# Kawari: Food Scanner — Informed. Not influenced.

> Scans food products to check for allergens, vegan status, and nutritional information. (iPhone/iPad app by Ender Tamir.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kawari-food-scanner/id6761291955 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ender Tamir](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888706434)
- Category: Food & Drink, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 32 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English, French (France), Italian
- Released: 2026-05-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-12
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kawari-food-scanner/id6761291955/reviews.md

## What is Kawari?

Colorful logos, seals, marketing promises, tiny fine print: packaging tells you everything except what you actually want to know. Whether a product fits your diet or contains an allergen is impossible to tell at a glance on the shelf. Kawari shows you both: not just whether, but also why.

Informed. Not influenced.

You set up your rules once. With every scan, Kawari automatically checks whether a product is right for you. And wherever an ingredient is the reason, you see it marked right in the ingredient list.

FREE
• Multi-barcode scanner: capture several products at once in milliseconds
• Full product details: ingredients, 14 EU allergens, nutrition facts with NRV percentages, Nutri-Score, NOVA group, Green Score and CO2 estimate
• Additive lexicon: E numbers and their categories explained in plain language
• Unlimited scanning
• Millions of products, available offline too
• Product data for many countries across Europe and North America
• Available in ten languages

KAWARI PRO
Turn on your personal rules. Kawari checks automatically with every scan:

• Vegan and Vegetarian, with the deciding ingredient as the reason
• All 14 EU allergens: gluten, milk, eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupin, crustaceans, molluscs
• Lactose-free, checked in its own right alongside the milk allergen
• Additives: ten categories based on the EU regulation, from colours through phosphates to preservatives, or specific E numbers on their own
• Organic and Non-GMO
• Palm oil free
• Nutrition limits for sugar, fat, calories and protein
Also in Kawari Pro:

• Ingredient highlighting: the ingredients relevant to your rules are marked right in the ingredient list, tap one to open the explanation
• Warnings explained: data source and concrete triggers, one tap is all it takes
• Saved: store products and organize them in your own lists
• Search: find products by name or EAN without scanning

Monthly or yearly, cancel anytime. Ad-free. Independent. Funded by the community, not by food corporations.

PRIVACY
Your rules and ratings stay on your device. Kawari never sells, shares or markets your data. Your diet is nobody's business but yours.

Kawari is actively developed. Your feedback matters.

Terms of Use: https://kawari.app/terms/

## Key features

- Multi-barcode scanner
- Detailed product information (allergens, nutrition)
- Customizable personal rules
- Offline product database
- Vegan and vegetarian checks
- Additive categorization

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kawari Pro | $1.00 | per month |
| Kawari Pro | $9.00 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kawari-food-scanner/id6761291955/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Empfehlenswert

*2026-07-05*

Bin via Instagram auf die App gestoßen. Habe es paar mal beim Einkauf benutzt. Das Scannen geht richtig schnell, in manchen Märkten funktioniert es sogar direkt mit den Etiketten am Regal. Gerade mit Unverträglichkeit ist das eine riesige Erleichterung. Schön aufgeräumt ist sie auch noch. Klare Empfehlung!

## Frequently asked questions about Kawari

### What is Kawari?

Kawari is a food scanner app that helps you make informed purchasing decisions. It scans product barcodes to provide detailed information about ingredients, allergens, nutritional facts, and more, based on your personalized rules.

### Does Kawari have ads?

No, Kawari is ad-free. The app is independently funded by its community and is not influenced by food corporations, ensuring an unbiased user experience.

### What information does Kawari provide?

Kawari provides comprehensive product details including ingredients, 14 EU allergens, nutrition facts with NRV percentages, Nutri-Score, NOVA group, Green Score, and CO2 estimates. Pro users can also set rules for vegan status, specific additives, and more.

### Can I use Kawari offline?

Yes, Kawari offers offline access to its extensive product database, which covers millions of products across Europe and North America. This allows you to scan and check products even without an internet connection.

### How does Kawari handle allergens?

Kawari can identify all 14 EU allergens, including gluten, milk, eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupin, crustaceans, and molluscs. You can set up personal rules to be alerted to specific allergens.

### What are the benefits of Kawari Pro?

Kawari Pro allows you to set personal rules for vegan and vegetarian status, specific additives, organic and non-GMO ingredients, palm oil content, and nutrition limits. It also offers product saving and search functionalities.

### Is Kawari available on multiple devices?

Based on the provided data, Kawari is currently supported on iPhone and iPod devices. Further platform compatibility may be available or planned.

