My Grocery Master
Written by Heather Leister
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My Grocery Master is a shopping app for those on specialty diets. It lets you search for foods falling into Kosher, Kosher for Passover, Gluten Free and Lactose Free diets. First you select a classification (that’s what they call the diets) and then you can choose a category (baking, candy, deli, etc.) or leave it blank. You can also nselect more than one classification and category. Enter in your address or have the app use your GPS location and select how many miles out you want to search. Now enter in a key word and the app will search grocery stores located nearby to find products that fit the classification, category and key word. When you tap on one of these product names you’ll see the store where it’s been located at. Tap on that and you can see a mapped location, get directions or call the store from the app.
It’s also possible to save your searches so you can pull up the information later on. Finally, there is a section that allows you to enter in an OU Kosher ID and verify if the product is certified by the Orthodox Union. The app features inventory from some big name grocery chains – Albertsons, Safeway, Trader Joes, Whole Foods and Walmart to name a few. For my area only Walmart and Albertsons apply so the app was somewhat limited in what it could do for me. Those of you who live in an area with more shopping choices will have more success searching for products.
If you’re on a specialty diet and you don’t want to drive from store to store looking for groceries then this app could be a big help. Right now the My Grocery Master database features over 100,000 products, more than 360 of them are name brands. The developers are planning to update the app to include Diabetic, Vegan and Organic diets too. This will give the app an even broader appeal. My only advice before you spend the $4.99 is to check out the store list and make sure you have a few nearby so your searches pull up results.
Price when Reviewed: $4.99
Seller: Nosh Maven, LLC
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.
