Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner

74 of 100 · reviews
4.8of 5 · store
96,550ratings on the App Store
496reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

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.

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What people use it for

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

What reviews praise

Fast barcode scan at the shelf, actually changes cosmetics and food choices, clear ingredient breakdown, helps pick products that don't cause breakouts

What reviews complain about

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

What users experience

3 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I love Yuka and it really helps me with my skincare journey and writing products that wouldn’t break me out.

The same exact product would be listed more than once. One would say ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ and the next would like say ‘bad’ or ‘poor’. The same exact product. No I don’t trust anything the app says.