as lifetime license for 49.99 USD with a one-time payment. We offer a free trial for a month. Once it is over, you will be automatically billed 29.99 USD per year, unless canceled. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Your account will be charged 29.99 USD for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless canceled beforehand. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: http://buymeapie.com/terms-of-use

About

List Ease

This app helps you create and share grocery lists with real-time syncing. It offers features like spending tracking, barcode scanning, and budget management to make shopping easier and more organized.

Highlights
  • Real-time syncing for shared lists
  • Spending tracking with receipt scanning
  • Barcode scanner for adding items
  • List reminders and push notifications
  • Organize lists by category or recipes
  • Trip budgeting and cost calculation
  • Pantry inventory management
Features
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List Ease is the ultimate free & fun grocery list app and shareable shopping list app designed to streamline your shopping experience. Whether you're a busy mom, a meticulous planner, or a spontaneous shopper, our list maker app has got you covered! A favorite of the TODAY Show's Today.com, Forbes ‘The Best Apps For Smart Black Friday Shopping’ and CNBC ‘A Stress-Free Holiday Is Only One App Away’, List Ease is the best grocery shopping list app around! Create a shopping list, grocery list, to-do list, or any other checklist and share it with family and friends! Features of List Ease, your shared grocery shopping list app: - Share your grocery list, checklist, or daily to-do list with family and friends with real time syncing - Sync your grocery list with your other devices - Track your spending by scanning & saving receipts - Receive push message alerts when others on your shared list are purchasing checklist items or groceries - Get list reminders when you walk into a grocery store - Organize your shopping list any way you want – by food category, by recipes, or by available grocery coupons - Add groceries into our shopping list app easily and instantly using our barcode scanner - Add groceries from history – bring items from your last shopping list to your new list - Trip budgeting - ensure your grocery list isn't too expensive before you shop - Pantry inventory – simplify your life and save money by keeping track of already purchased items - Manage multiple shopping lists –flip between grocery and pantry lists in seconds - Perfect for Christmas, Thanksgiving, BBQs, and all event planning and holiday grocery shopping - Add quantities, measurements, prices, and additional notes to your food list items to keep perfectly organized - Calculate your costs to stay on budget - Mr. Listo, our free grocery list app’s mascot, is your shopping list maker companion- at home or in the supermarket! For in store reminders, be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. List Ease is 100% Free! Make your grocery shopping hassle-free and enjoyable with List Ease, the must-have grocery list app and shareable shopping list app. Try it today and never miss an item on your list again!

Screenshots

Grocery List with Sync4 screens
List Ease4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: List Ease at none against Grocery List with Sync's 5. Grocery List with Sync's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Grocery List with Sync sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. List Ease asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Grocery List with Sync against 4.7 for List Ease. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24K and 53K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Grocery List with Sync's written reviews are positive against 83% of List Ease's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocery List with Sync ships an update monthly, List Ease every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grocery List with Sync versus List Ease: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocery List with SyncList Ease
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings)4.7 (53K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24K53K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuzzworthy Vibe Co.inMarket Media, LLC

Customer experience

Grocery List with Sync

All ratings24,254 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative19.4%

List Ease

All ratings51,975 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews547 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.1%

User reviews

Grocery List with Sync

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient for family/shared shopping
  • 👍 Helpful for remembering items
  • 👍 Useful app for grocery shopping
  • 👍 Reliable and works well

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Bugs after recent updates
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with account/data loss
  • 🤔 Confusing interface changes

List Ease

From 53K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great app for grocery shopping
  • 👍 Practical and clean interface
  • 👍 Separates items into categories
  • 👍 Allows creating multiple lists for different stores

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Categories rearrange themselves
  • 🐛 Difficulty editing or deleting categories
  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
  • 🐛 Inability to hide checked off items
  • 🐛 Lack of option to reorder categories easily

Bugs and requests

Grocery List with Sync

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Lists disappearing after updates
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Doubled first letter when using voice input

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to reorder list items
  • Add photos/barcodes for items
  • Integrate with voice assistants
  • Improved Apple Watch support
  • Option to manually rearrange lists
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  • Add pricing/total cost tracking

List Ease

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Categories reappear after being deleted
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Crashes when trying to categorize items

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to delete scanned items from pantry
  • Improve syncing between shared lists
  • Add option to collapse/expand category list
  • Implement Siri integration for adding items
  • Allow sorting items within categories
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  • Improve pantry management features

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Grocery List with Sync

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro subscription$29.991 Year
  • Pro Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime PRO$24.99
  • Lifetime PRO$49.99
None

List Ease

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grocery List with Sync free?
Grocery List with Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is List Ease free?
List Ease is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grocery List with Sync or List Ease?
List Ease is rated higher. Grocery List with Sync averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while List Ease averages 4.7 from 53K ratings.
Do Grocery List with Sync or List Ease have ads?
Both Grocery List with Sync and List Ease show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grocery List with Sync or List Ease?
Grocery List with Sync ships an update monthly, and List Ease every 6 weeks. Most recently, Grocery List with Sync was updated on September 24, 2026 and List Ease on September 24, 2026.

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