Usual Shopping List vs Buy Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Usual Shopping List
Easily create shopping lists by selecting items from a predefined pickup list or by adding custom ones for repeated use. Organize items by storage spaces for efficient shopping and view them by stores when you're out. Keep a history of your purchases for future reference.
- Quickly create lists from pickup items
- Register and reuse custom items
- Maintain a history of purchased items
- Organize by storage spaces
- View by stores/shops
- Customizable item lists
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This is a shopping list app that helps you with your daily shopping. Quickly make "Shopping-List" by picking up items from "Pickup-List". Register additional items and use them repeatedly. A history of items can be left. It is convenient to set the display mode to "Storage Spaces" when selecting items, and to "Stores/Shops" when shopping.
Buy Loop
This AI-powered app learns your shopping habits to suggest needed items, preventing guesswork and overspending. Organize purchases by category and plan efficiently with an intuitive interface to make shopping quicker and more cost-effective.
- AI-powered item suggestions
- Tracks past purchases
- Organizes items by category
- Efficient shopping planning
- Intuitive user interface
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BuyLoop helps you create shopping lists, compare nearby store options, track purchased items, and remember what needs restocking. Smart lists. Local price memory. Inventory tracking. Faster refills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buy Loop at none against Usual Shopping List's 1. Buy Loop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Usual Shopping List's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Usual Shopping List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Buy Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Usual Shopping List ships an update every 2 months, Buy Loop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Usual Shopping List | Buy Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masako Tanaka | yiming zhang |
Customer experience
Usual Shopping List
Buy Loop
In-app purchases
Usual Shopping List
- Add-on to remove Ad$2.99
Buy Loop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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