Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner

I freaking love this app! It has turned shopping for me into something that is full of anxiety and uncertainty into an enjoyable experience where I can be sure I trust the products I am buying and using. There are so many products that look “organic” and “healthy” for people but when I would go to read the ingredients it’s like… “how do I even pronounce that word? What even is that? I don’t know” and would blindly be buying things or left looking up each ingredient in the isle on my phone and being confused and wasting so much time with my partner getting frustrated at how much time I’m taking up in the store. With this app you can scan items bar codes and it will list out the ingredients and why they might be bad or good. What they’re commonly used for and the risk factors. I absolutely love scanning items and being able to see what is good and what is so so bad. The only downside to this app is that it is disappointing to scan a product and see that it’s so bad for you but it makes me feel so good to know I know what I’m putting into and on my body. The best part of the app is that it’s turned shopping into a little game where I have my phone out and can scan everything and not waste any time worrying about whether or not I’m making the right choice. I’m happy and healthy and my partner is a lot happier with the amount of time we spend in the store. :) I look forward to using this app when I can and the more I use it, the more I know which products I can trust and which I can’t. :)

I love Yuka. This app has truly changed the way I shop. I love the scan and search features. The search feature is available by subscription, but you get to choose what you feel is right to pay. Yuka analyzes food and cosmetics and gives them a rating of “excellent”, “good”, “poor”, or “bad”. Any items that receive a “poor” or “bad” rating will also be listed with recommendations of similar items of better quality. This makes shopping easier and effortless. Yuka has a “top products” section for food and beauty, which gives the top 20 best-rated items of each category. This is extremely helpful when you’re looking for something specific. Yuka also saves your search history so you don’t have to search for a specific item every time. You can also favorite items you love, and those appear in your “favorites” so you can easily access those items. On the off chance that an item is not in the Yuka database, a prompt will appear after scanning allowing you to fill in the information about the product. After the Yuka team analyzes the item, it will receive its rating and has now been entered into the database. I highly recommend this app. It has made me a more informed and conscious shopper. I do wish that an app like this existed for pets. As much as Yuka has changed my life, it would be amazing if I could use it to improve my pets’ lives too!

i don’t usually write reviews but this app is a game changer. however, there is one thing i’d like you guys to consider. I was diagnosed with celiac disease last year, and I just don’t really understand why you have to pay to scan the product for gluten. I already have trouble with some companies lying on their labels and cross contamination with gluten. I really don’t think I should pay for it if I can just read the label to see if it has wheat. I already have enough trouble trying to untangle these ingredients just to see if it has components of wheat. I’d rather not have to read a label every single time I grocery shop. I’d rather just be able to scan it. Also one more thing, Yuka displayed a product as good, no harmful preservatives, but when I looked at the label, it had six so I reported it and they fixed it and then they asked me if I want to email the company about this and that 700 people already emailed them. So riddle me this if you guys already know that 700 people are emailing this company about these preservatives then why did it scan as no risky additives or preservatives? Why did I have to report? It makes me feel like I now have to read every single ingredient. I don’t wanna have to call you guys out. I want y’all to fix this. otherwise it’s a really helpful app, but you guys need to take him into consideration people with allergies they can’t help. They have no choice and don’t want to pay just to not die. Thank you.