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IntelliList - Shopping List
Mario Zullo · 574 ratings · ★ 4.5
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Top complaints - extracted from 16 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"items"
6 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ok but a little frustrating to use. Overall, the app does a good job of creating individual store lists and adding items to those lists. The problem I’ve run into is syncing information with my wife’s lists. We both use identical lists (7 in all) and we both synchronize our l…" - Gort356
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"search"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Was good. There is a bug in the app where the search bars overlap rendering the app useless. I have had many failed attempts to contact the developer. Looks like this application has been abandoned. Too bad. It was good." - 452w
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"shopping"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Search function no longer works.. IntelliList, once a highly regarded shopping list application, appears to have been abandoned by its developers. The app’s last update was in March 2021, and since then, users have reported significant issues, notably the malfunctioning of …" - Blackbeard248
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"list"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Search function no longer works.. IntelliList, once a highly regarded shopping list application, appears to have been abandoned by its developers. The app’s last update was in March 2021, and since then, users have reported significant issues, notably the malfunctioning of …" - Blackbeard248
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"been"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Was good. There is a bug in the app where the search bars overlap rendering the app useless. I have had many failed attempts to contact the developer. Looks like this application has been abandoned. Too bad. It was good." - 452w
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"since"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Search function no longer works.. IntelliList, once a highly regarded shopping list application, appears to have been abandoned by its developers. The app’s last update was in March 2021, and since then, users have reported significant issues, notably the malfunctioning of …" - Blackbeard248
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"item"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App is messed up. Something happened, can’t sinc with spouse phone. When I put something in there I have to close out and back in before I can put the next item in. I have deleted the app, shut the phone off, turned phone back on, reinstalled app. That creat…" - dawnsparks1982
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"lists"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ok but a little frustrating to use. Overall, the app does a good job of creating individual store lists and adding items to those lists. The problem I’ve run into is syncing information with my wife’s lists. We both use identical lists (7 in all) and we both synchronize our l…" - Gort356
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"adding"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A lot of problems. I have had this app for years. It keeps deleting my list, adding random search bars, and requesting me to repay subscription. Unfortunately I am deleting and starting over on a new app." - 907cody
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"everything"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App is messed up. Something happened, can’t sinc with spouse phone. When I put something in there I have to close out and back in before I can put the next item in. I have deleted the app, shut the phone off, turned phone back on, reinstalled app. That creat…" - dawnsparks1982
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"other"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Since ios 18. The Search Bar is all messed up. Presents 2 of them, one over the top of the other. Basically making it unusable. Loved the app but now I'm in search of another." - SteveTinCali
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"another"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Since ios 18. The Search Bar is all messed up. Presents 2 of them, one over the top of the other. Basically making it unusable. Loved the app but now I'm in search of another." - SteveTinCali
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Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Was good
There is a bug in the app where the search bars overlap rendering the app useless. I have had many failed attempts to contact the developer. Looks like this application has been abandoned. Too bad. It was good.
A lot of problems
I have had this app for years. It keeps deleting my list, adding random search bars, and requesting me to repay subscription. Unfortunately I am deleting and starting over on a new app.
App is messed up
Something happened, can’t sinc with spouse phone. When I put something in there I have to close out and back in before I can put the next item in. I have deleted the app, shut the phone off, turned phone back on, reinstalled app. That created a real mess because everything I had in the app got deleted.
Since ios 18
The Search Bar is all messed up. Presents 2 of them, one over the top of the other. Basically making it unusable. Loved the app but now I'm in search of another.
Ok but a little frustrating to use
Overall, the app does a good job of creating individual store lists and adding items to those lists. The problem I’ve run into is syncing information with my wife’s lists. We both use identical lists (7 in all) and we both synchronize our lists with her Dropbox account.
The problem we found is that the list don’t update or synchronize consistently and the order of our lists on the list screen constantly get reshuffled in no apparent order.
I’ve tried backing up and restoring the app on both my phone and my wife’s phone, but that has not fixed the problem. I have the “sort list manually” checked under lists, but again, the app randomly re-shuffles the order of all my list.
So, other than the constant reshuffling the order of my lists and inconsistent updates and synchronization of our list items, it’s an ok app. Just wish these two nagging glitches would get resolved. The company to their credit replies promptly to email inquiries but they have not been successful in coming up with a solution using app settings.
