Choose AnyList if
a fast shared grocery list is what you need, with recipes as a bonus: it costs less and has native apps, including Apple Watch.
Choose Hearth if
you want planned meals to turn into a shopping list that already accounts for what's in your pantry.
At a glance
| AnyList | Hearth | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier; Complete $9.99/year, or $14.99/year for a household | $3.99/month or $29.99/year, covering you and a partner |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android; web with Complete | Any modern browser, installable |
| Shared list | Yes, syncs instantly | Yes, shows who checked off each item |
| Recipes | Web import, recipe collections | Import from links, pasted text, photos, video captions or files |
| Meal calendar | Listed among Complete features | Included |
| Pantry | Not described on the pages we checked | Tracked stock, staples and "always have" items, subtracted from lists |
Sources: AnyList Complete, meal planning, web app, sharing.
Where AnyList is stronger
Price and polish. A household Complete plan is $14.99 a year, half of Hearth's annual price. It has native apps on every major platform plus Apple Watch, which a browser app can't match for quick check-offs in the store.
Where Hearth is different
Hearth starts from the meal plan. Choose a date range and it builds the list, merging matching ingredients and subtracting what you already have. After shopping, one step puts what you bought into the pantry, so next week's list starts accurate. Here's how that works step by step.
When you cook, Hearth shows one step at a time with the amounts that step needs, multiple timers, and scaled servings.
Which to choose
If your problem is "we keep forgetting things at the store", AnyList is the cheaper fix. If it's "we buy what we already have and still don't know what's for dinner", Hearth is built for that.