Is there a good app for build a grocery shopping list?
Prime Gap: 32 apps already serve this, and 46 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to build a grocery shopping list, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| per-store shopping lists | missing-feature | 1 | it would be cool to have the ability to create seperate shopping lists for different stores |
| dynamic grocery list | missing-feature | 1 | I refunded since an dynamic grocery list is a key feature for me |
| grocery list organization options | missing-feature | 1 | ability to organize list manually/by category/by store aisle, add prices to items |
| grocery-list usability | ux | 1 | my only suggestion is to make the grocery list more user friendly |
| poor grocery list generation | ux | 1 | The absolute worst app for generating a grocery list |
| standalone shopping list without meal plan | missing-feature | 1 | You cant prepare a list of items without having a meal planning defined |
| shopping list improvements | missing-feature | 1 | la lista della spesa potrebbe migliorere molto questa App |
| menu planning, pantry and shopping-list refinement | ux | 1 | la parte de planificación de menú como la de despensa y lista de la compra podrían mejorar |
| split shopping list per store | missing-feature | 1 | You cant split your list for two groceries |
| shopping-list ingredient grouping | bug | 1 | funktioniert die Gruppierung in der Liste leider nicht gut |
| shopping list manual organization | missing-feature | 1 | You cant organise your list (unrecognized items get in the Other section |
| trip-based shopping list | missing-feature | 1 | I would make a part of the app is to make a "Trip To The Store" |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Groceries Shopping List | 4.8 | 83,873 | Free |
| Shopping List | 4.8 | 33,727 | Free |
| Jot Shopping List | 0.0 | 0 | $1.79 |
| Shopping List - Simple & Easy | 4.6 | 1,376 | Free |
| AnyList: Grocery Shopping List | 4.9 | 79,322 | Free |
| Shopping list | 4.3 | 19,323 | Free |
| Shopping list | 3.8 | 12,997 | Free |
| AnyList: Grocery Shopping List | 4.8 | 29,672 | Free |
Should you build it?
Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap. Opportunity here scores 78 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| bdeverea/GroceryBuilder | stale | 2 | Ruby |
| Mohrimn/spar-pilot | active | 2 | JavaScript |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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