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Lists by OpenApps is a free AnyList alternative. Free. No ads and no limits.

Free shared grocery lists that sort by aisle, with no ads. Make a grocery or to-do list, share the link with your household, and see items added and checked off on every phone right away. Items sort by store aisle on their own, and the list works in the store with no signal. No ads, no sign-up and no limits.

Open Lists Free. No ads and no limits.

Instead of AnyList, OurGroceries, Bring!

What you get, free

Shared grocery and to-do lists, with no ads, no sign-up and no limits
Share by link; items show on every phone right away
Items sort by store aisle on their own, and remember your fixes
Put the aisles in the order you walk your store
Add several items at once, with quantities and notes
Works offline in the store and syncs when you are back online
API for voice and AI assistants: add items, check them off and read the list

A list is a handful of small records, so Lists costs almost nothing to run.

For AI assistants

With the list key, a voice or AI assistant can make a list, add items, check them off, clear checked items and read the list back.

The app's guide for assistants is at lists-free.openapps.xyz/llms.txt, and its API at https://functions.bounded.sh/apps/ee59501e91bae6d2c23a8370/api.

How it compares

App	Free plan	Paid plans
Lists	Free. No ads and no limits.	None
AnyList	Making and sharing lists and barcode scanning are free; recipe imports from websites are limited to 5.	AnyList's lists and sharing are free, with recipe imports limited to 5. AnyList Complete is $9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 a year for a household (2026).
OurGroceries	The app is free, with ads in a few screens.	OurGroceries is free with ads in a few screens. Removing them costs about $1 a month, $6 a year or $20 once, and covers everyone you share lists with (2026).
Bring!	Free to use, with ads and offers from nearby stores; Premium is a paid upgrade.	Bring!'s core features are free, and the app shows offers and ads from nearby stores. Premium is $1.99 a month or $8.99 a year on the App Store (2026).

Free plans checked October 2026 on each company's own page: AnyList, OurGroceries, Bring!. Paid prices are approximate and change often.

Questions

Is Lists really free?

Yes. No ads, no paid plan and no limit on lists or items.

Does everyone need an account?

No. Anyone who opens the share link is on the list. The owner can remove people, change the link or delete the list from the admin link.

Does it work in a store with no signal?

Yes. Check off and add items offline, and the changes sync when you are back online.

How does aisle sorting work?

A built-in list of common groceries puts each item in an aisle. Fix an item's aisle once and the list remembers it, and you can put the aisles in the order you walk your store.