It would also be great if any specials or coupons could be loaded directly to the store card or auto populated onto a printable page. If the app allowed comparisons of multiple stores to compare weekly sales or user entered price info. it would be nice to have each stores savings card info linked to the store, so once a store is choosen for a shopping list savings can be linked to the card. Better yet would be the ability to create separate store shopping lists based on sale items at different locations for those that like shopping multiple stores for the best overall deals.

I would love to see an app that incorporates the best of digital grocery lists, recipe management/creation, couponing/sales/savings/planning and menu planning in one easy to use app. that only gets better and more functional with user added data.

Or at least an app interface that can combine the information entered from other apps/web sites that do one thing exceptionally well and allows the user to manipulate the imported data through the app interface. For instance maybe the interface app could automatically be linked to user accounts from sites like “The Grocery Game”, “All Recipes,” “Grocery Gadget” and some type of meal planning site or maybe the app interface allows one use the imported data to create a meal plan. *Side note- I have no idea if the sites I listed are the best at what they do, just listed them as an example.*

I know programming is a lot of time consuming work that doesn’t happen overnight, not even sure if all that I’ve suggested is possible, but it sure would be one of the coolest, most useful apps made to date. I would even be willing to pay up to $20 for a deluxe version that included all of the in-app upgrades if it was built that way. *See my “Poll Daddy” post that offers suggested ways to price the app at tiered levels based on functionality and ads to understand the last comment.*

One more thing in an effort to satisfy many needs and an app that is functional for many different needs, maybe a checkbox system can be incorporated for things like ratings, left over worthy, quick, easy, slow cooker, raw/whole food, comfort food, seasonal, high fiber/protein, gluten-free, advanced prep time, etc… Then the user could search the recipe database with filters that are useful to them. Maybe, the app could have a customizable filter so the user could ad a search term not listed, delete ones not used or just create their own altogether. What if the was even an alert that could be set to remind you a choosen time to start preparing an item listed as advanced prep. Or an option that tells you what time to start cooking an item if it has a long cook time.

Sorry, I wrote so much. I’m just so excited that a potential app developer is interested in what people actually want/need in an app that would make our lives easier. I stumbled across this site on a quest to find my perfect app or something even close. Thanks Again!!!

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