What is the best grocery list app for Android?

OurGroceries, for most homes. Every feature is free with ads, and the whole house shares one list that updates in seconds, iPhones included. If you'd rather not install anything new, use Google Keep.

What is the best free grocery list app for Android?

OurGroceries if you want aisles and recipes for free, Google Keep if you want no ads. Listonic and Bring! are free as well, with ads, and keep sharing in the free version.

Where did my Google Assistant shopping list go?

Into Google Keep. Google moved Shopping List and Assistant notes into Keep automatically, and moved lists carry a chip. To add items by voice again, open Assistant settings, tap Notes & Lists and choose Google Keep.

Can someone on an iPhone share my Android grocery list?

Yes, with most apps here. OurGroceries, Google Keep, Listonic, Bring! and Cozi all make iPhone versions as well as Android ones. Paprika sells each version separately and doesn't share a list between people.

Which Android grocery list apps sort items by aisle?

OurGroceries, Listonic, AnyList, Bring! and Paprika group items for you, and you can change the order. Google Keep doesn't: you drag items into order by hand.

Is there an Android grocery list app without a subscription?

Yes. Google Keep is free with nothing to buy, and OurGroceries works fully without paying. My Grocery List removes its ads with a one-time purchase.

9 best Android apps for grocery lists in 2026, free and paid

How we chose

For most homes the best Android app for a grocery list is OurGroceries: it costs nothing, and the whole house shares one list even when somebody carries an iPhone. Google Keep comes second because it's Google's own and free, with no ads. The other seven each won a place by doing one job better than both.

Every app had to answer six questions:

What does it cost, and what's missing from the free version?
Can everyone you shop with add to the list from their own phone, whether it's an iPhone or an Android?
Does it group the shop by aisle?
Can it turn a recipe into shopping?
What does it do on Android in particular, such as a home screen widget, a Wear OS watch or "Hey Google"?
What does its Data safety section on Google Play say it collects and shares with other companies?

Prices are in US dollars. Features and prices come from each maker's own site or its Google Play listing, read on 30 October 2026, and where a maker prints no price, we say so. Nobody pushed a trolley round a supermarket with nine apps open, so you won't find star ratings or test scores. On an iPhone the answer changes, and Apple Reminders leads the iPhone grocery list picks.

The 9 best grocery list apps for Android

Stop reading at the first app that fits.

1. OurGroceries: best free list for the whole house

OurGroceries puts every feature in its free version. Ads at the bottom of the screen pay for it, says its FAQ. Everyone signs in to the same account, and its Google Play listing says a change on one phone shows on the rest in seconds. You see the eggs crossed off while your partner is still in the dairy aisle.

The list files items into aisles using built-in category suggestions. Point the camera at a jar and the app works out what it is and adds it, or scan a barcode. A note or photo on an item settles which brand to buy. Saved meals send their ingredients to the list in one tap.

On Android it needs version 6 or later and runs on Wear OS watches. "Hey Google, add milk to OurGroceries" still works on your phone and watch, but the FAQ says Google Nest and Google Home speakers no longer take OurGroceries voice commands. One paid upgrade removes the ads on every device in the account. For the price, open Settings in the app and tap Remove Ads.

One quirk: some ads carry an Add to List button. Tap one by accident and the product lands on your list with a note saying so.

Pick it if you want one free list for everyone, on iPhone and Android alike. Skip it if you want a running total of prices: the FAQ lists price tracking as a future update.

2. Google Keep: best if you'd rather stay with Google

Google Keep is Google's free notes app, and it makes checklists. If you used Google Assistant's shopping list, it's already in Keep: Google moved Shopping List and Assistant notes into Keep automatically, and moved lists carry a chip that marks where they came from. To keep adding by voice, open Assistant settings, tap Notes & Lists and pick Google Keep.

Share the list by adding a collaborator with a name, an email address or a Google Group, and everyone can edit it. If you run a family group on Google, you can share with the whole family in one step. Keep runs on your phone, tablet, computer and Wear OS watch. Its Play listing carries neither the "Contains ads" nor the "In-app purchases" label, so there's nothing to upgrade.

Pick it if a plain checklist is enough and everyone already has a Google account. Skip it if you want aisles. Keep's help pages let you drag items into your own order, and they never mention grouping items by section.

3. Listonic: best for shopping to a budget

Listonic lets you put a price against each item while you plan, and it adds them up, so you see the bill before the checkout does. The list sorts by aisle, A to Z or in an order you set. It also offers up your regulars from what you've bought before.

