GroceryBudget

A shopping-list app that tracks a cart total against a budget before checkout.

Freemium app + subscriptions + lifetime purchaseProductivity
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Reported revenue$44Total revenue · Unspecified $Cumulative revenue by January 2026 from the app launched in September 2025; exact day unspecified.Original disclosure
Business modelFreemium app + subscriptions + lifetime purchaseProductivity
Profile depthResearched profileProduct facts and editorial breakdown
Source checkedOct 19, 2026Observation date, not revenue cutoff

Business overview

Public positioning

A shopping-list app that tracks a cart total against a budget before checkout. The February 26, 2026 author stycroft explicitly describes himself as a solo developer. The post links app 6749287517; its seller is Yancie Troy Saludo, and the official website links the same app. This establishes the product connection, not independently audited current staffing.

How it makes money

Free cart tracking with paid access to selected scanning, automation and history features through platform-store purchases.

Business breakdown

Researched Oct 19, 2026

Source-linked product facts, followed by MRRTrace analysis of the customer problem, workflow, trade-offs and questions to test.

The customer problem

GroceryBudget shows a running shopping total while a customer fills a cart. Official pages describe a list, a trip budget and stored item prices, with voice or scanning available for some entry tasks. Editorial interpretation: the useful moment comes before checkout, when the shopper can still change a purchase. Observe a real trip to see whether entering quantities and prices creates more effort than the uncertainty it removes. A successful product test should include crowded aisles, interrupted attention and unreliable connectivity.

Core workflow

  1. Create a shopping cart, set a trip budget and add the intended items.
  2. Update prices and quantities while shopping, reviewing the total before committing at checkout.
  3. Review the completed trip and reuse relevant prices or list items for a later visit.

What customers pay for

Editorial analysis: measure completed shopping trips with an understandable total, the effort required to correct entries, and whether people return for another trip. Do not treat installation or a positive review as willingness to pay. The historical revenue account is valuable precisely because it describes limited commercial traction despite product use. A builder could test paid convenience separately from basic list access, using a clear explanation of what stays free. Compare the time saved by scanning with the time spent reviewing errors, then ask whether that difference matters enough for a repeat purchase.

Distribution signals

Observed channels and entry points; their performance is not inferred.

  • App-store search with early community exposure

    The founder attributes most early downloads to store search and describes limited initial promotion. This is self-reported channel evidence, not an independent attribution audit or proof of profitable acquisition.

    Evidence

Trade-offs

  • Editorial risk: remembering a previous price reduces typing but can hide a changed package size, discount condition or shelf price. Make correction easy and test the complete path from old entry to current checkout total.
  • Editorial risk: charging for automated input may support development while making new users uncertain about the free workflow. Test whether users understand the upgrade before they depend on it during a busy shopping trip.

Open questions

  • What part of a second grocery trip becomes easier because the first trip was recorded?
  • Which premium convenience is worth paying for after accounting for the time needed to review its output?

A MRRTrace reading of public product material. Trade-offs and questions are editorial analysis.

Revenue evidence

Founder disclosure
$44Total revenue · Unspecified $ · Cumulative revenue by January 2026 from the app launched in September 2025; exact day unspecified.
Reporting period
Cumulative revenue by January 2026 from the app launched in September 2025; exact day unspecified.
Figure as of
Not provided
Reporting method
Founder disclosure
Source checked
Oct 19, 2026
Source published
Feb 26, 2026

The post explicitly reports $44 in total revenue by January 2026 and explains that the earlier monetization was a one-time lifetime purchase. This amount is cumulative revenue, not MRR, monthly revenue or evidence of a successful subscription business. The subsequently described subscription change does not reclassify earlier receipts. Bare dollar currency and exact cutoff remain unspecified.

stycroft, original GroceryBudget operating account
This historical disclosure is separate from any current Stripe connection shown on this page. MRRTrace has not audited the business. Revenue is not profit, and historical figures are not current earnings guarantees.

Official page displays Premium $29.99/year, $9.99/month or $79.99 lifetime, with regional variation. Current pricing is separate from the earlier revenue period.

The source page may change its prices, limits, or offer after the recorded check date.

What founders can learn

Editorial notes

Use a small, candid revenue result to distinguish willingness to use a consumer utility from willingness to pay for it.

Before you build something similar

  • The reported amount is an early cumulative lifetime-purchase result and does not demonstrate recurring demand.
  • Prices retained from prior trips may be stale, and scanned entries need user review before influencing a shopping decision.
  • Features and premium boundaries have changed since the historical income period; current capabilities are not backdated.

These are MRRTrace observations, not statements by the founder or proof of a repeatable outcome.

Source material

5 sources
  1. February 2026 original income and solo account Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  2. Official product and current workflow Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  3. Official pricing and purchase options Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  4. Official feature boundaries Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  5. Directly linked App Store identity Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026