New Sal Pashut Mobile App Compares Grocery Prices and Scans Receipts
A new free Israeli app named Sal Pashut allows users to compare grocery prices, scan receipts, and manage shared shopping lists across major supermarket chains.
A new free mobile application named "Sal Pashut" (Simple Basket), developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, has become available for Android users following its launch for iPhone a month ago. The app allows users to compare grocery prices across major retail chains, manage a shared family shopping list, and scan store receipts to determine if the purchase could have been made cheaper elsewhere.
Developed by Gal Hadad using Claude AI, the platform features a database containing over 125,000 products and data from 1,061 supermarket branches across Israel. Major chains included in the database are Shufersal, Rami Levy, Carrefour, Osher Ad, Yochananof, Tiv Taam, and Keshet Teamim.
One of the application's prominent features is the retroactive comparison of completed purchases. Users can photograph their supermarket receipt or upload a PDF of an online order, allowing the app to identify the items and calculate how much they would have cost at competing retail chains. Unrecognized items are flagged and excluded from the comparison.
Consumers can also plan their shopping trips in advance by compiling a product list and checking where the basket will cost the least. The comparison is conducted based on branches within a selected locality, with options to expand the search radius to 5, 10, or 20 kilometers in areas with limited supermarket density. The system displays prices alongside missing items, alternative suggestions, and the date of the last data update.
Additionally, the app includes a shared real-time shopping list compatible with both iOS and Android devices. Items can be added via typing, voice dictation, or barcode scanning, and checked off as they are placed in the cart. The list remains functional even without cellular reception.
The service is free and does not require registration. Pricing data is retrieved from mandatory price transparency files published daily by food retailers under Israeli law. However, the developers note that displayed prices may not always reflect the exact final checkout sum, as certain promotions depend on club membership, quantity, or specific payment methods.
"Sal Pashut" enters a market that already includes established comparison tools such as Pricez and CHP. To distinguish itself, the new app integrates price comparison, receipt scanning, and family shopping list management into a single platform. For receipt recognition, the service utilizes Google's Gemini artificial intelligence, ensuring that uploaded receipt images are not stored.
