The app in one minute
Discount Trolley is an Australian grocery price-tracking app. It brings current-price search, product information, shopping lists, favourites and price alerts into one place, then adds tools for deeper comparison when you want more detail.
The point is simple: check the information that is available, organise the shop and make your own call before something lands in the trolley. It is a practical helper, not a promise that one store or product will always be cheapest.
Search prices before you leave home
Start with the products already on your list. Search for a grocery item, open its product page and check the current available price information. You can also browse today's deals and community content when you need ideas, rather than scrolling through every catalogue in sight.
Ordinary unit-price information can help with a single product when the source data is available. That is handy when the larger pack looks cheaper but the shelf ticket is doing its best impression of a maths exam.
- Search current available grocery prices
- Open basic product pages
- Browse today's deals and community finds
- Check ordinary unit-price information for an individual product
Turn the search into a usable shopping plan
Build a shopping list around what the household actually needs. Save the stores you use, keep regular products in favourites and set price alerts for the staples you are happy to wait for.
Shared lists can also keep a household shop moving without a trail of text messages about milk. The free app includes one shopping list, up to two owned shared lists, three saved stores, 50 favourites and three alerts.
- Keep the weekly shop in one list
- Save regular products as favourites
- Watch selected items with price alerts
- Share a list with the people doing the shop
Check a product while you are in the aisle
Premium barcode and QR scanning lets you look up available product information while you are shopping. If two packs look similar, comparative unit-price insight can help put the available options on a more consistent basis.
That does not make two products identical, and the lowest unit price is not always the lowest amount you will pay today. It gives you another useful check before choosing the pack that suits the household and the budget.
Compare the options when the choice is less obvious
Premium tools include live cross-store comparison, price history, Smart Swap, spending and seasonal insights, and deeper price-drop intelligence. These tools help when you want to compare available store prices, check how a price has moved, consider a sensible alternative or understand shopping patterns over time.
Smart Swap is there to surface useful alternatives when the available evidence supports the comparison. Price history adds context to a special or price drop. Neither tool guarantees a saving, but both can replace a vague hunch with information you can inspect.
- Compare available prices across stores
- Review available price history
- Consider relevant alternatives with Smart Swap
- Look at spending, seasonal and price-drop patterns
A simple way to use Discount Trolley
You do not need to use every feature on every shop. Start with the products that matter most to the bill and add more checks only when they help.
- Write the list around what you need
- Search the expensive or frequently bought items first
- Save regular buys and set alerts for items that can wait
- Use comparison, history or scanning when the choice needs a closer look
- Choose the option that fits today's budget, route and household
What Discount Trolley does not claim
Coverage depends on the product and retailer data that is available. Discount Trolley is not affiliated with the supermarkets it tracks, does not set retailer prices and does not complete the retailer purchase for you.
The app helps you check, compare and decide. You are still the one who knows whether the extra stop is worth it, whether the bigger pack fits the budget and whether the pantry can survive another backup jar of pasta sauce.
Questions shoppers still ask
Is Discount Trolley free to use?
Yes. Discount Trolley is free to download and use, with current-price search, basic product pages, deals, one shopping list, up to three saved stores, up to 50 favourites, up to three price alerts, up to two owned shared lists and ordinary unit pricing included. Premium adds faster comparison and deeper shopping intelligence.
Which grocery prices can Discount Trolley show?
Discount Trolley can show current available price information from supported Australian retailers, including Coles, Woolworths and ALDI where data is available. It does not promise every product or store will always be covered.
Can Discount Trolley scan barcodes?
Yes. Premium barcode and QR scanning can look up available product information for recognised codes. It is a quick product check, not a replacement for the retailer's shelf ticket.
Can I buy groceries through Discount Trolley?
Premium can hand you off to supported online shopping options, but the retailer handles the purchase. Discount Trolley is the checking and planning tool, not the supermarket checkout.
Put the app to work on your next grocery run
Search available prices, build a list, save regular buys, watch price changes and use deeper comparison tools when you need a closer look.
- Check current available grocery prices
- Plan the shop with lists, favourites and alerts
- Use scanning, history, comparison and Smart Swap when they help