Our Groceries Shopping List

Share lists easily with family

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LaunchedAug 14, 2009
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Description

The easiest way to manage your family’s grocery shopping—and it’s FREE!

"I love technology, but I also love simplicity. I've found the best of both in OurGroceries." —The Kitchn review
"After more than a year of using OurGroceries, we have been very satisfied." —Anne vs. Home review

OurGroceries automatically keeps your family’s grocery list up to date with the latest changes—on every family member’s mobile phone, and our website. Nearly out of milk? Add it now on your phone and your partner can pick it up on their next shopping trip.

Every change to your shared shopping list is visible within seconds on any other iPhone, Watch, iPod touch, iPad, or other smartphone grouped with yours. See items being checked off as your partner shops!

You can also keep track of the key ingredients in your favorite recipes and add them all at once to your shopping list.

FEATURES:

• Take your shopping lists with you wherever you go.

• Share shopping lists amongst everyone in your household. Simply enter the same email address into each copy of the OurGroceries app.

• Add items quickly: on-the-fly completion searches past shopping list items as you type.

• Cross items off the shopping list with a single tap.

• Create as many separate shopping lists as you wish, or keep it simple and just use one.

• Organize your items by category or aisle to make shopping faster and easier. (Including optional automatic category suggestions for new items.)

• Add a photo to an item to make sure your partner gets exactly the right one.

• Add items by scanning barcodes.

• Browse your favorite meal ideas anytime, anywhere.

• Add all the ingredients for a recipe to your shopping list with a single tap.

• All your items, lists, and recipes are automatically backed up onto the Internet. Upgrade, replace, or reformat your phone without worrying about losing your data. (Requires free OurGroceries account.)

• Convenient hands-free shopping with your Apple Watch.

• See and edit your lists and recipes from any web browser.

• Add items with your voice using Siri on your iPhone, Watch, or HomePod. Supports other popular voice assistants too.

• Versions available for other popular mobile phones too, in case your partner doesn't have an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Visit https://www.ourgroceries.com for more information.

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Version History

Releasing updates every about 1 month on average. Last update 59 days ago.

6.0.1Feb 07, 2025

You can now add an item just by taking a photo of it! OurGroceries will automatically suggest the words to go with the photo. Tap the camera icon in the top right corner of any shopping list to get started.

Also, when showing that an item is already on a list (such as when adding an item or looking at a recipe), the item’s weight or volume is now displayed. For example: “Potatoes - 5 lbs on Shopping List”.

5.9.3Dec 02, 2024

A few small improvements—we hope you enjoy them!

5.9.1Nov 07, 2024

Now includes dark and tinted app icons for iOS 18 users, and also takes advantage of other new iOS 18 capabilities like tinted widgets!

5.8.2Oct 16, 2024

New Apple Watch widgets: show your top shopping lists or the contents of a specific shopping list. The widgets can be added to the Smart Stack, and placed on watch faces that have a large rectangular complication. Tapping on a widget opens the OurGroceries watch app. Requires watchOS 10+.

5.7.1Jul 23, 2024

Fixes crash at startup on macOS.

5.7.0Jul 10, 2024

• Our Apple Watch app is even better! Try it while shopping.
• Use Lock Screen widgets for instant list access.

5.6.3May 09, 2024

Now available in Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish!

5.5.1Mar 08, 2024

Now available in Spanish!

5.4.0Dec 28, 2023

A few small improvements—we hope you enjoy them!

5.3.0Dec 15, 2023

A few small improvements—we hope you enjoy the updates!

5.2.2Nov 21, 2023

New app icon and logo design.

5.1.3Oct 16, 2023

Now available in German!

5.0.4Aug 01, 2023

Now available in French!

4.9.3Jun 30, 2023

• Minor fixes and improvements

4.9.2May 17, 2023

Fix a problem where user was sometimes prompted for a category even though one is already set.

4.9.1May 02, 2023

• Tap an item photo anywhere in the app to view it full screen
• Many small fixes

4.8.3Mar 09, 2023

• More options for sorting and grouping crossed-off items.
• Various small fixes.

4.7.1Oct 05, 2022

• Any paid upgrade now removes ads for everyone sharing your lists.
• Can search for punctuation in the Add Item screen.

4.6.6Aug 11, 2022

• See your lists at a glance on your Home Screen or Today View using widgets.
• Quickly add item to shopping list or open barcode scanner using Shortcuts.
• Better single-column formatting of lists when sending them by email.
• You can now delete your OurGroceries account from within the app.

