Resy vs Grocery List for Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resy
Discover and book tables at top restaurants globally. This app simplifies finding and securing reservations at sought-after dining establishments in over 80 cities, making it easier to enjoy dining out.
- Book restaurant reservations
- Discover top restaurants
- Find sought-after seats
- Reservations in 80+ cities
- Future of hospitality tech
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Resy powers the world’s best restaurants, using technology to imagine the future of hospitality. If you’re a person who loves dining out but hates hassling for reservations, download Resy now! Book sought-after seats at the best restaurants in 80 cities worldwide.
Grocery List for Chat
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Your grocery list already lives where your household does — the group chat. Groceryy List turns a message bubble into one shared, editable grocery list. Anyone in the conversation can add items, check them off, or clear them out, and the same bubble updates for everybody. No accounts. No invites. Nobody has to install something before the list works for them. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • It's in the thread, not another app — you add items where you're already talking. • Everybody edits. Whoever gets to the store checks things off; the rest of the house watches it happen. • Nothing to sign up for. Open Messages, tap the app, start typing. HOW IT WORKS • Tap the apps button in any conversation, pick Groceryy List, and type an item. • Items get a matching emoji automatically — for milk, for peppers — so the list reads at a glance. • Tap the circle to mark something bought. It checks off, strikes through, and glides down into "In the cart." • Swipe to remove anything that shouldn't be there. • Send once and the list is in the chat. Every later edit updates that same bubble instead of spamming the thread. WHO ADDED WHAT Every item carries a small colored dot with the initial of whoever added it, so "who wanted the oat milk" is never a question. Claim a nickname once and your name rides along on your items. QUICK-ADD PACKS In a hurry? Start from a pack instead of a blank screen. Breakfast, BBQ, Baby, and a Caribbean staples pack each drop a full set of the usual suspects onto the list in one tap. AT A GLANCE The bubble shows the score — "4 of 9 picked up" — and the last thing that changed. Tap it for a progress ring and quick-add buttons, or open it full screen when you're actually in the store. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Light and dark mode • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels throughout, and Reduce Motion respected • The list travels inside the message itself — there is no server to be down • No account, no sign-in, no tracking. We collect nothing, because there is nowhere for it to go. Add the first thing you're out of and send it. That's the whole setup. We use the Apple Standard agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Resy at #49 against Grocery List for Chat's unranked. Resy also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Resy | Grocery List for Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (794K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 794K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resy | Di Nerd Apps LLC |
Bugs and requests
Resy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Location detection issues
- Reservation cancellation problems
- Unreliable notification system
- Inability to update user profile
Requested features
5 requests- Add restaurant menus and pricing
- Improve search filters and sorting
- Allow multi-reservation booking
- Provide better reservation management tools
- Enhance user reviews and ratings system
Grocery List for Chat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Resy
No in-app purchases
Grocery List for Chat
No in-app purchases








