Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner
authentic ratingA barcode scanner for food and cosmetic ingredients that quickly shows a rating and explains problematic ingredients. The main flaw is an open database with insufficient moderation, leading to errors, while identical products can receive incomparable scores due to a shallow algorithm.
68real score
4.8store star
95,245ratings
About the rating
pct5 75% and a 4.82 store rating with textAvg 4.31 — the gap is small, and positive reviews are substantive with real usage scenarios.
Strengths
What users love
- People say the app literally changed their shopping habits: they now read labels and choose cleaner products.
Weak spots
What users hate
- The scoring algorithm does not account for dosage and evaluates individual ingredients rather than the full formula
- So similar products get different scores without a logical explanation.
Who it is for
People who want to quickly check a product's ingredient list in the store
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