AnyList

Another update 12 months on from my previous review. PROS: Still a very useful recipe and shopping list. Also used as a travel packing list app. Great for checking/unchecking items one would regularly purchase. Syncs well with iOS & iPadOS apps over the cloud. Nicely designed. Safari extension for clipping recipes (I don't use it, but others may find it useful) The devs respond to feedback and suggestions promptly and politely. Annual subscription model is reasonably priced given the usefulness and value despite the lack of ongoing development of the Mac desktop version. CONS: The MacOS desktop version appears to get little love with the focus being on the mobile apps. I have suggested key improvements to the functionality (dark mode? Nested notes?) but the devs state nothing will be updated in the foreseeable. That is a shame. No dark mode with no intention to implement this. Devs have confirmed this. No nested / hidden notes feature with no intention to implement this. Any notes you make are static and make your list very long because they cannot be hidden. Subscription model (if you are going to ask for ongoing support with fees, then the least you should provide is regular improvements across ALL apps). It is still a 4 star app. It could become a 5 star product if they implemented these two features. Of course this is my personal opinion and my review. Others may feel differently. I do suggest you try this app though. Don't be put off by my 'Cons'. I have 'gifted' a subscription to my relatives and they each continue to value and use the subscription service. Testament to how good this app/service is.

An update two years on from my previous review using this app every second day or so. The developers have continually supported this affordable app by improving this and the accompanying iOS app over the previous two years with bug fixes and added features. My wife and I subscribe to the 'family' pack and we run many types of lists - grocery, pharmacy, travel packing, MTBking packing, home improvement projects, etc. We have gifted (they make this very easy to gift to friends and family) to my Brother-in-Law and his wife. They love it too...now...once they understood how it worked for them. AnyList still have not implemented collapsable notes yet. They are aware of it. To me this is a really badly needed feature as adding any notes to a list item automatically extends the length of a list especially when viewing on an iOS device. A reminder, this is not just a grocery list app.

This is a great alternative to Apple Reminders and apps like Splashshopper. Anylist is not just a grocery list manager, you can create any type of re-usuable list (check / uncheck items). Support is prompt with excellent communication from the devs.

Their premium service, AnyList Complete, is great value and reseasonbly priced. The various reviews online were positive and proved correct when checking out the app. My wife and I had given up on SplashShopper as it had become abandonware and so had Apple Reminders which sorely lacked many basic features. I highly recommend you at least check out AnyList.

I have given it a 4 star rating for now as I feel there are one or two things missing that should be there.

Note, it is not a GTD solution. For that, I used Things 3 everyday.