Grocery Buddy vs Practice Makes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grocery Buddy
Effortlessly plan your shopping with real product images and instant suggestions. This app automatically organizes your list by store section, making trips faster and preventing forgotten items. Share lists in real-time with family and roommates.
- Real product pictures for items
- Instant autocomplete and smart suggestions
- Automatic list sorting by aisle
- Real-time shared lists for households
- One-tap add for favorite items
- Reminders for repeat and forgotten items
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The fastest way to plan your shopping — with real product pictures, instant autocomplete, and a list that organizes itself. Grocery Buddy is built for busy households who want to stop making lists from scratch, stop forgetting things, and stop second-guessing which brand they meant. SEE WHAT YOU'RE BUYING Every item on your list comes with a real product picture. No more squinting at "pasta sauce" and wondering if you meant the green jar or the red one. Pictures help you and your family grab the right thing at the store — even when someone else is doing the shopping. • Real photos for millions of grocery items • Recognize brands at a glance • Perfect when a partner or kid is running errands for you • Fewer "is this the one?" text messages from the aisle FAST AS A TAP Type one letter and Grocery Buddy already knows what you mean. Your staples show up before you finish typing — milk, eggs, bread, your kid's favorite snack bar — because we remember what you actually buy. • Instant autocomplete from a single keystroke • Smart suggestions based on your real shopping history • One-tap add for household favorites • Build a full week's list in under a minute ORGANIZED AUTOMATICALLY No more walking back and forth across the store. Grocery Buddy sorts your list by aisle — produce, dairy, pantry, frozen — so you shop in the order you actually walk. Categories adjust as you add items. No set up required. • Auto-sorted by store section • Frequently bought items surface first • Repeat and forgotten items get flagged before you leave • Works for any store layout SHARED LISTS FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD Add your partner, your roommate, your kids, your parents. Everyone sees the same list in real time. When someone adds "out of coffee" at home, whoever's at the store sees it before they hit the checkout. No more double-buying. No more forgotten items because the text got lost. • Real-time sync across every family member's phone • Everyone can add, check off, and edit • Great for roommates, extended family, and co-parenting households • One list, one trip, no crossed wires KEEPS YOUR FAVORITES IN ONE PLACE Your regulars are always ready. The olive oil you like. The specific yogurt brand. The snacks the kids actually eat. Tap once to add them to this week's list — no typing, no hunting. WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE GROCERY BUDDY • Rated 4.7 stars by over 750 shoppers • Built for real weekly shopping, not abstract productivity • No clutter, no bloated features, no ads interrupting your list • Free — with no paid tier, no subscription, no upsell PERFECT FOR • Parents juggling a weekly family shop • Couples splitting grocery runs • Roommates sharing a household list • Anyone tired of scribbled notes, lost texts, and forgotten items 100% FREE • Every feature included — no paid tier • No subscription, ever • No locked features • No ads interrupting your list
Practice Makes
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Gift Exchange Practice Makes takes the stress out of gift-giving by helping you share wishlists with friends and family. Whether it's birthdays, holidays, or just because, everyone can see what you want and mark gifts as claimed so there are no duplicates. Server Monitor Monitor your servers and services from your own network. Deploy a lightweight Docker container that reports back to Practice Makes from inside your environment, giving you a true external perspective on whether your services are reachable. Get instant notifications when something goes down so you can respond before your users even notice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grocery Buddy at none against Practice Makes's 2. Practice Makes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Practice Makes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Grocery Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grocery Buddy ships an update every 10 days, Practice Makes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grocery Buddy | Practice Makes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SHOPPING LAB LLC, THE | Practice Makes LLC |
Bugs and requests
Grocery Buddy
Reported bugs
12 issues- Items take multiple tries to add
- App randomly decides not to add items
- Previously added items not showing
- App locks up when accessing previous lists
- No obvious way to move unshopped items
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- Aisle assignments do not stick
- Custom aisles do not carry over
- Lost full list since update
- Asked to sign up when trying to add to list
- Deals not showing up, requires user habits
- Fail to launch, forces login and address entry
- Requires support for your area
Requested features
9 requests- Way to put no edible options with images
- Ability to add to or rename categories
- More items from Walmart
- Family access to lists
- Deal coverage in my area
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- Train the buddy to find specific items
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Support for more areas
Practice Makes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grocery Buddy
No in-app purchases
Practice Makes
- Server Monitor (Monthly)$8.991 Month
- Gift Exchange Activation$9.99