Shared lists update in real time, and you get a notification when someone adds or removes something. Speak items in, or reuse an old list instead of typing a new one. On Android there's a home screen widget, and the web app opens in any browser without an account.

Its Google Play listing calls Listonic 100% free, and the FAQ on its site says paying takes the ads away and adds themes, but neither page gives the Android price.

Pick it if you shop to a weekly budget and want the total in front of you. Skip it if ads on a free app bother you, because Listonic's free version has them.

4. AnyList: best for cooks who shop from recipes

AnyList suggests items as you type and sorts them into categories like Produce, Dairy and Deli, which you can rearrange to follow your shop. Share the list and you see items checked off as the other person shops. There's a home screen widget, and Alexa takes items by voice.

The recipe box is why you'd choose it. Keep your recipes in one place and send every ingredient from one of them to the list in a single tap.

AnyList Complete costs US$9.99 a year for one person or US$14.99 a year for a household. Complete adds the meal planning calendar and recipe import from the web. You also get prices with a running total, reminders tied to a store, and apps for Mac, PC and Apple Watch.

Pick it if dinner starts with a recipe and you're happy to pay a few dollars a year. Skip it if you wear a Wear OS watch, because the watch AnyList names is Apple's.

5. Bring!: best for a house that taps rather than types

Bring! shows the list as picture tiles, or as a plain list if you prefer. Everyone on a shared list gets a notification when something is bought or added. Items group themselves, and you can rename the groups to match the aisles in your supermarket.

On a recipe website, one tap brings the ingredients onto your list and files the recipe in Bring!'s recipe book. It runs on Wear OS too.

Bring!'s own site says the core of the app is free, from making and sharing lists to recipes and special offers. Those offers come from stores near you, and the Play listing carries the "Contains ads" label.

Pick it if flatmates or children help with the shopping and won't type a list. Skip it if you'd rather not see store offers next to your groceries.

6. Cozi Family Organizer: best when the list sits beside the family calendar

Cozi is a colour-coded family calendar with shopping lists, to-do lists and a recipe box in the same free app. The family shares one account, and each person signs in with their own email address and the shared family password. Anything one of you adds to the shopping list appears for everyone else straight away.

The free version won't let you add or view events more than 30 days ahead. Cozi Gold costs US$39 and removes the ads. You also get a month view on your phone and a birthday tracker.

Pick it if whoever runs the calendar also runs the shopping. Skip it outside the US. Its listing calls this the U.S. version and warns that some features won't work as expected elsewhere.

7. Paprika Recipe Manager 3: best for a big recipe collection

Paprika saves recipes from any website through its built-in browser and plans meals by the day, week or month. Then it writes the grocery list for you. The list sorts by aisle and merges matching ingredients into one line. A pantry tracks what you have and when it expires.

All your data sits on the phone, so recipes open with no signal. The free version on Google Play does everything except two things: it stops at 50 recipes and leaves out cloud sync. The full version is an in-app purchase with no price on the listing, and the Windows, Mac and iPhone versions are each sold on their own.

Pick it if you cook from dozens of recipes. Skip it if two people write the list. Paprika syncs the list across your own devices, and its listing never mentions a second person editing it.

8. Shopping List, Simple & Easy: best for one reusable list per store

This app from Opulogic keeps things bare: tap plus for a new list, type into the yellow box, tap an item to cross it off. Make one list for each shop you use. Lists are reusable, so next week you uncheck what you need again instead of starting over.

A trash icon clears the crossed-off items and lists sort A to Z. They sync across devices in real time. Expect ads, and in-app purchases to remove them.

Pick it if you buy the same things from the same two or three shops every week. Skip it if you want aisle groups, because its listing only offers alphabetical sorting.

9. Shopping List, My Grocery List: best for one list on the home screen

Komorebi's app holds one list, and that's on purpose. No categories, quantities, prices or second lists. A home screen widget lets you check the list and add to it without opening the app, so the shampoo goes on the moment you see the bottle is empty.

It works offline and needs no account. To share, you send the list as text in a message. The app is free with ads, and a one-time purchase removes them, with no subscription.

Pick it if you shop alone and want the fastest list on your phone. Skip it if anyone else adds to it, because sharing means sending a copy, not editing together.

What each one costs

Most of these are free to start. Here's what paying adds, as of October 2026.

