Scout vs Yuka
Checked October 22, 2026Scout makes Scout, so everything said here about Yuka (Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner) is what Yuka publishes about itself, linked beside each statement. Scout’s side comes from this site’s own data.
Compared on Scout Yuka
What it scores
ScoutFood, drink, supplements, personal care and household products, scored 1 to 100. How Scout scores
YukaPackaged food and cosmetics, rated out of 100. Its database holds 4 million food products and 2 million cosmetics. Source: Yuka App Store listing, yuka.io · 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
YukaFood: nutritional quality is 60% of the score (from the Nutri-Score), additives 30% and organic certification 10%. A high-risk additive caps the score at 49. Source: Yuka help: how food is rated · 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
YukaNot among its food criteria, which are nutrition, additives and organic status. Source: Yuka help: how food is rated · 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
YukaFree to download and scan. Premium is $15 a year and adds search, offline scanning, alerts and full history. Source: Yuka App Store listing, Yuka Premium page · checked October 22, 2026
App Store ratings (US)
Ratings and prices change; these were read from each App Store listing and site on October 22, 2026.
Where Yuka is stronger
- A far bigger database: about 6 million products, against the 60,000+ on Scout’s website. Source: Yuka App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
- Scanning is free, and Premium is $15 a year. Source: Yuka Premium page · checked October 22, 2026
- Cosmetics are rated ingredient by ingredient, each with a risk level. Source: Yuka App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
- On the App Store since 2017, with 101,299 ratings. Source: Yuka App Store listing · checked October 22, 2026
Where Scout is different
- 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.
- Scores supplements, personal care and household products as well as food and drink.
Which to use
Use Yuka for the widest free barcode coverage of groceries and cosmetics. Use Scout when you want restaurant orders scored, seed oils flagged, or lab results beside the score.