TJ Near & Hot is an independent app built by shoppers, for shoppers: find a Trader Joe's store near you, browse the grocery finds the community loves, build your shopping list, and swap picks, reviews and recipes with other fans. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trader Joe's, and it is not an official Trader Joe's app.
Open it and you land on Buzz: a live look at what other shoppers are hearting, searching for, cooking with and adding to their lists right now.
BUZZ - SEE WHAT OTHER SHOPPERS THINK
- Community Feed: the newest comments people are leaving on products, recipes and stores
- This Week's Searches: what everyone is looking up right now
- This Week's Trend: the products getting the most love over the last 7 days
- Most Listed Products: what shoppers keep adding to their lists
- Most Loved Stores: the locations getting the most hearts
- Most Active States: where the comments and likes are coming from
- Community Favorite Recipes: the most-loved recipes members have shared
FIND A STORE
- Trader Joe's locations on a clean map, or search any 5-digit ZIP code
- Works even without location access
- Save the stores you shop most, and read what people are saying about them
BROWSE PRODUCTS
- Community Top 20: the items with the most hearts this week, this month or all time
- Dig into Food, Beverage, Flowers and Everything Else
- Search the catalog by name
- Heart what you like and it lands in your Picks
RECIPES & HACKS
- Recipes and shortcuts shared by other shoppers, with photos and steps
- Sort by newest, most liked, most tried and most commented
- Post your own with Share Yours and see what everyone says
SHOPPING LISTS
- Build a list for your next run, and add products right from the list with search
- Group your list by category to shop section by section
- Check items off as you go; select several and remove them in one tap
- Share it with friends and family - the message includes your items as text, and they get their own copy to keep and edit
- Sign in to sync your lists and Picks across devices
STAY IN THE LOOP
- Get a notification when someone replies to your comment or hearts something you shared
- Plus a nudge when the What's New list refreshes
NEW IN 2.0
Buzz is your new home screen, and the whole app has a fresh navy look.
NO ACCOUNT NEEDED
Browse everything without signing in. Create an account only when you want to comment, post a recipe, share a list, or sync across devices.
ABOUT
TJ Near & Hot is an independently built app made to help shoppers discover and discuss Trader Joe's products and store information. Everything here comes from publicly available information and from what members choose to share, and opinions are their own. Product selection and store details vary by location and change often, so please treat nothing here as official inventory.
TJ Near & Hot is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trader Joe's. "Trader Joe's" is a trademark of its owner, used here only to describe what the app helps you find.
Questions, or a store we're missing? hello@dnnr.us
Never know when TraderJoes is releasing new or limited items. So it’s nice to know what’s out before heading to the store
Developer Response
Thanks so much!Glad to hear the app is helping you find Trader Joes while traveling.Safe travels and happy shopping!
Not very useful
Kay Kay R.
It’s more of a hit and miss information app nothing more as it states love more of what seems to be a popular product right now. Would love if Trader Joe’s finally came out with an actual app where you can see what’s in stock , recipes, where you can get the list of products you need for your meal right in the app as a shopping list and the can shop. And place a pick up order and pick it up during time slots. It would be so beneficial for most customers with work and everyday life as well as help with stores getting rushed at certain times and being packed in an already small not best store layout for high volume of customers and feeling like a stuffed can of sardines. Other ten that it’s a great store you see what ur paying wi store easy to keep track of cost just get very overwhelming before you make it mid store due to how packed it is during certain times frams and most people don’t even try to finish you just want air to you rather then finish shopping just pay and hope to finish another day. I just feel it would be very very beneficial for all involved whether it’s the business, employees and customers .
Developer Response
Thank you for your thoughtful review! We completely agree that shopping in a crowded store can feel overwhelming, and those app features you mentioned (live inventory, pickup slots) would be amazing for busy shoppers.However, please note that we are an independent information/fan app, not the official Trader Joe's app. Because of this, we don't have access to their store inventory or ordering systems.While we can't offer pickup orders, we hope our app can still help you preview popular items and plan your shopping list before you brave the crowds. Thank you for using our app and sharing your ideas!
Account and Sign-In Required
Hshgadnsbd
I was hoping to use this app to search products at my local TJ and create a shopping list, which appear to be functions. However, while the description plainly says “no sign in” and “no account” required, I cannot create a list without signing in. Glitch or intentional? If the former, pls correct; if the latter, change your description as it is false and misleading. Also, I can’t identify my “default store,” which would be helpful from a searching perspective.
Developer Response
Thanks for your thoughtful feedback — this is a fair point.You’re right that the wording around “no account required” can be confusing. The app can be used without signing in for browsing and liking products, but creating Shopping Lists requires an account so they can be saved and accessed across devices. We’ve updated the description to make this clearer, and appreciate you calling it out.Regarding the “default store,” we’d love to understand more about what you’re expecting. Are you looking for a way to set a preferred store for search or product context? If you’re open to sharing more details, we’d be happy to consider this for a future update.Thanks again for taking the time to leave such detailed feedback.
Ok, but needs features
Bay_Berto
The app is ok, but it really should have the option to add new products or request them. I like that I’m able to keep track of some classic items I love but there’s so much new stuff TJs adds that isn’t available on this app yet. Bummer, this app has potential since there is no official TjS app.
Developer Response
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback — really appreciate it.You’re right that new products can show up in stores quickly. We actually add new items ourselves on an ongoing basis, but we try to wait until there’s enough consistency before listing them, since availability can vary a lot early on.We’ve also chosen not to open up product submissions so we can keep the data more consistent and reliable over time.As for older or discontinued items, we keep them visible because people still actively discuss and revisit past favorites. That said, we understand this can make it harder to tell what’s currently in stores, and we’re looking into better ways to distinguish those.Really appreciate you calling this out — and glad you see the potential.
- Getting started is quicker: the opening notice no longer blocks the app, so you can start browsing right away.
- Fixed Directions. On some iPhones, tapping "Go" failed to open any map app. If one still can't open, you can now copy the store address with a single tap.
- Product pages feel lighter as you scroll.
- Small fixes and polish throughout.
Version 2.0.4
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Information
Seller
DNNR Tech
Size
68.7 MB
Category
Food & Drink
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
