Buy'r vs Seed Oil Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buy'r
Scan grocery products to reveal their true ownership and ingredient details. Make informed purchasing decisions based on transparency, not marketing. Discover who profits from your food and support businesses aligned with your values.
- Barcode scanning for instant product info
- Ownership discovery and brand family trees
- Detailed ingredient and processing breakdowns
- Customizable ingredient filters
- Shopping list creation and pantry management
- Receipt scan import for pantry logging
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Think you’re buying from a cool indie granola brand? Surprise—it’s owned by the same conglomerate that makes engine degreaser and (allegedly) sells your info to the CIA. Buy’r is your pocket-sized truth serum: scan any grocery product and see exactly who profits, from your local co-op to a megacorp with 19 shell companies and a yacht named Tax Haven. While other apps rate your food or hand out “approved” badges, we don’t tell you what’s good or bad. We just show you the facts—who owns it, what’s in it, and how processed it is—so you can decide what fits your life, values, and oddly specific food rules. Because real empowerment doesn’t come from a green checkmark—it comes from knowing the truth. OUR MISSION: We’re a small, self-funded team on a big mission: radical transparency in the grocery aisle. No corporate backing, no brand sponsorships—not even from the “cool” ones. Whether you're avoiding shady corporate practices, trying to support real small businesses, or just tired of decoding labels that sound like marketing Mad Libs, Buy’r puts the power back in your hands—where it belongs. DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND EVERY PRODUCT: Barcode Scanning - Point. Scan. Boom, instant dossier on the product, brand, and parent company. CIA-level info without the espionage. Ownership Discovery - Find out if that "small batch, artisanal vibe" is real or just another product of a corporate rebrand strategy. Brand & Company Spotlights - Deep-dives that feel like true crime documentaries—but for shampoo and salad dressing. SMART SHOPPING TOOLS: Custom Ingredient Filters - Whether you're allergic to gluten or just emotionally allergic to corn syrup, filter it all. Presets, breakdowns, the works. Shopping Lists with Full Integration - Build lists that actually sync with your pantry. No more accidental double-buying basil for the fifth time. Pantry Manager - Take control of your pantry like the food hoarder CEO you were born to be. Recipes and meal planners are in development. Receipt Scan Import - Snap a pic of your Kroger or Walmart receipt—get your pantry logged in faster than a teenager logging into TikTok. NUTRITION & TRANSPARENCY: Detailed Nutrition Breakdown - We don’t just show calories—we show what those calories are hiding. Ultra-processed red flags, ingredient types, and what your food is actually made of (hint: it's not love). Community Ratings & Reviews - Because the hive mind can be smarter than the label. See what real people think—no bots, no BS. EDUCATIONAL & ENGAGING: Interactive Quizzes - Think you know who owns your “indie” oat milk? Let’s test that brand loyalty. Random Spotlight Carousel - A surprise-a-day from family-owned gems you probably missed while being hypnotized by mega-brand marketing. 31 Achievement Badges - Scan. Learn. Flex. Prove you’re not just a consumer—you’re a conscious one. ALL FEATURES: - Instant barcode scanning - Ownership discovery & brand family trees - Deep-dive spotlights on companies (yes, even the shady ones) - Ingredient filters with preset logic packs - Smart, integrated shopping lists - Pantry tracking with actual usefulness - Receipt scanning from major grocers - Transparent nutrition + processing breakdowns - Community-powered reviews - Corporate guessing games (a.k.a. quizzes) - Indie brand discovery carousel - 31 achievement badges for your consumer resume - Randomized daily brand spotlights SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: Free Forever Basic scans + product lookups 1 shopping list 20 pantry items Lite spotlight access (just a taste) Premium — $5/month or $50/year Unlimited scans, lists, and pantry tracking Full ingredient filtering Full spotlight content Receipt scanning All quiz + discovery features Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Seed Oil Tracker
Easily identify and track seed oils and PUFAs in your food, whether dining out or grocery shopping. This app helps you make healthier choices with restaurant guides, barcode scanning, and meal logging.
- Find seed oil-free restaurants near you
- Check 500+ restaurant chains and 12,000+ menu items
- Scan grocery barcodes for seed oils
- Build orders and see seed oil totals
- Log meals and track daily PUFA intake
- Access tools like quizzes and ingredient checkers
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Seed Oil Tracker helps you find and avoid the seed oils and polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) hiding in everyday food, at home and at 1,200+ restaurant chains. Whether you're carnivore, ancestral, Ray Peat inspired, or just cutting seed oils, it's the simplest way to track what matters. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Look up 1,200+ chains and 78,000+ menu items, each with a PUFA estimate • Build your exact order and see its seed oil total before you buy • Scan grocery barcodes to check ingredients for seed oils • Log meals in seconds and track your daily PUFA against your own goal • Streaks, stats, and trends over time COMMUNITY • A built-in forum for people quitting seed oils, open to everyone • Share wins, ask questions, and swap clean orders • Post with your own username using Sign in with Apple • Early members claim a Founding Member number TOOLS • Seed Oil Quiz, Ingredient Checker, Tallow & Butter Directory, Approved Swaps, and a Pantry Makeover • Apple Watch app plus Home and Lock Screen widgets PREMIUM • Best Near Me: search any food and your ZIP code to see the cleanest places near you, ranked by seed oil • Ordering guides for 80+ chains: what to get, what to skip • The 30-Day Seed Oil Reset, a guided kitchen cleanup, included with Premium The rest of the app needs no account and no sign-in. The community is opt-in, only when you want to post. Calm, encouraging, and never preachy. Track seed oils, cut PUFAs, and feel the difference. Terms of Use (EULA): https://seedoiltracker.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Buy'r at 601 against Seed Oil Tracker's 4. Seed Oil Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Buy'r sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and Seed Oil Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Seed Oil Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buy'r has 601 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Buy'r's written reviews are positive against 100% of Seed Oil Tracker's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buy'r | Seed Oil Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (601 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 601 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buy'r LLC | Jared Smith |
Customer experience
Buy'r
Seed Oil Tracker
In-app purchases
Buy'r
- Premium$5.001 Month
- Premium - Yearly$50.001 Year
Seed Oil Tracker
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$15.991 Year
- 30-Day Seed Oil Reset$0.99









