# Dr. Berg’s Junk Food Meter® — user reviews > 178 indexed App Store user reviews of Dr. Berg’s Junk Food Meter® by Health & Wellness Center, Inc, rated 4.90/5 from 8,971 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-bergs-junk-food-meter/id6738574318/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-bergs-junk-food-meter/id6738574318.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,345 · 4★ 435 · 3★ 116 · 2★ 25 · 1★ 50 ## What do users think of Dr. Berg’s Junk Food Meter®? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Straightforward and efficient - 💡 Helpful for making healthy choices - 🔍 Provides useful information about ingredients - 🤝 Trusted by Dr. Berg **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent scan results - 🔢 Limited scan count - 💾 No history or saved scans - 🔍 Lack of transparency on scan limits - 🤔 Some users found the app unreliable **Commonly reported bugs** - Scanner not working for some users - App freezing or crashing - Issues with displaying starch content - Barcode scanning not always accurate **Most requested features** - Add a history or saved scan feature - Increase or remove the scan count limit - Improve transparency on scan limits - Add more detailed nutrition information - Integrate with a shared database for scanned items ## Newest reviews (10 of 178) ### 2/5 — Issue with tracking correct product *2026-08-01, version 2.3.2* Scan brings up a name of product that doesn’t match the product? For example barcode of five seed almond bars the berg meter says it oat milk ### 2/5 — Needs work *2026-05-27, version 2.3.1* Would be nice if you didn’t have to login every time you wanted to use the app. ### 2/5 — Consistently Logs Out *2026-05-16, version 2.3.1* Concept is great, but every time I switch apps, or close the app, when i return to this app, it’s logged out, and I need to log back in 100% of the time. Fix this, and it’s 5 stars. ### 4/5 — Love this app, HOWEVER *2026-03-08, version 2.3.1* Why does this app require to sign in every time I want to use it? And there’s no option to stay signed in or sign in through Face ID! Very annoying. Otherwise love this app and would have given it 5 stars. ### 4/5 — Have to log in every time *2026-02-28, version 2.3.1* Looking for other ohm ### 3/5 — Glitchy after January 2026 update *2026-01-19, version 2.3.0* Most items don’t scan and the photo used to read ingredients but doesn’t anymore. Will update review if it gets fixed. ### 3/5 — Login Makes You Crazy *2025-12-19, version 2.1* Love the app. I hope they continue to improve it. The need to login each time is annoying. Why won't it remember login credentials? Otherwise, it'd be 5 stars ### 5/5 — Wonderful App *2025-12-10, version 2.1* Thanks Doc for this app and also all of the videos you make you are a blessing to mankind ### 5/5 — App Easy To Use *2025-12-07, version 2.1* I threw away a Third that is in my pantry, considered food! ### 3/5 — Great concept but still monitored by big tech *2025-11-30, version 2.1* I do not appreciate the process of having to log in or sign in with big tech in order to look up. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bugs *2026-06-09, version 2.3.1* Doesnt work. Keeps saying “try again” when I attempt to read a bar code ### 1/5 — To get app I must OK it tracking and sharing info about me *2026-05-14, version 2.3.1* I think an evil food entity has commandeered Dr berg's app ### 1/5 — Can’t set up account *2026-03-03, version 2.3.1* I’m trying to set up account to be able to use the app. It won’t send me a code to sign up. ### 1/5 — Login Weary *2026-02-10, version 2.3.1* The app is great, but it makes you login repeatedly, at times twice a day. There’s no reason for this; it’s frustrating!!! ### 1/5 — As of now it’s not working *2026-02-10, version 2.3.1* It used to work very good, but it stopped working with the can you please fix the app? ### 1/5 — Not a great app! *2026-02-09, version 2.3.1* I was excited to use this app was disappointed with it. It did not detect canola oil in some of the pasta sauce I bought (good & earth brand from target). My husband told me that what I bought was not good when he scan the jar with another app he uses…had to return the pasta sauce…for this reason, I don’t trust this app anymore. ### 1/5 — WHAT??? *2026-02-06, version 2.3.1* Everything comes back “good” ### 1/5 — Does not work *2026-01-19, version 2.3.0* I was excited to utilize this app as part of my diabetes food selection process. Could not get the bar code scanner to work at all. Very disappointed ### 1/5 — Help *2026-01-11, version 2.1* App not working. Doesn’t allow log in or register ### 1/5 — Password sharing *2025-11-24, version 2.1* App uses login id/password with b2clogin which is used by various companies. Unable to differentiate between different companies ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thank you so much!!! *2026-08-19, version 2.3.2* Very useful ### 5/5 — Can’t rely on product label *2026-06-23, version 2.3.2* Best food consumer app. No longer can we trust the product label. With Dr. Bergs app, eating better, healthier and wiser. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-03-27, version 2.3.1* Thank you Dr. Berg for your continuous enlightenment and guidance in our lives. ### 5/5 — Not bad *2026-02-24, version 2.3.1* It’s a great app, I do hate that it doesn’t give a whole lot of other options of foods Thay would be good for you. Also it won’t scan everything. But it’s been super helpful just needs some work ### 5/5 — Please fix the app *2026-02-09, version 2.3.1* Something has changed with this app. Everything you scan says it’s good even things I know have terrible ingredients. When I first downloaded this app in September 2025 it was not like this. Please please fix the bugs in this app. When this app is working properly, it’s a true game changer for eating healthy and losing weight. ### 5/5 — Quick and Useful *2026-01-22, version 2.3.0* Extremely fast, factual and descriptive. I use Dr.Berg supplements, this is a very useful addition to his brand. If enough of us educate ourselves and demand change, it will happen! ### 5/5 — Dr. Byrd’s app *2026-01-12, version 2.1* This is a wonderful app when you have questions about the ingredients in the nutritional value ### 5/5 — Indispensable for a Carnivore! *2026-01-05, version 2.1* I use it all the time. ### 5/5 — Dr berg junk food meter *2025-12-22, version 2.1* Such a helpful tool ### 5/5 — Dr. Berg Junk food meter *2025-12-16, version 2.1* Love this app it is brilliant and so easy to use! Thank you so much for this app!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*