Wychlist iPhone Application: Chicagoan Develops Innovative Shopping List Application Using Bar Code Scanning Technology

Online, March 15, 2010 (Newswire.com) - CHICAGO -- While grocery shopping, the typical consumer has difficulty remembering the lowest price they've paid for each product on their shopping list. Small business owner Steve Lutrewych, of Management Innovation, Inc., has developed the perfect solution: WychList, an iPhone shopping list app. WychList uses bar code scanning technology to create and manage grocery lists. Aside from its groundbreaking ability to add items directly to a shopping list by scanning a UPC/EAN bar code, WychList also tracks prices, making the shopper an informed buyer.

As a satisfied WychList customer said, "Now I know when an item is a 'good price.' I don't have to trust that it's 'on sale' just because the grocery store tag says that it is."

The idea for WychList was conceived two years ago when Lutarewych, became a new father. "I was shocked to see how much money I was spending on baby products.", he said. "Besides using coupons whenever possible, I tried to remember prices on particular products at the different stores my wife and I shopped, but that was nearly impossible without writing everything down. What I needed was a tool that would help me keep track of the prices at all the stores we shopped. I mean, who likes to over pay for products they buy?"

WychList minimizes data entry required by the user. It was designed around the product bar code found on most consumer packaging. Using the iPhone's built-in camera, you can add items to your shopping list by simply scanning the product's bar code (information about the product and a picture are automatically downloaded from the internet if available).

As you shop and check items off your list, you can enter the price you're paying. Over time, you'll build a price history and WychList will automatically highlight the price difference of latest item you're buying against the best price in your history - providing a savings or overage amount.

WychList allows users to share their shopping list with others. This enables a user to build a shopping list and send it to another WychList user (for picking up groceries on the way home, for example) - complete with products, pictures and price history.

There's no easier, more convenient shopping list application available.

WychList is available for download at www.wychlist.com or via the App Store on iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wychlist/id360533279?mt=8&uo=6.

Contact:

Steve Lutarewych, Owner
Management Innovation, Inc.
773 456-5441
[email protected]

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