A grocery list that syncs in real time across every phone
Groceree syncs shopping lists in real time: an item added, edited, or checked off on one phone appears on everyone else’s straight away. There is nothing to refresh and no version to send, because everyone is looking at the same list rather than a copy of it.
Most list apps sync eventually. That is fine at home and useless in a supermarket, where the gap between “eventually” and “now” is the difference between buying something twice and not buying it at all. What matters is what happens in the ninety seconds you are standing in an aisle.
What real-time sync actually changes
Two people, two shops, one list
When two people shop at the same time in different places, each one sees the other checking items off as it happens. Neither buys the same thing twice, and neither has to ring the other to find out what is left.
Items arrive while you are already in the aisle
Someone at home remembers the coffee after you have left. They add it, you get a push notification, and it is on the list you already have open — no separate message to read and mentally merge with what you are carrying.
It keeps working when the signal does not
Supermarkets are full of dead spots, especially at the back. Your list stays readable and editable offline, and anything you change syncs automatically the moment the phone reconnects — so a weak signal delays the sync, not your shopping.
Questions about syncing
- How fast do changes appear on other phones?
- Within a moment, in normal conditions. Items added, edited, or ticked off show up on everyone else’s phone without anyone refreshing anything, and a push notification tells you when someone adds to a shared list.
- Does it sync between iPhone and Android?
- Yes. Lists sync across both platforms, so a household mixing iPhones and Android phones shares one list with no difference in behaviour. iOS 16.4 or later is required.
- What happens to changes I make with no internet connection?
- They are kept on your phone and sent automatically once you are back online. You can keep ticking items off in a shop with no reception and everything reconciles when you reconnect.
See it sync for yourself
Free on iPhone and Android. Share a list with one other person and add something.