BarcodeNova vs Palate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BarcodeNova
Instantly scan food barcodes to access detailed nutritional information, including calories, ingredients, and allergens. Receive personalized health scores and compare products to make healthier choices.
- Instant barcode scanning
- Detailed nutritional information
- Personalized health scores
- Ingredient and allergen analysis
- Smart product comparison
- Nutri-score and additive warnings
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Barcodenova Scan any food barcode instantly to see calories, ingredients, allergens, and personalized health scores! Instant Scanning • Scan millions of products in seconds • Works with any food product barcode Personalized Health Scores • Get health scores based on your dietary preferences • Make healthier choices easily Detailed Nutritional Info • Full breakdown: calories, protein, fat, carbs, vitamins & minerals • Ingredient analysis & allergen info Smart Product Comparison • Compare products side-by-side • Find healthier alternatives Educational & Health-Focused Features • Learn about nutrition and healthy eating • Nutri-score, additive warnings, and ultra-processed food indicators Perfect for health-conscious individuals, families, or anyone wanting smarter food choices. Manage dietary restrictions, eat healthier, or simply know what’s in your food. Download Barcodenova today and start making informed food decisions with every scan!
Palate
Effortlessly log your restaurant experiences by automatically importing details from your photos and calendar. Analyze your dining habits with insightful statistics, add personal notes, and discover new culinary destinations.
- Restaurant visit tracking
- Camera roll and calendar import
- Personal notes
- Dining statistics
- Restaurant discovery
- On-device local storage
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Palate lets you track your restaurant visits, and makes it easy to do so by pulling information from your camera roll and calendar. View stats, add notes, and find new restaurants! Restaurant visit data is stored on your device. Crash diagnostics help improve reliability while excluding personal content and account identifiers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Palate at weekly against BarcodeNova's every 3 weeks. BarcodeNova's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BarcodeNova against 5.0 for Palate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
BarcodeNova ships an update every 3 weeks, Palate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BarcodeNova | Palate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Endale Biru | JonLuca De Caro |
Customer experience
BarcodeNova
Palate
In-app purchases
BarcodeNova
No in-app purchases
Palate
No in-app purchases
