Buycott - Barcode Scanner & QR Bar Code Scanner 4+

I love this app! It has more features than I even imagined would be possible when I downloaded it. It allows you to follow campaigns, scan the barcode or search an item, and see if the product conflicts with any campaigns you follow/support. You can even see the family tree breakdown of parent companies. And they have everything on here man- even pet food and pet products, clothes, everything. I also love that they provide sources on things- if you see the product you use conflicts with free Palestine or animal testing, it provides a link to a source that proves that is the case. Overall a really amazing app, easy to navigate and use, and so useful. I’ve recommended it to everyone in my life since I downloaded. The two dollars one time is well worth being so easily informed!

Do you feel powerless due to politicians not representing us anymore? Do you feel like companies with lobbyists have a louder voice in important decision making than we the people do? Then vote with your money. Companies hear money (or lack of) more clearly than they do the vocal concerns of the public. This app allows you to know which companies are profiting from your grocery store or product purchases. Buycott give you the power to make informed purchasing decisions. Vote with your dollar, help the companies who care with your hard earned money. And remember that we are all in this together.

I starting using this application fairly recently and while I admit some of the things that i purchase are less than mainstream, I have been diligent in adding as much as i can to fill the database Buycott uses for the good of all of us. What annoys me are the constant app crashes (10 times in the last two days, usually while I am trying to submit a review for a product), and the scanner going crazy (trying to scan a product 10+ times in a row rapidly without pulling anything up, like it seizes up pulling an entry from the database and so just keeps trying to scan with the same results). I really do want to keep my buying power away from certain corporations and keep it moving towards better causes, and this would be a whole lot easier without the glitches. Overall, 3 out of 5 for in-depth data on corporations and corp. trees but you have to fix it before I give it anything higher.