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Description
Been using Yuka – Food & Cosmetic Scanner for a couple months now. It’s basically an app that lets you scan barcodes on food, beauty, and personal care products to see how healthy they are. Pretty solid app if you’re into that kind of thing.
Here’s what you do: just open the app, point your camera at a product, and it’ll analyze the ingredients and give you a score from fantastic to poor. There’s also a detailed info page for each product that breaks down the nutrition, additives, and organic content. Took me a while to figure that part out but it’s actually super useful.
Look, if you’re into making healthier choices with what you buy, you’ll probably like this. It’s not perfect – the database doesn’t have every single product out there – but overall it does the job. Worth checking out.
Editor Opinion
So here's my honest take on Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner. I've tested a bunch of health and nutrition apps, and this one's pretty solid. The barcode scanning works well and the product ratings seem pretty accurate based on my own research. I like that it covers both food and beauty/personal care items. The level of detail is great if you really wanna dive into the nitty-gritty of what's in your products. But it can also feel a bit overwhelming if you just wanna do a quick check. Overall though, it's a handy tool to have if you care about what you're putting in and on your body.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Tons of products in the database - over 3 million foods and 2 million beauty items
- Easy to use barcode scanning to get instant health ratings
- Detailed breakdown of nutrition, additives, and organic content for each product
- Free to download and use without any paywalls
- Covers both food and personal care items in one app
Cons
- Database doesn't have absolutely every single product out there
- Can be information overload if you just want a quick overview
- Requires internet connection to work - no offline mode
- Occasional issues with the barcode scanning not working perfectly
Specifications
| Updated | 06.10.2025 |
| Age Rating | Everyone |
| Developer | Yuka App |
| Android | Android 7.0++ |
| Package Name |
io.yuka.android |
Ratings
User Reviews
ease of use and like seeing alternatives, additives and why they are bad, and rankings. I don't always agree with the reasoning (e.g too much saturated fat, etc) but make...
This app is AMAZING! It gives all of the information you need to make an informed healthy purchase of food items without spending hours making comparisons. And I found that...
I am always surprised by the random things this will actually have data on. it's not always accurate for niche products, but generally correct. What I don't like is that...
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