# USDA FoodKeeper — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of USDA FoodKeeper by USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, rated 2.30/5 from 103 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/usda-foodkeeper/id978186100/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/usda-foodkeeper/id978186100.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 52 ## What do users think of USDA FoodKeeper? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📚 Comprehensive food storage information - ♻️ Helps reduce food waste - 💰 Saves money on groceries - 🏥 Useful for healthcare professionals - 🔍 Searchable food database - 📱 Accessible for blind users with VoiceOver - ⚡ Works well on some devices (iPad 2, older iOS) **Cons** - 🚫 App completely non-functional for majority of users - 🔌 No database connection to USDA - ❌ Search function returns no results - 🔒 Stuck on notification preference screen - 📵 Blank/empty app interface - 📱 Poor iPhone compatibility and formatting - 🌙 Not dark mode compatible - ♿ Not accessible for blind users - 🐢 Slow performance and freezing - 🔄 Broken after iOS updates - 🗣️ Language switching issues - 📞 No customer support or feedback mechanism - 🎨 Unprofessional UI design - 🔤 Text formatting and display issues **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes on notification preference screen - Search function completely non-functional - Categories section missing or blank - App crashes on startup - Database disconnection from USDA - Text formatting broken on iPhone - App hangs on latest iOS versions - Incompatible with iOS 18.3.2 - Cannot navigate past initial screens - Menu options are broken/blank - App unresponsive to user input - Crashes when switching between tabs - Display issues with text overlapping - Cooking times showing as zero - Language settings not working properly - Clear history button non-functional - Food recalls not updating - App performance degradation after recent updates **Most requested features** - Dark mode support - Accessibility improvements for blind users - Proper tab labeling for screen readers - Temperature and humidity storage guidelines for vegetables - Raw vs. cooked meat storage differentiation - Barcode scanning for cryptic expiration codes - Visual guides for identifying fresh produce - Farmers market information - Celsius temperature option - Internal inventory calendar feature - Food recall notification system improvements - Ability to delete viewed recall items - Ethylene gas information for produce storage - Danger level indicators for expired foods - Poison control hotline link - Better Facebook sharing functionality ## Newest reviews (19 of 101) ### 2/5 — App will not work. *2025-10-10, version 9.0.0* Can't get past the notification screen. Worthless! ### 2/5 — No data *2025-08-20, version 9.0.0* This app used to be useful, but it appears that it no longer connects to the USDA recommendations for food safety and storage. ### 2/5 — broken *2025-08-20, version 9.0.0* 3 out of the 5 menu options are broken / blank. I really am hoping the devs fix this soon, I’d love to have the recommended Use By timelines for food I’m trying to figure out if it’s new enough to be donated to my local food pantry. ### 1/5 — No longer working *2025-08-02, version 9.0.0* Used to, not any more… ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-07-04, version 9.0.0* I am always checking how long foods last after the best before date with this app, and it isn't working! Nothing comes up with search and the main page is blank. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2025-06-27, version 9.0.0* App doesn't work. At all ### 2/5 — Not working *2025-06-13, version 9.0.0* I have used this app before and it worked good. It was a little hard to understand on some food items as to which time frame to use depending on the food and how it was stored, but generally was helpful. I redownloaded the app today to use again for work, and it is blank. I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and no go. I can’t see any categories and any search I try to do always comes up “no results”. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-06-07, version 9.0.0* This was my go to source. Now the search bar turns up nothing. Using ChatGPT instead of ### 1/5 — Does not function *2025-05-30, version 9.0.0* It appears they’ve abandoned this project completely because the app is not functional whatsoever. Zero results show when you utilize the search function. If you click “educational videos” there are none. There is a categories section and when you click that it shows zero categories. Don’t bother downloading this. ### 1/5 — No Longer Works *2025-05-28, version 9.0.0* This used to be a great app; I could type in whatever product I had and it would tell me how long it would stay fresh/be safe to use. I went to use it today and there was only general information; nothing item specific. I don’t know if this is due to changes in the structure of the USDA, but it is a real missed app for me! ### 1/5 — Categories Not Showing *2025-05-28, version 9.0.0* Can’t use on iPhone. Categories are not visible. I did try to delete and reload and still not working! ### 1/5 — What happened to this great app? *2025-05-27, version 9.0.0* Loved this app but after USDA employees got fired can’t get the information on the foods. Why didn’t they warn us that they were going to get rid of food information? Tried to delete app and reload but still doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-05-23, version 9.0.0* App just hangs on the latest iOS version. Unusable. ### 1/5 — Broken After iOS Update *2025-05-13, version 9.0.0* Unfortunately, there was an iOS update that broke this app. Please update or remove if this app has been abandoned. ### 1/5 — Absolutely no information about food storage available… *2025-05-13, version 9.0.0* Anywhere on the app or on the website. When state policies are mandated by these guidelines, they must be made available ### 1/5 — Idk what happened *2025-05-05, version 9.0.0* I’ve been using this app for about 2 years now, I work in healthcare and this was a great tool to use to make sure food is only kept for the time allowed. About 2-3 months ago it stopped working altogether, the app loads but whatever item is typed into the search bar comes back with “no results.” I’ve deleted the app and redownloaded it, with no luck. Hope this can be resolved at some point soon ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2025-04-25, version 9.0.0* The categories section is missing and the rest of the app doesn’t even work. