Where the ingredient verdict is well-grounded and your product is in the database, and where the scan fails to recognize it and the score has no reasoning. Die besten Werte aus den Rezensionstexten: Clearya (80/100), INCI Beauty (78) und Yuka (74).
Wert aus Rezensionen: 80 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 508 Bewertungen
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People love it for its honesty: it is free, sells nothing, you search a product through Amazon, Target or Walmart and instantly see harmful ingredients with clear explanations and color coding, plus safer alternatives. Many arrived after documentaries and share it with friends. But it sometimes stumbles: some categories are marked unsupported, Walmart items fail to load, and one user caught a missed harmful ingredient, so you cannot trust it blindly.
Gelobt
Free and no selling, clear ingredient explanations and color coding, safer alternatives, search through Amazon and Target, showing bans in the EU and Japan
Kritik
Some categories unsupported, Walmart items fail to load, sometimes slow, rare misses of harmful ingredients, no barcode scanner
Für wen: People who want to choose cosmetics and household goods free of harmful ingredients and understand exactly why they are harmful
Wert aus Rezensionen: 78 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 1.212 Bewertungen
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People love it as an honest ingredient database: you scan a product and see a breakdown of every component, and if a product is missing you add it yourself and wait a couple of days for analysis. It especially wins over those who toss packaging and forget the formula, and parents of kids with hundreds of allergens. The downsides are real but not fatal: intrusive ads get in the way in stores, dark mode breaks readability, and some pricey products are not in the base yet.
Gelobt
Breakdown of each ingredient, ability to add your own product and get it analyzed, help with allergies, reliable and useful information
Kritik
Intrusive unskippable ads, broken dark mode, not every product is in the database, interface asked to be improved
Für wen: People who want to understand what is in their cosmetics and consciously avoid harmful ingredients, including families with allergies
Wert aus Rezensionen: 74 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 96.550 Bewertungen
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People use Yuka as a quick shelf-side product check and love that it actually changes what cosmetics and food they buy. Trust breaks on the scoring method: identical products get different ratings, additives like MSG get flagged on shaky science, and a macro-solid protein drops to 9 out of 100. On top of that the app sometimes won't load and locks part of its features behind a subscription.
Gelobt
Fast barcode scan at the shelf, actually changes cosmetics and food choices, clear ingredient breakdown, helps pick products that don't cause breakouts
Kritik
The same product gets different scores, questionable methodology (MSG, protein at 9/100), accusations of bias toward paying brands, app occasionally won't load, some features behind a subscription
Für wen: For anyone who wants to grasp a cosmetic or food's ingredients in seconds at the shelf and is willing to double-check the odd rating
Platz 4. Wert aus Rezensionen: 62 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 665 Bewertungen
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People use it to check before buying at Sephora or Ulta whether a product suits their skin, and it genuinely saves them from bad purchases. They value the search, the photo scan, and hints for specific issues like fungal acne. But results disagree with other apps and even with brand websites, the scan quickly hits the free-attempt limit, and sometimes it just loads endlessly and shows no data.
Gelobt: Checking a product before buying in the store, search and photo scan, hints for specific skin problems, help quitting impulse purchases
Kritik: Results disagree with other sources, few free scans, freezes and fails to load info, some products not in the database
Für wen: People who want to quickly check a product right in the store before buying and avoid buying extra
Platz 5. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 14.300 Bewertungen
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People value Thea for building a personalized routine and especially for checking whether products conflict with each other, and it genuinely cleared some people's acne. It breaks in two spots: the skin score doesn't move even when skin has clearly improved, which undermines trust in the tracking, and the app walks you through a quiz and photos only to hit a paywall with no warning. Plus the 13+ age gate shuts out the younger teens it drew in.
Gelobt: Personalized routine by skin type, checking product compatibility with each other, genuinely helps with acne, photo progress tracking
Kritik: Skin score won't move despite clear skin improvement, paywall shown only at the end after the quiz and photos, pricey (around 60 dollars a year), 13+ age gate, scan confuses freckles with pimples
Für wen: For teens and adults with problem skin who want to build a routine and check that products don't conflict
Platz 6. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 1.760 Bewertungen
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For people with allergies and dermatitis it is a lifesaver: you scan a product in the store and instantly see if it is safe for your allergen list, which eases real anxiety. But the ingredient data is often wrong, causing either false alarms or missed problems, and the developers do not respond to error reports. On top of that the app keeps logging you out, fails to load product pages, and locks basic functions behind a subscription.
Gelobt: Fast in-store scan against a personal allergen list, calm with dermatitis and multiple allergies, help for those with a medical need
Kritik: Wrong ingredient data and false alarms, silent support, crashes and forced logouts, product pages fail to load, basics only by subscription
Für wen: People with contact dermatitis, eczema and multiple allergies who need to check every product for safety
Platz 7. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 55.892 Bewertungen
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People loved Think Dirty for years for letting them scan a barcode in-store and find clean beauty products, and many cleared out their bathroom on its advice. The main pain now is that name search got locked behind a subscription when it used to be free, and many feel misled. On top of that the database is thin: it doesn't find half the products in a store, and buy links point to Amazon.
