Detox Me vs PlasticFreeFuture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Detox Me
This app provides research-based tips and guidance to help you reduce exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products and routines. It offers advice on safer alternatives for home, food, clothing, personal care, and cleaning, empowering users to make healthier choices for themselves and their families.
- Research-based tips for reducing toxic exposure
- Safer alternatives for everyday products
- DIY non-toxic recipes
- Product search and barcode scanning
- Progress tracking and badges
- Reminders and tip sharing
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Detox Me is the most reliable healthy lifestyle guide that empowers you to eliminate toxic chemicals from your daily life with simple, research-based tips on reducing your exposures. Many chemicals in consumer product are linked with health effects including cancer, asthma, thyroid disease, and developmental problems. Whether you are looking for advice on a better dish soap, a new sofa, or alternative cleaning products, Detox Me arms you with knowledge about the dangers of certain chemicals commonly found in everyday products, such as hormone disruptors, and guides you to make safer choices. Our guide goes beyond just what you buy; it also shows you how making small changes in your daily routine can put you on a path to better health. Created by leading scientific experts at Silent Spring Institute, we believe knowledge is not just power, but a prescription for prevention. • Over 270 tips in 6 categories: Home, Food and Drink, Clothing, Personal Care, Cleaning, and Children, with Smart Guides for the Top 10 tips in each category. Learn about chemicals in your products and explore ways to avoid them. • DIY recipes to replace commercial products that contain endocrine disruptors and other toxics with simple, non-toxic ingredients • Search for products or scan product barcodes at stores or in your home to see relevant tips • Track your progress by marking which tips you are doing and which ones you are working on and earn badges by taking action • Get reminders about tips • Share tips with your family and friends "A clever way to avoid toxic chemicals in everyday products." - The Huffington Post We welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions- email us at detoxme@silentspring.org to get in touch! About Silent Spring Institute: Silent Spring Institute, located in Newton, Mass., is the leading scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the link between chemicals in our everyday environments and women's health, with a focus on breast cancer prevention. Founded in 1994, the institute is developing innovative tools to accelerate the transition to safer chemicals, while translating its science into policies that protect health. Visit us at www.silentspring.org and follow us on Twitter @SilentSpringIns
PlasticFreeFuture
Scan cosmetic product ingredients to identify harmful substances and discover plastic-free alternatives. This tool quickly analyzes ingredient lists using your device's camera, providing results in seconds. Support environmental causes with an integrated donation feature.
- Ingredient scanning
- Harmful substance identification
- Plastic-free product discovery
- Camera analysis
- Donation support
- Scan results image management
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The Plastic Free Future app scans ingredients on any beauty products and from labels in clothing. It determines if there are harmful and helps you find plastic free products. The app uses the camera, analyses the ingredients list with and provides results in just a few seconds.
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Verdict
Detox Me and PlasticFreeFuture both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 49% of Detox Me's written reviews are positive against 0% of PlasticFreeFuture's. Detox Me also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (130 vs 12). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Detox Me against 3.9 for PlasticFreeFuture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Detox Me has 130 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Detox Me's written reviews are positive against 0% of PlasticFreeFuture's.
Detox Me ships an update every 3 months, PlasticFreeFuture every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Detox Me | PlasticFreeFuture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (130 ratings) | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Silent Spring Institute, Inc. | Plastic Soup Foundation |
Customer experience
Detox Me
PlasticFreeFuture
Bugs and requests
Detox Me
Reported bugs
10 issues- App shows white screen
- App takes to a blank page
- Scanning does not work
- Product database is too small or not mature
- Customer service is unresponsive
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- App is not working
- UI issues with buttons on newer phones
- App data will be lost on new/reset phone
- Pages don't load when searching
- App could barely load pages
Requested features
10 requests- Allow searching products by name
- Provide specific ingredient information
- Recognize barcodes outside the USA
- List actual safe items to buy
- Indicate if scanned products are on a 'safe to use list'
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- Provide more detailed ingredient analysis
- Improve UI for newer phones
- Add account creation for data persistence
- Streamline reminder/alert navigation
- Update app logo/icon design
PlasticFreeFuture
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Detox Me
No in-app purchases
PlasticFreeFuture
No in-app purchases
Questions
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