SmartLabel vs Protocol Foods
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLabel
Access detailed product information for food, beverages, household goods, pet care, and personal care items. Scan barcodes or search for products to find ingredient definitions, sourcing practices, certifications, and more.
- Scan product UPC codes
- Scan SmartLabel QR codes
- Search specific products
- View ingredient definitions
- Access sourcing practices
- Discover third-party certifications
- Find sustainability information
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Ever find yourself wondering about what goes into the products you use and consume on a daily basis? SmartLabel gives you access to this information whether you’re interested in food, beverage, household, pet care or personal care products, Smart Label has the information you’re looking for no matter where you are, right at your finger tips. Using this app, you can either search a specific product using the Product Search function or scan a product’s UPC code or SmartLabel QR code on the package. Either approach will take you to a variety of information, including: • ingredient definitions • sourcing practices • third-party certifications • social compliance and sustainability programs • usage instructions • advisories & safe handling instructions • genetically engineered ingredient disclosure • company/brand information • And much, much more… Visit www.smartlabel.org for more information. SmartLabel now supports DWCode by GS1 and Digimarc Barcode. For Digimarc end-user license agreement (EULA) visit https://www.digimarc.com/m/eula
Protocol Foods
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Focus on producing safe, high-quality food while Protocol Foods handles the rest. Transform food safety compliance by bringing plant operations into the digital age. Streamline your processes, reduce recalls, and improve compliance—no more outdated pen-and-paper methods. Key features Monitoring checks: Easily complete, track, and manage all safety checks in one place. Real-time oversight: Get notified instantly about missed checks, failures, or corrective actions. Compliance history: Simplify audit preparation with searchable and filterable task records. AI assistant: Access FDA and USDA guidelines instantly with a conversational AI tool. Built for food safety: Designed to enhance compliance and support efficient, reliable operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Protocol Foods at fortnightly against SmartLabel's every 3 months. SmartLabel'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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartLabel ships an update every 3 months, Protocol Foods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLabel | Protocol Foods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (97 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Consumer Brands Association | Protocol Foods |
In-app purchases
SmartLabel
No in-app purchases
Protocol Foods
No in-app purchases









