# Grocery Sidekick — Food & Ingredient Scanner

> Food & Ingredient Scanner (iPhone/iPad app by William Harmer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grocery-sidekick/id6807912507 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [William Harmer](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785080078)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 259 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grocery-sidekick/id6807912507/reviews.md

## What is Grocery Sidekick?

Your Sidekick isn’t here to judge what you eat. It’s here to help you understand what’s in your food and show you what matters to you.

Pick what matters. Scan a barcode. Let your Sidekick read the label and make it easier to understand what’s inside.

Grocery Sidekick checks food against your ingredient watches, dietary preferences, and nutrition thresholds. Explore ingredients to learn what they are, why they’re used, and why some people choose to avoid them. See exactly what your Sidekick found and why, then find similar alternatives that better match what you’re looking for.

With Grocery Sidekick you can:

• Scan a barcode and quickly get the information you care about
• Understand ingredients, what they do, and why they’re used
• Find alternatives that better fit your preferences
• Watch for milk, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish, shellfish, gluten, MSG, and seed oils
• Choose vegan, vegetarian, or pescatarian preferences
• Set your own thresholds for sodium, added sugar, saturated fat, carbs, and calories
• See the ingredient or package evidence behind every finding
• Save products and revisit previous scans

Your food. Your preferences. Your Sidekick.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-14

• Dark mode — follow your phone’s appearance or choose Light or Dark yourself.
• New watch options for artificial sweeteners and high-fructose corn syrup.
• Improved scan results with clearer ingredient details and less repetition.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-12

We’ve improved how Grocery Sidekick understands ingredient labels and delivers your results.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-10

Know more about what’s in your food.
Get clearer ingredient information, including what ingredients are, why they’re used, and why some people choose to avoid them. Plus, improved label transparency throughout the app.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-09

No release notes.

## More apps by William Harmer

- [ReadMyStrip](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readmystrip/id6785080076)

All apps by William Harmer: https://appshunter.io/developer/6785080078

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