Grocery List vs There Lists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grocery List
Create grocery lists easily with multiple input methods including typing, voice, and image recognition. This privacy-focused app works offline and offers optional iCloud sync for cross-device convenience.
- Offline functionality
- Voice recognition input
- OCR from images
- Widget support
- Siri integration
- Optional iCloud sync
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A faster, smarter grocery list without the clutter. Quickly capture what you need and get back to your day. Grocery List is built for speed, simplicity, and zero friction, no accounts required. What makes it different: • Shared lists: shop together in real time • Import from recipes: turn any recipe or cooking site into a grocery list in seconds • Add items your way Type or paste Use voice input Scan with your camera • Works offline: always available, even without signal • iCloud sync (optional): keep lists updated across devices • Widgets + Siri: add items instantly No setup. No learning curve. Just open and start listing.
There Lists
This app helps you organize your shopping trips with lists tailored for each store. It offers Lock Screen reminders and a shopping mode for easy in-aisle check-offs. You can also snap photos of items and share them.
- Store-specific lists
- Lock Screen reminders
- In-aisle shopping mode
- Item photo capture
- Share item photos
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There is a grocery companion for iPhone. Make a list for each store. When you get there, a Lock Screen reminder helps you remember what’s left. Shopping mode makes check-offs easy in the aisle. Snap a package photo and share it from Snapped. Built for real errands — Target, Costco, Trader Joe’s, and anywhere else you shop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: There Lists at every 2 days against Grocery List's fortnightly. There Lists also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Grocery List's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Grocery List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and There Lists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grocery List against 5.0 for There Lists. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Grocery List's written reviews are positive against 100% of There Lists's.
Grocery List ships an update fortnightly, There Lists every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grocery List | There Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mariano Wadi Jacobo | Kyung Hun Park |
Customer experience
Grocery List
There Lists
In-app purchases
Grocery List
- Premium$29.99
There Lists
- There Plus$2.99
