Comparison

Supplement Scanner vs Biostacks

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

Head to head
About

Supplement Scanner

Instantly analyze supplement labels by scanning barcodes to understand ingredient quality, safety warnings, and overall scores. Track your daily intake, set reminders, and access a comprehensive database of ingredients and products to make informed health decisions.

Highlights
  • Scan supplement barcodes for instant analysis
  • Ingredient quality and safety ratings
  • Overall product quality scores
  • Track daily vitamin and supplement intake
  • Daily dose reminders
  • Comprehensive ingredient safety database
  • Search and discover top-rated supplements
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Scan any supplement and see what's really inside. GoodSupp gives every vitamin and supplement a clear quality score in seconds, flags hidden additives, and helps you find a better option when yours falls short. SCAN THE BARCODE, GET A SCORE Point your camera at a supplement barcode. GoodSupp checks it against a database of nearly 150,000 products from more than 10,000 brands and shows a quality score from 0 to 100, plus a separate brand score. WHAT THE SCORE LOOKS AT • Ingredient forms: well-absorbed forms like magnesium glycinate or methylfolate versus cheaper ones like magnesium oxide • Doses: whether each ingredient is within, below or above its typical range • Additives and fillers: dyes, preservatives and other extras, such as titanium dioxide or FD&C Red 40 • Third-party testing: certifications like USP Verified, NSF and Informed Choice • Brand trust: certifications and regulatory history behind the brand SPOT HIDDEN ADDITIVES Every ingredient is labeled Safe, Caution or Avoid, with a clear icon and color, so you can tell at a glance what to keep and what to skip. FIND A BETTER ALTERNATIVE When a product scores low, GoodSupp shows higher-scoring options in the same category, so switching takes one tap. PRODUCT NOT FOUND? SNAP THE LABEL Take a photo of the Supplement Facts label and GoodSupp analyzes it for you. TRACK YOUR STACK, NEVER MISS A DOSE Save the supplements you take to My Stack, log your daily doses and set reminders for morning, afternoon or evening. Check off doses right from the widget. MADE FOR THE SUPPLEMENTS YOU ACTUALLY TAKE Multivitamins, prenatals, hair, skin & nails, collagen, magnesium, vitamin D, iron, probiotics, omega-3s, protein powders and more. FREE AND GOODSUPP PLUS • Free: scan and check supplements, with 3 full analyses every day • No account needed to get started • GoodSupp Plus: unlimited scans and search, better alternatives, unlimited stack and tracker, offline database, iCloud backup and the Home Screen widget GoodSupp provides general information about supplement ingredients and is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or combining supplements, especially if you are pregnant, nursing or take medication. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.goodsupp.app/privacy-policy

About

Biostacks

Easily manage your supplement intake with barcode scanning, AI assistance, and detailed insights. Track routines, monitor nutrient coverage, and analyze your stack's effectiveness and cost. Prioritizes user privacy with offline functionality and optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for supplement library
  • AI-powered supplement routine analysis
  • Customizable daily and cycle schedules
  • StackScore for routine quality
  • Potential interaction warnings
  • RDA coverage and nutrient overlap analysis
  • Mood, energy, and sleep trend tracking
Features
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Biostacks is a supplement tracker. It does not tell you what to take. It shows the research behind supplements, additives, and interactions, with sources, and lets you run your own experiments on your own numbers. We make no health claims. Sources are research papers and meta-analyses on PubMed, NIH fact sheets, FDA and EU regulators, and the bodies that certify and license brands. Stack Analysis and research: • Supplement and medication interactions, from NIH Office of Dietary Supplements fact sheets and PubMed studies, each with a link • Synergies between supplements, from PubMed meta-analyses • Research coverage for 18 health goals, from sleep to longevity: what the meta-analyses found and the doses they studied • Upper limit warnings and RDA coverage for vitamins and minerals, from NIH and USDA reference values, with the harm NIH lists for going over • Additives checked against FDA GRAS rules and the EU food additive regulation • Brand records: NSF, USP, Informed Sport, Kölner Liste, NZVT, and Eurofins certifications, Health Canada licences, FDA warning letters, and FDA, UK, and French recall notices • Nutrient overlaps between products Experiments: • Daily check-ins on mood, energy, sleep, and focus • Metrics: weight, sleep, resting heart rate, HRV, steps, or any custom number, with Apple Health sync • Scan a lab report, blood test, body composition, or aging report from a photo or PDF, read on your phone, never uploaded • Run an N-of-1 trial: three weeks off and three weeks on, alternating weekly. The result says whether a metric moved, or "no effect" when it did not • Experiment results appear only after enough logged days Supplement scanner and vitamin tracker: • Barcode scanner with your camera, for supplements, vitamins, pills, and medicine • Search NIH DSLD and Open Food Facts, with popular brands available offline • Enter supplements, medications, doses, and nutrients manually • Ask Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) • Use your own assistant like Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini to manage your stack with a copy-and-paste prompt Supplement schedule, pill and medication reminders: • Daily, specific weekdays, or on/off cycles like 5 days on, 2 off • Multiple times of day, from multivitamin to magnesium • Peptide tracker and peptide calculator: vial size, reconstitution, and draw volume • Dose reminders, with smart tuning when you keep logging late Dose log: • One tap per dose, mark a whole stack at once, long-press to skip and keep your streak • Progress rings, streaks, and dose logging by asking Siri • Taken, due, and upcoming groups, and a calendar with mood dots • Search, filter, notes, reorder, and dark mode • Adherence and Stack Analysis trends over 30, 90, or 365 days, with CSV export • Monthly cost per supplement and per stack, and running-low refill alerts On-device AI chat: • Review your routine, explain an ingredient, or change your stack by describing what you want • Every suggested change appears as a review you accept or reject, with undo Privacy first: • Works offline with no account • Your health data stays private, on your device • Optional backup and sync to your own iCloud • Snapshots and version history to roll back any change • Export everything as JSON or PDF, or share a stack as plain text Everyday intake tracking is free: dose logging, streaks, reminders, check-ins with trends, the library and barcode scanner, export, import, and backups. Biostacks Pro, an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial, adds Stack Analysis insights, check-in correlations, experiment results, report scanning, Apple Health metrics, historical trends, cost tracking, smart reminder tuning, cloud sync, and the on-device AI assistant. Whether you take vitamin D, omega-3, zinc, magnesium, creatine, collagen, or protein, or run a supplement stack with nootropics and peptides, Biostacks keeps the log, the research, and the experiments in one private place.

Screenshots

Supplement Scanner4 screens
Biostacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Supplement Scanner at 67% against Biostacks's 0%. Biostacks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Supplement Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year and Biostacks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Supplement Scanner ships an update weekly, Biostacks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Supplement Scanner versus Biostacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSupplement ScannerBiostacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAxinode Apps S.LHmujo LLC

Customer experience

Supplement Scanner

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Biostacks

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Supplement Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • GoodSupp+ Annual$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • GoodSupp+ Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Biostacks

Subscriptions2
  • Biostacks Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Biostacks Pro - Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Supplement Scanner free?
Supplement Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Biostacks free?
Biostacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Supplement Scanner or Biostacks have ads?
Neither Supplement Scanner nor Biostacks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Supplement Scanner or Biostacks?
Supplement Scanner ships an update weekly, and Biostacks every 2 weeks. Most recently, Supplement Scanner was updated on October 25, 2026 and Biostacks on October 24, 2026.

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