Comparison

Safe Appetite vs Savo

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

Head to head
About

Safe Appetite

Features
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Take control of your food choices with Saphe Appetite, an app designed to make living with allergies simpler, safer, and more inclusive. Our app uses a unique ingredient-focused approach, going beyond the traditional focus on the UK’s 14 legally declarable allergens. That means we support , so if your allergy isn’t one of the recognised 14, this app is built with you in mind. Getting started is easy. Simply scan a product’s ingredient list and the app will instantly cross-reference it with your personalised allergy profile, highlighting anything that may be a concern. No more second-guessing labels or spending time decoding complex ingredient lists, just clear, tailored information when you need it. Whether you’re shopping, travelling, or trying something new, the app helps you make more confident, informed decisions about what you eat. Designed for real life, it’s quick to use, easy to understand, and built to give you peace of mind every day. Because everyone deserves to feel safe and included when it comes to food.

About

Savo

Scan product barcodes or labels to instantly check ingredients against your chosen allergens. Receive clear verdicts and detailed ingredient lists, with premium features offering pantry management and recall alerts.

Highlights
  • Instant barcode scanning
  • Label reading via camera
  • Customizable allergen profiles
  • Pantry management (Premium)
  • Recall and ingredient change alerts (Premium)
  • Multilingual label translation
  • Allergy card for restaurants
Features
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Living with food allergies means reading every label, every time. Savo does the reading for you. Pick your allergens once, then point your camera at any product barcode. In seconds, Savo checks the ingredients against your profile and gives you a clear answer: looks safe, check the label, or not safe for you, with the exact allergens it found. SCAN ANY PRODUCT β€’ Instant barcode lookup against a database of millions of products β€’ Clear verdicts with the matched allergens highlighted β€’ Full ingredient lists, searchable, with flagged items marked YOUR PANTRY, WATCHED (Premium) β€’ Everything you scan joins your Pantry, and Savo keeps checking it β€’ Get an alert if a product is recalled for an allergen risk, built on UK Food Standards Agency alerts β€’ Get an alert if the recipe quietly changes to include one of your allergens β€’ Gentle reminders to re-scan staples you haven't checked in a while β€’ All matching happens privately on your device NO BARCODE? SNAP THE LABEL (Premium) β€’ Photograph any ingredients list and Savo reads it for you in seconds β€’ Works in any language: foreign labels are translated automatically β€’ Products rescued this way join your Pantry too ALLERGY CARD (Free) β€’ A clear card that tells restaurant staff what you cannot eat β€’ 13 languages, always with English alongside β€’ Full screen mode made for handing your phone across the table YOUR ALLERGENS, YOUR RULES β€’ Track nuts, milk, eggs, gluten, soy, sesame, shellfish, and more β€’ Set a level per allergen: avoid completely, not in my food, or prefer to avoid β€’ Change your profile anytime FREE & PREMIUM Savo is free for 3 barcode scans and 3 label readings every 30 days, with basic allergen checks and the Allergy Card included. Savo Premium adds unlimited scans, instant label reading, and the watched Pantry with recall and ingredient-change alerts, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. You're also backing what's next: your subscription helps fund Family mode (profiles for your kids, see what they scan), device sync, and more recall sources. A NOTE ON SAFETY Savo is a helpful double-check, not medical advice. Product data can be incomplete and recipes change, so always read the physical label and consult your healthcare professional about your allergies. Product data from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org). Privacy Policy: https://savo-server.onrender.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Safe Appetite4 screens
Savo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Safe Appetite at none against Savo's 2. Savo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Savo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Safe Appetite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe Appetite ships an update every 3 months, Savo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Safe Appetite versus Savo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe AppetiteSavo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntophia LtdJahangir Erfan

In-app purchases

None

Safe Appetite

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Savo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Safe Appetite free?
Safe Appetite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Savo free?
Savo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Safe Appetite or Savo have ads?
Neither Safe Appetite nor Savo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safe Appetite or Savo?
Safe Appetite ships an update every 3 months, and Savo every 4 days. Most recently, Safe Appetite was updated on October 1, 2026 and Savo on October 8, 2026.

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