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CLUSTER ALLERGENS-FOOD-INGREDIENT · 23 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2013-01-03

Barcode product scanning apps

This cluster consists of mobile and web apps that scan product barcodes or labels to reveal ingredient, nutrition, and health information, often providing grades or scores and suggesting healthier alternatives. The dated history before the index start shows an initial pair of entries in January 2013, then a lone entry in January 2017, followed by sporadic single entries from April 2021 through April 2026, without a clear growth pattern. The only traction leaders are nirikshan and healthy-plate-scanner, each showing 0 stars on the activity signal.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JAN 2013: 2JAN 2017: 1APR 2021: 1JUN 2021: 1DEC 2022: 1JUN 2023: 1NOV 2024: 1JUN 2025: 1SEP 2025: 1OCT 2025: 1FEB 2026: 1APR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 4SEP 2026: 4OCT 2026: 2
JAN 2013OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 18 unlabelled

Operator · 5 hobby · 11 commercial · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Nutrilens0★6 dayslivehobbyWeb app that scans food barcodes to display ingredients, Nutri-Score, and health scores so users can make healthier food choices.
  2. 02lumo1★17 days—hobbyBarcode scanner that scores packaged foods from 0 to 100 and explains each point deduction with cited food-safety sources.
  3. 03Nutrilens-0★5 days—hobbyNutrition app that scans product barcodes to display nutritional information and AI-powered health scores for informed food choices.
  4. 04AppScanHealth0★16 days—hobbyApp that scans supplement barcodes and rates them with a scientific score to guide consumer purchasing decisions.
  5. 05Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner0★19 dayslivecommercialMobile app that scans food and cosmetic product barcodes to rate health impact and suggest healthier alternatives.
  6. 06Open Food Facts - Product Scan0★1 molivecommercialMobile app that scans food barcodes to give personalized health and environmental impact scores for millions of products.
  7. 07Trash Panda - Food Scanner0★11 dayslivecommercialMobile app that scans food product barcodes to identify harmful additives and suggest healthier alternative products.
  8. 08healthy-plate-scanner0★1 moliveai-builtWebsite that scans a food product and returns a health grade from A to D, explains why it is unhealthy,and suggests healthier alternatives.
  9. 09Exposr - Food Product Scanner0★18 dayslivecommercialApp that scans food product barcodes to reveal additives and ingredients, providing a health score and suggesting healthier alternatives while shopping.
  10. 10OnSkin: Beauty Product Scanner0★2 molivecommercialMobile app that scans skincare, makeup, hair, and household product labels to rate ingredient safety and recommend personalized alternatives and routines.
  11. 11WISEcode UPF Detector0★1 molivecommercialMobile app that scans packaged food barcodes to identify ultra-processed foods, explain ingredient details, and recommend products for shoppers.
  12. 12hackrice260★29 days—Mobile nutrition game that scans food barcodes to summon characters and lets a balanced real-world diet power daily PvP battles.
  13. 13LabelTruth0★1 mo—hobbyMobile app that scans food labels to expose hidden additives, detect greenwashing, and suggest cheaper healthy campus alternatives.
  14. 14SKAAP-Internship0★1 mo—Mobile app that scans food and cosmetic barcodes to return a health score with ingredient verdicts and healthier swaps.
  15. 15Nutron: Food Scanner0★2 molivecommercialBarcode scanner app that analyzes food products and provides health scores, nutrition details, and additive risk assessments.
  16. 16OneLabel - Product Scanner0★4 molivecommercialBarcode scanner app that analyzes food and personal care product ingredients to flag allergens, additives, and health risks for shoppers.
  17. 17Bobby Approved - Food Scanner0★17 dayslivecommercialMobile app that scans food barcodes to flag harmful ingredients and suggest healthier grocery alternatives for shoppers.
  18. 18Barcode Scanner – ScanWell AI0★5 moliveBarcode scanning app that reveals ingredient information and product details for scanned food items.
  19. 19QR & Barcode Scanner: Scanly0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialMobile app that scans QR codes and barcodes, provides food product nutrition information, generates custom codes, and tracks scan analytics.
  20. 20Buycott - Barcode Scanner & QR Bar Code Scanner0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialMobile app that scans product barcodes to reveal product history and lets users join ethical campaigns to support causes.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.