AskZOE User Reviews

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Please add delete & sort

Love this app, very eye opening and helpful! Please add a delete item function and sort by high/low score/alphabet function. Thank you!

Needs more products in database

7 out of 10 products I try to find AskZoe information on are not in the database.

Perhaps employees could scan more Kirkland and Trader Joe’s products.

Otherwise the premise is sound and useful.

Eye Opening!

There are so many products I buy that I thought were healthy but they are too high in salt, or ultra processed or…! I’m shocked and sad that I have to eliminate or reduce these from my pantry. But now I know how to make my way towards a stronger gut microbiome. I’ll definitely be using this app!

Frankly, love the simplicity

I’m a med student trying to make good food choices even when busy. Love that the UI isn’t overwhelming with information. Simple and good-looking app. Good links are provided after some scans for further info if one wants to read further

JUST DO IT! Go On! ASK ZOE

There is truth in the scan! Love being able to confirm that my choices are healthy!! And when you scan that occasional splurge and see that it isn’t worth it😢Thanks Zoe!

Extremely helpful at the grocery store

I often find myself trying to decide between two products that look about the same. I was shocked to find out the the scores can be massively different between them. This app finally helps me make the right food decisions

Foods are not always as healthy as we thought

Zoë is raising my consciousness about the frequency with which I should consume apparently healthy foods. I thought I really knew such things.

Great app

Request it to have US flavor as option

Additionally ability to delete scans and to sort them by keyword, alphabetical and by score

Hope I don’t get asked to leave food shops here in Staten Island.

Much used and much liked. Making it easy to make healthy choices

Great app

This is a great app, although I was depressed after realizing how much junk I had in the house. Very useful for advising which foods should be eaten at which frequency.

Love this app!!

Very great tool to have when I am shopping for healthy choices!!

Frustrating App read before you download

I was very excited to give this a try. I was trying to eat healthier choices. First time I tried the app it worked really well but then somehow all my scans got erased. The second time I use the app it was extremely difficult to navigate the scanning page. The concept is great, but the app has a long way to go. After you scan, it wants you to share the information with a friend but it gives you no back button or intuitive directions to scan another item
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Easy Food Scores

AskZOE is useful and fun to use. I take it food shopping and have purchased items because their AskZOE scores were higher than the ones on my list. I have been surprised with some foods scoring lower/higher than I expected.
I hope ZOE adds more foods into the AskZOE database and adds website access for the database. Web access could allow users to search for foods with a higher ranking or to understand components/calculation of score.
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My grocery companion now

Made my grocery shopping so much easier. Instead of preparing to spend an hour reading ingredients lists (to only some success) this app is so simple, just point and shoot. It’s shocking how two similarly packaged goods can have wildly different ratings.

I used in in my last grocery run to replace some of my staples with better scoring alternatives. I’ve noticed my last week’s meal scores improved from around 60 on average to over 70 now, without a change in diet, and only marginal change in cost of the food itself.
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Great app

Love learning about other options, the education about gut biodiversity is invaluable.

More vegan products please.

More vegan products please. I do love this app though. I went thru Zoe testing early 2021 (I think )and there was a huge lack of info when using vegan products on Zoe.
Thank you!

Your shopping companion

I’ve started scanning foods while I shop and it’s been a game changer! I’m even making different choices about bagged salads and vegetable broths and things I used to assume were all healthy. I’ve also found it lowers my grocery bills to eat healthier, too. Thank you, Zoe Science and Nutrition for the research and public science communication you’re doing. You really are helping people live healthier lives. Next up: get city and rural planners, corporations and politicians on board!
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Disappointed

The first four items I scanned aren’t in the database and they are basic items.

Great App

Love the freedom of choosing any food and not having calorie restrictions. It’s all about learning to make healthier choices. Also seeing the suggestion to enjoy regularly versus moderately or only once in a while.

I would love to see the addition of healthy swaps to pick instead of a food with a lower rating.
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Great

This app is very helpful to me keeping me on the right track.

Easy!

The scanner works, and there was only one result that didn't make sense. I'm not sure why Trader Joe's roasted red peppers would have a terrible ZOE score. The ingredients are pretty clean. I'm hoping that it's just a glitch. And that I can still enjoy these things frequently! Otherwise, this app is awesome.
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