# Tally vs Grocery Ultimate

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tally | Grocery Ultimate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[3.8 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tally/id872546286/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **5** | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 months** | Every 13 months |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | **#99** | — |
| Size | 23 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lemonskin](https://appshunter.io/developer/490223935) | [Blaszmo, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1575724655) |

## What reviewers say

### Tally

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tally/id872546286)

**Currently charting:** #99 Top Paid · Shopping (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| full version | $1.99 | one-time |


### Grocery Ultimate

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grocery-ultimate/id1188238233)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*