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Bobby Approved - Food Scanner

A Tier
Excellent · #5 of 12
88
4.9★165K ratings
Freeprice
27dsince update

What is Bobby Approved?

Bobby Approved - Food Scanner is a free iOS app in the Food & Drink category. Users scan a food product's barcode to see whether it is Bobby Approved, with harmful ingredients highlighted in red and explained when tapped. The listing also describes a library of over 100 flagged ingredients, product and ingredient search, browsing by store, and healthy alternatives for products that are not approved.

Pricing. Bobby Approved - Food Scanner is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Checking packaged pasta, bread, or cereal at the grocery store
  • Looking up what a flagged ingredient is before buying
  • Finding alternatives to a product that is not Bobby Approved

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Why this app is in A tier

Bobby Approved scores 88 out of 100: rating 97, rating count 92, App Store search rank 64, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Description

Bobby Approved is a free food scanner app that instantly shows if a food product is good for your health or not. Learn how to buy the best quality products from the grocery store with the Bobby Approved app. Just point your camera, scan the barcode, and find out if that box of pasta, loaf of bread, or box of cereal is made with best-in-class ingredients, or if you should put it back. The bad ingredients are highlighted in red, and by tapping on them you can learn why. Bobby has spend years researching ingredients in products and their potential health impact and has created a list of over 100 harmful ingredients, which is available to explore no the app. If you are one of the 12+ million people who follow Bobby @flavcity, you know he has an unwavering dedication to helping people put the best quality foods in their body. For years Bobby has been making videos at the most popular grocery stores in the country and now with this free app you can take the guesswork out of shopping. It’s like shopping alongside Bobby! Using the food scanner app is super easy: - Scan any food barcode to see if a product is Bobby approved or not, and why. The harmful ingredients are highlighted in red

Compare in Ingredient Scanning

MeasureBobby ApprovedExposrHealthy Food Scanner
TierASA
Score88 / 10092 / 10087 / 100
Rating4.9 ★4.7 ★4.7 ★
Ratings165K5.3K2.4K
Latest ratings · 180d4.5 ★ · 20 reviews2.7 ★ · 20 reviews—
Last update27d ago15d ago156d ago
PriceFreeFree + IAPFree download

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Where else it ranks

Questions about Bobby Approved

How does the app check a product?

Point your camera at a food barcode to scan it. The app shows whether the product is Bobby Approved and why, with harmful ingredients highlighted in red.

What kinds of ingredients does it flag?

The listing says over 100 ingredients are flagged as potentially harmful, including natural and artificial flavors, fake sugars, food dyes, chemical additives, inflammatory seed oils, and preservatives. It states these are backed by.

Is the app free, and are there purchases inside it?

The app is free to download. The listing shows no in-app purchases.

Is Bobby Approved free?

Yes. Bobby Approved is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.

What is Bobby Approved good for?

Bobby Approved is built for checking packaged pasta, bread, or cereal at the grocery store, looking up what a flagged ingredient is before buying, finding alternatives to a product that is not bobby approved. It sits in the ingredient scanning list on AppTierList.

Is Bobby Approved worth it?

Bobby Approved is A tier, ranked #5 of 12 ingredient scanning apps with a score of 88 out of 100, from a 4.9 App Store rating across 164,549 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.

How does Bobby Approved compare to Exposr?

Bobby Approved is A tier at 88; Exposr is S tier at 92. Exposr ranks higher. Bobby Approved is free, with no in-app purchases, Exposr is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Bobby Approved updated?

Bobby Approved was updated 27 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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All the facts

Lists
Ingredient Scanning (A tier, #5) · Food Scanning (A tier, #7)
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
88 / 100
Rank in list
#5 of 12
Ranking certainty
settled
Price
Free
App Store rating
4.9 out of 5
Number of ratings
164,549
Recent reviews
4.5 from 20 in the last 180 days
Current version
(27 days ago)
App Store data read
App Store category
Food & Drink
Good for
Checking packaged pasta, bread, or cereal at the grocery store, Looking up what a flagged ingredient is before buying, Finding alternatives to a product that is not Bobby Approved
Requires
iOS 15.1 or later
Size
36 MB
Age rating
4+
Languages
1
Runs on
iPhone
Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
unclaimed
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