Syncing is quick, reliable and works flawlessly You might use this feature when you need a new light bulb and want to ensure you purchase a similar light bulb with the exact same fitting.įrequently bought items can be marked as “Favourite Items” so that staples like milk and bread can be more easily added to a list. Paid subscribers can also add photos for an item. Basic lists are useful for anything that doesn’t involve shopping (Books to read, Movies to see, Places to visit etc). I use Categorized lists to create Christmas Shopping lists for my family. A new item is created for each line of your list. Simply copy your list and paste it directly into AnyList’s Paste Items screen. I was happy to find that AnyList makes migrating from an old list manager easy. You can then alter the quantity, price and even the store (Paid Subscribers only) that you wish to buy it from. This allows AnyList to suggest items as you type them into a list making item entry very fast and with minimal keypresses. Custom List (like the Categorized List but with more configurability)Ĭreating Shopping Lists is very fast and simpleĪnyList ships with an item database and remembers your past entries.Categorized list (gift lists for the family etc).To get started, users press “Create a new list” and then select the type of list to create: AnyList also offers support for nested folders. I’ve personalized the look of my folders to make them more easily recognizable.
Free users can create lists here and paid subscribers can organize their lists into folders (see screenshot). Upon starting, AnyList presents you with the Lists screen. This review won’t cover this functionality as I don’t own an Apple Watch.Īfter installing AnyList from the App Store, you’ll be required to create an account so that your lists and accompanying data can be synced to the cloud. Paid subscribers also get the ability to use AnyList on their Apple Watch.
I started troubleshooting after a few botched supermarket trips and I found that Wunderlist was dropping items from our lists. Our experience with Wunderlist started off well but occasionally items would go missing from lists. It lacked features specifically for Shopping Lists but it seemed good enough. I moved to Wunderlist and happily showed my wife how convenient it was to share lists. I was quickly thinking “if only there was an app that offered better syncing options”. My search started with the iPhone Reminders app which ships with all iPhones. I believed then (and still do now) that a great shopping list manager must be easy to use, it must work flawlessly, and it needs to deliver clear advantages that far outweigh the use of the trusty pen and paper combo. My search for a worthy replacement for the pen and paper started 8 years ago. The problem of course is tech doesn’t always behave the way it should. Not only are you asking them to abandon a lifelong habit, you’re asking them to trust in technology. My wife is still very much a “pen and paper” person.Īs any well meaning technologist will tell you, convincing a pen and paper fan to use their iPhone for performing every day tasks is no mean feat. I’m a techie who uses their iPhone for everything. A review of AnyList, a shopping list manager and recipe database for iOS that won over a lifelong pen and paper adherent.