ShopMate: Grocery Prices

Why are groceries so expensive—and why does the same food cost more at one store than another?

ShopMate helps you compare grocery prices, track real shopping observations, and decide where to buy the items on your grocery list. Build a cart, review available prices by store, and compare estimated basket totals using available community-contributed data.

USE SMART CART TO COMPARE STORES
• Cheapest: look for the lowest comparable total for the same items
• Closest: rank comparable stores using optional location access
• Best one stop: balance list coverage, price freshness, distance, and total
• Split two stores: see when dividing a list may improve coverage or lower the comparable total

SCAN RECEIPTS AND BARCODES
Choose a grocery receipt photo and review detected items before saving any prices. Receipt images are read on your device and are not uploaded by the receipt scanner. You can also scan UPC or EAN barcodes or add products by name.

PLAN GROCERY LISTS
Create local grocery lists, add catalog items, mark items complete, and compare your basket across stores. Grocery lists stay on your device.

UNDERSTAND GROCERY PRICE DIFFERENCES
Food prices can vary by store, package size, location, and when the price was observed. ShopMate shows available price history and freshness so you can compare the same products more honestly. Missing or older prices are clearly identified.

HELP BUILD BETTER LOCAL PRICE DATA
Signed-in shoppers can contribute grocery prices, products, stores, reviews, notes, and corrections. Community data can be reported when it is inaccurate or inappropriate.

PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN
• Optional location access
• On-device receipt text recognition
• No receipt photo upload from the receipt scanner
• Local-only grocery lists
• Account deletion controls
• English and Latin American Spanish support

IMPORTANT
ShopMate compares exact catalog products using the prices currently available. Coverage varies by store and location. ShopMate does not scrape every retailer, guarantee the lowest price, or replace requested products automatically.

Whether you are searching for cheaper groceries, comparing supermarket prices, tracking food costs, or asking why grocery prices differ, ShopMate gives you practical tools to make a better-informed shopping plan.