MyListResortAnyList alternative: how MyListResort compares
Both apps do the same core job, and AnyList does it well: a shopping list your household shares, in sync on everyone’s phone, with the sharing itself free and unlimited. The difference is not price, because the household plans cost the same. It is what happens to food after the shopping, and who is allowed to change what. Everything below about AnyList is taken from its own published pages, and dated.
How they compare
| Feature | AnyList | MyListResort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | AnyList publishes two tiers: a free tier, and AnyList Complete at $9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 a year for a household.1 | The same $14.99 a year, or $2.99 a month if you would rather pay monthly. |
| Sharing a list | AnyList lists creating and sharing lists as free to use.2 | Sharing is free here too, up to 4 people on a list on the free tier and 8 on the paid one. |
| How many people on a list | AnyList says a list can be shared with as many people as you would like.3 | Up to 4 people on a list on the free tier and 8 on the paid one. |
| Roles and view-only access | AnyList documents sharing on a per-list basis, and does not list per-member roles or view-only access among its features.2 | Owner, member and view-only roles, enforced by the database rather than hidden in the app. |
| Once-opened freshness | AnyList’s feature pages cover lists, recipes and meal planning, and do not document expiry dates, shelf life or freshness reminders.2 | Once-opened shelf life from the USDA FoodKeeper data, with a reminder before it turns. |
| Family calendar | AnyList documents a meal planning calendar. Its feature pages do not describe a shared calendar for family events or appointments.4 | A shared family calendar for appointments and events, in Agenda, 30 days or Family views. |
| Chores with an allowance tally | AnyList’s feature pages do not mention chores, points or an allowance tally.2 | A chore board with points or money per task, and a running payout ledger per child. |
| Maintenance schedules | AnyList’s feature pages do not mention home or vehicle maintenance schedules.2 | Repeating intervals for home and car upkeep, so the filter or the service is due on its own schedule. |
| Progress boards | AnyList’s feature pages do not mention a board or kanban view.2 | Progress boards with statuses you name, drag between columns, assignees and priorities. |
| Working with no signal | AnyList’s feature pages do not mention using the app offline.2 | Add, edit and tick items with no connection. The queue reconciles when you are back, and tells you what it queued. |
Shelf-life windows come from the USDA FoodKeeper, published by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (public domain). These are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations or guarantees: actual condition depends on storage and handling, and harmful bacteria may not have obvious signs. Follow package and official guidance; when in doubt, throw it out.
Everything in this section is taken from AnyList's own published pages: 1AnyList Complete, 2AnyList: Compare Features and Pricing, 3AnyList: Create and Share Lists, 4AnyList: Meal Planning. Checked 18 Aug 2026. Products change. If you find something here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. MyListResort is not affiliated with or endorsed by AnyList. Product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
What MyListResort does
Once-opened freshness
Mark an item opened and the app shows an estimated quality window, using its built-in shelf-life guidance for hundreds of products. Scan a product barcode to add it without typing. No fridge inventory to maintain. Freshness is opt-in, per item, and it pings your phone as the estimate approaches.
These dates are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations; storage and handling vary, so follow package and official guidance and discard food when in doubt.
Family recipes, shared
Keep a family recipe as a shareable list: ingredients plus steps, shared view-only so it stays exactly as you wrote it, and one tap adds every ingredient to a grocery list. Capture one from a page you are reading, or paste it in. Grandma’s pasta, out of the group chat.
Lists for everything
Groceries, chores with an allowance tally, home and car maintenance on a repeating interval, packing, projects on a board. One app instead of one per job.
Type it the way you would say it
Write "milk every Tuesday" and it lands as a repeating item, not as three separate fields. Dates and repeats are read out of what you type, in every add box, and the app shows you what it understood before it applies it.
Common questions
- Is there a good AnyList alternative?
- Try MyListResort if you want the shopping list to also tell you how long something stays good once it is opened. Recipes live in MyListResort as lists you can share, and one tap sends the ingredients across to a grocery list.
- MyListResort vs AnyList: is either one cheaper?
- Neither. AnyList publishes Complete at $14.99 a year for a household, and MyListResort is the same. If price is what you are deciding on, there is nothing to choose between them.
- What does MyListResort do that AnyList does not?
- MyListResort tracks how long food stays good once you open it, using the USDA FoodKeeper data, and reminds you before it turns. Those are estimated quality windows, not food-safety determinations; follow the label and official guidance. AnyList’s feature pages cover lists, recipes and meal planning, and do not document expiry or shelf life.
- Can I give someone read-only access in MyListResort?
- Yes. Lists in MyListResort have owner, member and view-only roles, enforced by the database. AnyList documents sharing on a per-list basis, and does not list per-member roles or view-only access among its features.
- Is AnyList still a good app?
- Yes. AnyList has been doing shared lists well for years and its sharing is free, so if lists and recipes are all you need it may be the better fit. MyListResort is for households that also want to stop throwing food away.
- How long does MyListResort take to set up?
- A couple of minutes. Make a list in MyListResort, add a few things, and share it with one person. You do not need to enter everything in your kitchen for it to be useful.
Free covers 2 shared lists with up to 4 people on each, and freshness tracking on 5 items at a time. The paid plan lifts those caps.