4.5.0Jan 31, 2022

• Invite others to sign in to your OurGroceries account from the Settings screen.
• Better formatting of lists when sending them by email.

4.4.1Dec 19, 2021

• Item photos and barcode scanning are now free for all users.

4.3.0Nov 27, 2021

• Updates for iOS 15, watchOS 8, and Series 7 Apple Watches.
• Support for more Apple Watch complications.

4.2.2Aug 24, 2021

Minor fixes.

4.2.1Aug 12, 2021

• Show which shopping lists each recipe item is already on, if any.
• Support AutoFill of email address and password on sign-in screens.
• Various small fixes.

4.1.2May 08, 2021

• Search item notes (not just item name) from Add Item screen.
• Fixed a problem with remembered drag & drop item order.

4.1.1May 03, 2021

• Added a setting to choose which shopping lists to include in app icon badge count.
• Improved “Ask Siri” support: turn it on from the Settings screen.
• Several small improvements and fixes.

4.0.2Mar 15, 2021

4.0.2 fixes some minor problems in the 4.0.1 release.

The 4.0.1 release added:
• Add notes to your items from the Item Details screen.
• Watch app shows item stars and long item names.
• Send shopping lists & recipes via third-party text & email apps.
• New quick actions for barcode scanner.
• Switch between front & back cameras in barcode scanner.

4.0.1Mar 15, 2021

• Add notes to your items from the Item Details screen.
• Watch app shows item stars and long item names.
• Send shopping lists & recipes via third-party text & email apps.
• New quick actions for barcode scanner.
• Switch between front & back cameras in barcode scanner.

3.9.3Feb 25, 2021

• Added setting to hide suggested items on the Add Item screen.
• Small fixes.

3.9.1Dec 27, 2020

• Added monthly and yearly subscriptions as no-commitment alternatives to the lifetime upgrade.
• Small fixes & improvements.

3.8.2Nov 09, 2020

• Show a warning when the app can’t connect to the OurGroceries server.
• New setting for “Common Items First” sorting of crossed-off items.
• Better built-in suggestions when adding new items for the first time.

3.7.3Sep 09, 2020

• Minor fixes.

3.7.2Sep 08, 2020

• Removed extra blank space between list rows.
• Various minor improvements.

3.7.1Aug 23, 2020

• Adjustable text size. You can try it from the Settings app’s “Display & Brightness” screen.
• Minor fixes.

3.6.5Jul 14, 2020

• Minor fixes.

3.6.4Jul 10, 2020

• New “Press and Hold” option to cross-off items.
• Minor fixes.

3.6.2Jun 25, 2020

• Added automatic item category suggestions! Turn them on from “When Adding Uncategorized Item” in Settings.
• Added home screen quick actions to add items. Press and hold on app icon to try them.
• Print shopping lists and recipes directly from the app.

3.5.6Apr 25, 2020

• Minor fixes.

3.5.5Apr 11, 2020

• Minor fixes

3.5.4Apr 03, 2020

• Improved barcode scanner
• Lots of small interface improvements

3.4.4Jan 08, 2020

• Minor fixes.

3.4.3Dec 18, 2019

• Fixed problem where item categories couldn’t be renamed.

3.4.2Dec 14, 2019

• Small fixes.

3.4.1Dec 04, 2019

• Dark Mode support.
• Choose from three capitalization modes for newly-added items: none, first word, or every word.
• iPad: new “Add” button appears when adding items with a physical keyboard attached.
• Updates for iOS and iPadOS 13.

3.3.4Aug 06, 2019

• Fix bug in iOS 13 where some items looked crossed off.

3.3.3May 24, 2019

• Add items to your lists by scanning UPC barcodes with your phone’s camera.
• Improved adding items from the Watch app.
• Delete all crossed-off items directly from the Watch app.

3.2.6Feb 26, 2019

Minor bug fix.

3.2.5Feb 22, 2019

Minor bug fixes.

3.2.4Jan 31, 2019

• Minor bug fix.

3.2.3Jan 23, 2019

Add items by voice: “Hey Siri, add milk using OurGroceries.”

3.1.6Jan 11, 2019

Minor bug fix for Apple Watch.

3.1.5Dec 18, 2018

Minor fixes.

3.1.4Dec 12, 2018

Bug fixes for iOS version 9.

3.1.2Dec 07, 2018

• New preference to press firmly to cross items off.
• Can sign in to OurGroceries account with password.
• Updated Apple Watch app for Series 4 watches
• Minor fixes and improvements

3.0.5Aug 23, 2018

We’ve added an Apple Watch app.

