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How to Compare Coles & Woolworths Grocery Prices

Discover how Zavvy compares prices, calculates smart-cart savings, tracks weekly specials, and helps Australian shoppers spend less on groceries.

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2 MajorColes & Woolworths comparison
WeeklyWednesday catalogue refresh
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Zavvy is a free grocery price-comparison app and website that compares Coles and Woolworths prices, tracks weekly specials, and helps you build a smart cart to find the lowest total cost.

Instead of switching between supermarket apps, Zavvy shows matched products, unit prices, and specials in one place.

Your smart cart estimates whether buying everything at one store or splitting across both saves more for your specific list.

Key Highlights
  • Real-time price comparison across Coles & Woolworths
  • Standardised unit pricing ($/100g, $/100ml, $/unit)
  • Smart cart with single-store vs split-store totals
  • Saved lists and optional cloud sync when signed in
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Search for any product or browse categories in Zavvy to see side-by-side prices, unit rates, stock hints, and special badges for both supermarkets.

Zavvy matches products using barcodes, brand data, and normalized pack sizes where possible.

Product cards highlight the cheaper store and show when an item is on special.

Key Highlights
  • Search by name, brand, or category
  • Side-by-side price and unit-price display
  • Half-price and catalogue special indicators
  • Works on web, iOS, and Android
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Zavvy totals your list three ways: all at Coles, all at Woolworths, and a split cart that buys each item at its cheaper store.

The savings gauge shows how much you save versus buying everything at the more expensive single store.

You can assign items to a preferred store when prices are equal or when you plan to visit only one shop.

Key Highlights
  • Single-store totals for Coles and Woolworths
  • Split-store mode for maximum savings
  • Interactive savings gauge on mobile
  • Lists sync when you sign in
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Coles and Woolworths weekly catalogues typically refresh on Wednesday mornings (Australian time zones). Zavvy updates special prices after retailers publish new catalogue data.

Specials usually run Wednesday through the following Tuesday.

Use category filters and special badges in Zavvy to focus on discounted items.

Key Highlights
  • Wednesday catalogue cycle
  • Half-price badges on eligible products
  • Filter feeds by specials type where available
  • Cached prices available offline with timestamps
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Unit pricing lets you compare value across different pack sizes and brands on an equal basis, so you can spot when bulk packs cost more per gram or litre.

Zavvy normalizes unit prices to help you compare like-for-like.

This makes shrinkflation and misleading bulk pricing easier to spot.

Key Highlights
  • $/100g, $/100ml, and per-unit metrics
  • Compare family packs vs standard packs fairly
  • Identify cheaper own-brand equivalents
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Yes — core price comparison, search, and smart cart features are free on web, iOS, and Android. Creating an account is optional but enables cloud sync for lists and preferences.

Zavvy does not charge subscription fees for core comparison features.

Some advanced features may roll out gradually and may not be available in all builds yet.

Key Highlights
  • Free core comparison on web and mobile
  • Optional sign-in for cross-device sync
  • No third-party advertising in the app
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Savings depend on your basket, but combining weekly half-price specials with split-cart optimization commonly saves 15–35% per shop compared with shopping at one store without checking specials.

Families who plan around catalogue cycles and split stores tend to see the largest gains.

Even small weekly savings compound over a year.

Key Highlights
  • Track specials before you shop
  • Split cart lowers total list cost
  • Unit pricing avoids overpaying for pack size
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Snapshots freeze a saved shopping list at a point in time — prices, store assignments, and totals — so you can share or revisit a list without live prices changing underneath.

Open the original list from Saved to refresh prices, duplicate, or edit.

Snapshots are read-only by design.

Key Highlights
  • Share a list summary with others
  • See historical savings vs single-store benchmarks
  • Duplicate into an editable list
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On product details, use Report price to flag incorrect regular or special prices, out-of-stock items, or other catalogue issues. Reports help us improve data quality.

Include the price you saw in-store when prompted.

Rate limits apply to prevent spam.

Key Highlights
  • Report from product detail screens
  • Optional notes for context
  • Helps improve catalogue accuracy for everyone
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The Home promo carousel highlights official Zavvy announcements — feature launches, shopping tips, and app updates — with optional detail pages and share links.

Promotions are curated by Zavvy and may link to the web app or app stores.

They are separate from Coles/Woolworths catalogue specials shown in product feeds.

Key Highlights
  • Swipeable carousel on Home
  • Detail pages with rich content
  • Share links for specific promotions
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Similar products suggests alternatives in the same category — for example another brand of biscuits — so you can compare value when an exact item is expensive or out of stock.

Suggestions are category-based, not identical barcodes across stores.

Always check pack size and unit price before substituting.

Key Highlights
  • Shown on product detail when available
  • Helps find cheaper alternatives
  • Not a guarantee of identical ingredients
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Yes — Product view modes let you switch between list, grid, and compact layouts on supported feeds so you can browse the way you prefer on phone or tablet.

Your choice is remembered on the device.

Availability may vary by screen (Home, Category, Saved).

Key Highlights
  • List, grid, and compact views
  • Persists locally between sessions
  • Optimised for touch scrolling
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On supported mobile devices, press and hold a product to see a quick preview — image, price summary, and quantity stepper — without opening the full detail modal.

Release to dismiss or tap through to full details.

Designed for faster basket building in-store or on the couch.

Key Highlights
  • Quick preview overlay
  • Adjust quantity from the preview
  • Native touch-optimised interaction
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When enabled, Zavvy sends a push after each Wednesday refresh to let you know this week's specials are ready.

You control opt-in from Profile and can disable notifications in device settings.

Delivery depends on your device and notification permissions.

Key Highlights
  • Opt-in from Profile
  • Weekly summary push
  • Disable anytime in app or OS settings
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On the mobile app, tap the scan icon next to search, allow camera access, and point at a product barcode. Zavvy looks up the item and shows Coles vs Woolworths prices instantly.

Scanning uses your device camera locally — photos are not stored or uploaded.

Recent scans are saved on your device for quick re-lookup. A torch toggle helps in low light.

Key Highlights
  • Native camera overlay with viewfinder
  • EAN/UPC barcode support
  • Recent scans on device only
  • Not available on web browsers
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Yes — Zavvy supports 20+ languages for the app interface, FAQ, legal pages, and official announcements. Change your language anytime from Profile.

Your device locale is detected on first launch when that language is enabled for your build.

Product names and supermarket catalogue data remain in English because Coles and Woolworths publish in English.

Key Highlights
  • 20+ UI languages including English and Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, HK)
  • Profile → Language to switch anytime
  • FAQ and help content localised per language
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Key Highlights
  • FAQPage structured data for rich results
  • Direct Answer blocks on every question
  • Public, indexable content at zavvy.com.au/faq

Coles vs Woolworths Comparison Summary

Australian supermarkets adjust prices throughout the week. Neither chain is cheaper on every product — savings depend on weekly half-price specials, unit pricing, and whether you shop at one store or split your list.

1. Weekly half-price specials

Both stores rotate different items each Wednesday. Buying catalogue specials at whichever store offers them can cut staple costs significantly.

2. Smart split cart

Buying each item where it is cheapest across Coles and Woolworths lowers your total compared with shopping entirely at one store.

3. Unit price checks

Compare $/100g or $/L — larger packs are not always better value than promotional smaller packs.

Ready to save on your next grocery shop?

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