Comparison

Tally vs Grocery Ultimate

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

Head to head
About

Tally

This shopping assistant helps you create product lists, either manually or by scanning barcodes. It also verifies your supermarket receipts to catch pricing errors and ensure you pay the correct amount.

Highlights
  • Create shopping lists
  • Scan product barcodes
  • Verify supermarket receipts
  • Track pricing errors
  • Manage product database
  • Add disabled items to lists
Features
Currently charting
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Full tutorial video (subtitles available): http://tallyvideo.lemonskin.net Tally is an application designed to facilitate your shopping. Create a list of products (either manually or by capturing the barcode) and check for errors on the supermarket receipt. It's a fact: when you have to go to the supermarket you need to fill a shopping list. How many times have you tried to keep everything in mind just to realize, upon returning home, you had forgotten a key ingredient for dinner or the cake of next day? Post-its, however, are pretty boring and, without a pen in hand (for example, when you're already going around the shelves), they can't be upgraded in a convenient and practical way. Our smartphone is always with us, then why not use it to make our life easier? Here at Lemonskin we like to go further. Why limit the app to a simple shopping list when it's possible to add tools that can automate the whole shopping process and may help you to verify the correctness of the receipt? There's no need to write all the time "bread, flour, milk, eggs, ..." when we have a camera in our pocket! With Tally creating a list is as simple as frame the finished product barcode (at home) or a new one (in the supermarket). You will need to enter the product name only the first time, from then on the application will learn to associate the correct code to the specific product. No problem if you buy a different brand of yogurt. Tally is capable to associate multiple codes to the same article. One of the most useful features of Tally is the ability to quickly check for errors on the receipt. It's happened to us all to pay a higher-than-expected total and, once at home, realize that a product, advertised as discounted, was instead charged full price. There are mistakes that occur more often than you think, and maybe some supermarket plays a bit around it. Tally has a specific section dedicated to the receipt verification. So you can, in seconds, find the inconsistency and show it to the cashier in order to be immediately reimbursed (or enjoy in case the error occurred is to your advantage). We purposely designed the interface of Tally to be simple and intuitive, but we have included powerful features that simplify your decisions during shopping. If you are not sure you want to buy a particular product but you don't want to take the risk to forget about it, you can have it in the list but disabled. That way it will always be at your fingertips and you can check how much it affects the final cost. Products database is always accessible via a special section and can be easily modified, extended or simplified. This will give you full control over your saved items. Tally, your definitive shopping assistant! :)

About

Grocery Ultimate

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Grocery Ultimate(tm) gives you a fast and efficient way to complete your grocery shopping tasks. Whether it's making your list by simply speaking product names, tracking the cost of items, or navigating through the grocery store, Grocery Ultimate gives you the tools you need to make your grocery shopping experience faster , easier, and much more enjoyable. Use your voice to speed your way through list creation. Say goodbye to scraps of paper with scribbles...and end the monotonous task of typing items into a mobile phone note app. Welcome to an app designed for the way you shop. ***For a limited time only: Download, register, and send us your feedback on http://www.GroceryUltimate.com and you will be eligible for a free version when it becomes a paid app. We want to know of any problems or ideas for enhancements that you have, as Grocery Ultimate is dedicated to being the best grocery shopping app you'll ever use. Features: No banner ads! (or any advertisement for that matter) Quickly create and save grocery lists by speaking product names. Add items to your grocery lists by speaking or scanning a UPC code. Retain grocery item pricing information --and share with other users in the app community--to be sure you aren't over-paying. Keep a history of past purchases and lists. Use the favorites feature to store frequently purchased items, making it even easier to build your shopping list. Find and add your favorite grocery stores to update and track pricing and items by stores. Tap an item on your shopping list to quickly add it to your shopping cart at your favorite store. Keep a running total of the cost of items in your cart while you shop.

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Grocery Ultimate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grocery Ultimate at Free against Tally's $4.99. Grocery Ultimate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Tally's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and chart position (#99 vs unranked). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grocery Ultimate is free to download; Tally costs $4.99 up front. Tally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grocery Ultimate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update every 3 months, Grocery Ultimate every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tally versus Grocery Ultimate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyGrocery Ultimate
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLemonskinBlaszmo, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tally

One-time1
  • full version$1.99
None

Grocery Ultimate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Grocery Ultimate free?
Grocery Ultimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tally or Grocery Ultimate have ads?
Neither Tally nor Grocery Ultimate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Grocery Ultimate?
Tally ships an update every 3 months, and Grocery Ultimate every 13 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 29, 2026 and Grocery Ultimate on October 26, 2026.

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