Origin vs Mio

Origin helps you know what you are buying. SCAN A BARCODE, SEE THE ORIGIN Point your camera at a product barcode and Origin shows the country tied to that barcode prefix — flag, country name and the raw number — in about a second. Keep scanning down the aisle without stopping between products. SEARCH THE COMPANY BEHIND THE BRAND Look up a company or a product by name and read what is on record: a short summary, the detail, and the categories it operates in. Or browse by category instead — food, drinks, coffee, cosmetics, clothing, healthcare, household, technology, finance and more. EVERY ENTRY COMES WITH SOURCES No claim stands on its own. Each company links out to the references it is based on, so you can open the original, read it, and decide for yourself. UN VOTE CONTEXT Where it applies, a scan also shows how that country voted in the UN General Assembly on 27 October 2023 on a ceasefire in Gaza. HONEST ABOUT WHAT A BARCODE CAN TELL YOU A barcode prefix identifies the GS1 organisation that issued the number — usually, but not always, the country where the company registered. It is not proof of where a product was manufactured. Origin says so plainly inside the app instead of pretending otherwise, and links to the references so you can check. WORKS OFFLINE The whole company database ships inside the app. No account, no sign-up, nothing to download — it works in the shop with no signal. FREE, WITH NO ADS Origin is completely free. No ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases, no tracking. 48 LANGUAGES Available in 48 languages, with light and dark themes. FOUND SOMETHING WRONG? The data is community-checked and never finished. If an entry is wrong, out of date or missing, send us the company, the correction and a source and we will review it: origin.app.info@gmail.com

A French barcode doesn't mean made in France. The first digits of a barcode only tell you where the brand registered it — not where the product was manufactured. Mio goes beyond the barcode. Scan any product — food, cosmetics, electronics, cleaning products, toys — and Mio finds the manufacturing country in seconds. Not by guessing from the barcode prefix, but by searching real public sources. HOW IT WORKS 1. Point your camera at any barcode 2. Mio searches across 69 million products and public web sources 3. Get the manufacturing country, confidence level, and sources — results stream in progressively as Mio researches READS PACKAGING TOO Mio can detect "Made in" text directly from product packaging using its built-in camera. When the origin is printed on the box, you get an instant answer — no search needed. TRANSPARENT BY DESIGN Every result comes with: • A confidence level (Certified, Verified, Probable, Estimated, or Unknown) • The sources used to determine the origin • The reasoning behind the result No black box. You see exactly what we found and how confident we are. WHAT MIO COVERS Food & beverages, cosmetics & hygiene, electronics, cleaning products, toys, textile, health, pet care — anything with a barcode. 69 MILLION PRODUCTS Mio combines the largest open product databases with an AI that searches the web in real time for products not yet in the database. The more people scan, the better Mio gets. YOUR SCAN HISTORY Every product you scan is saved. Search through your history to find past results instantly. SHARE WHAT YOU FIND Discovered something surprising? Mio generates a visual card with the product, flag, and origin — ready to share on WhatsApp, iMessage, or any app. COMMUNITY-POWERED • Suggest the manufacturing country when Mio doesn't know • Confirm origins you agree with • Report errors with photo evidence • Flag unreliable sources Every contribution makes Mio better for everyone. YOUR PRIVACY • No account required • No ads, ever • No data sold • Delete all your data anytime (GDPR compliant) Mio doesn't replace nutrition apps — it complements them. They tell you what's inside your product. Mio tells you where it was made.