# CodeCheck: Product Scanner

> Scan barcodes, check ingredients, live healthily and sustainably.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.ethz.im.codecheck](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.ethz.im.codecheck)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ch.ethz.im.codecheck`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CodeCheck
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 5,205,634
- **Rating:** 3.44 / 5 (61,267 ratings)
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2010-12-14
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.ethz.im.codecheck)
- **Website:** [https://www.codecheck-app.com](https://www.codecheck-app.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.codecheck.info/datenschutz](https://www.codecheck.info/datenschutz)

## Description

**CodeCheck: Your Independent Shopping Assistant**

CodeCheck empowers you to make conscious lifestyle choices by scanning product barcodes for cosmetics and food. Instantly discover ingredient details, allergen warnings, and health impacts so you can avoid gluten, lactose, hidden sugars, and fats. The app identifies vegan and vegetarian options and checks for controversial ingredients like palm oil, microplastics, and hormone disruptors.

**Features:**
- Scan barcodes while shopping for real-time ingredient analysis
- Personalized profiles to avoid allergens and intolerances
- Scientifically-backed, independent assessments from trusted organizations
- Discover healthier and sustainable alternatives
- Upgrade to CodeCheck Plus for unlimited scans and ad-free experience

Stay informed with regular news updates on sustainability and health trends. CodeCheck is endorsed by organizations including Greenpeace and the German Allergy and Asthma Association, ensuring trustworthy product insights to promote a mindful and healthy lifestyle.

## Rankings

- #23,466 — Overall

## Review summary

Users value the app for allergy/ingredient insights and barcode checks, but repeatedly criticize a subscription-driven model with limited free scans, data-loss and reliability problems when adding products, slow/unintuitive UI, and an outdated/incomplete database. The overall sentiment is that the core idea is helpful, but access, reliability, and data quality issues significantly hinder usage.

### Pros

- Provides detailed ingredient and allergen information for products.
- Helps identify potentially harmful substances in products.
- Barcode scanning feature enables quick checks of products.

### Cons

- Paywall and limited free scans; subscription required for most features.
- Data loss and reliability issues when adding/uploading products (errors, data disappearance).
- Slow, hard-to-navigate UI with performance problems and disruptive premium prompts.
- Incomplete or outdated product database; many items missing or not maintained.
- Barcode scanning not reliably recognizing barcodes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.ethz.im.codecheck)