Buy Me a Pie! vs List Buddy

Buy Me a Pie! is a shopping-list service for making, organizing and sharing lists across Android, iOS, macOS and the web. Website lists appear on users’ devices in real time, and people can keep lists synchronized by sharing an account or inviting others to specific lists. Invitations can also be sent by email to people without accounts. A grocery-item dictionary and color groups help organize list contents. The Free plan costs nothing and allows 3 shopping lists, sharing with 2 other accounts and 8 color groups. Pro plans add unlimited lists and sharing, additional color groups, an ad-free experience and premium support. They cost $2.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $49.99, paid once. A 30-day trial is listed. Accounts use a login name and PIN, and data is stored in the cloud for access from supported devices or the website. The terms state an average availability target of 97%, excluding maintenance downtime.

List Buddy combines shared shopping lists, meal planning and event planning in an app for Android, iOS and web. Users can add list items by typing, voice, pasting or AI Smart Add, then share lists with real-time syncing. AI Smart Add can turn a description, such as preparing tacos for six, into a shopping list. The meal planner lays out the week's meals and can extract ingredients from a recipe URL into a list. Event tools include RSVP tracking, to-do checklists and themed shopping lists. Lists work offline: changes are stored locally and sync when the device reconnects. The free plan includes unlimited lists, up to two people per list, seven meals and five events per month, 15 AI Smart Adds and five photo uploads monthly. Premium adds unlimited meals, events, AI Smart Adds, photos and videos, plus Alexa and Siri hands-free control and web access. Premium Monthly costs $3.99 a month; Premium Annual costs $29.99 a year. The maker lists English, Spanish, French and Arabic and says personal information is encrypted, shared data is limited to invited people, and data is never sold.