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Wanted: Cross-platform mobile shoppin’ list app

Okay Lazyweb, help me find what I’m lookin’ fer. I want a mobile shoppin’/todo list app that me lady and I can both use t’ keep shared lists. I’ve got an iPhone, Susan has a Blackberry Curve — it should be easy t’ use on either o’ those devices. And o’ course, we’d want t’ be able t’ edit our lists via our desktop web browsers, as well.

It should:

  • support multiple lists
  • support sharin’ lists betwixt multiple scallywags
  • make it super easy t’ check off items
  • be able t’ sync th’ latest list updates from anywhere
  • be easy t’ use on iPhone, Blackberry, or any web browser
  • be inexpensive

It doesn’t have t’ have (but could):

  • support store-specific lists
  • be aware o’ what aisle items are on
  • support recipe ingredient lists or meal plannin’ functions
  • support item categories within lists

I looked at a few list applications fer th’ iPhone in th’ App Store, and I did some searches on th’ general intarwebs, but th’ apps I found all fell down in some way. The usual failin’ were that they didn’t support (or at least didn’t make it clear that it would support) sharin’ lists betwixt scallywags, or weren’t cross-platform.

Is anybody out there aware o’ such an app? Given me failure t’ locate one meself, I’m inclined t’ think that either 1) me Google-fu were weak that day, 2) th’ app I’m lookin’ fer exists but needs better SEO (this is what I suspect), 3) developers o’ th’ existin’ list apps aren’t doin’ a good job o’ highlightin’ all o’ their features (which I also suspect), or 4) there is an openin’ in that market space that would be pretty easy t’ fill. If I thought I could spare th’ time, I’d try t’ develop a service like that, meself.