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Yuka vs Open Food Facts: catalog facts
YukaOpen Food Facts

Best for: Shoppers checking food and cosmetic labels in the store

Best for: Shoppers who want to check ingredients and nutrition scores before buying food

Free + paid options

Free to download with no ads; the homepage does not list prices for paid features.

Free

Free to use and funded by donations.

Android, iOS Android, iOS, Web
  • Scans both food and cosmetics
  • Flags additives, allergens and irritants
All 4 strengths for Yuka
  • Scans both food and cosmetics
  • Flags additives, allergens and irritants
  • Suggests healthier alternatives
  • No ads and no brand-paid placements
  • Open data covering millions of products worldwide
  • Barcode scanning with Nutri-Score, NOVA and Green-Score
All 4 strengths for Open Food Facts
  • Open data covering millions of products worldwide
  • Barcode scanning with Nutri-Score, NOVA and Green-Score
  • Non-profit and independent of the food industry
  • Available on F-Droid as well as the main app stores
  • Scores reflect Yuka's own rating method
  • Coverage depends on products being in its database
  • Product data is crowdsourced and can be incomplete
  • Coverage varies by country
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application
Not open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline
Sources for Yuka

Catalog checked September 23, 2026

Sources for Open Food Facts

Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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