Sainsbury's SmartShop
Sainsbury's SmartShop Summary
Sainsbury's SmartShop is a free iOS app in Shopping by Sainsbury's. Released in Sep 2015 (10 years ago). It has 690 ratings with a 4.78★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 3.1K monthly active users . Store last updated Jul 6, 2026
Recent activity: 1.00 new ratings this week View trends →
SDK intelligence: AppGoblin detected 4 development tools(e.g. nanopb), 1 business tools, 1 ad networks, 1 analytics: attribution,and 1 analytics: product integrated into Sainsbury's SmartShop. View full SDK list →
Sainsbury's SmartShop SDKs Summary
Sainsbury's SmartShop was last scanned for SDKs on 2026-03-17. Below is the overview of third-party companies detected in the app. The full list of SDKs, permissions and unknowns is available here.
AppGoblin saw Sainsbury's SmartShop uses 1 Business Tools
OneTrustAppGoblin saw Sainsbury's SmartShop uses 4 Development Tools
nanopb
Google
New Relic
SDWebImageAppGoblin saw Sainsbury's SmartShop uses 1 Ad Networks
AppGoblin saw Sainsbury's SmartShop uses 1 Analytics: Attribution
AppsFlyerAppGoblin saw Sainsbury's SmartShop uses 1 Analytics: Product
Firebase4.78★
Ratings: 690
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App Description
The easier, speedier way to shop - simply scan & bag as you go, all whilst tracking your running total!
Here's how:
• Download the SmartShop app to register – you’ll need to have your nectar card ready
• Save offers and earn Nectar points*
• Scan items you want as you walk around the store
• Pack your items as you shop
• Pay in a flash and feel like a VIP at one of our SmartShop checkouts** Or pay with Apple Pay!
You can use SmartShop on your mobile data or our free in-store WiFi, where available.
To see if SmartShop is available in your store, just tap the ‘Find a SmartShop store’ button in the app, or visit http://stores.sainsburys.co.uk and apply the ‘SmartShop’ filter within ‘Customer facilities’.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
• "Flawless! Quick, easy, simple to use"
• “SmartShop has revolutionised my weekly shop”
• “SmartShop was really convenient”
WHAT THE MEDIA HAVE SAID
“We were genuinely impressed at the ease and accessibility of the till-free shopping experience.”
– The Independent
“It was an incredibly easy process - and something that I, a tech savvy early adopter, would happily do again.”
– Gizmodo UK
“[…] the future works remarkably well.”
– The Telegraph
KEEP IN TOUCH
If you have any feedback about the app or your SmartShop experience, please call us on 0800 234 6434.
* Please note that you'll need to be a Digital Nectar customer and have opted in to the offers on the Nectar app to view them in SmartShop. You will need to sign back in if you have not been active for 14 days or longer.
**SmartShop checkouts are not available in our mobile pay stores, as these are Apple Pay in-app payments only.