Yuko Scan for Food Safety

Yuko Scan for Food Safety

Deadly Risks in Packed Foods

316 ratings
26 reviews
Free
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 6, 2024
  • September 18, 2026

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This app helps you make informed food choices by scanning barcodes to reveal hidden risks and harmful additives in packaged foods. It offers personalized health alerts based on individual profiles and dietary needs, ensuring peace of mind for families.

Barcode scanning for instant analysis
Personalized health alerts
Additive detector with plain-English explanations
Family profiles for multiple users
Home screen widgets for quick scanning
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What's New in Yuko Scan for Food Safety

4.7.0

September 18, 2026

The barcode side of Yuko has been rebuilt. • Products with no ingredient list on record now open instead of failing silently. You still get the name, photo, scores and the full nutrition table, and Yuko tells you plainly what it cannot check. • A clear verdict at the top of every scan, with the reasoning shown. When there is not enough information to judge, Yuko says so rather than implying the product is fine. • New detail screens: how a Nutri-Score was calculated point by point, why a product sits in its NOVA group, the complete nutrition table per 100 g or per serving with high/medium/low levels, the ingredient list with allergens highlighted, packaging and recycling, origins, product photos, and how complete the record is. • Additives are now read from the database's own additive list, so a product's additives are identified more reliably and false matches from ordinary label text are separated out. • Barcode scans are saved to your history and can be reopened offline. • Clearer messages when a product is not in the database, when the shared database is busy, or when you are offline. • Tag names, nutrient names and labels are now translated instead of appearing in English. • Product data, photos and scores are credited to Open Food Facts contributors under the Open Database License, with a link to each product's page.

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In-App Purchases

$49.99

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Events

Read more about Back to School Lunch Setup

Back to School Lunch Setup

Packing lunches again. Add a profile for each.

Sep 17, 2026 Oct 11, 2026

Read more about New: Sugar, Salt & Fat Scores

New: Sugar, Salt & Fat Scores

See sugar, salt and fat risks in every scan.

Aug 12, 2026 Aug 19, 2026

User reviews

Take Note

This is not the preferred food tracking app know as YUKA not this one YUKO. This app is totally useless and unlike YUKA you have to pay for the use of the app.

Response from developer

Thanks for writing, and sorry for the mix-up. Yuko is a different app, made by a different company. We are not affiliated with the other one and not a version of it. Here is what Yuko does, and where it is strongest. You do not need the product to be in a barcode database. Point the camera at the printed ingredients list and Yuko reads the text on your device, then checks it against the additive catalogue built into the app. A barcode lookup can only find what someone has already typed into a database; the ingredients are printed on the packet in your hand. So imported goods, small local brands, store brands, something you carried home from a trip - all of it can be checked, with no signal and no database entry. That catalogue is 386 entries: 340 E-numbers plus 46 ingredients written out in words, including gluten, milk, eggs, soy, peanuts, sesame, palm oil, partially hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup and caffeine. Each entry carries its name in 34 languages and the other spellings it gets printed under, so "E102" and "tartrazine" land on the same entry. Labels are read in English, and in Turkish, Spanish, German, French or Dutch when your device is set to one of those. Scanning the barcode works too. Yuko looks it up in Open Food Facts, the community food database, for the product name and photo, nutrition per 100 g, and the Nutri-Score, NOVA and Eco-Score. You can also build a profile from 17 conditions - celiac disease, lactose intolerance, pregnancy and others - with 137 warning rules behind them, and keep a separate profile for each person in your household, so one scan says what matters for each of them. The whole catalogue is browsable in the Additives tab without scanning anything. Risk levels come from EFSA, WHO, FAO and the Turkish Food Codex, all four listed in Settings, About, beside a health disclaimer that says this is general information and not medical advice. Two limits, honestly: the label scan reports what it finds in the ingredients list, so it covers additives and ingredients rather than calories, and if the light is poor or the print too small it tells you the label could not be read instead of producing a verdict anyway. On cost, since that part of your review is fair: Yuko is free to download and the first 3 scans are free - the subscription screen has a close button in the top corner. After that the scanner runs on Pro: $6.99 a week with a 3-day free trial, $19.99 a year, or $49.99 once for lifetime access. Everything above is included in all three. An update is with Apple right now that rebuilds the barcode side: score breakdowns point by point, the full nutrition table per 100 g or per serving, ingredients with allergens highlighted, packaging and recycling, origins and photos. If you give it another look and something is wrong, Settings, Contact Support reaches us. The product that scanned badly is the most useful thing you can send.

