Skinny Scanning
Scan food. See the science.
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every score shows its working and every claim links to a verified study. Now on iPad and Apple Watch. New subscribers try it free for 3 days.
Skinny Scanning scans packaged foods and meals, flags the ingredients that research links to weight gain, and shows its working. Every score comes with a breakdown, and every claim links to a real, verified study with its evidence strength.
SCAN ANYTHING
• Barcodes: millions of products from the open OpenFoodFacts database
• Meals: snap your plate and Apple Vision recognizes the foods on your device. Photos never leave your phone
• No camera handy? Type a barcode or try one of the bundled sample products
SEE THE SCIENCE
• "Why this score?": a transparent, step-by-step breakdown
• Sugar shown as cubes next to the World Health Organization's advice
• Traffic-light levels with the official UK thresholds, stricter for drinks
• The NOVA processing scale and Nutri-Score
• An evidence meter on every finding, from animal study to meta-analysis
• A reading list of 39 sources, each checked against its abstract
MAKE IT FUN
• A daily Myth or Fact quiz
• Streaks, levels and badges that reward curiosity, never restriction
• Compare two products head to head and share a score card
ON ALL YOUR DEVICES
• iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, with layouts made for each screen
• Apple Watch: your weekly score, streak, recent scans, the quiz and a sugar-cube converter, plus watch-face complications
• Available in more than 90 languages
SUBSCRIPTION
Skinny Scanning Pro unlocks the whole app. Choose a monthly or yearly plan; the price for your region is shown in the app before you buy. New subscribers get a 3-day free trial.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://skinnyscanning.com/privacy
IMPORTANT
Skinny Scanning is an educational tool, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian before changing your diet. Product data comes from OpenFoodFacts and may contain errors: always read the label.
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Skinny Scanning 2.0 is a new app, rebuilt from the ground up.
• Scan a barcode or a meal and see which ingredients research links to weight gain, with a step-by-step breakdown of every score
• Every claim links to a verified study, with an evidence meter from animal study to meta-analysis
• Sugar in cubes next to WHO advice, traffic-light levels, NOVA and Nutri-Score
• A daily Myth or Fact quiz, streaks, levels and badges
• Layouts for iPad and iPhone Duo, and a new Apple Watch app with complications
• Available in more than 90 languages
The calorie diary, calorie goals and AI photo scanning from version 1 are no longer part of the app. Skinny Scanning Pro unlocks everything, and new subscribers get a 3-day free trial.
The developer, LyteFast, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- LyteFast
- Size
- 26.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 LyteFast