App	Free version	Paying gets you	Price
OurGroceries	Everything, with ads	No ads	In the app
Google Keep	Everything	Nothing to buy	Free
Listonic	Core features, with ads	No ads, themes	In the app
AnyList	Lists, sharing, recipes	Meal plan, prices	US$9.99 a year
Bring!	Lists, sharing, recipes	See the app	In the app
Cozi	Lists, calendar, with ads	No ads, month view	US$39
Paprika	50 recipes, no sync	Unlimited, sync	In the app
Simple & Easy	Lists and sync, with ads	See the app	In the app
My Grocery List	One list, with ads	No ads	One-time

Price isn't the only thing an app takes. Google Play's help page explains that the Data safety section on each listing is where the developer says what the app collects and shares. Read it.

OurGroceries, Listonic, Bring! and Simple & Easy each tell Google they can share your location and app activity with third parties. Keep, AnyList, Cozi, Paprika and My Grocery List say they share nothing. Check this before a free app goes on every phone in the house.

Set up a shared grocery list in Google Keep

Keep has no plan to choose, so you can have a shared list running straight away.

Open Keep, tap Create at the bottom right, then List, as Google's Keep help shows, and call it Shopping.
Add this week's items. Started the list as an ordinary note? Open it, tap Add at the bottom left, then Checkboxes.
Tap Action, then Collaborator, and add the people you shop with by email.
Open Menu, then Settings, and under list behaviour turn on moving checked items to the bottom.
Put items in the order you walk the shop: tap and hold the handle beside an item and drag it.
Tap Remind me and pick a date and time for the shop. Keep's reminder page says the reminder also shows in Google Tasks and Google Calendar.

Keep warns that deleting a shared note you own deletes it for everyone, so archive last week's list instead. Need reminders for more than the shop? Google Tasks is the best reminder app on Android, and Keep's reminders turn up there anyway.

Which one fits your house

Start with the line that sounds most like you.

One free list for a house with mixed phones: OurGroceries.
Nothing new to install, and no ads: Google Keep.
A weekly food budget: Listonic.
Meals start with a recipe: AnyList, or Paprika for a big collection.
Children or flatmates who tap rather than type: Bring!.
The family calendar and the list together: Cozi.
The same shops every week: Simple & Easy.
You shop alone and want it on the home screen: My Grocery List.

Once you've chosen, make it the only list in the house, because a second list on the fridge door means somebody always shops from the wrong one. Keep the grocery app for food. Your other to-dos belong in a task app, and TickTick tops our Android productivity picks.

The list is sorted, but who remembers the shop itself? In ActivityTracker, type "big shop sat 10am" and the task lands on Saturday at 10 with a reminder at that time, and on Android it comes with Done and Snooze 15 min buttons.

See how tasks remind you

Before you move the whole list

A week of "did anyone get bread?" messages is the price of a bad switch. Do these first:

Check your Android version under Settings, About phone. OurGroceries needs Android 6 or later.
Install the app on the second phone too and share one test list between you. OurGroceries, Google Keep, Listonic, Bring! and Cozi all make iPhone versions, so a mixed house can use any of them.
In the shop, turn on airplane mode, tick two items, then turn signal back on and see whether both phones catch up. My Grocery List and Paprika need no signal at all.
Read the Data safety section on the listing before anyone signs in.
Agree who pays before anyone does. One OurGroceries upgrade covers the whole account, and AnyList's household plan is US$14.99 a year.

Then check the list at the same time every day so it never goes stale. The same daily check is what getting organized runs on.

Priya's first two weeks with Google Keep

Made-up example: Priya keeps leaving the paper list on the fridge, and her husband Tom never reads it at all. Both have Android phones, and Priya wants nothing new to install, so she tries Google Keep.

Sunday: she makes a Keep list called Shopping and adds Tom as a collaborator by email. Then she turns on the setting that drops checked items to the bottom.

Tuesday: the garlic runs out while her hands are in the rice pot. She asks Google Assistant to add it, and it lands in the Keep list.

Wednesday: Tom adds washing-up liquid from work. Priya sets a reminder on the list for Saturday at 9.

Saturday: the reminder goes off. In the shop, Priya drags fruit and vegetables to the top so the list follows the aisles, and every tick drops out of the way.

One week in: 24 items added, 22 bought, 2 carried over. Nobody went back for garlic.

Two weeks in: Priya is tired of dragging new items into aisle order every week, which is Keep's limit. They move to OurGroceries, which groups items for them, and keep Keep for notes.