# The Gluten Free Scanner — user reviews > 185 indexed App Store user reviews of The Gluten Free Scanner by Lluis Guiu, rated 4.70/5 from 4,267 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-gluten-free-scanner/id969482476/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-gluten-free-scanner/id969482476.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,755 · 4★ 200 · 3★ 93 · 2★ 66 · 1★ 153 ## What do users think of The Gluten Free Scanner? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 🚀 Helpful resource - 🚀 Convenient tool - 🚀 Life-changing - 🚀 Reliable - 🚀 Indispensable - 🚀 Saves time - 🚀 Provides peace of mind **Cons** - 🐛 Limited database - 🐛 Inconsistent performance - 🐛 Requires paid version for full functionality - 🐛 Crashes or freezes - 🐛 Doesn't work on older devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Barcode not found for many common products - Paid version not working as expected - Inconsistent scanning results **Most requested features** - Expand database to include more products, especially store brands - Improve search and filtering options - Add user feedback/rating system for products - Provide more detailed information beyond just gluten-free status - Integrate with shopping lists or grocery delivery services ## Newest reviews (13 of 185) ### 3/5 — GF scanner *2026-07-28, version 1.5.11* The scanner was helpful in some situations but in the long run wasn’t very helpful. It kept giving me wrong information. ### 3/5 — Not fully accurate *2026-03-04, version 1.5.11* I was purchasing an item and wasn’t sure if the item was completely gluten free I use the app and it said it was. However, a family member ended up eating the product had a reaction and broke out in hives. Just be careful using this app because it’s not always fully accurate. ### 2/5 — Info-sharing App *2026-01-30, version 1.5.06* I paid for this app and found it only slightly helpful, usually not recognizing the bar codes I scanned. Now it wants me to sign in so it can “share information” about me. No thanks ### 2/5 — Login??? *2026-01-22, version 1.5.06* I used to love this app, but now it requires a Google or Apple login. There’s simply no reason why they need my Google or Apple password to use this app. I think I’ll be moving on to other apps now. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* This app is awesome and so helpful to see what’s gluten free and what’s not in the store. ### 5/5 — Celiac *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* This app has really helped with my celiac grandson. Thx ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* This app makes it so easy when I’m grocery shopping. As someone with Celiac disease, I need to be particularly careful. ### 5/5 — Helpful *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* I need to make sure my mother eats gluten free and this app is so helpful when I food shop for her. ### 5/5 — I love this app *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* Good information provided! If they don’t know, they don’t guess!! I use it all the time!! ### 5/5 — App *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* Very helpful app. Recommend to several people ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2025-11-17, version 1.4.40* Quick and easy to use! ### 5/5 — Very Helpful *2025-11-17, version 1.4.40* This app is very helpful while in the grocery store and trying to make decisions. I have celiacs disease and gluten free foods are important to my health. Thank you for making this app available. ### 5/5 — Super App! *2025-11-17, version 1.4.40* Love this app! It’s so easy to use and in the grocery store I use it all the time:) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2026-08-23, version 1.5.11* Why should I pay for a subscription that doesn’t even have basic food items in their “database” ### 1/5 — Not opening to scan *2026-08-05, version 1.5.11* In settings I have my app set to open to the scan tab. However it always opens to restaurants. Plus there are so many barcodes that don't work. Even common items. It gets annoying. Especially when I rely heavily on this and other apps for safety. ### 1/5 — Dishonorable business practices *2026-07-24, version 1.5.11* Changing from a free application and making it suddenly cost money is terrible. I count on this app for my grocery shopping and suddenly my shopping experience became basically impossible due to this scummy change. On to find another scanner app. ### 1/5 — Sent you an email yesterday *2026-06-03, version 1.5.11* Please respond. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Bad for privacy *2026-03-20, version 1.5.11* They added a forced Google / Apple sign in after i purchased this app. I don’t want to be tracked so can no longer use this app. ### 1/5 — Deleted *2026-03-02, version 1.5.11* I used this pretty much every every time I went to the grocery store. Then it started requiring me to set up an account and login. I deleted it from my phone. ### 1/5 — Now requires login *2026-01-19, version 1.5.06* App worked for years without requiring email or login. Support blames Apple technical requirements yet many other apps work fine without sign in. ### 1/5 — This is a horrible app *2025-10-09, version 1.4.40* This is a horrible app it’s clunky and it wants you to keep paying to use it so why even waste your time with it? ### 1/5 — Stinks *2025-09-02, version 1.4.40* First bar code I scanned said it didn’t find it and told me to buy the upgraded version. Delete! ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2025-08-20, version 1.4.40* Don’t waste your time or money. Just paid for the full version and out of the first 10 items scanned, it found 4 of them ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — THE APP WORKS SO WELL!!! *2026-04-23, version 1.5.11* i have celiac disease and i can NOT have gluten i have got this app and it has saved me from getting sick cuz sometimes it says gluten free but it is not gluten free and/or cross contamination so ty for making this app!! ### 5/5 — My Hero App *2026-02-20, version 1.5.11* I've been using this app for over a year now and it's truly a critical part of my dining out experience. Whether I'm looking for places around me or for when I travel, this app is a huge help. My biggest complaint had nothing to do with the app itself, and more so to do with people giving places inaccurate ratings, as it seemed they weren't reviewing the rating criteria defined in the app. BUT they recently rolled out some changes to help combat this and I want to say thank you to the developers for the updates!! The new "quiz" structure to guide people to a safety rating and review is so so helpful and I have a bit more confidence that other folk's ratings will be more accurate moving forward. Overall love this app, and will continue to use it whenever I can! ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2025-11-20, version 1.4.40* So thankful for this app it really helps me navigate being gluten-free ### 5/5 — Amazing resource! *2025-11-20, version 1.4.40* This app is my go to resource to find places - both when I’m traveling and when looking for something new where I live - where I can safely eat. ### 5/5 — So helpful *2025-11-19, version 1.4.40* So handy to have in the supermarket ### 5/5 — A life saver! *2025-11-19, version 1.4.40* A great aid to helping keep my granddaughter healthy! ### 5/5 — Life-changing *2025-11-19, version 1.4.40* Such an easy way to stay updated in the middle of grocery store shopping save so much time! ### 5/5 — Great resource! *2025-11-19, version 1.4.40* Love having this for the celiac in my life! ### 5/5 — Gf scanner *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* Love this app!! ### 5/5 — Extremely helpful App! *2025-11-18, version 1.4.40* This app is so helpful to help to navigate the gluten free options. I highly recommend this 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 2026-09-06.*