No response from “Contact support”

Very poor app. The information is not user friendly and no one responded to me. Do not use.

Response from developer

I'm sorry. You reached out for help and didn't hear back, and that's on us. Our support inbox fell behind, and we've been working through it and replying to the messages that were waiting. If you wrote in, please check your inbox (and spam folder, just in case), or write again at edaburakguner@gmail.com. I'd also really like to know what felt unclear. One thing that may help: on any scan result, tap the "i" button at the top, then "How We Score" for a short guide to what the ratings and the four additive risk levels mean. If it still feels confusing, tell me which part so I can look at making it clearer. Burak

Peace of mind

An easy way to decipher all the unknown ingredients in a favorite product

Response from developer

Thank you, AM3324 — "peace of mind" is exactly what we're going for. One small tip in case it's useful: besides the barcode, you can point the camera at the ingredients list on the back of any pack, and Yuko reads the label itself and grades the additives it finds, so it works even for products that aren't in any database. If anything ever looks off, write to us at edaburakguner@gmail.com; we read every message.

This app is great

This app is great. It tells me whatever is bad and what is good this could be saving lives people that have diabetes and other health issues. This is a great app.

Response from developer

Thank you so much - this truly made our day! Helping people see at a glance what's inside their food is exactly why we built Yuko. One small note: Yuko is an informational guide, so for personal health decisions please also lean on your doctor's advice. Happy scanning, and thank you for the five stars! - Burak, Yuko

Terrible it doesn’t scan anything. It takes forever to read.

Takes forever to read, not worth it

Response from developer

Hi Marwebb, thank you for the honest feedback - you were right, and we fixed it. We found that after tapping Analyze the app was running a second, redundant text-recognition pass, which made results feel painfully slow. We rewrote the scanning flow: results now open instantly, and live label reading is significantly faster. The fix ships in version 4.6.1, rolling out in the next few days as an update. We'd be grateful if you gave Yuko another try - and if anything still feels slow, tell us via Settings > Support and we'll dig in. - The Yuko team

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FAQ

What does Yuko Scan do?

Yuko Scan is a mobile application that allows users to scan barcodes on packaged foods. It instantly analyzes the ingredients, revealing potential risks, harmful additives, and providing personalized health alerts based on user-defined profiles.

How does the personalized health alert feature work?

Users can create profiles for family members, specifying health conditions like diabetes, pregnancy, or allergies. The app then tailors its analysis to provide warnings about ingredients that may be unsuitable for those specific needs.

What are the subscription options for Yuko Scan Pro?

Yuko Scan offers a freemium model. The Pro version, which unlocks unlimited scans, family profiles, advanced additive detection, and removes ads, is available through weekly ($2.99), monthly ($5.99), or yearly ($29.99) subscriptions.

Is Yuko Scan compatible with my device?

While specific compatibility details are not provided, the app is available on iOS (indicated by iTunes account payment) and likely Android, as is common for such applications. Users should check their respective app stores for device compatibility.

Who would benefit most from using Yuko Scan?

Parents concerned about additives in their children's food, expecting mothers avoiding risky ingredients, individuals managing conditions like diabetes or hypertension, and anyone with food sensitivities or allergies would find this app highly beneficial for making safer food choices.