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UPFinder
Scan for ultra-processed foods
$1.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Faster food checks with UPFinder. Camera scanning and personal alerts help spot ingredients you avoid. Barcode scanning supports community data.
UPFinder helps you make faster, clearer decisions about the food you buy.
Scan a product and see whether it looks minimally processed, processed, or ultra-processed based on its ingredient list and formulation signals. Instead of forcing you to decode long labels in the aisle, UPFinder translates confusing packaging into a simple, understandable result.
Whether you are trying to reduce ultra-processed foods in your diet, compare products quickly, or learn what is really inside everyday supermarket items, UPFinder gives you a practical way to check food before you buy it.
What UPFinder does
• Scans packaged food products
• Reads and analyzes ingredient lists
• Flags common ultra-processing signals
• Shows a simple product rating
• Explains why a product received that rating
• Helps you compare options while shopping
How it works
UPFinder uses your device camera to capture product packaging, barcodes, and ingredient lists. The app then matches products against a localized food database and applies on-device ingredient analysis to identify patterns commonly associated with ultra-processed foods, such as:
• long multi-part ingredient lists
• industrial additives
• emulsifiers, stabilizers, colorings, and sweeteners
• reformulated or heavily engineered food structures
The result is presented in a clear traffic-light style rating with supporting detail, so you can understand both the verdict and the reasoning behind it.
Built for real shopping
Supermarkets do not always have reliable signal, so UPFinder is designed with local-first performance in mind. Core product data and analysis logic can be available on-device, helping the app stay fast and useful even in stores with poor reception.
Why people use UPFinder
• to reduce ultra-processed foods
• to understand ingredient labels more easily
• to compare brands at a glance
• to make more informed grocery decisions
• to build healthier habits over time
UPFinder does not try to replace your judgement. It gives you clearer information, faster, so you can decide what is right for you.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Renewed Camera tab for faster label and barcode scanning.
Quick camera shortcut added across the app so you can jump straight back to scanning.
New onboarding flow with language and region setup at launch.
Personal food alerts can now be set during onboarding and saved to Settings.
Barcode scanner upgrade is explained more clearly, including how signed-in users help grow the community product database.
Improved page headers and navigation consistency across tabs.
The developer, Thomas Richardson, 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.
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Thomas Richardson
- Size
- 10 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Barcode Lifetime Member $9.99
- Copyright
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