Buycott Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience73.3% of reviews
Neutral6.1% of reviews
Negative experience20.6% of reviews

~ Based on 733 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Buycott

Is Buycott Safe?

Buycott - Barcode Scanner & QR Bar Code Scanner appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Buycott is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 2,415 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

88.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,406 App Store ratings for Buycott.

Is Buycott Legit?

Buycott - Barcode Scanner & QR Bar Code Scanner appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Buycott is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Keeps dropping

I like Buycott but it keeps dropping when I try to add a new product. I have to keep restarting the App. Dame is happening to my friend. Can you look into this?

Don’t spend money on this, it barely functions, ask for refund.

Using the scanner lets the app crash, can’t even search products or brands, app only shows a white window that cuts off categories.

Do not download and purchase. No longer supported

Tried to join some campaigns and could not. This feature has not been supported for at least seven years. Have not tried scan feature to know if it works or has been updated. Why is this available for download and why is $1.99 being charged for download if the app is not current and supported??

Waste

I thought I was getting an app where I could determine if brands use child, slave or forced labor so I could avoid purchasing their products. Instead I got a whiny app of left wing boycotts. Stupid.

Waste of money

This app is a great idea with terrible execution. Tested with several very common brands and received no useful information about the conflicts and supporters for it. The interface for the corporate family tree is also extremely difficult to read and was inaccurate for at least one of the products I tested with.
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Error

It keeps crashing every time I try to scan a barcode

App Crashing!

Hello - please fix!
App is crashing for multiple reasons - but mainly when I try to scan, while logged in.
Also log in was crashing too. Thank you!
Love this app 5 stars otherwise probably - it’s been a while will let you know after update!

buycott

I just bought this app, and every single time I tried to look up a product, it crashes. I haven’t been able to look up anything. Good idea, poorly executed software!

Not working

Can’t open the app

Outdated

Comments are from 9 years ago, boycotts seem outdated.

Seems to be defunct, unfortunately

As far as I can tell this service stopped working years ago.
As of November 2025, scanning produced no results.
Also, boycott.com isn’t working.

No more updates?

App no longer works. Looks like it hasn’t been updated in at least 7 years.

Won’t let me set up an account without fb or twitter

I keep trying to sign up via email because I don’t use twitter or Facebook but it won’t let me. I paid for this app and should be required to use other apps just to create an account.

Buycott this App

The app doesn’t work

Doesn’t scan

Was hoping for this to work but most of time the items wouldn’t scan. Even if they did, nothing popped up. Requesting a refund.

New Update for 2025

I loved this app when I was in high school and passionate about boycotting Monsantos. In 2025 this app is needed more than ever. Yes, you can research which companies not to support, but this app was a great way to quickly check if the product you want is owned by a parent company invested against your values. Would be elated to see this app active again.
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Doesn’t work

It won’t let me sign up keeps giving me an error message

The app is non-functional in many ways

Barcode scanner isn't working. I would imagine because they haven't updated the software for over seven years.

What happened to this app??!

Every single barcode I scan now, all the same as they've always been, says 'this app does not support bar codes of this type". Why??? It has for the decade or more I've been using it!! I NEED this app! And I haven't been able to use it for months! 😕

Oh no

I used to love this app. But I tried to put it on my new phone and it isn’t working at all. Can’t make an account or log into my old one.. so I have no idea what to do