Buy Me a Pie! vs OurGroceries

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.

OurGroceries is a grocery-list app for coordinating shopping across a household. People signed in to the same account see updates to shared lists instantly. A list item can include a photo, note, quantity, category, or barcode; items can be grouped by category or aisle and reordered to follow a store route. Users can save recipes and add chosen ingredients or the whole recipe to a shopping list. Items can also be added with Amazon Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant on Android; an MCP integration for Claude and ChatGPT is described as experimental. Lists can be sent to Instacart for delivery in the United States and Canada. The app is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and web. The free plan includes all features and list sharing, with ads in a few screens. Ad-removal options are $1 a month, $6 a year, or $20, paid once; the subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial. Exports are ZIP files containing XLSX and JSON, but cannot be re-imported after external changes.