Shopping List Ease - Grocery

I used Groceries for years, then one day I get a notification that it will no longer be supported on my phone! Huge disappointment. I had so many different lists already, some even by recipe, and I was NOT looking forward to starting all over again. I downloaded about 3 different apps to see which would work best. I decided to stick with List Ease because it really is easy to use, I can still have multiple lists (although now I just run through my recipe lists and add everything to a "Today" list). I even made a pantry staple list and can read through, check off items that I'm missing, then move them to my "Today" list. My favorite feature is the price input. This app remembers the prices of my items, so I know what I'm spending before I go, but I can also easily add in the price as I shop for new items, or if anything has changed, that way I know exactly how much money I'm spending! The tediousness of typing in everything all over again for my main and recipe lists didn't really bother me, because the app has an enormous database, and remembers your items. If I want to make a quick list, it has a predictive text feature that allows you to type just a few letters, and then you can choose from the items that pop up. Ads have been minimal on the free version for me. I'm about to start using the pantry and coupon features, as well! I love this app more and more every time I use it!

I keep finding more uses for this app. I started out just needing a list when I go to the store. However, I shop at 4 to 10 stores depending on price & quality. Quantity comes in 3rd. I can find what is on sale where & write that out. I can keep tabs of what I am spending as I go. With storage I can take advantage of sales. I keep a running list of my pantry, my refrigerator, my car, my shed, & my storage (which is not at hone). I really have to watch my pennies because I only have Spousal Social Security & I only get paid once a month. I color & cut my own hair to save money. This app has helped me to plan & follow that plan so that I don’t purchase things I already have or things I do not need. I have about 100 uses for vinegar (from hair care to house cleaning to keeping bugs, ants, & critters out of places they should not be, & laundry & even wellness.) so I need to keep it on hand. There is so much more that this app has helped me with but I don’t want to bore you. Thank you for creating it. I thought that was another talent I would need to spend time learning (how to make an app.) But so far there is nothing I have needed that is not incorporated into this app.

I used the Groceries app for years and when it was no longer available I switched to this one. I like the detail offered for each line item, I like the idea of the Pantry section although I haven’t found it useful yet. The reason I only gave it 3 stars is for these reasons. 1. The aisle labels are easily rearranged to match the layout of my grocery store, but they don’t stay that way. They spontaneously rearrange themselves, so I’m constantly putting them back where I want them. 2. The checkbox avatar is cute but irritating when I have to wait to check off the next item until the animation is done. 3. It doesn’t let me list less than one. For instance, I often buy half a pound of something at the deli counter but I can’t use less than one in the item details. 4. While I like it telling me how much my whole grocery list is worth I don’t like that it includes things that are checked off. I leave things I buy regularly in the checked off section as a reminder to check if I need it and to make it easier to add to my list as needed. That feature worked really well in my previous app, but needs work in this one. 5. Related to number 4, my previous app learned which items I used regularly and would suggest them without prompting in the search window. I could just go down the list and click on what I wanted. 6. I think the coupon section should suggest coupons based on my shopping list.

My husband and I recently found this app and we love it so far. It has been so hard to find a good app that is easy to use and to keep us organized. In the past the list apps we found were so lacking that we created our own paper templates to use at the store. With this app my son was actually helping my husband record the pricing data as they went through the store, it is that easy to use. This app is one of the best list apps we have found. We can have different lists for specific stores that we regularly use. We can include prices so we stay on budget, this was fantastic. I haven't used the pantry or the coupon aspect of the app yet but I am assuming it is probably pretty good cause I am very impressed with the app. So why not 5 stars... because I only go to the same stores and buy mainly the same things. I don’t want or need to create a brand new list each week. That takes away my time. I want to save my list and include each week what I want or not want, I don’t want to retype everything. I also want to be able to track the prices of items based on the store I shop because some times some things are cheaper than other weeks. I want to be able to use the data collected by me with this app to save me more money. If the developers fix these things then this app would be 5 stars.

I used Out Of Milk for years but the latest update makes it literally impossible to use with its glitches and freezing and not loading new additions. It took me months of trying new grocery list apps and finally settled on this one reluctantly. After getting a good feel for it I came to really like it but it could use a few updates to make a five star app. My biggest complaint is that you cannot permanently fix the grocery categories into position. You can drag them up and down but the next time you add those categories they’re out of order again. I have even seen the locations move while I am using the app making them out of order though I never closed the app. Sometimes when I check an item off a different category rises to the top or falls to the bottom with seemingly no correlation between incidents. Another great option would to make this a web-app so that there is an ability to use a website to make the lists and edit them that is then update on the phone app. It really is a great app and very versatile and simple to use but the categories moving around causes me a lot of frustration as I hate backtracking through the stores to revisit aisles I’ve walk down or passed.