Allergy Advisor vs Savo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Allergy Advisor
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Allergy Advisor β Eat Out With Confidence Eating out with food allergies, coeliac disease, gluten sensitivity, or food intolerances can be stressful β especially when youβre travelling, visiting somewhere new, or trying to explain your needs clearly. Allergy Advisor helps make dining out safer, simpler, and more confident. At the heart of the app is your free personalised Allergy Card. Create a clear, custom card for your allergies, dietary needs, or intolerances, translate it when travelling, and use read-aloud support to help communicate your requirements in restaurants, cafΓ©s, hotels, and beyond. You can also discover allergy-aware places to eat, read real experiences from other users, and share your own reviews to help the community. Now with Rewards, your contributions can unlock partner deals. Add reviews, share photos, build your contributor status, and access offers from allergy-friendly, gluten-free, free-from, and intolerance-aware brands. Key Features: * Create a free personalised Allergy Card * Add allergies, coeliac disease, gluten-free needs, or food intolerances * Translate your Allergy Card when travelling * Use read-aloud support to communicate clearly * Search nearby restaurants and cafΓ©s by location * Read real reviews from people with allergies, coeliac disease, and intolerances * Rate your dining experience and add specific feedback * Share photos and helpful details for the community * Earn points for contributing reviews and photos * Unlock partner deals through the Rewards section * Build your profile and contributor status * Privacy-first design with clear data handling Whether youβre nut free, gluten free, dairy free, managing coeliac disease, avoiding certain ingredients, or dealing with multiple allergies or intolerances, Allergy Advisor helps you explain your needs, find safer places to eat, and support others doing the same. Create your Allergy Card. Share your experience. Unlock rewards. Eat out with confidence.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Allergy Advisor at none against Savo's 2. Allergy Advisor also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Savo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Savo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Allergy Advisor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Allergy Advisor ships an update monthly, Savo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allergy Advisor | Savo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 16.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GEORGE ALEXANDER OAKEY | Jahangir Erfan |
In-app purchases
Allergy Advisor
No in-app purchases
Savo
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









