Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner

Reading ingredient labels in the supermarket aisle is the chore that Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner, from Yuka App, sets out to simplify. Point the phone at a barcode on a food, beauty or personal care product and the app interprets what is inside and grades how it may affect your health.

Results come as a four-step color code: excellent, good, mediocre or poor, and each product has a detail page explaining how it earned that grade. Food is judged on three factors, namely nutritional quality, additives and whether it is organic, and the database is said to hold around 4 million food items. For cosmetics, around 2 million products are covered, and every ingredient is assigned a risk level drawn from current scientific research, which feeds into the overall score. When something scores badly, Yuka suggests a similar product that rates better. The company stresses its independence, stating that brands and manufacturers cannot influence evaluations and that the app contains no advertising.

Users clearly like it: 4.7 from about 188,000 ratings, with 87% five stars and just 3% one star. It has passed 10,000,000+ installs. The app is free with no ads, while in-app purchases between $10.00 and $20.00 per item point to a paid upgrade. It was updated on 2026-09-17, needs Android 7.0 or newer, and is rated Everyone. We list 35 versions; release 5.4 comes to 150.9 MB.

Shoppers who want a quick read on additives or cosmetic ingredients will get real use from it. People who prefer to form their own judgement from full nutrition panels may find a single grade too simplistic.