A Shared Thanksgiving Grocery List, Ready in One Tap

Updated October 30, 2026

Whoever hosts, whoever shops, whoever brings the pie: one list that everyone can see and check off.

The short answer: ListHarbor is a free shared grocery list app, with no ads, that comes with a ready-made Thanksgiving Dinner list. Tap +, choose Ready-made list, then Thanksgiving Dinner, and you have a 17-item list sorted into grocery categories; share it with a QR code or link, and everyone sees each add and check-off in real time on iPhone or Android.

How much to buy: the Thanksgiving planner

Type how many people are eating and the planner sizes the big items for you, using the usual hosting rules of thumb (sources under the table). Copy the result into your ListHarbor list — the ready-made list already has every item, so you only change the amounts.

What's on the ready-made list

Whole turkey, stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, gravy, dinner rolls, butter, heavy cream, celery, onions, chicken broth, pumpkin pie, whipped cream, marshmallows and brown sugar. It's an ordinary list once it's made: rename it, delete what you won't need, and add your family's own dishes. It's free and doesn't count as one of your templates.

Set it up for the whole family

1. Start the list. On the home screen, tap + and choose Ready-made list → Thanksgiving Dinner. (Creating a new list also offers Or start from a ready-made list or template.) Don't see it? Update the app from its store.
2. Share it. Open the list's menu, choose Manage Sharing, and have each person scan the QR code, type the share code, or tap the link you text them. iPhone and Android can share the same list. The first time someone joins, ListHarbor asks what to call them, so you see names instead of "Anonymous."
3. Split the dishes. Put the list in a group and you can assign items to a person, so the list itself says who is bringing the rolls. Group lists also notify everyone when someone adds items or starts shopping.
4. Shop it. Tap Start shopping: the screen stays awake, items get bigger, and your running total stays pinned. Set a budget on the list to see how the feast is adding up.

After Thanksgiving

The same menu has ready-made Christmas Dinner, Holiday Baking and Holiday Party lists, built the same way, so the December lists take one tap too.

See every feature on the ListHarbor shared shopping list app page.