Smarter Shopping. Better Savings

Karto

From one item to a full basket, compare prices, optimise single or multi-retailer purchases, and uncover huge potential savings.

TescoSainsbury'sAsdaAldiLidlMorrisonsWaitroseOcadoM&S FoodIcelandAmazon GroceriesBootsSuperdrugB&MHome BargainsSaversPoundland
Scan BarcodesUse your mobile camera to scan products as they run out and build your next list in seconds.
Local storesChoose your local retailers, preferred stores, and shopping method.
AI OptimisationFrom one retailer to many, optimise your shop to maximise savings.
Picking listFollow a simple in-store list, tick items off as you shop, or download a PDF to take with you.

Product Intelligence

A price checker that understands products.

Search, filter by brand or size, scan a barcode using your camera, and see what is cheapest locally. Karto highlights the best deal by true unit value, not just the lowest shelf price.

Live current pricing across all retailers, including loyalty prices where available.
Local stock checks for many retailers and shopping methods.
Create shopping lists from your searches, compare options and substitute items where no stock exists.

Live comparison

Search one product or compare the whole shop.

Karto is built around live retailer data, not stale prices cached for days. Compare prices, loyalty deals, stock, pack sizes, local stores, and sensible substitutes before spending.

Single item comparison

Search one product and instantly see retailer prices, stock signals, pack sizes, unit prices, loyalty prices, and best-deal highlights.

Barcode scanning

Use a mobile camera to scan products into a list, detect the product, and find the closest match at your chosen retailer.

Shopping lists that stay live

Build multiple lists, keep them priced, compare them across retailers, and spot saving opportunities as product data changes.

Local stock checks

Use your address, preferred stores, and shopping method so availability is checked against the right local context.

AI-backed deal learning

Karto learns product patterns, brand preferences, pack differences, and substitutions to surface more sensible savings.

Import previous orders

Pull in past online supermarket orders and rebuild them as Karto shopping lists ready for comparison, substitutions and optimisation.

Basket optimisation

End to end cost analysis.

Karto compares your preferred retailer, cheaper single-retailer baskets, and multi-retailer splits. It also factors in fuel, distance, journeys, stock, substitutions, loyalty prices, and timing windows for possible in-store reductions.

Single-retailer optimisation for people who want one shop.
Multi-retailer optimisation and time-based shopping windows to cash in on daily discount windows within your chosen retailers.
AI-backed matching learns product habits, brands, pack sizes, and sensible swaps.
Shopping optimisationComplete basket
Original Retailer£70.77Sainsbury's · 33 of 33 priced
Retailer Optimised£61.42Best single retailer · £9.35 savings available
Fully Optimised Retailers£56.182 retailers · £14.59 savings available
Sainsbury's
Preferred shop£70.77
Asda + Aldi
2 retailer split£61.42
Fuel and journey
True trip cost included+£2.14
Discount timing
Best shelf-check windows flagged-£7.38
Fully optimised total
After retailer split, fuel, and timing estimate£56.18

Workflow

From empty cupboard to action-ready list.

Karto is designed around real family shopping: scan items using your mobile phone camera as they run out, build reusable shopping lists, compare them locally, then act on the cheapest route.

1

Add items fast

Search, scan barcodes, browse retailer categories, or reuse an imported order.

2

Choose how you shop

Delivery, collection, or going to store changes which retailers and stock checks matter.

3

Let Karto find the money

See like-for-like savings, better-value pack sizes, promotions, and smart substitutions.

4

Optimise, pick, or purchase

Create a mobile picking list, download a PDF, or use supported basket handoff flows.

Aldi · Best time 8am-10am
Chicken breast filletsQty 2 · Pack 1kg · £8.50
Bakery doughnutsQty 1 · £1.39DISCOUNT POSSIBLE
Tomato ketchupQty 1 · £1.85

Once you choose

Savings are only useful if they are easy to act on.

Karto turns the chosen basket into a practical trip plan: quantities, product images, barcodes, pack sizes, prices, picked-state, and prompts to check shelves where timing discounts might apply.

Mobile picking list with product images, pack sizes, quantities, and tick-off state.
PDF picking list for paper shoppers, including barcodes and discount-check prompts.
Supported basket handoff for online purchasing where retailer flows allow it.

Pricing

Built to cost less than one small supermarket mistake.

The plan is simple: £2.99 monthly, or £29.99 yearly. For regular family shoppers, Karto only needs to find a small saving each month to more than cover the cost.

Savings-first recommendations: many comparison sites earn referral fees when you buy through a retailer, which can influence what gets promoted. Karto is built to prioritise customer savings first.
Live comparison, shopping lists, barcode scanning, and local store context.
AI-backed learning for substitutions, pack-size value, and shopping habits.
Optimisation with fuel, distance, retailer count, and timing opportunities.