### How often is Kawari updated?

Kawari is actively developed, with the latest version (1.4.0) released on July 3, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing improvements and feature additions based on user feedback.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2026-08-10

This update answers the question that really matters in the aisle: why?

• Ingredient highlighting: Kawari marks the ingredients relevant to your rules right in the ingredient list, with support for all 14 EU allergens. Tap an ingredient, read the explanation.
• Rule results explained: a tap on the info icon shows the data source and the concrete triggers behind the verdict.
• Clearer rule titles: every rule has the same name everywhere, with the result spelled out in words below it.
• Improved allergen detection: more accurate matches, more cautious all-clears, more precise trace wording, more products covered.
• Additive badges in the product detail are linked to the lexicon: tap one to open its explanation right there in a sheet.
• FAQ expanded significantly: new articles on number mode, camera features, sharing a product, the additive filter, the E number lexicon, Open Food Facts, adding a product and correcting data. Several articles corrected for accuracy.
• Product detail: the back button now floats bottom right and fades out subtly while you scroll.
• Fixed: a layout glitch on the scan screen on certain iPhone models, the scan frame now sits right on every device.
• Fixed: database updates now take effect immediately after downloading, and the update notice disappears reliably.
• Smaller improvements in the filter and while scanning.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-03

This version is all about additives: a complete E number lexicon to look things up, plus a new way to scan barcodes even when they're unreadable.

• Number scan mode: reads the EAN digits under the barcode when the barcode itself isn't readable or is missing.
• New additive lexicon: every E number with a short description, origin, example and concerns, all backed by sources. Find it under More.
• Info tips in the filter explain every additive category.
• Allergens even more precise: free-from claims in the ingredient list now count, and traces appear in red when a matching rule is active.
• Swipe to save now shows your saved list status right away.
• Easier on your battery and data.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-06-16

This time an update for your wrist: a better camera while scanning, clearer
reasons and product data in your language.

• Optical zoom and light control as buttons in the Scan tab.
• Macro lens for close-up scans at the label.
• The reason and the highlight in the ingredient list now line up, with the
  ingredient named as it appears on the packaging.
• Product data in your app language and matched to your shopping country.
• Power usage optimised: easy on the battery, keeps your phone cool.
• Terms of service and privacy policy translated into all 10 app languages.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-12

More safety, more languages, more countries.

• Additive filter: ten categories based on the EU regulation, from colours through phosphates to preservatives, or one specific E number. You decide what Kawari watches out for when you scan.
• More reliable additive detection: Kawari now also catches an additive when it appears only in the ingredient text, as a functional class (e.g. “emulsifier (lecithin)”) or by name (e.g. “curing salt with nitrite”, “diphosphates”, “aspartame”). Instead of a false green tick, you see a yellow highlight on the relevant spot in the ingredient list.
• E numbers you have personally blocked are also detected when the ingredient list names them only by name.
• More safety with allergens: if a product is missing its allergen information, Kawari now also reads the ingredient list and still warns you. This works even for products in other languages.
• Gluten-free labels are recognised: if a product carries a verified gluten-free seal, the gluten-free filter shows green.
• Clearer notices when data is missing: you now see a separate “unclear” message per allergen instead of one general one.
• Palm oil is also detected from the ingredient list when the product data gives no palm oil status.
• More precise reason: if a product is flagged, Kawari now names the specific ingredient responsible, in your language (for example “gelatine”).
• More accurate organic detection: products labelled “non-organic” are no longer shown as organic by mistake.
• More cautious when data is missing: if no ingredient list is available, we show “unclear” instead of a green confirmation, and that per additive category.
• More privacy: the vegan check now runs entirely on data from Open Food Facts. No third-party service is involved anymore.
• Products are shown in the right language, even when only a field in a foreign language is available.
• Product database updated: more products, better recognition of Swedish and Norwegian ingredient lists, more accurate Nutri-Scores for prepared products.
• Six new languages: Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish.
• Many new countries: from France, Italy and Spain through the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, the United Kingdom and Ireland to Scandinavia, the USA and Canada.
• Tidier product page, smaller bugfixes and various design corrections.

### 1.1 — 2026-05-26

NEW
• Product cards with new layout and colour-coded status badge
• Scan sheet: tab bar slides away on expand, action buttons appear
• Scan sheet: status pills show product count per result colour

IMPROVED
• Search screen scrolls as one, category chips appear only with results
• Product detail shows brand name as title when no product name is available
• Improved wording in English, French and Italian

FIXED
• Pro users briefly saw the paywall on app launch
• Fewer misreads from motion blur during shelf scanning

## Related topics

[dairy free food scanner with app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dairy-free-food-scanner-with-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 2026-08-12.*