Shared grocery list app
for families
One list, synced across everyone’s phone
Share a list with family or roommates and shop in real time. Everyone can add items, edit quantities, and check things off together.

Shop together,
stay synced
A collaborative list that keeps everyone aligned.
Real-time sync
Updates show up instantly for everyone.
Invite your household
Add family, roommates, or partners to the list.
Lists from meal plans
Generate a shared list from your weekly plan.
Grouped by category
Shop faster with clear sections.
Quick add items
Add extras in seconds and everyone sees them.
Smart combining
Duplicates merge into one item with totals.
One workflow from recipe idea to grocery run
WhatToCook keeps the full cooking workflow together. You can save recipes from websites, social posts, or scans, organize them into collections, place them on a weekly plan, and turn that plan into a grocery list you can actually shop from.
A collaborative list that keeps everyone aligned. That means fewer tabs, fewer scattered notes, and a faster path from finding a recipe to getting dinner on the table.
Real-time sync
Updates show up instantly for everyone. It is designed to remove one more piece of friction from planning, cooking, and shopping during a busy week.
Invite your household
Add family, roommates, or partners to the list. It is designed to remove one more piece of friction from planning, cooking, and shopping during a busy week.
Lists from meal plans
Generate a shared list from your weekly plan. It is designed to remove one more piece of friction from planning, cooking, and shopping during a busy week.
Share your list in 3 steps
Create a list
Start a list or generate from a plan.
Invite your people
Share with anyone who shops.
Shop in sync
Everyone adds and checks off items in real time.
No more shopping chaos
Without WhatToCook
- Texting back and forth about items
- Buying duplicates by accident
- No one knows what’s already been bought
- Lists get out of date quickly
- Family meals with no shared plan
With WhatToCook
- One shared list everyone can edit
- Real-time sync prevents duplicates
- Check off items as you shop
- Always‑updated digital list
- Meal plan and list in one place
Shared Grocery List Questions
Learn about sharing grocery lists with family
Invite people in the app and they get access instantly.