2.10.9May 17, 2018

- Minor internal fixes.

2.10.6Mar 28, 2018

Minor bug fixes.

2.10.5Jan 11, 2018

Minor fixes to the interface.

2.10.4Jan 02, 2018

New sign-in wizard for setting up list sharing.

2.9.2Dec 19, 2017

Fix crash when sending a list by SMS or email.

2.9.1Dec 15, 2017

Supports the iPhone X. Works in Split View and Slide Over on iPad.

2.8.1Aug 22, 2017

Minor bug fixes.

2.8.0Mar 14, 2017

• Long list and item names wrap nicely in lists.

2.7.4Jan 06, 2017

• Fix obscure crash when dragging items within a shopping list.
• Use more secure communication to Internet servers.

2.7.1Nov 30, 2016

• Fix crash when moving items to a different list.

2.7.0Nov 23, 2016

• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

2.6.6Sep 19, 2016

• Minor bug fixes.

2.6.5Jul 13, 2016

• Various minor bug fixes.

2.6.4Feb 26, 2016

• New setting to sort shopping list items alphabetically, regardless of previous drag-and-drop order.
• New setting to lock screen orientation to vertical.

2.6.3Feb 12, 2016

• New setting to group items in the “Add Item” list by category. See “Arrange Master List” in Settings.
• Also in the “Add Item” list, items will now display which lists they are already on.

2.6.2Nov 23, 2015

The number on the app icon now updates automatically, even if the app is not running. To hide the number, use the iOS Settings app.

2.6.1Nov 09, 2015

• Less intrusive ads.

2.6.0Aug 15, 2015

You can now “star” items! The stars show up in the shopping list or recipe. You can use stars for anything you want, such as tracking coupons or urgent items. Star an item by tapping the star button in the item detail screen.

2.5.3May 27, 2015

• New privacy policy.
• Slightly improve accessibility for the visually impaired.
• Fix three obscure crash bugs.

2.5.2Apr 20, 2015

• Can add notes and links to recipes and shopping lists. Look for the new "Edit Notes" icon at the bottom of the screen when viewing a recipe or list.

2.5.1Feb 23, 2015

• Fix number on app icon. (iOS will ask you permission to do this.)
• Fix height of rows, which might have been too large if "Larger Text" was enabled in global settings.

2.5.0Dec 22, 2014

Can add a photo to an item! Also now supports iPhone 6 and 6+.

2.4.2Aug 21, 2014

New cherry icon!

2.4.1Apr 14, 2014

• Fix three minor bugs.

Be sure to check Settings to see the new features we added in 2.4!

2.4Mar 24, 2014

• Add support for iPad.
• New preference: Swipe to cross off.
• New preference: Capitalize new items.
• New preference: Ask for category when adding uncategorized item.
• Rename preference: "Close Automatically" to "Add Multiple Items".

2.3.1Nov 11, 2013

• Fix crash when deleting item.

2.3Oct 31, 2013

New iOS 7 look.

2.2Jun 03, 2013

• Fewer clicks when setting or creating new categories.
• Add option to show crossed-off items in reverse chronological order (most recent on top).
• In About screen show how long it's been since the last successful connection to OurGroceries server.
• Fix usability problem when adding more than 10 categories.

2.1Apr 10, 2013

• Support for iPhone 5 screen.
• Support for multi-tasking.
• New icon.
• Add "Restore" button to restore in-app purchases.
• Confirm deleting all crossed-off items.

2.0.2Mar 08, 2011

• New in-app purchase to remove ads.
• Setting to keep Add Item screen open to quickly add multiple items.
• Setting to sort crossed-off items alphabetically.

v2.0.1:
• Setting to sort empty lists to the end.
• Fix for crash affecting some iPod touch users.

2.0.1Dec 11, 2010

• Setting to sort empty lists to the end.
• Fix for crash affecting some iPod touch users.

v2.0.0:
• Organize items by category or aisle to make shopping faster and easier.
• Drag items to rearrange your shopping lists.

2.0.0Nov 19, 2010

• Organize items by category or aisle to make shopping faster and easier.
• Drag items to rearrange your shopping lists.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.2.0Jul 28, 2010

Crossed-off items are no longer removed automatically, and there's a special row to remove them with a single tap.
Can now send a list by email or SMS.
New setting for alphabetical master list.
New setting to change startup screen.
New setting to control whether keyboard shows automatically when adding an item.
New setting to turn off app icon badge count.

LaunchedAug 14, 2009

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