Shared Grocery List Organizer vs Lock Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shared Grocery List Organizer
Organize your grocery shopping with a smart list that categorizes items by aisle and recognizes over 20,000 products. Share lists with family and friends to coordinate shopping trips and prevent impulse buys. Features include cost calculation and auto-lock for convenience.
- Organizes items by aisle
- Recognizes over 20,000 grocery items
- Shareable lists with real-time updates
- Cost calculation for shopping trips
- Auto-lock checklist
- Natural language item input
- Recipe ingredient parsing
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Smart shopping list for US shoppers. It knows almost every product in the supermarket and will arrange them by aisle. Share your list with family and friends. Never forget to buy something again. Use a list to save money — no more hunger-driven impulse buying. Calculate the cost of your shopping†. • Huge database of over 20,000 grocery items. Includes generic products and brand names. • Share your list with family and friends. You'll see their changes, and they will see yours. Shopping together? Split up, mark-off items as you go. Your list will update to show what is left to buy. • Create different lists for different shops, events or to share with different people. Give each list a name and colour. Choose from 12 vibrant colours. • Self-improving suggestions — the more you use it, the smarter it becomes. • Auto-lock checklist to prevent accidental touches while walking around the shop†. • Add items from earlier shopping trips, or create a template list to copy from. Copy or move items between lists. • Type naturally: “3 pints of milk”, “large steak”, “beef or lamb”, “wine for tonight”, “birthday card - Amy”, “2 large tins of beans”, “3 small red tomatoes”, “5kg potatoes”. • Paste ingredients from a recipe and watch as each product is recognised and categorised by its location in the supermarket. • Add your own categories. Enter a name and choose a colour from one of the 24 schemes available. • Rearrange your categories† • Quickly clean-up the list to remove bought items. † Some features require a premium subscription Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lock Notes
Securely store private thoughts, passwords, and reminders with biometric authentication. Enjoy a simple, elegant interface with iCloud sync, customizable themes, and backup options. Your data remains private and encrypted.
- Biometric authentication (Face ID, Touch ID)
- Encrypted note storage
- iCloud sync across devices
- Customizable themes and dark mode
- Backup and restore functionality
- Ad-free minimalist interface
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Keep a personal notebook for your thoughts, diary entries, ideas and everyday lists. Lock Notes gives your writing its own space, with a passcode and supported biometric unlock to control access. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK Give long notes structure with headings, bold and italic text, lists and checklists. Add photos directly into your writing, keep a simple journal, or capture an idea before it slips away. FIND WHAT MATTERS Search your notes and find text inside an open note. Automatic saving keeps your edits as you write and when you leave the editor. A clean layout keeps the focus on your text. TAKE YOUR WRITING WITH YOU Export notes as TXT or formatted PDF, share the notes you choose, and print a copy. Use exports for a personal archive, a draft to continue elsewhere, or a list to share. RECOVER AN ACCIDENTAL DELETION Recently Deleted keeps removed notes for up to 30 days, so you can restore one before it is permanently deleted. CHOOSE HOW YOU WORK Write with local storage, adjust the appearance, and use a light or dark interface. Optional cloud synchronization is available with Premium and a compatible cloud account. From a short memo to a longer personal journal, keep your writing easy to find and comfortable to read. - Privacy Policy: https://lykovstudio.io/privacy - Terms of Use: https://lykovstudio.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Shared Grocery List Organizer at freemium against Lock Notes's subscription. Lock Notes's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Shared Grocery List Organizer sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lock Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shared Grocery List Organizer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 138 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Shared Grocery List Organizer's written reviews are positive against 54% of Lock Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shared Grocery List Organizer ships an update every 6 days, Lock Notes every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shared Grocery List Organizer | Lock Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (59 ratings) — better | 4.4 (138 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Product Growth LLC | LYKOV STUDIO LTD |
Customer experience
Shared Grocery List Organizer
Lock Notes
Bugs and requests
Shared Grocery List Organizer
Reported bugs
10 issues- Shared lists showing read-only access when should be editable
- Lists disappearing or resetting after app use
- Items randomly ticking off without user action
- Sync not working between shared devices
- iPad app displays phone layout instead of tablet view
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- Subscription status not recognized after device transfer
- Shared lists not updating bidirectionally
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive
- Previous lists reappearing unexpectedly
- Autocomplete greying out text after certain words
Requested features
12 requests- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- iCloud sync across multiple devices
- Apple Watch app support
- Web version for desktop access
- Ability to add duplicate items to list
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- Alphabetical sorting within shopping lists
- Reorder categories and items freely
- Force sync button for manual updates
- Inline list editing without tapping each item
- SMS/email list sharing option
- Restore 'clear all' with confirmation dialog
- Better onboarding experience for new users
Lock Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shared Grocery List Organizer
- Shopping UK Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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- Shopping UK Premium (Yearly)$6.991 Year
- Shopping UK Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Yearly Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Premium Yearly Membership7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Yearly Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
- Lifetime Promo$29.99
Lock Notes
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$7.991 Month
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- Annual$29.991 Year
- Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Disable ads$0.99
- Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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