Grocery/ShoppingList vs ShopSuggest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Grocery/ShoppingList
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Turn your recipes into a grocery list you can shop from. Photograph a printed recipe or choose a recipe image, review the ingredients, and add them to MyGroceryList. Import more recipes one at a time to build a combined list with cumulative ingredient totals. START WITH SIRI Say "Hey Siri, scan a recipe in MyGroceryList" to open the recipe scanner. Take a photo, check the recognized text, and add the ingredients to your list. You can also start from the app or Apple's Shortcuts app. ONE INGREDIENT, ONE TOTAL Matching recipe ingredients share a single row. Common equivalents, such as flour and all-purpose flour, are combined. Fractions are preserved, and compatible measurements are added together. Different varieties, such as almond flour and regular flour, stay separate. Weight and volume remain visible as separate amounts when they cannot be combined. COUNTS AND PACKAGE SIZES THAT MAKE SENSE See the actual number of eggs or cans you need. A recipe calling for two 15-ounce cans keeps both the two-can count and the size of each can. Measured ingredients show totals such as 5 1/2 cups directly in the list. ORGANIZE AS YOU ADD Recipe ingredients use matching existing categories and previous ingredient assignments. Supported custom categories, such as Baking, Vegetables, Spices, and Seafood, are used when available. Unmatched ingredients go to Other. Review category assignments before adding. KEEP EVERYDAY SHOPPING SIMPLE - Add groceries by typing, voice, or quick suggestions. - Scan product barcodes to look up available nutrition information from Open Food Facts. - Create and arrange your own categories. - Check off groceries, search your list, and filter by category. - Save lists to history and reuse them later. - Print your grocery list or send it by email. - Sync lists through iCloud across devices signed in to the same Apple ID. Recipe text recognition happens on your device. For best results, photograph the ingredients section of a printed English recipe and review the text before adding. Available for iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later.
ShopSuggest
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ShopSuggest is an easy-to-enter, easy-to-edit shopping list app. Create separate lists for multiple stores, or use it as a checklist for things around the house. Drag items to reorder priorities at any time. Suggestions let you reuse previously entered items like templates, so frequently used items can be added again quickly. Progress tracking makes it easy to see what is already done. Customize text, colors, icons, and strikethroughs to make each list easier to read. There are no ads or in-app purchases. JSON export and import are available at any time for backup, transfer, or organizing your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grocery/ShoppingList at none against ShopSuggest's 2. Grocery/ShoppingList also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and chart position (#157 vs unranked). ShopSuggest's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Grocery/ShoppingList costs $0.99 and ShopSuggest $3.99 up front. ShopSuggest sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Grocery/ShoppingList asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grocery/ShoppingList ships an update every 3 months, ShopSuggest monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Grocery/ShoppingList | ShopSuggest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 โ better | $3.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Best chart rank | #157 โ better | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Anderson | Makoto Fukuoka |
In-app purchases
Grocery/ShoppingList
No in-app purchases
ShopSuggest
- ใณใผใใผใไธๆฏใใใ$0.49
- ShopSuggest Pro$2.99
Questions
Is Grocery/ShoppingList free?
Is ShopSuggest free?
Do Grocery/ShoppingList or ShopSuggest have ads?
Which is updated more often, Grocery/ShoppingList or ShopSuggest?
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