Clearya vs MicroPlastics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clearya
Discover safer, nontoxic products for online and in-store purchases. Get automatic alerts on potential health risks in ingredients and find vetted alternatives. Shop smarter and healthier by avoiding harmful chemicals in everyday items.
- Shop online with ingredient safety checks
- Analyze product labels with phone camera
- Automatic alerts for health risks
- Find safe product alternatives
- Uses official toxic chemical databases
- Alerts for carcinogens and hormone disruptors
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Clearya: Nontoxic Shopping Made Easy! Discover safer, nontoxic products with Clearya – your ultimate shopping companion for online and in-store purchases. Key Features: 1. Easily shop online at Amazon, Target, Sephora, iHerb, and Walmart with confidence, knowing the safety of the product ingredients before buying. 2. Analyze product labels using your phone's camera too, for in-store shopping and at-home product checks. 3. Automatic alerts on potential health risks hidden in ingredients lists for beauty, personal care, baby care, cleaning products, and more. 4. Find safe, vetted alternatives to products containing toxic ingredients. 5. Based on official toxic chemical databases from the U.S., Canada, EU, Japan, and more. 6. Alerts for thousands of known and suspected carcinogens (may cause cancer), hormone disruptors (endocrine disruption), reproduction toxicants (may harm fertility), developmental toxicants (may cause birth defects and other harm to the developing child), allergens, and other banned or restricted ingredients. 7. Free, unbiased, and ad-free, funded by donations. 8. Privacy-focused – no collection of personal user information. Shop smarter and healthier with Clearya, the app that empowers you to make informed choices and avoid harmful chemicals in everyday products. Contact Us: We'd love to hear your feedback! Reach out at hello@clearya.com.
MicroPlastics
Scan food and drink products to assess microplastic contamination risk based on scientific research. Receive a safety score, track exposure, and discover safer alternatives. Features include AI-powered packaging analysis and context-aware scoring.
- Hybrid barcode and image scanning
- Science-based safety scoring
- Packaging material analysis
- Physical wear assessment
- Contextual usage modifiers
- Exposure tracking dashboard
- Local eco guide
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Know what's really in your food and water. MicroPlastics turns your phone into a microplastics detector. Scan any food, drink, cosmetic, or container and get an exposure score in seconds, with the actual research behind every number. No account needed to start. WHY PEOPLE USE IT "I never knew." Most of us have no idea how much plastic our everyday habits add up to. A scratched water bottle, a microwaved container, that morning takeout coffee. They are not all equal, and now you can see the difference. HOW IT WORKS - Scan with your camera, a barcode, or a photo - We read the packaging: material, condition, and how you use it - You get a 0 to 100 exposure score (lower is better) and one clear next step - Every score links to the peer-reviewed studies it is based on SCAN AND UNDERSTAND - Scan food, drinks, cosmetics, and containers by camera, barcode, or photo - Ingredient checker: paste any ingredient list or cosmetic label to flag hidden plastics and polymers - Risk checker: estimate exposure for any material, including PET, HDPE, polystyrene, and glass - Shopping Mode: scan a whole cart and see its combined plastic load before you buy - Real citations on every score (ACS, PNAS, ScienceDirect, PMC) CUT IT DOWN - Lower-plastic swaps, free of BPA and phthalates, matched to what you scanned - Build a watchlist of what to avoid, from BPA and PFAS to phthalates and other additives - Save swaps or create your own - Avoidance guides: water filters for microplastics, glass water bottles, non-toxic cookware, plastic-free food storage, safer baby bottles, and more TRACK AND BUILD HABITS - Your Plastic Passport tracks exposure and progress over time - MicroQuests and weekly plans turn good intentions into small, doable steps - Room-by-room audits for your kitchen, bathroom, and beyond - A clean weekly report of where your exposure is trending - Streaks, stamps, and friendly challenges with friends DISCOVER - Find lower-plastic spots near you, including water refill stations, zero-waste stores, and farmers markets - Browse lab-tested products and their measured chemical levels - See what everyone is checking with Trending - Ask the Plastic Coach anything about microplastics, BPA, PFAS, or safer swaps THE SCIENCE The scoring model draws on peer-reviewed research, including: - Microwaving some containers can release up to 4.22 million microplastic and 2.11 billion nanoplastic particles per square centimeter in 3 minutes (Environmental Science and Technology, 2023) - One liter of bottled water holds about 240,000 plastic particles, roughly 90% of them nanoplastics (PNAS, 2024) - Repeatedly opening and closing a bottle can nearly double the microplastics in it (ACS ES&T Water, 2020) Every scan shows the specific studies used. FREE TO START Try it with a few free scans. No account, no card. Or start a 3 day free trial of Premium for unlimited scans, full reports, exposure tracking, and lower-plastic swaps. Premium Monthly: 3 days free, then $7.99 per month Premium Annual: 3 days free, then $49.99 per year (save about 48%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://microplasticsapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://microplasticsapp.com/terms Questions? team@microplasticsapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clearya at none against MicroPlastics's 2. Clearya also leads on ratings volume (513 vs 6). MicroPlastics's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MicroPlastics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Clearya asks for nothing beyond the download.
MicroPlastics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clearya has 513 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Clearya's written reviews are positive against 100% of MicroPlastics's.
Clearya ships an update every 2 weeks, MicroPlastics every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Clearya | MicroPlastics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (513 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Covalent Bits | Raja Hasan |
Customer experience
Clearya
MicroPlastics
Bugs and requests
Clearya
Reported bugs
4 issues- App can be slow and needs refreshing
- Products on Walmart not loading
- Items show 'No ingredients listed' or 'unsupported category'
- Harmful products incorrectly marked as 'good'
Requested features
6 requests- Manually type in ingredients
- Support for more online stores
- App for processed foods
- Barcode scanner
- Include Ulta in supported stores
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- Dark mode option
MicroPlastics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clearya
No in-app purchases
MicroPlastics
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year









