How-To Use on iOS

Introduction

It is important to understand that Share-A-Cart is not a traditional iPhone/iPad app. It is a browser addon, a technology introduced in iOS 15. As such, while the app icon exists, it is not where you use the addon — instead, it will show up in your Mobile Safari, but first, you will have to enable it.

Enabling

After installing Share-A-Cart on your iOS device, you must enable it. It's a one time thing, so you will not have to repeat it.

To enable, open your “Settings” app; find and then tap entry for “Safari”. In the “Safari” section, find and tap “Extensions” to bring up the list of available addons. In this list, please find “Share-A-Cart” and toggle it to be enabled.

Video Walkthrough

Here is a handy way to see how this is performed.

Sending Cart

Sending a cart is really simple! First, shop on your favorite online retailers site and place the items you would like to share into your cart. Don't forget to set the correct quantity as well.

Once you're done, scroll down on the page slightly to bring up the Safari address bar and click on the left side where you see a puzzle piece icon. (If you don't see the icon, fear not. Tap on the “aA” which will bring up an expanded menu with an item that reads “Manage Extensions”. Tap on that and toggle Share-A-Cart on.)

This will slide up a menu which will have a button for “Share-A-Cart”. Once you tap it, another menu will slide up with two options, “Create Cart ID” and “Receive Cart”. Tap on the first one and give the addon half a second to do its thing. At the end of that process you'll get a 5-character code which now represents your cart. No logins, no email or phone number to enter. Just your cart so you can share it. You can tap to “Copy Code” and send it in your favorite chat app or via email.

Tap on this video to see the process in action.

Receiving Cart

Your recipients will need to follow the same process to get the addon and enable it. Then, once they bring it up, they'll tap on “Receive Cart” and put in the code you sent them. This will load a copy of your cart into their cart.

Notes

Share-A-Cart does not clear your cart, so if you already have some items in the shopping cart, new cart will simply be added on top of whatever you already had in it.

Support

If you encounter an issue with the extension, please reach out to feedback@share-a-cart.com for help.