Supplement Scanner vs Biostacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Supplement Scanner ships an update weekly, Biostacks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Supplement Scanner | Biostacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Axinode Apps S.L | Hmujo LLC |
Customer experience
Supplement Scanner
Biostacks
In-app purchases
Supplement Scanner
- GoodSupp+ Annual$59.991 Year
- GoodSupp+ Lifetime$99.99
Biostacks
- Biostacks Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Biostacks Pro - Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year
Questions
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