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OurGroceries
What it is
OurGroceries is a grocery-list app for coordinating shopping among household members. People signed in to the same account see changes to shared lists instantly, and can add photos, notes, quantities, categories, or barcodes to items. Lists can be grouped by category or aisle and reordered to follow a store route. Users can save recipes and add specific ingredients or a whole recipe to a shopping list. Items can also be added with Amazon Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant on Android, or an experimental MCP integration for Claude and ChatGPT. Lists can be sent to Instacart for delivery in the United States and Canada. OurGroceries is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web, and was founded in 2009. The free plan includes all features and list sharing, with ads in a few screens. Ad removal costs $1 a month or $6 a year, each subscription starting with a 7-day free trial, or $20, paid once for a lifetime upgrade. Exports contain lists, recipes, the item master list, and categories in XLSX and JSON files, but cannot be re-imported after external changes.
For and against
For
- Shared-list changes appear instantly.
- Recipes and ingredients can be added to lists.
- Items support photos, notes, quantities, and barcodes.
- Lists can be organized by aisle or category.
- Available on Android, iOS, macOS, and web.
Against
- Free plan shows ads in a few screens.
- Instacart delivery is limited to the United States and Canada.
- Exports cannot be re-imported after external changes.
- Barcode product coverage is U.S.-centric.
The verdict
OurGroceries combines shared shopping lists, recipe handling, and several ways to add items. Consider its ads, U.S.-centric barcode coverage, and export limitation when deciding whether it fits your household.
Who it suits
It suits households that want to coordinate grocery lists and add recipe ingredients while shopping. Instacart delivery support is limited to the United States and Canada.
Plans and prices
Free
All features · ads in a few screens · list sharing included
Read 15 Oct 2026 · ourgroceries.com
Monthly ad removal
Removes ads for the sharing household · 7-day free trial
Read 15 Oct 2026 · ourgroceries.com
Yearly ad removal
Removes ads for the sharing household · 7-day free trial
Read 15 Oct 2026 · ourgroceries.com
Lifetime ad removal
Removes ads for the sharing household
Read 15 Oct 2026 · ourgroceries.com
Remove Ads monthly subscription
Removes ads for the account’s shared lists · starts with a 7-day free trial
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ourgroceries.com
Remove Ads yearly subscription
Removes ads for the account’s shared lists · starts with a 7-day free trial
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ourgroceries.com
Lifetime upgrade
Removes ads for the account’s shared lists
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ourgroceries.com
On the record
- AI photo entry
- Google Play says the app can recognize a photographed item with AI and add it to a list.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API and extensibility
- A public MCP endpoint at https://www.ourgroceries.com/mcp can connect accounts to Claude and ChatGPT using OAuth; the company calls it highly experimental.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The creators describe designing the app to address grocery-shopping coordination problems for their own young families and households.ourgroceries.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Barcode scanning
- The app scans barcodes, although the company says its product database is relatively U.S.-centric.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Categories and aisles
- Items can be categorized, reordered and arranged to match a store route.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company
- LinkedIn lists OurGroceries, Inc. as a privately held software company founded in 2009 with 2–10 employees and headquarters in San Francisco.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data export
- Users can export lists, recipes, the item master list, and categories in a ZIP containing XLSX and JSON files, but the export cannot be re-imported after external changes.ourgroceries.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy says its servers and stored user information are in the United States.ourgroceries.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Developer documentation
- Documentation covers user-facing imports, exports, voice integrations and MCP setup but does not present a conventional REST SDK.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Export
- Account data exports as a ZIP containing README, XLSX and JSON files.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Household sharing
- Household members signed in to the same account see changes to shared lists instantly.ourgroceries.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Import
- The website imports plain text or CSV files with item, category, barcode and note fields.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent assessment
- Verbraucherzentrale found the app easy to use and broad in sharing, but criticized advertising tracking and limited product information and sorting.verbraucherzentrale.de · read 15 Oct 2026
- Instacart
- Users can send a shopping list to Instacart for delivery, and the feature is available only in the United States and Canada.ourgroceries.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Instant synchronization
- Changes made by one household member appear for other signed-in devices within seconds.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Legal address
- The EULA identifies OurGroceries, Inc. at 666 46th St., Oakland, California.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The EULA grants a limited proprietary license and prohibits copying, modification and reverse engineering except where law or an open-source component license allows it.ourgroceries.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: advertising complaints
- A 2026 Google Play reviewer complained that product ads could appear as if a household member had added an item.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
