# ShopWell - Better Food Choices — Grocery Food Scanner > Personalized grocery scanner for healthier food choices based on dietary needs. (iPhone/iPad app by YottaMark, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shopwell-better-food-choices/id393422300 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [YottaMark, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/355362344) - Category: Health & Fitness, Food & Drink - Price: Free - Rating: 4.71/5 from 2,025 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 18.1 · 101 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2010-10-21 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shopwell-better-food-choices/id393422300/reviews.md ## What is ShopWell? Know your Food. Shopwell. The free Shopwell app simplifies nutrition labels and helps you discover new foods that fit your lifestyle. Shopwell provides personalized nutrition scores when you create a Food Profile with your dietary goals, health concerns, allergies and dislikes. Simply scan any item to see quick nutritional information and learn how it matches with your needs -- not an average. Discover products that are a better match for you. Create lists of your favorite finds and share them with family and friends. It’s that easy. Shopwell personalized results are a free, easy and fun way to discover the foods that are right for you. Features: — Barcode scanner translates nutritionals into quick, easy-to-digest information on more than 400,000 foods —Personalized food recommendations. — Location awareness to find products in your local grocery store. — NEW! Create lists of your favorite foods and share them with your friends and family. Follow lists made by your friends and celebrity influencers We help you stay on track by offering alerts and support for food allergies and food goals including: Pregnancy Gluten Free Low FODMAP Anemia High cholesterol Prediabetes Type 1 Diabetes/Type 2 Diabetes Allergy alerts for: Gluten Peanuts Soy Sesame Eggs Wheat Tree Nuts Corn Sulfites Milk Lactose Monosaccharides Disaccharides Oligosaccharides Polyols Shellfish Join over 2.5 Million shoppers that recommend Shopwell for real-time food information and discovery. ## Key features - Barcode scanner for nutrition information - Personalized nutrition scores - Dietary goal and allergy alerts - Local product discovery - Customizable shopping lists - Food recommendations ## What do users think of ShopWell? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app for dietary needs - 🚀 Quick scanning and results - 💡 Helpful for identifying hidden ingredients - 🙌 Life-changing for users with allergies **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and errors - 🔍 Limited product database, many items not recognized - 🤔 Inaccurate or inconsistent results for some products - 🙄 Overly restrictive recommendations even for non-dietary users **Commonly reported bugs** - Login/account creation issues - Crashing on app launch after updates - Barcode scanning not working for certain products **Most requested features** - Add more dietary preferences (e.g. seed oils) - Provide more detailed explanations for recommendations - Allow multiple user profiles and toggling between them - Include non-food items in shopping lists ## Recent user reviews (10 of 50) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shopwell-better-food-choices/id393422300/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Great App So Far *2021-09-03, version 6.0.34* 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. ### 4/5 — I have a recommendation *2021-06-28, version 6.0.34* 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. ### 2/5 — Barely Works *2021-05-25, version 6.0.32* 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. ### 3/5 — Missing Seed oils as a dietary dislike *2021-04-26, version 6.0.31* 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! ### 5/5 — I have never reviewed an app but this one deserves it. *2021-04-02, version 6.0.30* 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. ### 5/5 — Thank you!!! *2021-02-15, version 6.0.29* I never leave reviews but I had to for this! I just found out my 3 year old is allergic to eggs. I have been struggling searching for things she can and cant have! Trying to figure out all these “other names” they can use for eggs. This makes it so much easier for me! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ### 4/5 — I love this app, but it has issues. *2021-01-30, version 6.0.29* This app is an amazing shopping helper if you’re looking to be more careful about what you’re buying. However, it has some issues that make it less usable than I want it to be. It seems like any attempt at editing profiles or lists ends in an error message. The search function could also be improved, as you don’t really get to see all the results when you search something. For example, I searched “condensed soup” and only got a handful of results when I know there are many, many soups logged on the app. It would be nice to have more results and maybe even a way to filter them in the future. ### 2/5 — Had problems installing this app *2021-01-17, version 6.0.29* Had this app a couple years and then took it out and just recently tried to reinstall this app. I tried three or four times and it keeps showing up a message that I have no WiFi connection or error. ### 4/5 — Accessible to vision impaired but app could be better. *2021-01-04, version 6.0.29* I want to thank the developers of this app for making it completely accessible to vision impaired people. I haven’t found one feature that does not work with voiceover on my iPhone. There are many companies that do not do that. Thank you so much. That being said, the products in your database are very limited. There are some brands from areas of the country that are not represented at all. Your barcode scanner will not recognize anything with H-E-B or Hill country fair brand on it. Almost all brands and your database are not carried by the stores in my area. Please represent more regions of the country that have grocery store chains not represented in your database. ### 3/5 — Most of the products I scan are Unknown *2020-11-12, version 6.0.28* Is this App recently new? Because when I scan my food it says “unavailable” like it’s not updated or something. ## Frequently asked questions about ShopWell ### 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. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 6.0.54 — 2024-12-12 Bug fixes and stability enhancements. ### 6.0.53 — 2024-02-29 Performance and stability Fixed Facebook signin issues ### 6.0.52 — 2023-10-17 Bug fixes ### 6.0.51 — 2023-10-02 Bug fixes and stability enhancements. ### 6.0.50 — 2023-06-20 Bug fixes and stability enhancements. ## Apps similar to ShopWell | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yuka-food-and-cosmetic-scanner/id1092799236) | 4.8 (89,680) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [AteMate Food Journal (Ate)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/atemate-food-journal-ate/id1164976477) | 4.8 (10,248) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [AI Product Scanner: Labeless](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-product-scanner-labeless/id1570142558) | 4.7 (1,942) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [GoCoCo - Diabetes Food Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gococo-diabetes-food-tracker/id1446005742) | 4.5 (584) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [HitMeal－Calorie & Food Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hitmealcalorie-and-food-tracker/id1544461026) | 4.7 (48,621) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Fig: Food Scanner & Guide](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fig-food-scanner-and-guide/id1564434726) | 4.7 (14,665) | Free | Health & Fitness | --- *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 2026-06-10.*