Gelobt: In-store barcode scanning, helps find clean skin and hair products, actually changes what's in the bathroom, lots of items in the database
Kritik: Name search moved behind a subscription, thin database (misses half the products), pushy notification pop-up, links point to Amazon, sometimes paying unlocked nothing
Für wen: For anyone building a clean skin and hair care kit who's willing to pay for name search
Platz 8. Wert aus Rezensionen: 54 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 5.732 Bewertungen
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People value SkinSort for breaking down ingredients and matching products to skin as a match percentage, and they like reading and leaving product reviews. Trust in the personal score breaks: the match percentage changes retroactively with no profile change, and after paying the product ratings suddenly drop, leaving people feeling cheated. Plus it's more of a search engine than an assistant: it doesn't build a routine or warn about product conflicts, it just shows dupes.
Gelobt: Breaking down unfamiliar ingredients, matching products to skin as a percentage, other people's product reviews, comparing two products, flagging already-vetted products
Kritik: Match percentage changes retroactively with no profile change, ratings drop after paying, doesn't build a routine or warn about product conflicts, more search engine than assistant, side-by-side comparison moved behind a subscription, inaccurate data versus the manufacturer's site
Für wen: For anyone who wants to understand ingredients and find products matching by composition, and will build the routine themselves
Platz 9. Wert aus Rezensionen: 52 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 33.055 Bewertungen
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People value OnSkin for being certified by skin specialists and for a quick cosmetics check, and it genuinely helped some with acne. But the reviews show it forces payment from the first screen with no real free limit, which angers people expecting a trial. It's technically shaky too: analysis of unfamiliar products hangs for months, K-beauty barely gets found, and Apple ID-only sign-in often fails.
Gelobt: Certification by skin specialists, quick cosmetics check, helped some with acne, basic check available to some
Kritik: Paywalled from the first screen with no free limit, analysis of unfamiliar products hangs for months, barely finds K-beauty, barcode stopped scanning, Apple ID-only sign-in often fails
Für wen: For anyone wanting a specialist-vetted rating of Western cosmetics who's willing to pay upfront
Platz 10. Wert aus Rezensionen: 52 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 2.458 Bewertungen
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People genuinely thank it for the step-by-step makeup lessons and for matching eyeshadow shades to their eye and skin tone, which saves time and money on failed experiments. But it markets itself as free, then demands payment at the end of the quiz, and cards get charged twice without warning. Color matching is often off: Black women are shown white celebrities, and cool undertones get pushed onto people who do not have them.
Gelobt: Step-by-step makeup lessons, shade matching to eyes and skin tone, small tricks like locking eyeliner with powder, saving money on failed purchases
Kritik: Surprise charge at the end of the quiz, double billing and rude support, color matching often inaccurate, ignores darker skin and specific undertones
Für wen: People who have worn makeup for years but get confused about eyeshadow colors and eyeliner shapes for their features and want visual lessons
Platz 11. Wert aus Rezensionen: 48 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 3,8★ · 2.635 Bewertungen
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People value EWG as the oldest and most authoritative database on cosmetics and food safety, and they've used it for over a decade and trust its research. The reviews show the app falls down on scanning: out of 20-50 products in a store only a handful get found, and those found often carry a 2016 rating or an old formulation. After the update it got worse: an ingredient's score hides behind a tap, you can't paste an ingredient list as text, and sunscreens lost their UVA/UVB data.
Gelobt: The oldest authoritative database on cosmetics and food safety, constantly updates its data, quick check before buying, easy search and adding products
Kritik: The scanner finds a handful of products out of dozens, many outdated 2016 ratings and old formulations, after the update an ingredient's score hides behind a tap, can't paste ingredients as text, sunscreens lost their UVA/UVB data
Für wen: For anyone who wants to check cosmetics and food against an authoritative database and can live with a weak scanner and outdated data
Platz 12. Wert aus Rezensionen: 45 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 6.492 Bewertungen
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People value the Mary Kay Skin Analyzer for the idea of showing a client their skin and building a care plan, and consultants use it in their work. But the reviews show the app hits one breakdown: the camera can't align a face and take a shot, throwing an error over and over even on good iPhones, which leaves consultants helpless in front of a client. The second gap is that the share button sends only the product list, with no summary of the skin's condition.
