Michal Ždanský Like it or not, we all have to go shopping sometimes. With the advent of technology, classic paper tickets are slowly taking a backseat to various electronic devices. If you look in the App Store, you will see many representatives of this type of application. Today we will look at probably the most beautiful of them.
When I say the most beautiful, I mean of course the graphical environment of the application. It starts with an icon. However, this is only a harbinger of a beautifully rendered environment that pleases our eyes on the one hand and brings very simple and intuitive control on the other.
Taplist goes against its competition in a different way than you'll find in most apps in this category. In the classic shopping list, you usually enter items, in Taplist you select them. The selection takes place using categories, which must be selected first and then you can select individual items. The order of the categories can be easily changed in the same way as you are used to from springboard. Just hold your finger on the icon and you can happily move. Unlike usual, do not press the Home button after editing, but the software button Done.
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As for the selection, in addition to the items, you can also choose their quantity, both in pieces and in weight, or volume. The individual categories are quite comprehensive and as a rule it should not happen that you cannot find the item you need. If such a situation should still occur, you can add your own, either to a specific selection, or to "others" in case it does not fit any of the ones offered.
Once you have all the items selected, you will find them under the tab List. Everything you've chosen is very practically sorted by category, which will make it much easier for you to find your way around. You can thus shop in hypermarkets by section, and thanks to the categorization of items, you will not miss something in a given department and then have to return for it.
You check off items in the list by simply clicking on it, and you can uncheck them in the same way. When there are more unchecked items, there is nothing easier than cleaning the list with an icon resembling a symbol for synchronization. This action is not irreversible, deleted items can be returned to the list with the icon on the left.
In the penultimate tab, you can change the size of the text in your list or uncheck all items in the given selection. The possibility of sharing was not forgotten either - the list can be sent via e-mail or SMS. You will appreciate this when your mother/girlfriend/younger brother goes shopping for you. You simply write the given person a list of everything that needs to be bought, and you don't have to worry about anything else.
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What I miss in Taplist is definitely the possibility of a list of favorite items, where I would have everything that I regularly buy in one place. After all, going through the individual categories is quite tedious if you don't have a clear idea of what your purchase will look like. If you assemble it like I do by looking in the fridge and writing down what's missing, you'll surely agree with me. Another shortcoming I see is the impossibility of creating multiple lists. Personally, I don't miss this function significantly, but what people have different needs.
Apart from these two issues, which the developers will hopefully add in future updates, I see Taplist as an excellent solution for organizing purchases, in addition, in a beautiful graphic jacket. In addition to the Czech language, Taplist is also found in other world language mutations, and the authors did not forget our Slovak brothers. If you make large purchases, this application will definitely come in handy. It is available in the App Store for a pleasant 1,59 euros and believe me, you will not regret this investment.
iTunes link - 1,59 euros
Well I do not know. Each of us needs something different and is comfortable with something different. Graphically, I have no objections, graphically it's great. But the impossibility of multiple lists is absolutely crucial for me. I always have three shopping lists in my ShopShop. One to IKEA, where the items change once every few months, and the other two to regular stores, namely Makro and Interspar. I also like writing down items more than selecting them, because before I choose something, I already have it written down three times :) In addition, ShopShop stores items and then whispers them, so I just need to write the first letter, tap and I have the item on the list. I also like shaking the phone to remove purchased items. But I wonder how it looks from the perspective of a nearby shopper when I tap something on my phone and then shake it in my hand (sometimes it doesn't work the first time, so I have to do it twice - it's about finding the right shake)... So I wonder what other people think , they don't know the iPhone, they probably think :D So for me ShopShop clearly wins, which is free by the way...
I use Shop Notes http://itunes.apple.com/cz/app/shop-notes/id321300512?mt=8 driv for free now for €0.79 ... complete graphics, custom lists, quantities, etc. click to buy within a few seconds... it's perfect
ShopShop's consent in simplicity is strength
With Taplist, I miss the zoom, the letters are tiny and not one braille user has a problem otherwise
I use SimpleNote. Any notes can be entered without limitation, plus the possibility of entering through the web application and synchronizing everything.
i use "valuephone shopping lists manager"...maybe more lists, check off items, search long lists, turn off checked items...internet sync (so my wife can write the list for me and i just download it to my phone at the store)...satisfaction...price free
And another application that was designed by a person from a desk, who apparently never bought for a family in his life. I've seen similar nonsense for the third time in the last six months... This is how my five-year-old children play with shopping, most people don't work like this - practically everyone will find 90% of the predefined list of goods useless, on the contrary, they won't find an awful lot of things there. A shopping list needs a lot of fuzzy logic, a lot of variability. There are very few fixed and elementary things (milk, butter, pastries, etc.), the rest of the purchases usually do not form a list like "1/2 kg of cod, 3 apples and gouda cheese (200g)", but rather: some boneless fillet, fruit for the weekend and sliced cheese (anything but edam). And 10 eggs, but only if they are in paper packaging. Oh, and some pasta, but not a cologne…
So far, unfortunately, no one has come up with anything better than plain text, supplemented by some sort of learnable intelligence that can then offer/whisper more frequently repeated items. But choosing to buy from preset images is a terrible FAIL.