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MGList

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Grocery planning,
the way Mom does it.

Build the list in seconds, share it on WhatsApp or Arattai, keep favourites and saved lists, stay within the monthly budget, and see where the money went, all in one app.

English · தமிழ் · हिन्दी · ಕನ್ನಡ

Cart screen with the grocery list ready to share
Mom Grocery List home screen with grocery categories

From the kirana notebook to your phone

Our moms planned every month's groceries in a notebook, then read it out at the shop counter. MGList keeps that same careful planning and puts it in your pocket.

Pencil drawing: on the left a family buys groceries at a traditional kirana shop from a handwritten list; on the right a young woman shops in a supermarket reading her list on a phone.
Pencil artwork by Hemamalini

Everything the monthly shop needs

From the first item on the list to the last rupee on the bill.

All Groceries screen with search, voice input, category chips and items with pack sizes

All Groceries

Build the list your way

Search, browse, type or just speak. MGList gives you many ways to pick your groceries, and the choice is yours.

  • Search for an item, or tap the category chips to browse
  • Tap the mic and speak the item name to add it
  • Use Write Grocery List in the top bar to add many items at once
  • Can't find it? Add it as a custom item with your own pack size, then star it or save it in a list
Send to Shop message listing groceries with quantities, ready to share

Send to Shop

Your list, straight to the shop counter

Tap Send to Shop and MGList writes a ready-to-send order message with every item, size and quantity. Share it on WhatsApp, Arattai, SMS or any app your local shop uses.

  • A neat order message, no typing needed
  • Works with any messaging app on your phone
  • Perfect for the neighbourhood kirana that takes orders by message
Favorites screen with regular monthly grocery items

Favorites

The things you buy every month, one tap away

Rice, dal, oil, milk. Mark the staples once and add them straight from Favorites next month instead of searching again.

  • Star an item in the grocery list to save it
  • Add favourites to the cart in one tap
  • Your favourites stay with your account
Saved GList screen showing named grocery lists

Saved GList

A ready list for every occasion

Save the cart as a named list, such as the monthly list, a festival list or a wedding list, and open it again whenever you need it.

  • Name it the way you remember it, like "MarriageListJuly26"
  • Open a saved list and it fills your cart again
  • Every saved list is kept safely with your account
Monthly budget with household expenses and the total

Monthly Budget

Plan the whole household spend

Rent, school fees, the maid, the electricity bill: put every monthly expense in one budget and see the total before the month starts.

  • Create a budget for each month
  • See it as a chart at a glance
  • Compare two months side by side
  • Get an AI summary that analyses the difference in monthly expenses
A scanned vegetable shop bill with every item and price read automatically

Upload GBill

Every grocery bill, read and kept for you

Take a photo of the shop bill. MGList reads the items and amounts and keeps them, so you can finally see where the money went.

  • Upload bill photos and the items are read automatically
  • Bill summary with the total and what you saved
  • Compare two bills with an AI summary of price changes
  • Share any bill as a PDF

CulinaryBot

Ask what to cook with what is in your cart, and get recipes, ingredients and steps in your language.

Monthly reminders

A nudge to prepare the monthly grocery list, plus reminders for recurring payments like milk and newspaper.

Light or dark

Choose a light or dark theme, or let MGList follow your phone setting.

Invite your family

Send an invite on WhatsApp or Arattai so the whole family plans the groceries together.

Speaks your language

Use the whole app in English, Tamil, Hindi or Kannada. Grocery item names stay in English so the shop always understands your list.

  • EnglishEnglish
  • தமிழ்Tamil
  • हिन्दीHindi
  • ಕನ್ನಡKannada

An MGList wellness initiative

Eat well. Move every day.

Good food fills your cart; good habits fill your day. Pick the activity you enjoy and aim for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

150minutes a week

of moderate activity, as recommended by the WHO for adults

  • Walk

    The easiest start. Walking to the shop counts!

  • Run

    Start slow, a few minutes at a time, and build up week by week.

  • Cycle

    Easy on the knees, and a fun way to run errands nearby.

  • Swim

    Works the whole body and keeps you cool in summer.

  • Gym

    Strength training twice a week keeps muscles and bones strong.

This is general encouragement, not medical advice. Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise routine.

What's new

  1. Latest release

    • Favorites: keep your monthly staples one tap away
    • Saved GList: save and reopen named grocery lists
    • Monthly Budget with charts and month-to-month comparison
    • Upload GBill: scan, keep, compare and share grocery bills
    • Voice search: tap the mic and speak an item to add it
    • Write Grocery List replaces the camera-based Grocery Lens
    • CulinaryBot: ask in English and get the answer in Tamil, Hindi or Kannada
    • New Settings: profile, notifications, invite a friend, and a light or dark theme
    • App available in Tamil, Hindi and Kannada
  2. v1.2

    • Build the grocery list and add to cart
    • Share lists with family and friends
    • CulinaryBot for food and cooking questions
    • Wellness information

Our partners

Brands that share our belief in wholesome food for every family.

Are you a food brand or local shop? Partner with MGList. Get in touch

A heartfelt thank you

MGList was shaped by a wonderful community. Our testers' honest feedback and constant encouragement made the app ready for every family.

  • Sankar
  • Mohan
  • Sathya
  • Rajamathi
  • Padma
  • Maniprakash
  • Hasan
  • Sasi
  • Vivek
  • Arul
  • Devaraj
  • Kosal
  • Rithul
  • Vijay babu
  • Vijay kumar
  • Pushpalatha
  • Guna

A special thanks to Hemamalini ma'am, who turned a simple idea into the pencil artwork that tells our story, and to the Android Studio Gemini preview for its help during development.

Make this month's list the easiest one yet

Free to download. Works in English, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada.