Comparison

Ingredients Scanner vs Artificial Ingredients

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

Head to head
About

Ingredients Scanner

Easily check the safety of cosmetic ingredients by scanning their labels. Get a color-coded hazard assessment to make informed choices about your beauty products and live healthier.

Highlights
  • Scan ingredient lists
  • Color-coded hazard assessment
  • Avoid harmful ingredients
  • Custom ingredient management
  • Edit hazard levels
  • Smart shopping assistant
Features
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This app is for everyone who wants to live healthier. With one quick scan you can check the hazard of each ingredient and avoid using potentially harmful cosmetic. Just point the camera at the ingredients text, wait for a few seconds and you will get a list with different colors. Red means that the ingredient is potentially dangerous, orange – there is some information for possible irritations or problems, green – safe to use. Are you confused by the chemical names in your cosmetics? Do you want to be sure that you are using the best beauty products for you and your family? You no longer need to have a degree in Chemistry in order to read the labels. Ingredients scanner is your clever shopping assistant that saves you time. You can add or edit your custom ingredients. Overriding hazard level of existing ingredient is also supported. Pick cosmetic that is good for your health and live happier.

About

Artificial Ingredients

Features
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Artificial Ingredients is an AI-powered app that scans ingredient labels from any product, analyzing them with AI and warning you about any potentially harmful or risky ingredients—helping you make safer, smarter choices. Features: - Multi-lingual support - Standard mode (for food) - Cosmetics mode - Pregnant mode - Baby mode - Pet mode - Allergy mode - Free for all for basic daily use - Light/dark theme toggle - Unbiased analysis and purely science-based response - Designed to be used by one hand while shopping - Historical images are only stored locally for privacy - No data sharing with third parties - No ads or sponsorship - Self-serve data deletion Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ingredients Scanner4 screens
Artificial Ingredients4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Artificial Ingredients at every 10 days against Ingredients Scanner's every 3 months. Ingredients Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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. Ingredients Scanner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Artificial Ingredients sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ingredients Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Artificial Ingredients every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ingredients Scanner versus Artificial Ingredients: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIngredients ScannerArtificial Ingredients
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxSoftVoidborn Industries Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ingredients Scanner

One-time2
  • Ad-Free Version$0.99
  • Unlock Custom Ingredients$1.99
2 purchases

Artificial Ingredients

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Ingredients Scanner free?
Ingredients Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artificial Ingredients free?
Artificial Ingredients is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ingredients Scanner or Artificial Ingredients have ads?
Neither Ingredients Scanner nor Artificial Ingredients shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ingredients Scanner or Artificial Ingredients?
Ingredients Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Artificial Ingredients every 10 days. Most recently, Ingredients Scanner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Artificial Ingredients on October 24, 2026.

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