Roadmap
Where Cheapr is headed — deeper grocery coverage, smarter trip planning, and price tracking that saves you time and money
Current State (v0.1)
Cheapr is live with product search across 9 stores (6 grocery, 2 home improvement, 1 big-box), per-unit price comparison, authenticated shopping lists with per-item store overrides, and the Save Me a Trip feature that finds the single cheapest store for your entire list.
Development Phases
Core app with product search, price comparison, and shopping lists.
- Next.js 15 app with PostgreSQL (Prisma), deployed on port 3001
- Product search with category filtering and per-unit price display
- 9 stores seeded: Aldi, Lidl, Walmart, Target, Costco, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Home Depot, Lowe's
- 50 products across grocery and home improvement categories
- Auth (NextAuth) with Google OAuth, shopping lists with quantity and store override
- nginx proxy at /cheapr/ with auth_basic off
Deeper grocery coverage with Aldi and Lidl as anchor stores, plus the Save Me a Trip feature.
- Save Me a Trip: find the cheapest single-store trip for your entire list
- Expand grocery product data — Aldi and Lidl private labels prioritized
- Brand pages with product lineups (e.g., Aldi Simply Nature, Lidl Preferred Selection)
- Unit price normalization across store packaging differences
- Roadmap page and Cheapr sub-nav
Historical price tracking so you know if today's price is actually good.
- Price history charting per product per store
- Price drop alerts via email or push notification
- "Good price" badge when current price is below 30-day average
- Weekly ad / circular integration for sale prices
- Scheduled price scraping (daily or weekly per store)
Intelligent shopping lists that learn your habits and optimize automatically.
- Recurring items — auto-add items you buy weekly or monthly
- Multi-store optimized trip: split list across 2-3 stores with driving time factored in
- Shareable lists — collaborate with household members
- Recipe-to-list: paste a recipe URL, auto-extract ingredients and match to products
- Budget mode — set a weekly budget, see which store fits
Store-level insights that go beyond individual product prices.
- Store comparison dashboard — average basket cost, category strengths, weekly win rate
- Store reliability scores — how often items are in stock, price consistency
- Location-aware store suggestions based on ZIP code
- Aldi/Lidl weekly finds integration (seasonal and limited items)
- Coupon and rebate stacking per store
Store Coverage
Cheapr focuses on stores where you actually save money — discount grocers first, then mainstream and specialty.
The core — where the biggest savings live. Private labels with consistent pricing.
Wide selection, weekly sales, and store brands that compete on price.
Bulk pricing and one-stop convenience — grocery plus household.
Tools, lumber, paint, and supplies — project-level price comparison.