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The 6 best AnyList alternatives in 2026.
AnyList is one of the best shared grocery lists, and very good value. People look elsewhere when they want more from the planning side (AI help, a pantry, nutrition), a web app without paying, or something free. Here are six alternatives and the reason to pick each.
By Hedgehog Chef · · 4-minute read
The short answer
If you want AnyList's shared list plus an AI meal planner, a pantry and cook mode, Hedgehog Chef is our pick. OurGroceries is the closest free list app, on even more devices. Plan to Eat is a stronger recipe-and-planner app, Paprika a deeper recipe manager you buy once, Bring! the best list app in German-speaking Europe, and Listonic the best free list with an AI list builder.
- 1. Hedgehog Chef: best for AnyList's shared list plus planning, a pantry and cook mode
- 2. OurGroceries: best for a free list on every device
- 3. Plan to Eat: best for a stronger recipe book and planner
- 4. Paprika: best for a deeper recipe manager you buy once
- 5. Bring!: best for shoppers in German-speaking Europe
- 6. Listonic: best for the best free list with AI help
At a glance
| App | Best for | Price | Without paying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hedgehog Chef | Best for: AnyList's shared list plus planning, a pantry and cook mode | Price: Hedgehog Chef Plus ($5.99/month or $49.99/year, on sale soon), for the whole household | Without paying: A 14-day free trial with everything, no card needed; no free plan after it |
| 2. OurGroceries | Best for: a free list on every device | Price: Removing ads for the household: about $1/month, $6/year or $20 once | Without paying: Every feature, with ads |
| 3. Plan to Eat | Best for: a stronger recipe book and planner | Price: $5.95/month or $49/year on its website ($54.99/year in the App Store) | Without paying: A 14-day trial without a card; no free plan |
| 4. Paprika | Best for: a deeper recipe manager you buy once | Price: Paprika 3 is bought once per platform: $4.99 iPhone/iPad, $4.99 Android unlock, $29.99 Mac, $29.99 Windows | Without paying: On Android, up to 50 recipes without sync; the other versions are paid up front |
| 5. Bring! | Best for: shoppers in German-speaking Europe | Price: Bring! Premium: $1.99/month or $8.99/year in the App Store | Without paying: Lists, sharing, recipes and offers, with ads |
| 6. Listonic | Best for: the best free list with AI help | Price: Premium removes ads and adds themes; App Store prices vary by plan | Without paying: Lists, real-time sharing and the AI list builder, with ads |
How we chose
We make Hedgehog Chef, so it's first on this list: that's our bias, stated up front, and its cons are as honest as everyone else's. The other apps are in the order we'd suggest them for this job. Everything we say about them comes from their own websites, help pages and app-store listings, checked on October 13, 2026 and linked at the end, and each entry says who should pick it instead of ours. We left out store ratings, which change daily.
What we looked at:
- The shared list: real-time sync, aisle sorting, voice
- What it adds that AnyList doesn't: AI planning, a pantry, nutrition
- Recipes and meal planning without extra fees
- Devices and the web
- Price compared with AnyList's $14.99 a year for a household
The apps
Our app
1. Hedgehog Chef
Best for AnyList's shared list plus planning, a pantry and cook mode
Hedgehog Chef keeps what AnyList does well, a list that updates on every phone instantly with a login for each person, and builds the planning around it. The AI planner drafts the week from your recipes, the list comes from the plan sorted by aisle and minus the pantry, and the pantry tracks expiry dates and answers "What can I make?". Cook mode is full screen with voice commands.
It costs more than AnyList, and has no Apple Watch app or Alexa skill. Hedgehog Chef has no free plan: every kitchen starts with a 14-day free trial with everything included and no card, then Hedgehog Chef Plus ($5.99/month or $49.99/year, on sale soon) covers the whole household.
Pros
- An AI planner: ask for “a week of high-protein dinners under $150” and it proposes a plan and a list from your recipes, for you to approve
- The list sorts itself by aisle, merges amounts and skips what's already in the pantry
- A pantry with fridge, freezer and cupboard, expiry dates, barcode scanning and “What can I make?”
- Full-screen cook mode with that step's ingredients, tap-to-start timers, voice commands and read-aloud
- Nutrition calculated from the ingredients with USDA data, with daily goals on the plan
- Runs in any browser and installs like an app on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Chromebook
Cons
- No free plan: after the 14-day free trial it's Hedgehog Chef Plus ($5.99/month or $49.99/year, on sale soon)
- Costs more than AnyList's $14.99 a year
- No Apple Watch or Wear OS app and no Alexa skill (Siri works through Shortcuts you set up once)
- New: launched in 2026, so it doesn't have years of track record yet
- Platforms
- Any web browser, installable as an app on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Chromebook
- Price
- Hedgehog Chef Plus ($5.99/month or $49.99/year, on sale soon), for the whole household
- Without paying
- A 14-day free trial with everything, no card needed; no free plan after it
2. OurGroceries
Best for a free list on every device
OurGroceries is the closest like-for-like swap: real-time shared lists, categories in your store's order, simple recipes and barcode scanning, on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, the web and Alexa, with every feature free. Removing ads for the household is about $6 a year or $20 once.
Pros
- Every feature free, including the web
- Watch apps and Alexa
- Full data export
Cons
- Ads unless you pay
- No meal-plan calendar or web recipe import found
- No prices yet
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, the web and Alexa
- Price
- Removing ads for the household: about $1/month, $6/year or $20 once
- Without paying
- Every feature, with ads
3. Plan to Eat
Best for a stronger recipe book and planner
If AnyList's recipes and planner feel like an add-on, Plan to Eat is built around them: clip recipes from anywhere (social posts included), plan on a drag-and-drop calendar, and get the list. Nutrition is automatic and the phone app works offline.
Pros
- A deep recipe book and planner
- Offline phone app
- No ads
Cons
- Subscription only, about $49 a year
- One shared login
- No pantry
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android apps and the web
- Price
- $5.95/month or $49/year on its website ($54.99/year in the App Store)
- Without paying
- A 14-day trial without a card; no free plan
4. Paprika
Best for a deeper recipe manager you buy once
Paprika's recipe tools go further than AnyList's: a built-in browser for clipping, a pantry, a meal planner and menus, in native apps that work fully offline. Paprika 3 is a one-time purchase per platform; Paprika 4 adds an optional subscription after its beta.
Pros
- Mature recipe tools and a pantry
- Fully offline
- One-time purchase (Paprika 3)
Cons
- Bought per platform
- No web app
- One shared login
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and Windows apps; no web app
- Price
- Paprika 3 is bought once per platform: $4.99 iPhone/iPad, $4.99 Android unlock, $29.99 Mac, $29.99 Windows
- Without paying
- On Android, up to 50 recipes without sync; the other versions are paid up front
5. Bring!
Best for shoppers in German-speaking Europe
Bring!'s tile-style list, real-time sharing and store-ordered categories are a pleasant alternative, and its local offers and loyalty-card wallet shine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Pros
- Friendly list with store ordering
- Local offers and loyalty cards
- Watch apps and web
Cons
- Ads
- No meal planner or pantry found
- Google Assistant no longer supported
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and a basic web app
- Price
- Bring! Premium: $1.99/month or $8.99/year in the App Store
- Without paying
- Lists, sharing, recipes and offers, with ads
6. Listonic
Best for the best free list with AI help
Listonic's free tier includes real-time sharing, aisle sorting, offline editing, price totals and an AI assistant that turns "taco night for six" into a list. It runs on phones, the web, Windows and Mac.
Pros
- AI list builder free
- Offline editing and price totals
- Runs on almost everything
Cons
- Ads and tracking on iOS
- No recipe box or meal planner found
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, the web, Windows and Mac
- Price
- Premium removes ads and adds themes; App Store prices vary by plan
- Without paying
- Lists, real-time sharing and the AI list builder, with ads
How to choose
If AnyList's list is perfect and you only want it free, OurGroceries or Listonic. If you want the planning side to do more of the work, Hedgehog Chef (AI planner, pantry) or Plan to Eat (a classic recipe planner). If you'd rather own the app outright, Paprika.
One caution: AnyList doesn't offer a bulk recipe export that we could find, so moving a big recipe collection means re-importing from the original sources.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to AnyList?
OurGroceries puts every feature in its free app (with ads), and Listonic's free tier includes real-time sharing and an AI list builder. Bring! and Out of Milk are free with ads too.
What does AnyList Complete cost?
$9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 a year for a household, billed yearly. It adds the meal planner, the web app, unlimited recipe imports, photos, scaling and prices.
Which AnyList alternative has a meal planner?
Hedgehog Chef (with an AI planner), Plan to Eat and Paprika all have full meal planners. OurGroceries, Bring! and Listonic focus on the list.
Can I move my AnyList recipes to another app?
We couldn't find a bulk recipe export in AnyList; recipes can be shared one at a time. Re-import them from their original links into Hedgehog Chef, or paste each one in.
Sources, checked on October 13, 2026:
- OurGroceries FAQ
- OurGroceries user guide
- OurGroceries on the App Store
- Plan to Eat pricing
- Plan to Eat FAQ
- Plan to Eat offline use
- Plan to Eat on a pantry
- Paprika
- Paprika news (Paprika 4 beta)
- Paprika 3 on the App Store
- Paprika 3 on Google Play
- Bring! features
- Bring! and voice assistants (help)
- Bring! on the App Store
- Listonic
- Listonic features
- Listonic on the App Store
OurGroceries, Plan to Eat, Paprika, Bring!, Listonic are trademarks of their owners (OurGroceries: OurGroceries, Inc.; Paprika: Hindsight Labs LLC; Bring!: Bring! Labs AG; Listonic: Listonic sp. z o.o.). Hedgehog Chef isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Prices are in US dollars as listed on the day we checked, and change; app-store prices can differ from website prices.
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