Gelobt: Shows a client their skin and imperfections, explains how and why skin ages, helps build a care plan, a tool for consultants
Kritik: Camera won't align a face and take a shot, constant errors even on good iPhones, doesn't save data, share button sends only the product list with no skin summary
Für wen: For Mary Kay consultants and clients who need a skin read and care plan, if the camera agrees to take a shot
Platz 13. Wert aus Rezensionen: 42 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 40.086 Bewertungen
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Olive bills itself as a food scanner, and some people like the idea of seeing seed oils and finding healthier swaps. But the reviews show unstable scoring: a hot dog gets 100 out of 100, the same product shows a different score in the list versus on tap, and search often fails. On top of that a huge questionnaire of dozens of screens and an aggressive subscription with no clear close button leave people feeling railroaded into paying.
Gelobt: The idea of spotting seed oils, healthier swaps for the same money, tuning to personal food restrictions, clean interface
Kritik: Unstable scoring (hot dog at 100/100, different score in list vs on tap), search often fails, dozens of questionnaire screens before starting, subscription pop-up with no close button, can't create an account after paying
Für wen: For anyone watching seed oils and food processing who's willing to tolerate questionable scores for healthier swaps
Platz 14. Wert aus Rezensionen: 40 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 8.354 Bewertungen
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People praise Skan for reading a face reasonably well and identifying skin type like combination or fungal acne, and it replaced a dermatologist for some. The reviews show the main trouble is billing: people report 21-26 dollar charges after a "free" analysis promised in ads, and no support to get a refund. It's technically shaky: the face scan won't load, the AI coach glitches and can't see the rest of the app, and the initial questionnaire is clearly built for light skin.
Gelobt: Reads a face and skin type reasonably well (combination, fungal acne), relevant questions, replaced a dermatologist and saved money for some
Kritik: Charges after a promised free analysis, no support for refunds, face scan won't load, AI coach glitches and can't see the rest of the app, can't add your own products or account for tretinoin, questionnaire tuned for light skin
Für wen: For anyone wanting a quick skin-type read who's willing to risk opaque billing
Platz 15. Wert aus Rezensionen: 30 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 3.594 Bewertungen
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Lovi sells itself via TikTok as a skincare service, but people quickly realize it's an AI that picks products from Amazon and charges a subscription. The reviews show the main troubles are a hidden subscription, charges after cancellation and no way to get money back, plus a swap of the advertised Korean care for ordinary drugstore products. It's technically bad too: the app freezes every couple of minutes, and a product's compatibility percentage jumps from 94 to 60 with no action from the user.
Gelobt: Face scan and highlighting of problem zones, genuinely improved skin and reduced rosacea redness for some, recommendations for specific concerns
Kritik: Hidden subscription and charges after cancellation, no way to get money back, ads of Korean care instead of actual drugstore products, app freezes every couple of minutes, compatibility percentage jumps with no action, factors price into the score without warning, can't add your own products to the routine
Für wen: For anyone looking for a starter routine from a face photo who's willing to risk an opaque subscription
Platz 16. Wert aus Rezensionen: 24 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,0★ · 746 Bewertungen
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People grab a skin scan for a quick answer about a mole or rash, and it gave some a direction or saved a dermatologist visit. But it returns different results for the same photo and essentially routes requests through ChatGPT with no model of its own. The most dangerous part is false diagnoses: it failed to recognize real cancer, yet flagged a harmless child rash as cancer at a high percentage, and doctors openly advise not to trust the scanner.
Gelobt: Quick answer about a mole or rash, a direction to dig in, a feeling of saving on a dermatologist visit
Kritik: Different diagnoses for the same photo, dangerously false cancer results, no model of its own, pay to scan without real accuracy, subscription for almost everything
Für wen: People who want a first rough guess about a skin spot, but only as a reason to see a doctor, not as a diagnosis
Platz 17. Wert aus Rezensionen: 22 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 2.224 Bewertungen
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People like the idea of a skin scanner, and it does help some figure out their routine and pick products for their type. But it walks you through a long quiz and a face scan, then hides the result behind a paywall, often 4.99 a week, and that infuriates almost everyone. People doubt the science behind the analysis, complain about dead support, and report large charges after a tiny trial.
Gelobt: The scanning idea itself, routine matching to skin type, choice of Asian products, personalized recommendations
Kritik: Results only after payment, expensive weekly subscription, questionable analysis accuracy, unresponsive support, unexpected large charges
Für wen: Skincare beginners willing to pay for product matching blind, before they have seen any result
Platz 18. Wert aus Rezensionen: 12 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,4★ · 518 Bewertungen
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Behind the product-scanner facade people hit manipulation: the app asks for five stars before you have used it even once, which also explains the fake high store rating. Then comes a long intrusive quiz about income and personal data, forced consent to receive a product, and only then a paid subscription. The scan barely works and invents results: it finds ingredients that are not there in 100% almond butter.
Gelobt: The idea itself of checking a product before buying, for a few the scan worked
Kritik: Demands five stars before use, intrusive quiz about income and personal data, hidden charges with no free access, scan does not work, invented ingredients
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