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work-frozen *2025-04-24, version 9.0.0* Tried to open the app several times after downloading Does it open ### 1/5 — Please fix this useful app!!! *2025-04-19, version 9.0.0* Just heard about this app from a consumer report but it’s frozen from the start at Notification choice selection. Please please fix this app do it can serve its purpose for everyone who wants vital about the foods we buy and eat and to potentially avoid throwing away still safe to use foods, and to help save money in these out of control inflationary times, if anyone there cares anything about anyone’s needs for food products. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Whatzupwiththis? *2025-12-18, version 9.0.0* Usta work. Not anymore. ### 1/5 — Not working, used to be very helpful *2025-11-28, version 9.0.0* Though the categories could be confusing, and the app did not have information for quite a few lesser-common foods, it was a very good resource and way to double check. Now it is completely blank and i have tried to redownload to no avail, as it seems not to be connected to the corresponding database anymore. Should be fixed. ### 1/5 — broken *2025-09-24, version 9.0.0* not working! Needs an update but with this administration, doubtful. ### 1/5 — App needs updating? *2025-09-12, version 9.0.0* not working ### 1/5 — Nothing works *2025-08-27, version 9.0.0* You can’t search anything to even start the process of using the app. Waste of time ### 1/5 — App is not working *2025-08-20, version 9.0.0* I had used the app often up until a few months ago it has stopped working. I have reached out to USDA with no response. It probably just needs updates. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-08-19, version 9.0.0* This app is completely blank and there doesn’t seem to be a way to contact anyone for help with this app. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2025-08-16, version 9.0.0* Among other things, it doesn’t send recall notifications. In fact, it doesn’t show recalls at all. Notifying of food recalls is a basic government function. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-08-09, version 9.0.0* Literally the app is blank. Nothing shows up ### 1/5 — Can’t search by food name/type *2025-08-04, version 9.0.0* I can’t see any of the freshness timelines for individual foods. It used to be a great app! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very Helpful in the Past *2025-05-07, version 9.0.0* I think this App went the way of the federal employee. When the current govt began the staggered removal of USDA employees from their jobs, this App became unavailable. I’m guessing no one left to keep it updated, or found to be unnecessary? ### 5/5 — Love it!!! *2022-12-14, version 8.0.0* I Love it!!! It’s been so so useful especially when there’s been a power outage…😱 ### 5/5 — Useful app to minimise food waste at home *2021-07-18, version 8.0.0* This app provides all the information you need to decide how long food will keep past its ‘best before’ date. It is concise and to the point and simply advises how many days, months or years different food types keep in the pantry, refrigerator or freezer. If you have ever looked at a can at the back of the pantry and wondered if it is still safe to use or whether to to trash it instead then this is the app for you. If you have no intention of consuming the product then it might still be worth donating it to a food bank instead. In terms of the functionality of the app it works fine for me. ### 5/5 — Great app *2019-02-10* So far everything I have in my organic kitchen has been in the app. I’m not looking for packaged food just fresh since I don’t need to store food filled with preservatives. No problems with search function or missing items so far. ### 5/5 — Great App *2017-08-25* This is a great resource for food perpetration and storage. The Internet is full of varying opinions on the temperature of pork or how long an egg dish can be refrigerated. This app is a great resource to find the answers to those questions from the experts, the USDA. ### 5/5 — Great useful app *2016-09-01, version 5.0.0* Really like this app, using it on my iPad 2 iOS 9.3.5 with no issues reported. ### 5/5 — Great information! *2015-07-26, version 1.1.0* Very easy to use and contains such helpful information. Thanks for making this! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2015-06-08, version 1.1.0* Very informative. A must have app. ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-04-03, version 1.0.0* I Love this app. It is very informative. I've learned a lot just reading through the app. Plus if you are blind and use voiceover, it is completely accessible ### 4/5 — Love it and have a request *2020-02-04* I find this app really helpful. The only thing I wish is that under each meat it had a tab for how long raw meat will last in the fridge before cooking, a tab for how long it will last once cooked and a tab for cooking information. Right now it has two of those tabs. One with how to cook the meat but I am not always clear weather the meat is raw or cooked regrading self life storage information. Having a clearly marked tab for each with shelf life info for both circumstances would be even more helpful. Thank you! LP --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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