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FamilyOrganization.app

Grocery & shopping list

In beta

A shared grocery and shopping list you plan onto days and people, with prices

FamilyOrganization.app is the family organizer on the TV you already own, with an ADHD-friendly visual timeline for each person (Roku now; Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV coming).

Its family grocery list app doubles as purchase planning: add what the family needs to buy, with a price if you know it, watch the running total, and give each purchase to someone, on the iPhone or on the TV with the remote.

See it on the TV

Updated · Feature status checked September 28, 2026

A TV on the living-room wall above a wooden mantel, showing FamilyOrganization.app.
Purchases on the TV: prices in whole dollars and “$118 planned · 1 without a price” for the week (demo family).

Short answer

How does the shared shopping list work?

Every purchase is a task of the Purchase type, with an optional price, so the family's shopping list lives in the same planner as everything else.

Add a purchase in the iPhone app or on the TV. Give it a price if you know it: the phone takes dollars and cents, and the TV works in whole dollars. Leave it in the queue for someday, plan it onto a day, week or month, or give it to someone for today.

When the planner is showing purchases, a line at the top adds up what's planned for that day, week or month, such as “$118 planned · 1 without a price”. It counts every purchase planned in that window, bought or not.

A purchase given to someone lands in their list on the TV, next to their chores, and they tick it off when it's bought. The tick is saved to the family's shared list, so the iPhone app sees it too.

Definition

What is a shared grocery list app?

A shared grocery list app is one list of things to buy that everyone in the household can add to and tick off, on their own device.

The point is that nobody buys milk twice and nobody forgets the birthday gift. Most shared lists live on phones and sync between them, which works well for the adults who shop.

FamilyOrganization.app's list is a little different. It covers everything the family needs to buy, not just groceries, with optional prices and a running total, and it shows on the TV you already own. Each purchase can have a date and a person, so “new soccer cleats before Saturday” is a job with an owner, not a note someone forgets.

Short answer

Can you see the family shopping list on the TV?

Yes. On the Roku channel's Planner screen, switch the queue to Purchases and the TV shows what to buy, what's planned and the running total.

Press Play on the queue to cycle to the Purchase type. The queue then lists purchases with no date yet, the middle column shows the day, week or month with its total, and the People column shows each person's tasks for today, purchases included.

From the sofa you can add a purchase with the on-screen keyboard or by voice, set its price with the remote, plan it for the week, or give it to someone. Changes are saved to the family's shared list, so the iPhone app shows them too.

The shopping list on the phone and on the TV
FeatureiPhone appRoku TV
Add a purchaseYesYes, with the on-screen keyboard or by voice
PriceYes, dollars and centsYes, in whole dollars, with the remote
Running planned totalYesYes, over the day, week or month
Plan it for a day, week or monthYesYes
Give it to someoneYesYes, for today
Tick it off when it's boughtYesYes, from their list

How it works

How do you plan purchases as a family?

Write it down when you think of it, price it when you know it, and decide who buys it when the week takes shape.

  1. Step 1: Add it, with a price if you know it

    On the phone or the TV, as a Purchase. Items without a price are counted in the total line, so nothing hides.

  2. Step 2: Plan it

    Put it on a day, a week or a month, and the total for that window updates.

  3. Step 3: Hand it out

    Give it to someone for today. It lands in their list on the TV, and they tick it off when it's bought.

Short answer

Does the shopping list keep a running total?

Yes. It adds up the prices of the purchases planned for the day, week or month you're looking at, and says how many still have no price.

That makes the week's spending visible before it happens: cleats, a gift and printer ink are easy to forget until they arrive together. The total includes purchases already ticked off, so it stays the plan for that window.

It is a planned total, not a budget. FamilyOrganization.app doesn't connect to a bank, track spending or order from a store. If you need a budget, keep your budgeting app and use this list for what's coming up.

Short answer

Can you assign shopping to someone?

Yes. Give any purchase to a person for today, on the iPhone or on the TV with the remote, and it lands in their list on the TV, next to their chores.

They tick it off when it's bought, and the tick shows on the iPhone too. A teen can own “poster board for the science project”, and a partner can own the milk run, without anyone sending a text about it.

Not ready to hand it out? Leave it in the queue, or plan a purchase onto a day, a week or a month in the planner, and give it to someone when the day comes.

Short answer

What is the best grocery list app for families?

For groceries alone, a free shared list app on everyone's phone is the simplest choice, and several family organizers include one in their free plan.

Cozi's free plan includes shared shopping lists that sync in real time (Cozi feature overview). FamilyWall's free Standard plan includes shopping lists too (FamilyWall plans). Both checked Sep 26, 2026.

FamilyOrganization.app suits a different need: purchase planning for the whole family, with optional prices, a running total, a date and a person for each purchase, on the TV everyone already watches. It has no store integration, delivery or budgeting. If your family already shares a grocery list that works, keep it. We make FamilyOrganization.app, so weigh this answer with that in mind; pricing will be announced at launch.

Where it works

Where does the shopping list work?

On Roku TVs and the iPhone app, both in beta. Apple TV, Fire TV, Google TV and Android are coming soon.

On your TV

  • RokuPurchases and the total, with the remoteIn beta
  • Apple TVComing soon
  • Fire TVComing soon
  • Google TVComing soon

On your phone

  • iPhoneAdd, price, plan and hand out purchasesIn beta
  • Android phonesComing soon

FAQ

Questions about the shopping list

What shopping list works with Alexa?

Alexa has its own built-in shopping list.

Read the full answer: What shopping list works with Alexa?

FamilyOrganization.app's shopping list doesn't connect to Alexa today; our Alexa skill is in development, and it is built around tasks and chores.

What should be on a grocery list for a family of 4?

A week for four usually means produce, proteins, dairy, bread or grains and pantry staples for five to seven dinners, plus breakfasts and lunches.

Read the full answer: What should be on a grocery list for a family of 4?

Start from your meal plan and add only what's missing. FamilyOrganization.app doesn't build the list from your meals, so you add the items yourself.

Is it a budgeting app?

No.

Read the full answer: Is it a budgeting app?

It adds up the prices you give your planned purchases and tells you how many have no price yet. There are no budgets, bank connections or spending reports.

Can I order groceries from the list?

No.

Read the full answer: Can I order groceries from the list?

The list doesn't connect to any store or delivery service. It's a shared list of what to buy, with prices if you want them.

Do prices have to be exact?

No.

Read the full answer: Do prices have to be exact?

Prices are optional. The phone takes dollars and cents; the TV shows and sets whole dollars. Anything without a price is counted separately in the total line.

Can kids see what they need to buy?

Yes.

Read the full answer: Can kids see what they need to buy?

A purchase you give to someone for today goes into their list on the TV, next to their chores, and they can tick it off with the remote.

How much does it cost?

Pricing will be announced at launch.

Read the full answer: How much does it cost?

There is no hardware to buy, because it runs on a TV you already own.

Meals and shopping go together: plan the week's meals, then add what you need to buy.

Put the family's shopping list where everyone can see it.

The shopping list is in beta on Roku and iPhone now.

  • No new screen to buy
  • Prices and a running total