Z Shopping List
A shared household shopping list, live on the Play Store
What needed solving
Shared shopping lists are badly served. A notes app only one person can see doesn't cut it, and the polished alternatives tend to ask for a subscription before they'll let two people share a single list. The most ordinary case - a household keeping one list that's always current - was the one nobody solved simply.
What I delivered
A React Native app built with Expo. Every account gets a six-character sync code; enter someone else's code and you're both on the same list from then on - no invites, no email addresses, no accounts to link. Items sync through live database listeners, so ticking something off updates every phone at once. Each item carries a category and the shop you'll buy it at, so the list organises itself into a sensible order by the time you're in the aisle. It ships through the Play Store with over-the-air updates, so fixes reach users without waiting on a store review.
What it does
- 01Live shared lists - one household, one list, updated instantly
- 02Six-character sync codes to join a list, with no invite flow to manage
- 03Category tags with icons, plus per-shop grouping for aisle order
- 04Light and dark themes throughout
- 05Guided onboarding for first-time users
- 06Published to the Play Store with over-the-air update delivery
- 07Account deletion and privacy flows built to meet store requirements