"This is the best shopping companion. This app has helped educate me and makes picking items at the grocery store so much easier! 10/10 would recommend." - Customer Review
Trash Panda is a free food scanner app that makes understanding ingredient labels easy. Find your good while grocery shopping just by scanning a barcode to see if foods have potentially harmful ingredients. Are you shopping gluten-free, dairy-free, low sugar, organic, plant-based, vegan or vegetarian? Keto or following Whole30? Let Trash Panda decode ingredient labels for you.
HOW IT WORKS
Trash Panda helps you identify potentially sketchy ingredients so you can find good stuff for you and your fam. Scan as many products as you like for free, or upgrade to our Membership for additional features.
It’s super easy, just:
- Scan any food barcode to see the list of potentially harmful, questionable, added sugar or bioengineered ingredients.
- Tap on each ingredient to understand its health impact, backed by scientific studies.
- No barcode? No problem. Just snap a pic of the ingredients list and Trash Panda can gather insights, instantly.
- Search by product to see top-rated products based on keywords.
- Find clean-ingredient alternatives from high-quality brands and get exclusive discounts.
- Create custom shopping lists for you and your fam.
Trash Panda is free to use for scanning up to 5 products per month for checking ingredient labels. If you're interested in supporting Trash Panda's mission to increase access to healthy food, we offer a yearly subscription called the Trash Panda Membership.
Upgrade to get additional features:
- Get unlimited scanning of products (5 scans / month included for free)
- Flag additional ingredients for dietary restrictions like gluten, dairy, soy and egg
- Access unlimited #trashpandaapproved shopping lists to find healthier grocery options
INGREDIENTS WE FLAG
Currently, we flag over hundreds of ingredients in our database as potentially harmful or questionable. All of these flagged ingredients are backed by scientific studies and include all names for added sugar, natural flavors, artificial flavors, food dyes, chemical additives, inflammatory oils, gums and more. By identifying these additives in your food, you can truly make an educated choice based on your needs—giving you confidence and transparency in your grocery shopping experience. Our product and ingredients library is continuously updated with the latest research and information.
Find your good and join our Trash Panda community today. Happy scanning!
Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Summary of user reviews
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This app hasProvides detailed information on food ingredients
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This app hasEducates users on potentially harmful ingredients
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This app hasAllows quick scanning of food products
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This app hasHelps make healthier food choices
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This app hasLinks to research and studies on ingredients
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This app hasCertified nutritionist approved
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This app hasUseful for grocery shopping
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This app hasIncreases consumer awareness
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This app hasFree version has limited functionality
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This app hasDatabase not comprehensive, some products not found
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This app hasApp crashes and glitches reported
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This app hasConcerns about the accuracy and bias of information
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This app hasLack of personalization options for individual needs
What's New in Trash Panda Food Scanner
8.4
December 14, 2024
We've made some minor improvements. Happy scanning!
While the app does give you quality information, they require you to purchase a subscription monthly or yearly which in turn requires you to create an account. They pitch it as being beneficial to you, but also requires you to agree to their terms that allow them to share your information to undisclosed third parties! This is not safe for the user and only protects the developer and the company/companies operating the app and software while also giving them full freedom to use your information in anyway they see fit. They are scamming you into giving them your financial account information, locking you into payment agreements and charging you to give them permission to use, sale and give away your information. Read and understand what you pay for on theses apps. The company needs to do better for the users!
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Response from developer
Hi there, thanks so much for your feedback. The Trash Panda App is free to use for 5 scans a month, unlimited product searches, and access to additional content within the app. We do not require the creation of a user account in order to use the app, and we do not share any user data with third parties. We are 100% independently funded, and only receive revenue from our users via our subscription option. If users do opt into the subscription, they are free to cancel at any time. If you have any additional feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out to our small team at support@trashpandaapp.com.
