List Buddy
List Buddy combines shared shopping lists, weekly meal planning and event planning in an app for Android, iOS and the web.
What List Buddy is
List Buddy combines shared shopping lists, weekly meal planning and event planning in an app for Android, iOS and the web. Users can add shopping items by typing, voice, pasting or AI Smart Add, then share lists with real-time syncing. AI Smart Add can create a list from a description, such as making tacos for six. The meal planner lays out meals for the week and can extract recipe ingredients from a URL into a shopping list. Event tools include RSVP tracking, to-do checklists and themed shopping lists. Lists work offline: changes are saved 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 per month. 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 says personal information is encrypted, shared data is available only to invited people, and it does not sell data. Supported languages are English, Spanish, French and Arabic.
Good
- Shared lists sync in real time
- Recipe URLs can supply shopping-list ingredients
- Lists work offline and sync later
- Free plan includes unlimited lists
- Premium includes Alexa and Siri control
Watch out
- Free lists allow up to two people each
- Free plan limits meals and events monthly
- Free plan allows 15 AI Smart Adds monthly
- Web access is included with Premium
Who it suits
List Buddy suits people coordinating shopping, meals or events with others, particularly those who want shared lists and offline access. Its free plan has defined monthly limits, while Premium adds more capacity and voice-assistant control.
Verdict
List Buddy brings household or group planning tasks into one app, with offline lists and recipe import. The free plan has monthly caps; Premium costs $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year.
Plans and prices
From List Buddy's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Unlimited lists · Up to 2 people per list · 7 meals and 5 events/month · 15 AI Smart Adds · 5 photos/month · forever |
| Premium Monthly | $3.99 a month | Unlimited meals, events, AI Smart Adds, photos and videos · Alexa and Siri hands-free control · Web access |
| Premium Annual | $29.99 a year | Premium features |
The facts
Each one read from List Buddy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI feature
- AI Smart Add can build a shopping list from a description such as making tacos for six, and free-plan refinements count toward its 15 monthly uses.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Premium includes hands-free control with Alexa and Siri.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The maker lists English, Spanish, French, and Arabic as supported languages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Lists work offline, with changes saved locally and synced when the device is back online.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Premium access
- Premium includes web access from any browser; the maker says web access is included with Premium.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- List Buddy combines shared shopping lists, meal planning, and event planning in one app.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker says personal information is encrypted, shared data is accessible only to people invited, and it never sells data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Shopping lists
- Users can add list items by typing, voice, pasting, or AI, and share lists with real-time syncing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact form says the team will respond within 24 hours.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Event planning
- Event planning includes RSVP tracking, to-do checklists, and themed shopping lists.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Free-plan limits
- The free plan allows up to two people per list, seven meals and five events per month, 15 AI Smart Adds, and five photo uploads per month.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Meal planning
- The meal planner lays out meals for the week and can extract recipe ingredients from a URL to add to a shopping list.checked 8 Oct 2026
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