For roommates
Grocery List App for Roommates
A shared grocery list that knows which items are 'house' and which are 'mine'.
Roommate groceries have a specific problem: some things are 'house' (paper towels, dish soap, sugar) and some things are 'mine' (your specific oat milk, the protein powder you actually paid for). One shared list doesn't quite work — it gets messy fast. I Forgot the List supports both at once: a shared house list every roommate can update plus private personal lists nobody else sees.
What matters for roommates
Feature 1
Shared 'house' list, separate personal lists
One shared list for things the apartment splits (paper towels, foil, dish soap, salt). Each roommate also has their own private lists for the specific brand of yogurt only they buy.
Feature 2
One plan for the apartment
A single household plan covers every roommate — not a per-phone subscription, so there's no 'we each pay separately' debate. Start with a 7-day trial and split whatever ongoing cost makes sense for your apartment.
Feature 3
Voice add for the trip home
Walking back from class, remembering you're out of paper towels: hands-free 'add paper towels and a bag of clementines to the house list.' Done before you're home.
Feature 4
See who added what
Each item shows which roommate added it. Helps with the 'why is this on the list?' question and with figuring out who's been buying their share of the house stuff.
When roommates sharing a kitchen uses it
The 'whose turn to buy paper towels' problem
Add 'paper towels' to the house list whenever you notice the count is low. Whoever's at the store first grabs them and checks the item off. The history view shows who's bought the last few.
Roommate-specific brand preferences
You drink oat milk, your roommate drinks 2%. Each is on a separate personal list, so neither shows up on the other's checkout view.
Hosting a party
Create a one-off shared list for the party, invite roommates to add to it, and archive it when the party's done. The regular house list stays clean.
Questions from roommates
How do private personal lists work?
Inside the same app you have your shared house list plus any number of personal lists. Personal lists are visible only to you; the house list is visible to everyone in the household.
Can I add or remove a roommate later?
Yes. Open the household settings and invite new roommates or remove ones who've moved out. The house list stays intact.
What if we split the apartment by floor / room and don't share groceries at all?
Then you don't need a shared list — each of you uses the app as a single user. You still get voice add, AI suggestions, and cross-device sync between your phone and the web.
Does it cost more if we have four roommates instead of two?
No. It's a single household plan, not per-person. Whether your apartment has two or six roommates, the household cost is the same.
Grocery list apps for other households
The grocery list that works for roommates
7-day trial on iPhone, Android, and the web. Real-time sharing, voice add, and AI suggestions from what your household actually buys.