Grocery Gadget

• Monthly subscription — $0.99/month
• Monthly subscription — $9.99/year ($0.83/mo)
• Family subscription — $14.99

Last verified 6 Aug 2026

4.5 3625 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Great app, especially for real-time synchronization

   I have been using this app for many years, possibly a decade. As I run out of items at home, I can grab my phone and add what I need to the Grocery Gadget app. My husband is always in and out of the grocery store, so I synchronize the list with his phone as well. If he’s at the store and I suddenly realize we need something, I can add it to the list while he’s at the store and it will populate on his phone. From home, I can see the items as he checks them off. I can set up a separate list for the grocery store, Costco, Home Depot, or any other store we shop at. I have even set up recipes by name and added ingredients for those specific recipes. I love that we can see items in a multiple line view in the app in case it is a detailed description. After shopping is completed, I click on the “shopping done” button. All items that were purchased will be removed from that list, and items that could not be found will remain on the list for the next shopping trip. We personally don’t use the aisle feature, but I can imagine it would be a great time saver. Highly recommend this app. It’s been a fantastic convenience for us.

   Web_Bruin · 6 Aug 2026

2. 5/5I 💗 this app!!

   I’m a long time user of this app and absolutely love it!! I’ve tried many other grocery apps, but none hold a candle to the functionality and customization of this one. It helps me stay organized and on budget weekly. There is some initial setup involved, but well worth it. You can set up different stores/lists and when you add an item you can designate which stores carry it, as well as assign separate pricing per store. You can also create and assign aisles to each item so it saves time and eliminates ping pinging across the store when you’re shopping. You can also add tax per item. You can move and copy items to different stores and share a shopping list with someone else. If you ever have an issue, simply email support and they are very responsive. This is by far one of the most used apps on my phone. Thanks to the Grocery Gadget team for all you do and for making my Mom job of weekly grocery shopping a lot more enjoyable.

   ptamomof4 · 6 Aug 2026

3. 1/5Unintuitive

   I last used this app back in 2014 and recently began using it again. Certain features, like adding a new category, are well hidden and require you to figure out how to save it, only after losing it several times. Why isn’t this feature obvious when it is used often? Support forum seems to require a separate password. This makes no sense. Figuring it out is a pain when it should be obvious. Why isn’t it the same as the regular log in? Their support forum is out of date. It lets you add a ton of info to each item. Great if you want to get it all down to the penny, ounce, brand, tax rate one, tax rate two, etc. I don’t know who has the time for this anymore. Anyway, it’s there for you if you like that sort of thing and it’s too much busy-ness if you don’t. The web interface is ok if not, again, unintuitive. FYI, it looks like it hasn’t been updated since 2014. If it has, it wasn’t enough to notice. Here is a trick, if you have gotten used to using certain terms to make your lists like, “cheddar cheese” you’ll be frustrated by it giving you “cheese cheddar.” It IS easy to add items. If I had to start over again I’d deliver all of their preset items, all of them, and just add each item as I would write it myself. And yet, I use the app. Why? Probably because searching for and setting up a new app is harder. I will be searching for another. Since the web interface hasn’t been upgraded in many years I’d avoid the subscription fee. Take some time and see what else is out there.

   Danielsreview · 6 Aug 2026

4. 4/5Great with a few snags

   I don’t mind paying $10/yearly for something that works well, and to avoid ads. However, I asked repeatedly how to get rid of the ads and was met with silence. It wasn’t until I wrote a second irate review that I received a response with a vague explanation for how to upgrade. It took me half a day, many tears, and outside help finding access to an ancient email account, but I finally managed to get the pro version working. There is no other app like this out there. I know because I’ve tried them all. The fact that each item can be in different aisles in different stores is what really sets this app apart. And that the aisles for each store can be sorted is the other piece that no other developer seems to understand. That you can manipulate things like taxes, add notes, sort the stores on the main screen, and include photos is just icing on the cake. The enormous difficulty in syncing the app could definitely be fixed. You can’t change the email address, so if you haven’t accessed that email, good luck resetting your password. Also good luck resetting your password once you do finally get in because the link to reset it isn’t valid. Despite all of this, I still highly recommend it and am really excited to be able to see my list without half of it blocked by ads and not have ads pop up as soon as I try to do anything.

   ladymblack · 6 Aug 2026

5. 1/5expensive to share

   It is cumbersome to use as a free app because the ad banner is a big nuisance. To remove the ads you have to subscribe and it is expensive for what it is, a check list that you organize based on your shopping habits. The big draw is being able to sync your list with another. But each person needs to subscribe individually to remove the ads. Using it and saving your shopping information only makes it that more valuable to you and the app developers cash in on that value by having you pay for access to your information without ads. The app works better than ever in regards to syncing but the price point at $20 a year to sync between two devices or $30 for 3 devices, is excessive for a glorified check list that gets its database from the users personal input. Ad banners use data when not contected to wifi and are too easy to click on while holding it as a check list. I like the app well enough to use it, though some features are not well thought out to be useful, such as the price feature. Different stores feature different size items so price per ounce or per unit is needed. I just wish family sharing was enabled for subscription to the app without ads. I would probably purchase it at $10 a year if it included all my devices.

   tcz97 · 6 Aug 2026

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