How to use your shopping list

The Shop tab holds one list built from your plans, your recipes and anything you add yourself, so you can tick items off as you buy.

Written for the Aioli iPhone app. Last updated October 18, 2026

The Shop tab keeps everything you need to buy in one list. Add ingredients from your plans and recipes, add other items by hand, then tick them off in the store.

Add ingredients from a plan

1. Open a plan that has recipes and tap Shop in the row of buttons under the plan title.
2. Choose the ingredients you want.
3. Tap the button at the bottom, for example Add 6 ingredients to list.
4. Tap Go to Shop to see your list, or Stay Here to keep planning.

You can also tap Shop on a single recipe to add just its ingredients. A plan with no recipes cannot be sent to your list yet, so add recipes first.

Add your own items

1. On the Shop tab, tap the keyboard button at the top right. On devices without voice input it is a + button.
2. Type the item name. To add several at once, separate them with commas.
3. Tap Add to List.

If your device supports it, tap the microphone button beside the keyboard button to dictate items instead. When your list is empty, Add Recipe lets you pick recipes straight from the Shop tab.

Tick off and remove items

• Tap an item's checkbox to tick it off. The count at the top shows how many are checked, for example 3/12.
• Swipe an item left and tap Delete to remove it.
• Press and hold an item to edit it. See How to use shopping list badges and edit items.

Change how the list looks

• Tap By Aisle or By Recipe to switch between grouping by store section and grouping by recipe.
• Tap Info to show or hide extra detail on each item.
• Tap Metric or Imperial to switch units.
• Tap the calendar button at the top right to choose which plans feed your list. Essentials, the items you add by hand, can be switched On or Off there.

Finish shopping

When every item is ticked, Clear List and Cook appear. Cook marks your shopping done and moves your recipes to the Cook tab.

Clear List asks "Mark your shopping as complete? This will clear your list." Tap Complete, then Cook now if you are ready to start, or Later.

In the UK you can also send your list to a supermarket. See How to send your shopping list to Ocado.