The problem we found is that the list don’t update or synchronize consistently and the order of our lists on the list screen constantly get reshuffled in no apparent order.
I’ve tried backing up and restoring the app on both my phone and my wife’s phone, but that has not fixed the problem. I have the “sort list manually” checked under lists, but again, the app randomly re-shuffles the order of all my list.
So, other than the constant reshuffling the order of my lists and inconsistent updates and synchronization of our list items, it’s an ok app. Just wish these two nagging glitches would get resolved. The company to their credit replies promptly to email inquiries but they have not been successful in coming up with a solution using app settings.
Poor customer service
This app was great until I got a new iPhone 12. Only about 1/3 of that data that I spent hours inputting transferred via their Dropbox backup option. Transfer over WiFi did not work either. In addition, the app cuts out when trying to input new information. Customer service was unresponsive when I relayed the problem.
Waste of Time!!!
And a waste of money!
This is an app for folks whom have nothing better to do, than sit on the toilet all day, making shopping lists.
REALLY!
This is an app for folks whom have nothing better to do, than sit on the toilet all day, making shopping lists.
REALLY!
Poorly designed
Too difficult to set up products. Comes preinstalled with hundreds of items that most households won’t use that need to be deleted (one by one - very slowly).
Loved it but they lie to you
I loved this app after first installing it. But then a few weeks in to using it I could no longer add or customize items unless I paid $4.99 a month. They falsely advertise in the app description that there are “NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS” ha! NOT TRUE PEOPLE!!!! I will be uninstalling this app and looking for another.
Too complex
INCREDIBLY hard to figure out how to even use this stupid thing. Youd be better off using a pen and paper and writing down prices from different stores, it’d take less time since you have to do all the work yourself in this stupid app, plus figure out how to navigate it. FAIL.
And the developer is an ibvious scammer these reviews all have the same writing style. They give rude snarky responses denying the problems in every bad review. Steer clear! Reporting to FTC AND BBB
And the developer is an ibvious scammer these reviews all have the same writing style. They give rude snarky responses denying the problems in every bad review. Steer clear! Reporting to FTC AND BBB
Flawed
This app has a major shortcoming in that it assumes that all stores you shop in using this app have the same aisle arrangement. If you like to do your shopping in a logical aisle by aisle progression, this app is not for you.
Search function no longer works.
IntelliList, once a highly regarded shopping list application, appears to have been abandoned by its developers. The app’s last update was in March 2021, and since then, users have reported significant issues, notably the malfunctioning of the search function. Attempts to reach customer support via email have gone unanswered, suggesting a lack of ongoing maintenance and support. While the app previously offered features like barcode scanning, price comparisons, and list synchronization, its current state renders it unreliable. Users are advised to consider alternative shopping list applications that receive regular updates and offer responsive customer support.
One confusing app
IntelliList
One confusing app
* There are no grocery categories, they are defined as aisles
* To copy/move an item from one list to another requires each item to be copy/moved individually. Nothing simple like selecting a whole bunch at once then do the copy/move once.
* Each item takes up a large amount of screen space, only 4 items show, compact mode shows 6. Shrink those icons or ditch them altogether.
* App shows all functions available for each item, functions that are infrequently used such as copy/move should be under a menu and expanded if used, clean up the clutter.
* You have to say if an item is taxable and it must be done for each item, what a waste of time. Yeah, where I shop 1000s of items have no tax and 1000s have tax, riiiggghhhttt…
* Doing this on hundreds of items gets old
* App downloads hundreds of items after install to build a preloaded list. 1st 3 items entered were not on the list.
* You cannot duplicate an item but you can add a store name. So… if I you purchased the same item from 2-3 stores, how would you compare, the only way would be to add a note. We all do it, depends where you are, nobody always buys from the same store. It would cost you more in time and gas to travel to your go to store.
Pros
The most useful feature this app has over all others is that you can create a smaller list from the master list. Been looking for an app that does this and this app does.
You have a master list of hundreds of items but when you shop you only need for example 5-47 items. This creates a focus list.
Why all other shopping lists do not do this is beyond me. They all insist to show all items and no way to highlight what you plan to buy. Yeah, everyone buys everything on their master list each time they shop. This requires constant scrolling and remembering what is needed because you cannot even highlight your items.
