iXnay vs True Plate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iXnay
Scan or search for products to identify and avoid unwanted ingredients like allergens and additives. Create custom lists to help you say 'no' to specific food components while shopping. This app aims to be your go-to tool for making informed food choices.
- Create custom Nix lists
- Scan products for ingredients
- Search for specific ingredients
- Receive notifications for Nixed items
- Avoid allergens and additives
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iXnay scans the foods you buy and flags the ingredients you want to avoid — whether that's allergens, artificial dyes, preservatives, or anything that doesn't belong in your diet. Build your Nix list (yes — iXnay on the ingredients you want gone). Then shop normally. Scan a product's barcode and iXnay checks it against hundreds of thousands of products in seconds, then gives you an instant, clear report: safe, or a list of ingredients you want to avoid that were found in the product. No barcode? Missing, smudged, or unrecognized? Point your camera at the ingredient label and iXnay reads it directly — so you can confirm a product is safe even when the package won't cooperate, including warnings about cross-contamination. The label scan works even when you have no WiFi. iXnay if built for: - Food allergies and sensitivities (nuts, dairy, soy, gluten, and more) - Celiac and gluten-free diets - Avoiding additives, artificial colors, and preservatives - Anyone who's tired of struggling to analyze package ingredient lists Why iXnay: * Instant barcode scanning against a huge product database. * Label-reading with camera for anything the barcode can't cover. * Multiple custom Nix lists — one for each person or concern. * No ads. No tracking. No affiliation with any food maker or seller. Just you and what's in your food. Shop with confidence. Let iXnay do the reading.
True Plate
Discover restaurants based on real community dining experiences, not just ratings. This app helps individuals with dietary needs like allergies or intolerances make informed choices by sharing and reading detailed accounts from others with similar requirements.
- Search restaurants anywhere
- Filter by dietary needs
- Read community dining experiences
- View community summaries
- Share your dining experiences
- Save favorite restaurants
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Find restaurants through real community experiences, not ratings. Whether you have celiac disease, food allergies, intolerances, or dietary preferences, True Plate helps you make more informed dining decisions by showing what real people actually experienced. Instead of assigning restaurants a score or claiming they’re “safe,” True Plate lets you explore community experiences from people with dietary needs like yours. Features • Search restaurants anywhere • Filter by your dietary needs • Read detailed dining experiences from the community • See community summaries and reported concerns • Share your own experiences to help others • Save your favorite restaurants for later True Plate supports a growing number of dietary needs, including: • Celiac disease • Gluten intolerance • Wheat allergy • Dairy allergy & lactose intolerance • Peanut, tree nut, egg, soy, fish & shellfish allergies • Vegan • Vegetarian • Seed oil avoidance • And more Built around evidence, not assumptions. Every experience is shared by a real community member. We don’t certify restaurants, assign safety ratings, or replace medical advice. Instead, we provide the information you need so you can decide what’s right for you. Your experiences help build a better resource for everyone. Download True Plate today and help make dining more informed for people everywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: True Plate at none against iXnay's 2. True Plate also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. iXnay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. True Plate asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iXnay against 5.0 for True Plate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
iXnay ships an update every 3 weeks, True Plate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iXnay | True Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forever Sunrise Inc | william welch |
Customer experience
iXnay
True Plate
In-app purchases
iXnay
- Monthly Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
True Plate
No in-app purchases









