Shopping that works with your brain.
First month free for eligible new subscribers · then US$5/month · cancel anytime
You went in for three things. You came out with twelve.
Cart Quest is a shopping companion built by a neurodivergent parent, for neurodivergent families.
Your family eats the same basics every week. Why start from zero each time when 80% of your shopping is predictable?
Ten years ago, our fix was a Google Sheet, a form, and an email I sent myself before every shop. It grew into Cart Quest — the app our family still runs every week.
— Cart Quest's creator, who got tired of the same cycle
How It Works
1. Plan
Create reusable shopping templates. Update them before each trip instead of starting from scratch.
2. Shop
Navigate one category at a time. Mark items as you go. Stay focused.
3. Review
Track spending, spot patterns, build better habits over time.
Built for How You Think
Never start from memory
Your plan already knows what your family buys. Each week you skip, add, or adjust quantities — that's it. Planning that took hours becomes half an hour.
One category at a time
See only what's in front of you. No scrolling through a massive list. Just the section you're in right now.
One plan, every store
Your weekly shop might mean Woolworths for groceries, Aldi for staples, and the butcher for meat. One plan holds them all — pick which stores you're doing today.
Unplanned purchase awareness
Items that aren't on the list take a deliberate moment to add — on purpose. That pause is often all the space your brain needs to decide if you actually want it. No judgment, just a built-in second thought.
Skip this time
Fortnightly items? Seasonal stuff? Toggle them off without deleting. They'll be there next time you need them.
Budget awareness
Set a spending goal before your trip. Enter your actual cost at the end. See the pattern over time.
Quick Add
Remember something while you're at home? Tap Quick Add, pick the plan, done. No need to open the plan editor.
Simple enough for kids to run
Early readers can call out items, count quantities, and tick things off while you grab them. Shopping becomes something you do together.
Everything You Get
Our Family Runs On It
Cart Quest was built for our household first. Bianca — the creator's wife and the app's first user — twelve months in:
"I knew that if I didn't have Cart Quest as a framework, I was going to forget things and I was going to impulse buy. When it's time to shop, I go into Cart Quest and update quantities — skip what we already have, add what's run out — instead of having to remember every item we should be buying."
"After twelve months, my list already has everything on it. Making the list takes me half an hour rather than multiple hours."
Bianca
Toowoomba QLD — runs the weekly shop, kids in tow
"Adding unplanned items feels like work, so I often decide I don't actually want the thing — I don't feel like using the extra energy. And when the review page shows a long list of unplanned items, it makes me assess whether I really want or need what I've picked up."
Impulse buys, interrupted
The friction is deliberate
"Even my daughters in grade one can help — they tell me how many things we need and tick items off as we get them, practising their reading while I grab the next item. It's become a family activity."
The kids run the list
Reading, counting, deciding — real-life practice
"My older son comments on my impulse buys because they're not in the list. He feels they're unnecessary. He is a very literal child."
The household auditor
Accountability, free of charge
"The colours are bright enough to keep my attention, and each time I tick off an item as purchased, the colour change gives a hit of dopamine. Makes me go “Ooh!”"
A little “Ooh!” every tick
Designed for dopamine
Honest Pricing
One fewer impulse buy per trip. That's all it takes to pay for itself.
First month free for eligible new subscribers
- Unlimited shopping plans
- Multi-store plans
- Category-by-category shopping
- Budget tracking and spending trends
- Unplanned purchase awareness
- Purchase history and insights
- Quest progression and achievements
Cart Quest exists because my family needs it. Your subscription keeps it running — and gets your family the same system ours runs on every week.
Get the App
Cart Quest lives on your phone, ready before every shop. On iPhone or iPad, download it from the App Store. On Android, install it straight from your browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
It has for our family, in two ways. The plan keeps you moving with purpose instead of wandering. And adding an unplanned item takes a deliberate moment — that pause is often all it takes to put the thing back. At the end, the review screen shows every unplanned item in one place, which keeps you honest with yourself.
Most apps make you start from scratch every week. Cart Quest helps you organize your family's usual needs and turns weekly planning into quick updates instead of rebuilding everything from memory.
Cart Quest shows one category at a time instead of one overwhelming list. This compartmentalized approach reduces cognitive load and helps you stay focused on what's in front of you — the same way your brain naturally wants to work.
Yes — and they're often good at it. The interface is simple enough that early readers can run the list: calling out items, counting quantities, ticking things off while you grab them. Reading, counting, substitution decisions, and a feel for what things cost — practised in a safe, structured way.
Eligible new subscribers start with their first month free, then continue for US$5 per month. You can cancel anytime. The reusable plans are where the real magic lives.
Honest answer: I don't know if it'll work for everyone. It works for my family, but every family is different. If you're eligible as a new subscriber, your first month is free, so you can see whether the reusable plans and focused shop flow fit your family.