Comparison

Shared Shopping List vs NoteColab

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

Head to head
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Shared Shopping List

Features
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The shopping list the whole household uses at the same time. You make the list, share it with whoever you like, and each person ticks off what they have already picked up. Nobody buys the milk twice and nobody has to send a photo of the list on WhatsApp. ONE LIST, FOR EVERYONE • Share it with your partner, your family or your flatmates. • Whoever is at the shop ticks items off, and everyone else sees it instantly. • Every item shows who added it. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Down in the supermarket car park there is no reception, and the list keeps working. Anything you add syncs by itself once you are back online. SORTED THE WAY YOU WALK THE SHOP • Categories you create yourself, in the order you go down the aisles. • Sort your way, A to Z, or with what is still missing at the top. • Items you have picked up drop to the bottom instead of disappearing. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SPEND Add a price to each item and the list adds up on its own: estimated total and how much is still left to buy. No surprises at the till. SCAN AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE BUYING Point the camera at the barcode and see the Nutri-Score, the processing level (NOVA) and a health score from 1 to 10, with the reasons behind it. You can add the product to your list with one tap. The data comes from Open Food Facts, the open food database. And if you want it, "Basket health" shows you in numbers how much of what you buy is actually healthy. YOUR SHOPPING ON THE HOME SCREEN Add a widget with your lists and tick items off without even opening the app. AT NIGHT TOO Light theme, dark theme, or whatever your phone is using. YOUR DATA We only ask for an email address so you can share lists with other people. You can delete your account and all your data from inside the app, whenever you want. By HLR Studio https://hlrstudio.dev/

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NoteColab

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Your ideas. Your people. The same page. NoteColab brings your notes and conversations together, with live collaboration across iPhone, iPad and Android. Plan a trip, organise a household, capture meeting notes or keep a personal journal. WRITE TOGETHER • Edit shared notes in real time across devices. • See who is viewing or editing with live presence indicators. • Recognise collaborators by their profile photos, with initials when no photo is set. • Keep discussions alongside your notes with comments and @mentions. • Invite people by email or share a link with editing or view-only access. CAPTURE IDEAS YOUR WAY • Structure notes with headings, bold text and lists. • Create checklists for shopping, packing and everyday tasks. • Attach photos and record voice notes. • Turn speech into text with dictation. • Sketch ideas with drawing tools. • Start with templates or share text and images from other apps. KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANISED • Arrange notes with folders, tags and pins. • Find what you need with search and filters. • Set reminders so important notes stay on your radar. • Archive finished notes and recover deleted notes from Trash. • Revisit earlier drafts with version history. • Access recent notes from a home screen widget. • Enjoy a split-view layout on iPad. MAKE IT YOURS Add, change or remove your profile photo in Settings. Your photo appears in shared notes, comments and live editing indicators, helping everyone see who is contributing. Start free, with optional NoteColab Pro subscriptions for higher limits and additional features. Available plans and local prices are shown in the app. From a shared shopping list to your next big project, keep your ideas together with NoteColab. Privacy Policy: https://bluebear-devs.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://bluebear-devs.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Shared Shopping List4 screens
NoteColab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shared Shopping List at none against NoteColab's 2. Shared Shopping List also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. NoteColab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Shared Shopping List asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Shopping List ships an update every 4 days, NoteColab weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Shared Shopping List versus NoteColab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared Shopping ListNoteColab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHector LopezDAVID MICHAEL ROBERTS

In-app purchases

None

Shared Shopping List

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NoteColab

Subscriptions2
  • NoteColab Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • NoteColab Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Shared Shopping List free?
Shared Shopping List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoteColab free?
NoteColab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shared Shopping List or NoteColab have ads?
Neither Shared Shopping List nor NoteColab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Shopping List or NoteColab?
Shared Shopping List ships an update every 4 days, and NoteColab weekly. Most recently, Shared Shopping List was updated on November 5, 2026 and NoteColab on October 30, 2026.

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