Comparison

IntelliScan Classic vs USDA FBG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IntelliScan Classic

Features
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PrimeroEdge Mobile Inventory helps school district employees manage inventory receipts and physical inventory on the go. Using a handheld device equipped with the Honeywell sled allows you to scan item barcodes for Receipts and Physical Inventory activities. Quickly receive items from previously placed orders in real-time and accurately perform physical inventory by scanning items to enter current quantities. Mobile Inventory eliminates human error, count sheets, and other unnecessary paperwork. It's the biggest thing in inventory since boxes. Go paperless. Go mobile. Go PrimeroEdge Mobile Inventory. PrimeroEdge is the leading school nutrition management software for K-12 school districts in the United States. PrimeroEdge Inventory Scanning is available for participating licensed school districts only.

About

USDA FBG

This app helps Child Nutrition Program operators and stakeholders purchase correct food amounts and determine food contributions to meal pattern requirements. It offers features like food yield searches, comparisons, favorites lists, and shopping list creation.

Highlights
  • Food yield information for over 2,100 foods
  • Food yield comparisons for purchasing decisions
  • Create and save favorite foods lists
  • Email and print search results and favorites
  • Create shopping lists for food orders
  • Determine grains contribution for products
  • View completed Product Formulation Statements
Features
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The Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) Mobile App assists Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operators, food manufacturers, and other stakeholders with: • Purchasing the correct amounts of foods for Child Nutrition meal programs • Determining the contribution that each food makes toward meal pattern requirements. The FBG is the essential resource for food yield information for all CNPs. Food yield information translates the amount of food purchased (weight or volume) into the form after preparation that is served as part of the reimbursable meal. The FBG Mobile App includes many time-saving features for users such as: - Easy search and navigation of food yields for over 2,100 foods typically served in CNP settings. - Food yield comparisons to determine the best food to purchase - Create favorite foods lists to save and access later. - Email and print search results, comparisons, and favorites. - Create shopping list to assist in ordering and purchasing food. - Determine the grains contribution and the amount to serve to provide a desired grains contribution for a grain product as listed on Exhibit. - Search for your grain product (as listed on Exhibit A) and enter in the serving size from the product label to determine: 1) the grains contribution, 2) the amount to serve to provide a desired grains contribution, and 3) the amount to serve for a grain product in order to meet the minimum grains requirement by age group/grade group for a specific CNP. - View completed Product Formulation Statements (PFS) created and saved on the FBG Interactive Web Tool. - View completed Recipe Analysis Workbooks (RAW) created and saved on the FBG Interactive Web Tool.

Screenshots

IntelliScan Classic4 screens
USDA FBG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: USDA FBG at every 3 months against IntelliScan Classic's every 6 months. IntelliScan Classic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IntelliScan Classic ships an update every 6 months, USDA FBG every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IntelliScan Classic versus USDA FBG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntelliScan ClassicUSDA FBG
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCybersoft PrimeroEdgeUSDA Food & Nutrition Service

In-app purchases

None

IntelliScan Classic

No in-app purchases

None

USDA FBG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IntelliScan Classic free?
IntelliScan Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is USDA FBG free?
USDA FBG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IntelliScan Classic or USDA FBG have ads?
Neither IntelliScan Classic nor USDA FBG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IntelliScan Classic or USDA FBG?
IntelliScan Classic ships an update every 6 months, and USDA FBG every 3 months. Most recently, IntelliScan Classic was updated on October 26, 2026 and USDA FBG on October 11, 2026.

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