Comparison

Gluten Free Scout vs FoodSocial

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

Head to head
About

Gluten Free Scout

Discover and review gluten-free food products. Save your favorites, create shopping lists, and scan barcodes to find safe options. Search a database of over 30,000 items by category and brand.

Highlights
  • Rate and review gluten-free products
  • Save favorite foods
  • Create shopping lists
  • Scan product barcodes
  • Search 30,000+ gluten-free items
  • Filter by category and brand
Features
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Explore gluten free products! - Rate, review, save, and share your favorite gluten free foods - Create lists for shopping, sharing, and more - Scan barcodes - Search 30,000 gluten free products - Find products by category, brands, and more

About

FoodSocial

Discover thousands of curated recipes, search by dietary needs, and shop for ingredients directly from creators. Connect with food enthusiasts and get notified about new dishes from your favorite recipe makers.

Highlights
  • Thousands of curated recipes
  • Search and filter by diet, cuisine, meal-type
  • Integrated ingredient marketplace
  • Support recipe creators
  • Connect with foodies
  • Push notifications for new content
  • Cook-mode
Features
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Welcome to FoodSocial, where you can discover your new favorite recipe, connect with the creator, and shop the ingredients! EXPLORE THOUSANDS OF CURATED RECIPES We’re home to thousands of quality, hand-picked recipes. Search and filter according to your personal tastes (diet, cuisine, meal-type), save your favorites, and get proactive with meal planning. SHOP RECIPES, SUPPORT CREATORS With our quickly growing, integrated marketplace, you can buy the ingredients for the recipes you find with just one click. Each brand on our ever-growing market is loved and approved by our creators — you want what they’re cooking with, right? Also, when you shop from a recipe, the recipe creator gets paid — the way it should be! CONNECT WITH FOODIES As a team of recipe creators, it’s our mission to build the best community for foodies of all levels. On the FoodSocial app, you can follow, support, and connect with passionate recipe creators (who actually get compensated for their work!) RECIPE NOTIFICATIONS Want to know when your favorite recipe creator publishes a new dish, post, or meal plan? Keep up with them with push notifications. BELLS & WHISTLES Cook-mode, advanced search, recipe recommendations and much more!

Screenshots

Gluten Free Scout4 screens
FoodSocial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FoodSocial at 100% against Gluten Free Scout's 0%. FoodSocial also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). Gluten Free Scout's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FoodSocial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FoodSocial has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Gluten Free Scout's written reviews are positive against 100% of FoodSocial's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gluten Free Scout versus FoodSocial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGluten Free ScoutFoodSocial
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better
Update frequencyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBetz Software LLCFOODSOCIAL, INC

Customer experience

Gluten Free Scout

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

FoodSocial

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gluten Free Scout

No in-app purchases

None

FoodSocial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gluten Free Scout free?
Gluten Free Scout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FoodSocial free?
FoodSocial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gluten Free Scout or FoodSocial?
FoodSocial is rated higher. Gluten Free Scout averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FoodSocial averages 5.0 from 33 ratings.
Do Gluten Free Scout or FoodSocial have ads?
FoodSocial shows ads; Gluten Free Scout does not.

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