Comparison

dtect vs LabelWise

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

Head to head
About

dtect

Scan ingredient lists on food labels to identify allergens. It highlights potential risks with color-coded alerts and provides detailed matching information. Supports multiple languages and custom allergen settings.

Highlights
  • Reads printed ingredient lists
  • Color-coded allergen alerts (red/amber)
  • Customizable allergen lists
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Offline label scanning
  • Allergy card for restaurants
  • Nutrition table analysis
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dtect reads the printed ingredient list and marks your allergens: red (Alert) when they are in the list, amber (Caution) when the label only says "may contain". Under each flag you see the words it matched, so you can check it in a second. dtect understands "gluten-free", "no milk" and look-alikes such as cocoa butter or buckwheat, and does not flag them. It reads the label itself, so there is no barcode and no product database to go out of date. That also works for imports, own brands and shop photos. Text recognition can misread words, and recipes change. dtect helps you read a label. It does not decide whether a product is safe, so always check the packaging. - 14 EU allergens built in, each of which you can switch off - Your own allergens, set to Alert or Caution - Allergy card in English or German to show in a restaurant, shareable as an image - Take a photo, or import a saved photo or a screenshot from an online shop and crop it - Torch and tap to focus for small print - An amber result when the photo shows no ingredient list - Allergens recognised on labels in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish - Gluten, lactose and fructose check - Nutrition table per 100 g, 100 ml or serving, with your thresholds and colour bands - Country of origin - History of your last 100 scans - Report a wrong result from the result screen - App in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish dtect is free and needs no account. It collects no analytics and never uploads your photos or scans; everything is processed on your iPhone. It asks for the camera, and for access to Photos only if you save your allergy card image. Requires iOS 16 or later on iPhone.

About

LabelWise

Features
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Have a specific diet or ingredients you prefer to avoid? Squinting to read grocery ingredients lists? It's simple: LabelWise is for anyone who already knows what ingredients they want to avoid! Choose your ingredient preferences and let LabelWise instantly scan your groceries to make your shopping easier. Shop Faster, Shop Smarter. LabelWise.

Screenshots

dtect4 screens
LabelWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LabelWise at every 2 days against dtect's monthly. LabelWise also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dtect ships an update monthly, LabelWise every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
dtect versus LabelWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdtectLabelWise
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip GurrRaidy Stronck

In-app purchases

None

dtect

No in-app purchases

None

LabelWise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dtect free?
dtect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LabelWise free?
LabelWise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dtect or LabelWise have ads?
Neither dtect nor LabelWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dtect or LabelWise?
dtect ships an update monthly, and LabelWise every 2 days. Most recently, dtect was updated on November 3, 2026 and LabelWise on October 31, 2026.

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