Yuko Scan for Food Safety Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience43.8% of reviews
Neutral6.3% of reviews
Negative experience50.0% of reviews

~ Based on 32 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Yuko Scan for Food Safety Safe?

Yuko Scan for Food Safety appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Yuko Scan for Food Safety is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 394 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

88.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
9.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 388 App Store ratings for Yuko Scan for Food Safety.

Is Yuko Scan for Food Safety Legit?

Yuko Scan for Food Safety appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Yuko Scan for Food Safety is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Parasiteur de nom, de logo, et App NULLE !!!

Qu’on parasite un nom de l’app RÉFÉRENCE qui est Yuka en choisissant Yoko comme nom, c’est déjà petit et limite légalement parlant, mais qu’en plus l’app soit VRAIMENT NULLE, montre un ZÉRO RATTRAPAGE !!!! Dés-installation dans quelques secondes car PURE PERTE DE TEMPS !!!

Response from developer

En japonais, yūkō (有効) veut dire « efficace ». C'est exactement ce que nous voulons que Yuko soit pour vous au moment de choisir un produit. Yuko est conçu pour fonctionner partout dans le monde : l'application est disponible en 40 langues et lit les listes d'ingrédients imprimées sur les emballages dans de nombreuses langues. Il suffit de photographier l'étiquette, sans que le produit ait besoin de figurer dans une base de données, et chaque additif détecté vous est expliqué. Vous pouvez aussi créer un profil de santé, pour vous et pour chaque membre de votre foyer, parmi 17 problèmes de santé : diabète, hypertension, maladie cœliaque, intolérance au lactose, allergies, migraine, grossesse et d'autres. Yuko s'appuie alors sur 137 règles d'alerte pour vous signaler les ingrédients à surveiller selon votre profil. Ces informations vous aident à lire les étiquettes et ne remplacent pas l'avis d'un professionnel de santé. Nous sommes désolés que votre première impression ait été mauvaise. Si vous voulez bien nous dire ce qui n'a pas fonctionné, écrivez-nous à edaburakguner@gmail.com.

Great Guide

This is so useful for the personal information that you need for your particular diet restrictions or just to know how leery we should be about the ingredients that make up what we consume. I look forward to using this site. It’s fun and informative.

Response from developer

Thank you so much for the kind words! Knowing what is actually in packaged food should not feel like guesswork, and we are really glad Yuko makes the ingredient side clearer for you. Two things that may help with your diet restrictions: in Settings, "Allergen Management" lets you pick the additives you need to avoid, and they are called out on every scan result. Under "Your Health Profile" you can also set conditions such as diabetes, celiac disease or pregnancy, and the warnings adjust to them. And whenever a rating is unclear, tap the "i" button on a result and open "How We Score" for a short guide to the ratings and the four additive risk levels. If anything ever looks off, we would love to hear from you at edaburakguner@gmail.com. Happy scanning!

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.

Can’t use in Nz

Useless for NZ

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

Un vrai guide!

Cette application a vraiment une belle ergonomie et super pratique pour se renseigner sur ses aliments 👍🏻 en plus elle est régulièrement mises à jour sur les scan et les résultat

Response from developer

Merci beaucoup pour vos encouragements ! 🙏🇫🇷 Excellente nouvelle : depuis la dernière mise à jour, les résultats de scan — noms des additifs, effets sur la santé et descriptions — sont désormais entièrement traduits en français. Pensez à mettre l’application à jour, et n’hésitez pas à nous dire ce que vous en pensez. Merci d’utiliser Yuko !

Do not buy this

First everytime you need to take photo and upload which is not partial. You can not upload directly by taking photo. Also other offers one click option by just scanning barcode. I wasted my money on life time subscription. If you want go for one month and try first. Very disappointed. Also you can’t contact them easily
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Язык

Не меняет язык,изменила в настройках на русский,он все равно все выдает на английском

Response from developer

Спасибо за отзыв! 🙏 Хорошие новости: в последней версии приложение полностью поддерживает русский язык, включая результаты сканирования — названия добавок, влияние на здоровье и описания. Приложение использует язык вашего устройства. Пожалуйста, обновите приложение и попробуйте снова — будем рады вашему мнению!

Excellent app

If you care about your health you will appreciate knowing what’s truly in your food provided here

Response from developer

Thank you for your comment. The idea behind Yuko actually became very personal for me. When I was going through chemotherapy, my doctor warned me to be much more careful about what’s inside the food I consume. That experience made me realize how difficult it is to quickly understand ingredient lists, and it inspired me to build Yuko to help others make more informed choices about their food.

Pago

Pago

Response from developer

Olá! Obrigado pelo seu feedback. O app oferece recursos premium opcionais, e as assinaturas podem ser gerenciadas a qualquer momento nas configurações da App Store. Se você teve algum problema com pagamento ou funcionalidades, entre em contato com nosso suporte — teremos prazer em ajudar e melhorar sua experiência.

Not complet traduction in French

Cette application a vraiment une belle ergonomie et super pratique pour se renseigner sur ses aliments 👍🏻. Malheureusement les résultats de scan ne sont pas traduit complètement en français 🙇🏻‍♂️🇫🇷.. Please traduct all text on the results in french 🙏🏻

Awesome!

Very successful, explains the risks and their causes. It's good to know the product's ingredients. I recommend.

Taugt nichts

Erfindet irgendwelche Zusatzstoffe die gar nicht draufstehen, etwa Fettsäuren E570 bei einem Käse ohne Zusatzstoffe

PS:
Doch bin sicher das steht nicht auf der Verpackung, dass ist eine Halluzination der KI

Nice

I appreciate quick response and fix of reported bugs. This is a gem, especially with the upcoming allergen management feature. Strongly recommended.

Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your experience! 🙏 The issue with the onboarding process has been fixed in version 3.9. Please update the app to the latest version, and you’ll no longer need to go through onboarding every time you open it. We’ve also made the onboarding shorter and more user-friendly. Thank you for your patience and for helping us improve the app! 💚

False advertising

This was supposed to be free for life from the AppAdvice app. Now it will not open without paying for it.

Response from developer

Hi That campaign's Time is completed. IF you already buy at that time there was an issue at version 3.8 we fixed it at 3.9. Thank you for sharing your experience! 🙏 The issue with the onboarding process has been fixed in version 3.9. Please update the app to the latest version, and you’ll no longer need to go through onboarding every time you open it. We’ve also made the onboarding shorter and more user-friendly. Thank you for your patience and for helping us improve the app! 💚

Terrible. Wanna use it? Pay again!

I had such a disappointing experience with the Food Scanner app. Each time I launch the app, it forces me to go through the onboarding process again, which super frustrating forcing to pay again. To add insult to injury, the "Restore Purchases" button does not work at all. This is unacceptable and needs immediate fixing. Overall, my experience with this app has been terrible.
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Useful App!

I like this app. It shows me what’s in my food in my pantry, plus when I am out shopping I can research the food I am buying.

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your kind words! 🌟 We’re so happy to hear that the app is helping you both at home and while shopping. Your support means a lot to us, and we’ll keep working to make it even better for you! 💛 Please share the app with your loved ones so they can live a healthier life too! 💛