What's the difference between sharing a list and sending it as text?

A shared list is one list you use together, and everyone on it sees every change. Text is a one-off copy of your items that you paste into a message or note. It doesn’t change when you edit the list in Listonic later.

Comparison

Share the list when you shop together or someone needs to add items. Send it as text when the other person only needs to read what to buy, or when you want to move your items to another app.

Feature	Shared list	List sent as text
Changes after sending	Everyone on the list sees them	The text doesn’t change
The other person can add and check off items	Yes	No
What the other person needs	The Listonic app or a browser	Any app where they can read text
What the other person gets	The whole list with quantities, prices and notes	The list name and items with quantities
Name or nickname if you don’t have an account	Required	Not needed

How to send a list as text

You’ll find the text option in the same window as sharing. Listonic copies the list to your clipboard, and you paste it wherever you like.

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Android

Open the list and tap the list menu .
Select Share .
Tap Copy text to copy the list to your clipboard.
Paste the text into a message, a note or another app.

iPhone

Open the list and tap the list menu .
Select Share .
Tap Copy text to copy the list to your clipboard.
Paste the text into a message, a note or another app.

Browser

Open the list and click the list menu .
Select Share .
Click Copy text to copy the list to your clipboard.
Paste the text into a message, a document or another app.

What’s in the copied text

The list name is at the top, followed by your items, each on its own line, with the quantity and unit if you added them. Bought items are grouped at the end under the Bought heading, so it’s easy to see what’s still left to buy. Prices and notes aren’t copied.

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