So, I finally got a smart-phone about a month ago. It's pretty awesome, I must say. I was blown away by the number of useful apps to be had, many for free! I love free.
I also love lists. I no longer purchase sticky-notes because I was running out of places to stick them. Fortunately, my lovely little smart phone lets me make lists and keep them organized all in one place. Enter the Out of Milk app.
This lets me make shopping lists, including the price and any notes. Even better is the Pantry Lists section where I can keep track of things I already have. I'm the sort of person who ends up with three half empty boxes of orzo pasta because I forgot I had some left. You can even scan items barcodes and have them automatically pop up on your lists as well as tag unit prices so you can track how much things cost.
All of this is included in the free version. Pretty sweet, huh? But there's still a good reason to buy the full one. For $4.99, I can do all the same editing (minus the barcodes since that function relies on the phones camera) online, share my lists with other users, and track my coupons. The coupon thing isn't hugely sophisticated. There's a box to check if you have a coupon and a field with notes about it. But I tend to forget coupons, so its useful for me.
Sharing lists is pretty handy even if you only pass off your website login info to your housemates. They can then add things to the lists as they use them up or mark off stuff that they buy so you don't end up with three loaves of bread. I've heard that its incredibly handy if you have multiple smartphone users with the app in the house since you can do some seriously organized shopping trips. You can watch in real time as they snap items off the shelf and mark them off the lists.
I'm sure I sound like I'm shilling for the company, but I promise no one is paying me (too bad...). The free version is very awesome and handy for tracking things. Give it a try and see if you like it. Depending on how you shop and plan meals, that might be all you need.
