AnyList vs BuyBye

AnyList helps people make shared shopping lists, organize recipes, and plan meals. Lists provide autocomplete, automatic grocery categorization, and instant updates for collaborators; users can also create task, packing, and other custom lists. Recipes can be collected, searched by name or ingredient, and turned into shopping-list items. Imports from recipe sites and blogs are limited to five on the free plan, while Complete offers unlimited imports. The meal calendar supports recipes and notes and can produce a grocery list for selected dates. Items can be added with Siri or Alexa, and online shopping is available through services including Instacart, Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, Albertsons, Amazon Fresh, and H-E-B. Lists and recipes sync across signed-in devices, with account data backed up in the cloud. AnyList runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and as an extension. The free plan covers core list creation and sharing. AnyList Complete costs $9.99/yr for an individual or $14.99/yr for a household, and includes Mac and web apps, meal planning, and premium features.

BuyBye is a shared grocery-list app available on Android, iOS, and the web. People can share lists by link, with changes updating across phones in real time. Items are automatically sorted into grocery categories, and voice entry supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hindi, and Japanese. Users can import recipes with ingredients filed by category, or schedule meals in a planner and send their ingredients to a shopping list. Lists remain available locally, and edits sync when a connection returns. An account is optional when starting a list; it is used for sharing and syncing across phones. The Free plan is free and includes up to five lists, two people per list, five recipes, and current-week meal planning. Pro costs $9.99 a year, billed or $1.99/month, and Pro Family costs $14.99 a year for up to six linked accounts. The maker notes some Android browsers may show a Play Protect warning when installing the web app.