Scout vs Bobby Approved
Checked October 22, 2026Scout makes Scout, so everything said here about Bobby Approved (Bobby Approved - Food Scanner) is what Bobby Approved publishes about itself, linked beside each statement. Scout’s side comes from this site’s own data.
Compared on Scout Bobby Approved
What it scores
ScoutFood, drink, supplements, personal care and household products, scored 1 to 100. How Scout scores
Bobby ApprovedPackaged food at the grocery store, judged Bobby Approved or not. Source: bobbyapproved.com, Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
How it scores
ScoutEach ingredient judged in context, plus processing and packaging. Independent lab results are shown as disclosure beside the score. The method
Bobby ApprovedA product must meet ten “free of” rules, covering seed oils, refined and artificial sugars, artificial and “natural” flavors, food dyes and more. The app flags over 100 ingredients. Source: bobbyapproved.com, Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
Restaurants
Scout7,143 items on 64 chain menus scored, with seed oils flagged; a restaurant map and 129 city pages. Menus · City pages
Lab results
ScoutLab panels on 374 products, each naming who ran the tests: outside testers such as Consumer Reports and EWG, and tests Scout commissions from Light Labs. How lab results are used
Bobby ApprovedNot described on its site; the verdict comes from the ingredient rules. Source: bobbyapproved.com · checked October 22, 2026
Price
ScoutScores on this website are free to read. The app’s features need a Scout Pure Premium subscription, per its App Store listing. Scout App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
Bobby ApprovedFree on the App Store. Source: Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
App Store ratings (US)
Bobby Approved4.9 stars from 164,651 ratings. Source: Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
Ratings and prices change; these were read from each App Store listing and site on October 22, 2026.
Where Bobby Approved is stronger
- A simple yes-or-no answer at the shelf, from a creator its listing says 12+ million people follow. Source: Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
- Free to download. Source: Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
- The most-rated app on these pages: 164,651 App Store ratings. Source: Bobby Approved App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
Where Scout is different
- Gives a 1–100 score, so two products that both pass can still be compared.
- Scores 7,143 items on 64 restaurant chains’ menus from the chains’ own ingredient statements, and flags seed oils.
- Shows lab results on 374 products beside the score, each naming who ran the tests.
Which to use
Use Bobby Approved for a fast pass or fail on groceries by one clear set of rules. Use Scout to rank the products that pass, and for restaurants and lab results.