Grocery List Helpers

Overview

Going to the grocery store and maintaining a list of what you need can be a pain on a gargantuan scale. But don't worry, there are apps to make it easier and more efficient with barcode scanning and cross-platform syncing. The Grocery List Helpers AppGuide will cut through the aisles and provide you with the best grocery list helpers.

Essential Apps

Free
Grocery iQ

by Coupons.com

When I die all I want is my iPhone and Grocery iQ. Grocery iQ is the best grocery list helper app in the App Store. What makes Grocery iQ so spectacular is the fact that it makes creating a grocery list easy with the recent addition of RedLaser bar code scanning technology. It's free and universal, so why not give it a shot?

Notable Apps

$3.99
Grocery Gadget - Shopping List

by Flixoft, Inc

Grocery Gadget is the ultimate app for sharing grocery duty. You can enter your lists in the app or online and share the list with others. Get this, if you grab the bread and cross it off on your list when the list syncs it will cross it off all the shared lists also, even on non-iOS smartphones. WHOA! Prevent grocery errors and use your iPhone to take photos of items and scan barcodes for your list. Grocery Gadget will even keep track of how you mark things off your list and reorder the items for easier shopping later. Grocery Gadget is perfect for households with multiple roommates, serious shoppers, and families where bringing home the bacon is a priority. It really is the ultimate shopping list app, but its price keeps it from being the Essential app. If you're not sure if you should spend the money, check out the free version below, which is limited to 20 items and one shopping list.
Free
OurGroceries

by HeadCode

This is a great app for couples and other multi-shopper households. Sync everyone's smartphone (it doesn't even have to be iOS) to a single account and go shop. Even if you and your roommate or spouse are in different stores, every item you mark off will sync with the other one's smartphone so you don't purchase the same items. Edit your shopping lists from any computer. Additional features include the ability to browse recipes (that you enter yourself) and to add ingredients for entire recipes with a single tap. There are prevalent ads, but that's the price you pay for a free app with great functionality.

Decent Apps

$1.99
Groceries

by Sophiestication Software

Groceries - The Grocery Shopping List deserves an A+ for effort. Groceries - The Grocery Shopping List is quite beautiful and useful. You can use Groceries - The Grocery Shopping List to share lists over email, organize lists by aisle, and copy and move items across different lists. There's tons more. Groceries - The Grocery Shopping List is a great for people who buy groceries for one.
Free
ShopShop - Shopping List

by Nikolaj Schumacher

This pared down, bare bones app is for those that like to keep it simple. It's free and universal and easy to use.
$0.99
ShoppingList

by Werner Freytag

This is a nice app for the budget-conscious (ironically, because it's not a free app). This app stands out from the crowd because it allows you to enter prices, and then adds them up automatically for you. Never be unpleasantly surprised by your bill at the checkout again.
Free
Grocery Gadget Free - Shopping List

by Flixoft, Inc

Get all the great features of Grocery Gadget. As with any free app, there is "price". In this case, it is a one-list, 20 item limit.

Recipe Apps With Shopping Lists

Free
Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List

by Condé Nast Digital

This is an app that everyone should own. No kidding - it's free, universal, contains thousands of recipes, and the ability to create a shopping list with a tap.
Free
Whole Foods Market Recipes

by Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Browse tons of recipes and create a shopping list with just a tap. If you're a Whole Foods shopper, you'll definitely want this free, universal app to complement your shopping experience.