Comparison

Shared Grocery List Organizer vs Norena

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Norena

Features
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Norena is a voice-first AI companion designed for older adults and the families who care about them. Through simple, natural conversation, Norena helps users stay organized, feel connected, and preserve meaningful memories—without complicated menus, forms, or search bars. What you can do with Norena: - Have daily check-ins and friendly conversations - Set reminders for appointments, routines, errands, and calls - Keep track of day-to-day plans through an easy, guided experience - Capture personal stories and memories just by talking - Automatically organize memories by people, dates, and milestones - Build a private “Life Tree” archive of life events and family history - Use an interface designed for clarity, with large touch targets and high-contrast visuals Built for simplicity Norena is made for people who want technology to feel calm, clear, and natural. Instead of asking users to learn a complex app, Norena puts conversation first. A companion, assistant, and biographer in one Whether you want a helpful daily assistant, a gentle conversational companion, or a simple way to preserve stories for children and grandchildren, Norena brings it together in one experience. Norena helps families care today and remember for a lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://norena.ai/en/terms

Screenshots

Shared Grocery List Organizer4 screens
Norena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Norena at 15.1 against Shared Grocery List Organizer's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shared Grocery List Organizer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Norena sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $143.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Grocery List Organizer ships an update every 6 days, Norena every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shared Grocery List Organizer versus Norena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared Grocery List OrganizerNorena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (59 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperProduct Growth LLCNorena Technologies AG

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

Norena

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Shared Grocery List Organizer

Subscriptions8
  • Shopping UK Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Shopping UK Premium (Yearly)$6.991 Year
  • Shopping UK Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • 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
One-time2
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime Promo$29.99
1 purchases

Norena

Subscriptions1
  • EverTold Premium Annual$143.991 Year

Questions

Is Shared Grocery List Organizer free?
Shared Grocery List Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Norena free?
Norena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shared Grocery List Organizer or Norena have ads?
Neither Shared Grocery List Organizer nor Norena shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Grocery List Organizer or Norena?
Shared Grocery List Organizer ships an update every 6 days, and Norena every 8 days. Most recently, Shared Grocery List Organizer was updated on November 11, 2026 and Norena on November 5, 2026.

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