Pinezi: compare supermarket prices in Croatia across 29 chains

Disclosure: Pinezi is made by Gearstack, the business of Kristijan Bezjak, who also publishes Croatia Atlas. This page describes our own product.

The same packet of coffee or bottle of oil can cost noticeably more in one Croatian supermarket than in the next one down the road, and promotions do not always mean a lower price. Pinezi is a free app that compares grocery prices across 29 chains in Croatia. The Android version has been on Google Play since 8 October 2026 (Google Play); an iPhone version is in preparation, with no release date yet.

Where the prices come from

Since May 2025 the large retailers in Croatia must publish the full price list of every store each day, under a government decision (Odluka, Narodne novine 75/2025). Pinezi reads these lists daily for these chains: Boso, Branka, Brodokomerc, Bure, Diskont Stanić, Djelo Vodice, dm, Dukat, Eurospin, Gavranović, Jadranka Trgovina, Kaufland, Konzum, KTC, Lidl, Lorenco, Metro, NTL, Plodine, Ribola, Roto, Spar, Stridon, Studenac, Tommy, Trgocentar, Trgovina Krk, Vrutak, Žabac. Stricter rules that will cover every retailer with a website and add an anchor price were due on 1 October 2026; the government has moved them to 17 November 2026 (Ministry of Economy).

What the app does

• Search by name or scan a barcode, and see the price of the product at each chain, cheapest first.
• "Prava akcija?" ("A real deal?") compares a promotional price with the lowest price of the last 30 days.
• Current deals and the chains' catalogues in one place.
• A shopping list that works out the cheapest combination of one to three shops, including the fuel to drive between them.
• Shops near you with opening hours and an "open on Sunday" filter.
• The government's list of capped prices.

An example from Zagreb

On 8 October 2026 a basket of five items in central Zagreb came to €16.11 in the cheapest single shop. Split between two shops it came to €15.13, including about €0.72 of fuel for the extra stop. Prices change daily, so the saving on another day and another basket will be different.

Capped prices

Since 1 December 2025 the government has capped the prices of 100 items under decision NN 142/2025: for 29 products every item of that kind may cost at most the listed price, and for 71 categories at least one item in the category must be sold at or below the cap. The caps apply to regular prices, not to promotions (Narodne novine). On the list are, for example, sunflower oil at no more than €1.72 a litre and UHT milk with 2.8 percent fat at no more than €1.03 a litre.

What it means for visitors

• Shops in Croatia are closed on Sundays and public holidays. Each shop may open on up to 16 Sundays a year of its own choosing; stations, airports, ports, petrol stations, hotels and campsites are exempt (Trade Act, article 57). The Sunday filter shows which shops near you are open.
• The interface is in Croatian, English and German. No account is needed. The app shows ads; on first launch it asks whether they may be personalised, and if you decline you only see non-personalised ads.
• Download for Android on Google Play; more about the app on pinezi.g-stack.app.