Add groceries by voice

Voice Input lets you add groceries without typing each item. Open a list, record a natural phrase, and let ListAIse turn the transcription into item names, quantities, and categories. For these in-app recordings, nothing is added until you review the detected set and confirm it.

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ListAIse first transcribes the recording, then sends the text through the selected AI mode to produce structured grocery items. The Voice Studio lets you switch between Cloud and an installed Local model.

• Use automatic language detection or choose from ten explicit regional language options.
• Understands natural phrases such as "Add two cartons of almond milk and gluten-free bagels."
• Parses grouped phrases into separate items with quantities and suggested categories.

Voice Input works out of the box, but the first permission prompt appears the first time you tap the mic icon:

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Once permissions are set, use these steps to add items:

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On iOS 17 or later, open ListAIse and open a grocery list you can edit. This gives Siri a destination for new items.

Say "Hey Siri, add to ListAIse" and answer with the item name when prompted. You can also use the ListAIse Add Item action in Shortcuts and choose a list. Without a selected list, the action uses your last opened editable list.

Siri saves the addition on your device. Open ListAIse to apply queued additions to the list and synchronize them when connected. If Siri asks you to pick a list first, open an editable list in the app and try again.

Touch and hold the ListAIse app icon and choose Add item. The shortcut opens your last opened editable list with the item field focused. Open a list in ListAIse first if there is no saved destination.

When adding items to a meal plan grocery list, voice input understands meal context. You can assign items directly to specific days and meal slots just by speaking naturally.

• Say "Add eggs to Monday breakfast" and the item is assigned to Monday's breakfast slot automatically.
• Supports all days (Monday through Sunday) and meal slots (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
• If no day or meal slot is detected, the item remains a normal unassigned grocery item.
• On a regular list, voice input works without meal-plan assignments.

The review tray is designed for confirming the parsed result before it reaches your list:

• Tap a row to include or exclude it from the set that will be added.
• Drag rows into the order you want, or swipe away an item you do not need.
• Use the reset control if you want to discard the result and record again.

After you confirm, a sheet shows how many items went into which list. Tap Undo within 5 seconds to remove just the rows that recording added. With a screen reader on, the countdown doesn't start, so Undo stays available. If some items can't be added, they stay on screen and you can retry or keep them for later.

Voice Input usage is measured in minutes of transcription time. Free accounts include 5 minutes to try cloud voice input. Premium bypasses the free-tier cloud voice minute limit while your subscription is active. An installed Local model provides on-device transcription without consuming cloud voice minutes.

If you cancel while a recording is still being processed, it doesn't cost you any minutes. A take that turns up no items is thrown away rather than added as an empty entry.

• Pause briefly between items so AI knows where to split.
• Use "comma" or "and" to signal separation when listing rapid-fire items.
• Slow down for specialty ingredients such as "harissa paste" to make them easier to recognize.

Try these checks when voice input does not work as expected:

• No audio detected: Re-open microphone permissions in device settings. Close and relaunch ListAIse afterward.
• Slow transcription: Check your connection in Cloud mode, or confirm the Local model is installed before switching modes.
• Items not splitting: Add small pauses or verbal separators ("comma," "period," "next item"). Our AI uses these cues to split phrases.

Stopped recordings are saved on this device for recovery before transcription. Cloud mode sends audio to the configured transcription service; local mode uses the installed on-device model. Saved recordings belong to the account that made them; removing the app can erase this local recovery data.

• Saved recordings and completed transcription or review progress are retained for retry after a failure or app restart. Review one recording at a time; discarding one does not discard the others.
• The parsed items stay in a review tray until you choose what to add.
• Only the item set you confirm is added to the open grocery list.

Pair voice input with these workflows: