Comparison

SpeakMinder vs Shopping.List

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

Head to head
About

SpeakMinder

Set hands-free reminders that speak a custom phrase at a specific time or location. Avoid checking your phone for notification sounds by having the app announce exactly what you need to know, when and where you need it.

Highlights
  • Hands-free voice reminders
  • Time-based alerts
  • Location-based alerts
  • Customizable spoken phrases
  • Reminder count indicator
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This is a hands free reminder app. You set it for either a location or at a time and it will speak a phrase you enter without having to touch the device. How many times has your phone played a sound, just so you can pick up the phone to find out why it was making the noise? This app speaks exactly what you want to say, exactly when or where you want to say it. You can also use it for a location. You can set it to say "Go in and talk to the teacher" when you pull into the school's parking lot, or "Pay the light bill" when you pull into your driveway. The icon will have a number, telling you how many reminders you have set. (English Only)

About

Shopping.List

Create, organize, and share shopping lists with ease. Save favorite items, associate them with stores, and even add photos or coupon information. Track costs and check off items as you shop, then share your list with others.

Highlights
  • Save favorite items
  • Associate items with stores
  • Sort lists alphabetically or by category
  • Add photos to items
  • Indicate coupon availability
  • Calculate total cost
  • Share lists via email/text
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Do you make shopping lists and then forget to take them with you? Do you fumble trying to figure out which products have associated coupons? Do you wish you could easily send your shopping list to another family member? If so, this app is for you. - When you create your shopping list, each item can be saved in your favorites so next time the item can be easily selected. - You can associate shopping items with a particular store/location and then list only those items when desired. - You can sort your shopping list either alphabetically or according to the item's category. - You can reorder your categories so they list in the same order you normally shop. - You can associate a photo with each item. - You can indicate whether a coupon is associated with an item. - You can attach a memo to an item. - While shopping you can calculate the cost of items including total cost of all items. - As you put items in your cart, you can check off each item and, upon checkout, delete all checked items from your list. - You can email or text the list to anyone else who might be heading to the store.

Screenshots

SpeakMinder4 screens
Shopping.List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shopping.List at 86% against SpeakMinder's 50%. Shopping.List also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 2). SpeakMinder's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On 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

SpeakMinder costs $2.99 and Shopping.List $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeakMinder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shopping.List has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SpeakMinder's written reviews are positive against 86% of Shopping.List's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakMinder ships an update every 4 months, Shopping.List fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SpeakMinder versus Shopping.List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakMinderShopping.List
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews86.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings249 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDark Mouse Software LLCRenee Borsari

Customer experience

SpeakMinder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

Shopping.List

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative10.8%

In-app purchases

None

SpeakMinder

No in-app purchases

None

Shopping.List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeakMinder free?
SpeakMinder costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shopping.List free?
Shopping.List costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeakMinder or Shopping.List?
SpeakMinder is rated higher. SpeakMinder averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Shopping.List averages 4.6 from 49 ratings.
Do SpeakMinder or Shopping.List have ads?
Neither SpeakMinder nor Shopping.List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakMinder or Shopping.List?
SpeakMinder ships an update every 4 months, and Shopping.List fortnightly. Most recently, SpeakMinder was updated on October 23, 2026 and Shopping.List on October 24, 2026.

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