Getting started with Listonic: a guide for new users

Listonic is a shopping list app: you write down what you need to buy, check items off in the store and share your list with your household. This guide takes you through the most important features using one list as an example, “Weekend shopping”. For each topic, you’ll find a link to an article that covers it in more detail.

Do you need an account?

You don’t need an account to get started: without an account, you can create lists, add items and share them. An account is useful, though, when you want to:

• Have your lists on several devices: for example on your phone, your tablet and in a browser on your computer.
• Keep your lists when you change phones: just sign in on the new phone, and your lists appear automatically.

You’ll find your account and settings in your Profile. You open it by tapping the avatar in the top-left corner: the round icon with the first letter of your name or your photo. Your Profile also has Settings  and Help & feedback .

You can create an account at any time:

The lists already on your phone move to the new account automatically. Read more in Do I need a Listonic account? and How to create a Listonic account and sign in.

Get to know your lists

All your shopping lists are on the Lists tab in the app’s bottom bar. If Listonic opens on a different screen, such as Home, you can always get back to your lists through Lists. Below you’ll find everything you need to create your first list and fill it in.

Start with the “Meet Listonic” list

To get you started, a list called Meet Listonic 👋 is waiting for you on the Lists tab. Each item on it is a short tip: how to check off an item, change its category, add a photo, quantity and unit, or sort the list. Go through it in a few minutes, and you’ll learn the main features in practice. When you no longer need it, delete it like any other list.

When you first open Listonic, it may also show short tips, for example where to create a list or how to add an item. Just tap a tip to close it.

Create your first list

You can rename it later in the list menu . You can have as many lists as you like: one for your weekly groceries, one for the drugstore or one for a trip. Read more in How to create, rename and delete a shopping list.

Add items

Instead of typing, you can choose items from three tabs below the input field:

• Popular : items people add most often.
• Catalog : items grouped by category, such as fruit or dairy.
• Recent : items that have been added before.

There are also faster ways to build a longer list:

• By voice: on Android, tap the microphone  when adding items and dictate them, separating them with “and”. On iPhone, ask the AI Assistant.
• With the AI Assistant: open Assistant  in the bottom bar and write what you need, for example “groceries for a barbecue for six people”. Below the answer, tap the button to add the items and choose your “Weekend shopping” list.

Read more in How to add, edit and delete an item on a shopping list, How do the Popular, Catalog and Recent suggestions work?, How to add items by voice and How to create a shopping list with the AI Assistant.

Add details

A name isn’t always enough, especially when someone else does the shopping. Tap an item’s name on the list to open its panel. There you can add:

• Quantity and unit: for example 2 liters of milk or 1 lb of apples.
• Price: Listonic then works out how much the whole list will cost and how much has already been spent.
• A note: for example your favorite brand or “lactose-free”.
• A photo : for example of the package, so it’s easy to find the right item in the store.

Your changes are saved when you tap Done. Read more in How to add a quantity, price, note and photo to an item.

Organize your list

Listonic assigns items to categories, such as dairy or bakery, and groups them on the list. That way, you pick up everything from one aisle at once. If an item ends up in the wrong category, tap the category icon next to it and choose the right one. Listonic remembers your choice for next time.

You can change the order of items in the list menu  → Sort by:

• Categories : items grouped by category.
• Alphabetically : from A to Z.
• Custom : you arrange items yourself by dragging them.

You can also view your list in visual view, with large item photos. You switch it in the list menu. Read more in How do product categories work?, How to sort items on a shopping list and arrange them yourself and How to switch between text and visual list view.

Shop together

When you share a list with your household, you all use one list: anyone can add an item, and when someone checks something off in the store, everyone else sees it right away.

The other person doesn’t need an account, just a name or nickname. Read more in How to share a shopping list with someone and Who can edit a shared shopping list?.

In the store

Tap the box next to an item to check it off. Bought items move to the bottom of the list, so only what you still need to buy stays at the top.

A few things make shopping easier:

• Checked off by mistake: in Sort by, choose Chronologically  for bought items. You’ll then find the most recently checked-off item at the top of the bought items.
• Deleted by accident: right after deleting an item, tap Undo in the bar at the bottom of the screen.
• No signal: Listonic also works without internet, and your changes are sent when your phone is back online.

Read more in Items disappear or get checked off by accident and Can I use Listonic without internet?.

Get ready for your next shopping trip

You don’t have to create a new list every time:

• The same shopping every week: in the list menu , choose Uncheck all items . Bought items go back on the list, and you can take it to the store again.
• A new list based on an old one: on the Lists tab, open the menu next to a list and choose Copy. You can copy the whole list or only bought or unbought items.
• A deleted list: goes to Trash , where you can restore it.

Read more in How to copy and reuse a shopping list and How to restore a deleted shopping list.

On other devices

• Computer: with a Listonic account, you can also open your lists in a browser at app.listonic.com. It’s a handy place to prepare a longer list or print it.
• Apple Watch: with Premium, you can check items off on your watch without taking out your phone in the store.

Read more in How to use Listonic in your browser and How to use Listonic on Apple Watch.

Make the app your own

You’ll find most settings in Profile → Settings :

• Appearance : dark mode, and on Android also the theme and font.
• Notifications: for example when someone adds an item to a shared list.
• Manage gestures: checking off and deleting items by swiping.

If you’d like to use Listonic without ads and with extra features, such as an unlimited AI Assistant, check out Listonic Premium. Read more in How to turn on dark mode in Listonic, How to change the theme, font and app icon, How to manage notifications and what to do when they don’t arrive and What is Listonic Premium?.

When you need help

You’ll find answers to the most common questions here, in Help. If something isn’t working, contact us from the app:

A message sent from the app includes technical details that help us find a solution faster. If Listonic won’t open at all, touch and hold its icon on your phone’s screen and choose Something wrong?. Read more in Listonic crashes, freezes or won’t open.