ShopWell - Better Food Choices

ShopWell - Better Food Choices

Grocery Food Scanner

2K ratings
50 reviews

Archived App (Last seen on 28 Jan 2025)

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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 21, 2010
  • December 12, 2024

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About

This app simplifies nutrition labels and helps you discover foods that align with your personal dietary goals, health concerns, and allergies. Scan any grocery item to receive personalized nutritional scores and recommendations, making healthier choices easier.

Barcode scanner for nutrition information
Personalized nutrition scores
Dietary goal and allergy alerts
Local product discovery
Customizable shopping lists
Food recommendations
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What's New in ShopWell

6.0.54

December 12, 2024

Bug fixes and stability enhancements.

User reviews

Great App So Far

For what it does this App is great! Just running into the issue of a lot of items I’m scanning are not in the system yet. I’ve been submitting products as I go but there’s a lot.

I have a recommendation

I love the app and have been using it for a week. I really feel like this would really improve the app so I wanted to inform the developer about it. While doing the sign up process there are certain things which are asked of people; their wants and avoidances of certain food categories. As an example I’ll use the terms disaccharides and sulfites from the app. Let’s say a new user sees these terms and doesn't know what they are. It would be really cool if there was a way for its information to be displayed through a double click or if it was just there. I hope I came up with something useful.
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Barely Works

I got this app to use the scanner for my dairy allergies, and wow did the thing barely work. It gave me false positives on completely safe foods (there is no Parmesan in traditional Ragu, what are you talking about??? And EnjoyLife cookies are explicitly allergen free, that’s the POINT of them.) It goes out of its way to shame you for eating anything but rabbit food even if you don’t ask it to consider a low sugar or low sodium diet. Not using again.
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Missing Seed oils as a dietary dislike

I downloaded this app to help me avoid seed oils. While I do think the app is well done, I do not believe I will be able to rely on it much without vegetable/seed oils as a dietary dislike category. This category includes Corn, cottonseed, canola, soy/soybean, safflower, sunflower, grapeseed, ricebran oils.

If you add this, 5 stars for sure!
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I have never reviewed an app but this one deserves it.

I have to be on a strict diet while breastfeeding my daughter and this app has been a lifesaver. The amount of “hidden” ingredients that exist out there is crazy and this app helps keep me from spending all day in the grocery store reading labels.

User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Login/account creation issues

Bug

Crashing on app launch after updates

Bug

Barcode scanning not working for certain products

Bug

Requested Features

4 requests

Add more dietary preferences (e.g. seed oils)

Feature

Provide more detailed explanations for recommendations

Feature

Allow multiple user profiles and toggling between them

Feature

Include non-food items in shopping lists

Feature

FAQ

What does ShopWell do?

ShopWell is a free app that simplifies nutrition labels and helps you discover foods that fit your lifestyle. It provides personalized nutrition scores based on your dietary goals, health concerns, allergies, and dislikes. You can scan any item to see how it matches your needs and discover better food options.

How does the barcode scanner work?

The barcode scanner translates nutritionals into quick, easy-to-digest information for over 400,000 foods. When you scan an item, the app compares its nutritional content against your personalized Food Profile to give you a score and determine if it's a good match for you.

Is ShopWell free to use?

Yes, ShopWell is a free app. It offers personalized nutrition scores, food recommendations, and features like barcode scanning and list creation at no cost to the user.

What dietary needs does ShopWell support?

ShopWell supports a wide range of dietary needs and alerts, including Pregnancy, Gluten Free, Low FODMAP, Anemia, High cholesterol, and various types of Diabetes. It also provides allergy alerts for common allergens like gluten, peanuts, soy, eggs, wheat, tree nuts, milk, and shellfish.

Can I find products in my local store?

Yes, the app features location awareness to help you find products in your local grocery store. This allows you to discover items that are readily available to you and fit your dietary profile.