Grocy Android is a mobile client for the self-hosted Grocy household management system, using its API and barcode scanning.
Grocy
Grocy manages groceries and household tasks in a self-hosted web app, including tools to track purchases and home inventory.
About Grocy
Grocy is a self-hosted web app for tracking grocery purchases, home inventory, recipes, meal plans, and household items such as chores, tasks, batteries, and equipment manuals. It supports barcode scanning in the browser, shopping lists based on minimum stock levels, recipe stock checks with missing items added to the shopping list, and customization through custom fields, feature flags, and an API.
The web frontend is a responsive installable PWA without offline usage capabilities, and barcode lookup for new products uses external services such as Open Food Facts.
Key features
- Track purchases and home stock with barcode reader interface
- Scan barcodes in browser using device camera
- Generate shopping list from minimum stock amounts and assortments
- Check recipes against stock and add missing items to shopping list
- Plan daily meals from recipes with one-click shopping list transfer
- Track chores, tasks, batteries and equipment manuals in one place
Best for: People who want to self-host a web tool to manage groceries, recipes, and household tasks.
Good for
- Open source with code and issue tracker on GitHub
- Responsive frontend works on smartphones and other devices via browser
- Customizable with RESTful API, feature flags, and custom CSS and JS
Watch out for
- Installable web app does not provide offline usage capabilities
Grocy at a glance
- Website
- grocy.info
- Category
- Lifestyle & Hobbies › Food & Cooking
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, Web
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Grocy FAQ
Can Grocy scan barcodes using a device camera?
Yes, barcodes can be scanned directly in the web browser using the device camera.
How does Grocy add new products by barcode?
Barcodes can be looked up using external services, with Open Food Facts built-in and other services added using plugins.
Does Grocy support night mode?
Yes, it follows the device preference by default and can activate automatically at sunset in a configurable time range.
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