Is there a good app for share a grocery list with family?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it.
43
Opportunity /100
60
Demand /100
85
Competition /100
72
Execution gap /100
10
Apps serving it
7
Mined complaints
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to share a grocery list with family, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| lost saved favorites used as grocery list | reliability | 1 | I lost all my favorites that I use for a grocery list when I shop |
| poor grocery list generation | ux | 1 | The absolute worst app for generating a grocery list |
| shared grocery list sync loses/restores items | reliability | 1 | I will add something and it will vanish when my husband refreshes his list, or I will delete items that will reappear when he opens his |
| grocery list share/sync broken | bug | 1 | not allowing me to share and sync my grocery list as I used to do due to a technical glitch |
| no grocery list import/export to other apps | missing-feature | 1 | if you had the ability to either copy or import grocery lists into the app of my choice |
| no simple digital grocery list mode for in-store shoppers | missing-feature | 1 | I just want a simple digital version of a “grocery list” |
| My Lists grocery-list section degraded by changes | ux | 1 | you screwed up the My Lists section that I used as my grocery list |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kroger | 4.8★ | 1,268,555 | Free |
| HelloFresh: Meal Kit & Recipes | 4.7★ | 219,262 | Free |
| Flipp: Shop Grocery Deals | 4.8★ | 517,233 | Free |
| Family Dollar | 4.8★ | 655,465 | Free |
| Cozi Family Organizer | 4.8★ | 389,976 | Free |
| Instacart: Groceries & Food | 4.8★ | 4,608,132 | Free |
| ALDI Grocery Pickup & Delivery | 4.8★ | 110,840 | Free |
| Target: Shop. Style. Save. | 4.9★ | 6,728,655 | Free |
Should you build it?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it. Opportunity here scores 43 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.
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