# Sifter - Scan By Diet — Food Label & Nutrition Scanner > Scan food barcodes to check against personalized diet and allergen filters. (iPhone/iPad app by Sifter SP, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sifter-scan-by-diet/id1625351331 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Sifter SP, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1625351333) - Category: Health & Fitness, Shopping - Price: Free - Rating: 4.20/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 17 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.3 · 21 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2022-06-30 - Data updated: 2026-06-01 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sifter-scan-by-diet/id1625351331/reviews.md ## What is Sifter? Find the foods right for you. Select any combination of allergen, ingredient, and health filters, then scan the product barcode to see if it fits. It's like shopping with a dietitian!   CREATE YOUR PERSONAL DIET PROFILE Grocery shopping is complicated. Your child is allergic to peanuts—and dairy. Your partner is a vegan who avoids gluten. You have digestive issues and high cholesterol. It's hard to figure out which foods are safe to eat. Sifter's Scan By Diet makes it easy. Simply select the filters that are important to you and create your unique diet profile:   – Allergens and Ingredient Concerns (gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, peanuts, shellfish, MSG, artificial colors, etc.) – Health Diets (diabetes, FODMAP, heart or blood pressure health, GLP-1 food choices, etc.) – Medications (antibiotics, statins, MAOIs, etc.) – Lifestyle Diets (vegetarian, vegan, low-carb, keto, etc.) – Responsible Practices (grassfed, hormone free, fair trade, etc.)   Save your filter combinations in a MyDiet Profile. Create and save as many profiles as you'd like—for yourself, for your family.   SCAN ON THE SPOT Sifter's Scan By Diet lets you scan a product barcode to learn whether the item matches the filters you've selected. Green means the product fits, red means it doesn't. Scan By Diet will also show why a product doesn’t fit and alternatives that do work. It's simple and accurate.   ANSWERS YOU CAN TRUST Sifter’s team of registered dietitians, food scientists, and developers continuously incorporates the latest evidence-based recommendations given by dietitians and doctors for the widest variety of diets, health conditions and medications. Our proprietary algorithms analyze U.S. grocery product nutrition and ingredient information for compliance on hundreds of diets, allergens, food concerns, and responsible practices, as well as food interactions with prescription medications. ## Key features - Personalized diet profile creation - Allergen and ingredient filtering - Health and lifestyle diet support - Medication interaction checks - Barcode scanning for instant results - Alternative product suggestions ## Recent user reviews (10 of 17) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sifter-scan-by-diet/id1625351331/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Shopping list *2025-12-16, version 1.0.9* Not worth the upgrade. I want to push all my items into my Target shopping cart and there is no easy way to do this. App is trash! ### 2/5 — most important feature is no longer free *2024-11-02, version 1.0.8* just as the title says, the most important feature, the qr code scanner, is no longer offered for those who don’t pay monthly. insanely disappointing as this app was my go-to. i’m a underaged teen with no personal source of income. i have some very extreme food allergies. i don’t have the money to buy healthier, more natural foods, so the majority of the foods i have show a long list of ingredients, and i loved this app for how simple it made things. i’d understand if another feature was added that was payed, but removing something that was previously free and now making it cost money is extremely disappointing. i’ll be deleting my account, along with the app, and will try to find an alternative. thank you to the creators for helping me and many others with dietary restrictions while they did. ### 5/5 — Great & free tool after health scares *2024-10-13, version 1.0.8* Due to recent medical test results I need to heavily improve my diet. Nutrition labels are extremely confusing to me so this app is a great tool for simplifying it to “can eat” and “can’t eat” as well as showing me which categories it’s bad and good for. What I mean by that is a red or green light on categories like heart health, added sugar, etc. It’s free and simple. My only suggestions right now are more diet categories should be added. Like no gallbladder for example. ### 5/5 — Speedy helper *2024-06-24, version 1.0.5* The scanner is lightening fast! Really useful app! ### 4/5 — Drains my battery *2024-01-22, version 1.0.5* I like the app but it drains the battery of my phone quickly. ### 1/5 — It is not free *2023-09-26, version 1.0.5* As soon as you start putting your info. It ask you to create an account