Lenas Einkaufsliste vs Meinkaufen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lenas Einkaufsliste
This app helps you manage shopping lists, plan meals, and track your pantry inventory. It offers collaborative features for shared lists and meal plans, along with an integrated chat for quick communication. Designed for simplicity and privacy, it avoids ads and data tracking.
- Create and manage unlimited shopping lists
- Simple meal planning and templates
- Pantry inventory tracking
- Share lists and meal plans collaboratively
- Integrated chat for shared lists/plans
- Ad-free and privacy-focused design
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Tired of shopping lists full of ads, supermarket flyers, complicated recipe collections, and data tracking? Lena’s Shopping List was born from a personal project and combines a shopping list with simple meal planning. The developer’s wife wanted an easy app for shopping lists and meal planning—without complicated recipe input, without extra fluff, without ads, and without collecting your data. Create as many shopping lists as you like with your own categories. Add quantities and quickly check off completed items. Share shopping lists with other users for collaborative editing and checking off. Plan meals and meal templates so you always know what you want to cook today, tomorrow, or sometime in the future. Add the ingredients you need directly to your shopping list. Create meal templates for frequently cooked meals. Share meals with other users for collaborative viewing and editing. Keep track of your pantry with inventory lists. Quickly add running low items to your shopping list and automatically move checked-off purchases into your inventory. Chat with people you’ve shared lists or meal plans with to quickly clarify questions or uncertainties. Attach the relevant context (shopping list or meal) directly to the chat. Have feedback or cool ideas for new features? Share your thoughts at https://feedback.lenas-einkaufsliste.de Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Meinkaufen
Create a single shopping list that automatically organizes items by store. Add items once and manage quantities, categories, and photos for recurring purchases. Share lists with family and access them offline.
- Unified list across all stores
- Recurring and one-time item management
- Organize by store and category
- Offline access and automatic syncing
- Share lists with family
- Item search and filtering
- Data export (CSV, PDF)
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One list for every store: With Meinkaufen, you add each item only once and assign it to every store where you can buy it. While shopping, it automatically appears under the right stores—check it off once, and it is done everywhere. Instead of starting over before every shopping trip, you build a lasting item list. When you need something, simply increase its quantity. Its category, stores, comment, and photos stay there for next time. FOUR VIEWS, ONE LIST - All Items – your complete item list - Checklist – check selected supplies before shopping - Shopping – everything you currently need - Bought – review checked-off items and finish your shopping trip Search finds items by name or comment across your entire list. Filters narrow the current view by store, category, item type, attributes, or text. You can save up to five filter combinations. RECURRING OR ONE-TIME Normal and Checklist items stay on your list for next time. Once you finish a shopping trip, their quantities return to 0. Checklist items also appear in their own view, so you can quickly see what you still have and what is missing before you shop. Add anything you only need once as a One-time item. Once the shopping trip is finished, it is removed and remains recoverable in Recently Deleted for a while. SHOP IN YOUR ORDER Arrange stores and categories around your routine or route. With no store filter selected, Meinkaufen groups your open items by store—in the order you set. When you arrive at a store, simply tap its heading. Meinkaufen applies the corresponding filter and automatically groups your items by category. SHOP TOGETHER—EVEN OFFLINE Share your list via iCloud with your family, partner, or housemates. Changes sync automatically for everyone. The list is also stored locally on your device and remains fully usable without an internet connection. Any changes are synced once you are back online. Sharing is optional; you do not need iCloud or an account to use Meinkaufen on a single device. PRIVATE AND TRACKER-FREE Meinkaufen does not require a user account and contains no analytics or tracking tools. The app operates no servers of its own and sends no data to the developer. When you add photos, they are compressed and any location or camera metadata is removed automatically. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Export your list as a CSV file for further editing or as a PDF for printing and sharing. A complete Meinkaufen backup file also preserves photos, sort orders, saved filters, and supported settings. CSV files and backups can be imported again. Automatic backups and Recently Deleted provide additional protection. MORE FEATURES - Up to five photos and a multi-line comment per item - Flexible quantities, including decimal values - Reminders for unfinished shopping trips - Configurable widgets for different stores and categories - Adjust quantities directly from the Checklist widget - Integration with Siri and Shortcuts - Automatic backups - Light and Dark Mode - Optimized for iPhone and iPad - English and German Meinkaufen manages exactly the shopping list you build—organized, reusable, and without unwanted suggestions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meinkaufen at none against Lenas Einkaufsliste's 2. Meinkaufen also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Lenas Einkaufsliste's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lenas Einkaufsliste sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Meinkaufen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lenas Einkaufsliste ships an update every 3 weeks, Meinkaufen every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lenas Einkaufsliste | Meinkaufen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christoph Geiser | Markus Sterk |
Customer experience
Lenas Einkaufsliste
Meinkaufen
In-app purchases
Lenas Einkaufsliste
- Lenas Einkaufsliste Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Lenas Einkaufsliste Pro - Lifetime$12.99
Meinkaufen
No in-app purchases
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