Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner 4+

I have to say i really enjoy this app. I'm a licensed cosmetologist/esthetician and of course like to be mindful of the products that I'm using on my self but not only that but also on my clients. This app makes it so easy to break down whats in a product so easily. ive shown everyone i know and even paid for the premium version. (this app is consumer funded. company's do not pay them to say their product is this or that) me being superstitious compared what the app said to what the label of ingredients said and its always right.
i know the app is still fairly new and the interface and features it offers outside of just listing ingredients and letting you know if there bad then offering recommendations it doesn't do a whole lot more. I like that it keeps of history of barcode scans, i wish it had a feature to incorporate online shopping. Me personally i dont shop alot in stores and without a physical barcode it makes buying things online still risky. so that could be a cool feature. As well as creating like brands and like ranking them by a collective of what their product scores are. I love this idea of putting the power back in the consumers hands though. knowledge is power, and it starts with our daily habits to really see change. THANK YOU!

Hey Cassidy! Thank you so much for your kind review, we are happy to hear you are enjoying the app and finding it useful! :)

Have a wonderful week!
Briana

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.

Thank you for your feedback, we are happy to hear that you are enjoying the app! Indeed our premium feature allows for setting certain food preference alerts such as gluten, lactose, etc. It is notable that this function is not capable of factoring trace amounts of allergens such as gluten, however.
The counter for the new Brand Call-Out feature shows the total number of consumers who have called out a brand on any of its products, and not that specific product. For this reason, once you were suggested to use this feature, the counter had already been established for that specific brand. I hope this helps clarify and we truly appreciate your feedback!