# Is It Vegan? — The original vegan app!

> Vegan shopping assistant for barcode scanning and ingredient label analysis. (iPhone/iPad app by Conner Burggraf.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-it-vegan/id673006541 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Conner Burggraf](https://appshunter.io/developer/673006544)
- Category: Food & Drink, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 232 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-it-vegan/id673006541/reviews.md

## What is Is It Vegan??

- The original vegan app is back! With over 1 MILLION downloads worldwide, we've been helping vegans shop since 2012.
- This new app version has these features to make your shopping easier than ever:
- The app can now work on products in over 100 languages!
- The app has PowerScan technology to scan your whole cart in seconds.
- The app can decipher ANY food label's ingredients list by taking a photo.
- The app has over 20,000 categorized ingredients.
- The app has a search function to instantly reference our extensive product database.
- New optimized and intuitive app layout.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://isitvegan.net/privacy.html

## Key features

- Barcode scanning
- Ingredient label photo analysis
- PowerScan technology for cart scanning
- 100+ language support
- 20,000+ categorized ingredients
- Extensive product database search

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quarterly Subscription | $4.99 | per 3 months |
| Semiannual Subscription | $6.99 | per 6 months |
| Annual Subscription | $9.99 | per year |
| Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Subscription | $19.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Is It Vegan??

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Helpful and easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient and makes being vegan easier
- 🚀 Useful for new, old, and soon-to-be vegans
- 🚀 Thoughtfully designed
- 🚀 Excited about the updates

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inaccurate and unreliable
- 🐛 Doesn't recognize many products
- 🐛 Crashes and doesn't work properly
- 🔋 Too many ads that disrupt usage
- 🐛 Needs major updates and bug fixes

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when opening the app
- Scanning barcodes doesn't work
- Incorrect information for vegan products
- Inability to add new products to the database

**Most requested features**

- Update database with more products
- Improve accuracy and reliability
- Add option to remove ads
- Enhance scanning and search functionality
- Expand to more countries/regions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 232)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-it-vegan/id673006541/reviews.md

### 1/5 — In accurate

*2026-07-08*

This app has told me that 2 of Emergen-C's daily immune support powders were vegan, the berry and super orange flavors. I called the company and was told that none of their immune support powders were vegan. Therefore this app cannot be trusted to accurately tell you if a product is vegan or not.

### 1/5 — Didn’t seem to work

*2026-05-10*

I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong, but everything I scanned came back with the same result. ‘Could not determine if vegan’

### 5/5 — The Glorious Return

*2025-08-10*

So glad it’s back and improved, nice work! Excited to have this tool again.

### 5/5 — Helpful and easy to use

*2025-08-09*

A must app for new, old, and soon to be vegans! Or people who are curious or want to gift to a vegan person. Long time user of this app and very excited about the updates.

### 5/5 — This vegan stuff is easy!!!

*2025-08-09*

Being vegan has never been easier, love the updates to translate from other languages too!!

### 5/5 — Love the new features!

*2025-08-09*

Right when I thought this app couldn’t get any better, the new update really improved the functionality and convenience.

Highly recommended!!

### 5/5 — ♥️

*2025-08-09*

Such a great idea! Very convenient and I’m sure will be very helpful when traveling

### 5/5 — a must have for vegans everywhere!

*2025-08-09*

extremely useful, thoughtfully designed, and makes being vegan 10x easier!

### 5/5 — Love this app!

*2025-08-05*

Makes being vegan super easy! 5/5

### 5/5 — The best vegan scanner available today

*2025-08-03*

This is by far the fastest and most accurate vegan product scanner on the market today. I especially love that I can scan the ingredients of any product so it works with virtually every product there is!

## Frequently asked questions about Is It Vegan?

### What does the Is It Vegan? app do?

This app is designed to assist vegans with their shopping. It allows users to scan product barcodes and analyze ingredient lists by taking photos. The app helps users quickly determine if products are vegan-friendly by referencing its extensive database.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include PowerScan technology for rapid cart scanning, the ability to decipher any food label's ingredients by photo, support for over 100 languages, and a search function for its database of over 20,000 categorized ingredients.

### How much does the Is It Vegan? app cost?

The app is available for free, but it does offer in-app purchases. Specific details on pricing for any premium features or content are not provided in the description.

### What kind of products can I check with this app?

The app is designed to help you check a wide variety of food products. By scanning barcodes or analyzing ingredient labels, it can identify whether products are suitable for a vegan diet.

### Is this app available on all devices?

The provided information does not specify compatibility with different operating systems or device types. However, it is referred to as a mobile application, suggesting it is intended for smartphones and tablets.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.3 — 2025-08-11

What's New in Is It Vegan? 4.0.3

Increased Accuracy For Ingredient Photo Processing
  - Updated ingredient matching engine reduces unknown ingredients by up to 85%
  - Enhanced photo validation and better error handling

User Interface Improvements
  - Swipe-to-delete functionality for deleting individual history items
  - Upload status indicators with animated spinner
  - Improved error messaging for failed product scans
  - Better notifications when uploads finish

Performance & Reliability
  - Optimized background processing to reduce memory usage
  - Reduced memory footprint throughout


Bug Fixes
  - Resolved notification system bugs and duplicate alerts
  - Fixed some rare crash scenarios

### 4.0.2 — 2025-08-08

- Bug fixes
- Stability improvements
- Increased performance
- Added Clear button to the scanning interface to improve some workflows

### 4.0.1 — 2025-08-05

New Features
  - Background processing system now handles photo uploads and ingredient analysis automatically
  - New indicator shows recently added and updated products in your scan history with a blue star
  - Updated products now update the screen immediately when processing is completed
  - In-app notification system to alert when product processing is completed

  Improvements
  - Improved camera experience with dedicated photo capture screen and better framing guides
  - Enhanced product search with smarter matching to find more products
  - Simplified report problem workflow with clearer options

### 4.0.0 — 2025-08-02

- The app can now work with product labels in over 100 languages!
- The app has PowerScan technology to scan your whole cart in seconds.
- The app can decipher and add ANY food label's ingredients list by taking a photo.
- New optimized and intuitive app layout.

### 3.1.2 — 2017-09-23

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

iOS 11 Support
Improved scanner accuracy

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- [Is It Vegan? +](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-it-vegan-plus/id673278959)

All apps by Conner Burggraf: https://appshunter.io/developer/673006544

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