Bobby Approved - Food Scanner1.3.9 - App Store

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.
- Tap on each ingredient to understand its health impact.
- Search products, ingredients, or browse products by store.
- If a product is not Bobby Approved, the app will give you healthy alternatives.

Ingredients we flag:
Bobby has flagged over 100 ingredients in our database as potentially harmful. All of these flagged ingredients are backed by scientific studies and include natural and artificial flavors, fake sugars, food dyes, chemical additives, inflammatory seed oils, preservatives and more. By identifying these additives in your food, you can shop for yourself and family with confidence. Our products and ingredients library are continuously updated with new products and data.

Version History Scanner improvements 1.3.9 Sep 25 Scanner improvements 1.3.7 Sep 15 Scanner improvements 1.3.6 Sep 10 Scanner improvements 1.3.5 Sep 3 Added search to Bobby’s Shopping Lists by Store.
Improved scanning functionality for a faster, more reliable experience.
Added support for new product labels and claims. 1.0.45 Aug 21 Performance improvements 1.0.44 Apr 10 Added Search and Filter Status to Brand screen
Performance optimizations 1.0.43 Apr 2 Added store-specific Bobby shopping lists

Bug fixes and performance improvements 1.0.42 Feb 22 Bug fixes and stability improvements 1.0.41 Jan 30 Improved product scanning 1.0.40 Jan 19 Fixed scanning
Fixed sound in silent mode 1.0.39 12/12/2025 Homepage redesign
Scan improvements, including support for a new barcode type
Improved accessibility 1.0.38 11/30/2025 Updated Policy Acceptance interface
Improved accessibility across the app
Introduced a new onboarding flow with questions to personalize your experience
More stores added 1.0.37 10/31/2025 Improved Explore and Scan screens with new modals and header animation
Better ingredient handling and allergens display
Redesigned tab bar and My Profile screen
UI refinements, stability and performance fixes 1.0.36 09/22/2025 Fixed reCAPTCHA functionality
Added option to change password
Improved product image quality
Bug fixes and performance improvements 1.0.35 08/22/2025 Added a rating system for products
Added sharing of custom product lists
Various bug fixes 1.0.34 08/05/2025 - sources added
- bug fixes 1.0.33 07/02/2025 - Added email verification
- Filters and search redesign
- Added new "filter out allergens"
- Redesigned product cards
- Added "Add to favorites" functionality from product listings
- Bug fixes 1.0.32 06/16/2025 - added sharing feature
- bug fixes
- added new exception section for almost approved products 1.0.31 05/08/2025 - added Allergens
- added alternatives
- bug fixes 1.0.30 03/18/2025 - bug fixes 1.0.28 01/14/2025 - Added Almost Bobby Approved status
- Highlighted Search Ingredients
- Displayed all products under brand
- Added weekly polls
- Bug fixes 1.0.27 12/13/2024 - Added Active/Inactive ingredients
- Added Bobby Approved Lists
- Bug Fixing
- Added Disclaimers/Disclosure 1.0.25 10/21/2024 - bug fixes
- extended product brands for Walmart 1.0.24 09/24/2024 added bobby approved shopping lists on Explore screen
added contains clause section on Product details
added section "why is this product not Bobby Approved" on Product Details
added amazon sellable products button
added "why is this product bobby approved" section on Product detail 1.0.23 07/17/2024