Grocery list app for couples

One kitchen, two people, zero “did you grab milk?” texts.

You buy eggs; so do they. Hearth keeps one live grocery list between the two of you — effortless to add to, synced the moment either of you touches it, with every item saying who added it and who bought it.

iPhone, iOS 18 or later. $6.99/month or $49.99/year — 14-day free trial on the annual plan.

A shared Hearth grocery list with items added by each partner
Maya added Cherry tomatoes
Sam checked off Whole milk
How it works

From two phones to one list.

No shared passwords, no “family account” to administer — one invite and you're both on the same list.

  1. Start your list

    Say it out loud while cooking, type it, paste a text, or photograph the paper list on the fridge — voice is transcribed and categorized on-device, instantly.

  2. Invite your partner

    One household invite, accepted in a tap — they sign in with their own Apple ID. That's the whole setup.

  3. Shop it live

    New items arrive mid-aisle; checks show up at home in real time. Remember the fish sauce from the couch — it's on their phone before the next aisle.

Adding grocery items by voice in Hearth
Transcribed on-device
Why it sticks

Made for two, not a group chat.

A notes app lives on one phone; a text thread buries the list by lunchtime; memory is how you end up with three jars of cumin. A list both of you can trust has to update itself, explain itself, and take five seconds to add to.

Checks land in real time

Checked in the store, checked on the other phone — you can even see when your partner is looking at the list.

Added by, checked by

Every item shows who put it there and who bought it. The double-eggs problem — and “I thought you had it” — both end here.

Say it, don't type it

Add items by voice while your hands are full — transcribed and categorized on-device, instantly.

More than one list

The weekly shop, the warehouse run, the hardware store. Separate lists, all shared, all live.

Recipes feed the list

One of you saves a recipe from a Reel or a website; the ingredients land on the shared list in a tap, merged with what’s already on it.

A week, planned once

Plan dinners together and the plan fills the grocery list — “what’s for dinner” answered on Sunday, not at 6pm daily.

Ember, the Hearth mascot, holding a list
No plus-one required

Hearth is built solo-first. Everything on this page works for one person — voice capture, lists, cookbook, meal plan. Sharing is something you switch on when you're ready, not a setup step. Note: household sync needs two iPhones (iOS 18+) — no Android yet.

Good questions

Sharing a list as a couple,
asked and answered.

Do we share one login, or does each of us get our own?

Each of you signs in with your own Apple ID — no shared logins, no password swapping. That per-person identity is what makes “added by you, checked by them” trustworthy, and either of you can join or leave without touching the other's account.

How fast do changes show up on the other phone?

Effectively instantly — items and checkmarks sync live, not on a refresh timer. In a store with bad reception, Hearth keeps working offline and syncs the moment you're back on signal.

My partner has an Android phone. Can we still share a list?

Not yet — Hearth is iPhone-only (iOS 18+), so household sync needs two iPhones today. If you're a mixed-OS couple, Hearth still works fully for the one of you on iPhone, but the live shared list is the part you'd be missing.

Can we have more than one list?

Yes — as many as your errands need. Keep the weekly shop separate from the Costco run and the party list, and search inside any of them when it gets long.

Do we share recipes and meal plans too, or just groceries?

The whole kitchen is shared: save a recipe once and it's in both your cookbooks, and the weekly meal plan is one plan for the household — whoever cooks can open cook mode from the same place.

What happens if one of us leaves the household?

You can leave a household at any time and keep your own things intact. Joining is just as light — one invitation, accepted in a tap.

Hearth app icon

One list between you,
always current.

Set it up tonight; it's synced before the weekend shop. 14-day free trial on the annual plan.

Download on the App Store
iPhone · iOS 18 or later.