and pay monthly ### 4/5 — I would give five stars, but… *2023-08-30, version 1.0.5* Almost 80% of the things I want to check (protein bars and “healthy” snack bars with high fiber, low sugar and carbs (hopefully) aren’t in the database. I can only scan so many for them. Overall it seems like a great app and unlike many, it seems like it may help diabetics more than many of the others. Just wish the database was better. ### 1/5 — WARNING DANGEROUS app! Do not use! *2023-04-27, version 1.0.4* Do not use this app for allergen detection. Most of the companies manufacture their products on equipment that process allergens. There is no legal limit of how much allergen can be present in your food Even if it is not listed in the ingredient list. Furthermore, these companies do not even test their products to see if allergen is present. This app is more dangerous than helpful. This company has a duty to be honest about this. ### 1/5 — WARNING DANGEROUS app! Do not use! *2023-01-31, version 1.0.4* Do not use this app for allergy detection. Most of the companies Sifter uses process their products on equipment that process allergens. There is no legal limit of how much allergen can be present in your food Even if it is not listed on the ingredients. Furthermore, these companies do not even test their products to see if allergen is present. This app is more dangerous than helpful. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2022-07-08, version 1.0.1* Way to go Sifter! This app will truly make healthy eating easy for everyone. It effectively does all of the time consuming work of reading labels and quickly matches my diet (diabetic, low-Fodmap, gluten free) to products I can eat. Thank You! ## Frequently asked questions about Sifter ### How does Sifter help with dietary needs? Sifter allows you to create personalized diet profiles based on allergens, ingredients, health diets, medications, and lifestyle choices. You can then scan product barcodes to see if they match your selected filters, making grocery shopping easier. ### Can Sifter scan for multiple dietary needs at once? Yes, you can select any combination of allergen, ingredient, and health filters to create a unique diet profile. You can save multiple profiles for different individuals or dietary needs. ### What kind of health diets does Sifter support? Sifter supports a wide range of health diets including those for diabetes, FODMAP, heart or blood pressure health, and GLP-1 food choices. It also covers lifestyle diets like vegetarian, vegan, low-carb, and keto. ### Does Sifter check for food interactions with medications? Yes, Sifter's proprietary algorithms analyze product information for compliance with food interactions with prescription medications such as antibiotics, statins, and MAOIs. ### What does the green and red indicator mean in Sifter? When you scan a product barcode, a green indicator means the product fits your selected filters, while a red indicator means it does not. The app will also explain why a product doesn't fit. ### Is Sifter available on all devices? Based on the provided data, Sifter is supported on iPhone and iPod devices. It is not specified if it is available on Android or other platforms. ### How often is Sifter updated? The latest version of Sifter is 1.1.0, which was last updated on January 22, 2026. This indicates a recent update, though the frequency of future updates is not detailed. ### What is the user rating for Sifter? Sifter has a rating of 4.2 stars from 26 ratings. This suggests a generally positive user reception for the app's functionality. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.1.0 — 2026-01-22 App store Mexican Spanish update. ### 10.0.11 — 2026-01-04 Support for Spanish (es) in the native app resources. Web dynamic content Spanish support coming soon. ### 1.0.10 — 2026-01-03 App store age ratings policy compliance. ### 1.0.9 — 2025-05-30 Miscellaneous bug fixes, refresh certificate, etc. ### 1.0.8 — 2024-10-04 bug fixes ## Apps similar to Sifter | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [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 | | [Fig: Food Scanner & Guide](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fig-food-scanner-and-guide/id1564434726) | 4.7 (14,665) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yuka-food-and-cosmetic-scanner/id1092799236) | 4.8 (89,680) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [ShopWell - Better Food Choices](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shopwell-better-food-choices/id393422300) | 4.7 (2,025) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Spoonful: Diet & Food Scanner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spoonful-diet-and-food-scanner/id1481914232) | 4.6 (1,711) | Free | Health & Fitness | ## Related topics [sifter](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sifter) · [swift sift](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/swift-sift) --- *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 2026-06-01.*