Nobody shops like that except developers of apps. What a useless workflow.
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The cons of this app however out weighs the most useful feature. You have to pay to use other features and functions but there are too many cons and paying to find more cons is not worth it.
One confusing app
* There are no grocery categories, they are defined as aisles
* To copy/move an item from one list to another requires each item to be copy/moved individually. Nothing simple like selecting a whole bunch at once then do the copy/move once.
* Each item takes up a large amount of screen space, only 4 items show, compact mode shows 6. Shrink those icons or ditch them altogether.
* App shows all functions available for each item, functions that are infrequently used such as copy/move should be under a menu and expanded if used, clean up the clutter.
* You have to say if an item is taxable and it must be done for each item, what a waste of time. Yeah, where I shop 1000s of items have no tax and 1000s have tax, riiiggghhhttt…
* Doing this on hundreds of items gets old
* App downloads hundreds of items after install to build a preloaded list. 1st 3 items entered were not on the list.
* You cannot duplicate an item but you can add a store name. So… if I you purchased the same item from 2-3 stores, how would you compare, the only way would be to add a note. We all do it, depends where you are, nobody always buys from the same store. It would cost you more in time and gas to travel to your go to store.
Pros
The most useful feature this app has over all others is that you can create a smaller list from the master list. Been looking for an app that does this and this app does.
You have a master list of hundreds of items but when you shop you only need for example 5-47 items. This creates a focus list.
Why all other shopping lists do not do this is beyond me. They all insist to show all items and no way to highlight what you plan to buy. Yeah, everyone buys everything on their master list each time they shop. This requires constant scrolling and remembering what is needed because you cannot even highlight your items.
Nobody shops like that except developers of apps. What a useless workflow.
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The cons of this app however out weighs the most useful feature. You have to pay to use other features and functions but there are too many cons and paying to find more cons is not worth it.
Close but no cigar
Grocery Gadget has become annoying with ads and frequent crashes, so I gave this app a try. It begins to approach the functionality of Grocery Gadget, but without being intuitive in any way (nothing works as you might expect). But it has a few huge failings. The first is that you can’t really get a feel for how the app will work in reality unless you pay the $5. The few preloaded items aren’t going to be enough to make the lists you need to try out the app when shopping. But had I known about the aisle issue, I might have saved my money. Each product can only be placed in ONE aisle, even though aisles can be sorted by store. The aisles are also just in a big jumble when trying to place an item in an aisle and you have no idea which store the aisles are for. Complete dealbreaker!
Too Clunky
I tried it out looking for a new grocery list app since my previous app was bought, changed and then killed. This app looked promising but I found it a little clunky. When I want to add an item, I type it in. When I click that item, I want to see it on my list so I know it’s there and then automatically go back to and clear my search bar. On this all you see is the items you select and you have to click back on the search field, delete your searched word every time after adding something.
Also, very disappointing, it only has “hundreds” of items? I was skeptical when I first saw that in the description. Should be thousands of preloaded items. It came to bite me when it didn’t have common like “Cajun seasoning”, “cream of chicken soup” “salad dressing” and it had pretzel in baking but not pretzels the snack. It seems like maybe They crowd source for items... except without a subscription you can only create up to 30 items? I’d blow through that in probably two trips. I even had to add a new aisle. There’s also a price feature with a “saved/wasted” counter on top, but no items had any prices. Maybe they want you to scan everything with barcode? If I had that item I wouldn’t need it now would i? I guess you get what you put into it but I want a polished app that’s ready for use easy right away. No thanks
Also, very disappointing, it only has “hundreds” of items? I was skeptical when I first saw that in the description. Should be thousands of preloaded items. It came to bite me when it didn’t have common like “Cajun seasoning”, “cream of chicken soup” “salad dressing” and it had pretzel in baking but not pretzels the snack. It seems like maybe They crowd source for items... except without a subscription you can only create up to 30 items? I’d blow through that in probably two trips. I even had to add a new aisle. There’s also a price feature with a “saved/wasted” counter on top, but no items had any prices. Maybe they want you to scan everything with barcode? If I had that item I wouldn’t need it now would i? I guess you get what you put into it but I want a polished app that’s ready for use easy right away. No thanks
Eh
Seems like a good idea. Didn’t fit my needs.
Sentiment summary
88%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
6%
Negative (1-2★)