# YouGov Shopper

> YouGov Shopper is the app for YouGov panelists to report their purchases.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gfk.consumerscan](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gfk.consumerscan)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.gfk.consumerscan`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** YouGov PLC
- **Category:** SHOPPING
- **Downloads:** 702,008
- **Rating:** 2.85 / 5 (3,620 ratings)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2018-07-11
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gfk.consumerscan)
- **Website:** [https://shopper.yougov.com/](https://shopper.yougov.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://account.yougov.com/gb-en/account/privacy-policy](https://account.yougov.com/gb-en/account/privacy-policy)

## Description

**YouGov Shopper** is a purchase-reporting app for registered YouGov panelists. Authenticate your account, scan purchased products, manually add items without barcodes, photograph receipts, and submit purchase details directly to YouGov.

Participants can earn premiums for their contributions. New users can register through the YouGov Shopper website, while existing panelists can contact YouGov support with questions or feedback.

## Rankings

- #83,601 — Overall

## Review summary

Users value the easy scanning and the ability to earn and redeem points in real shops. However, recurrent problems drag the experience down: sign-in and account deactivation, crashes and update-related instability, a cumbersome, input-heavy workflow (repeated store numbers and per-item entry), and regional availability limits. Some users also report points not being credited consistently and receipt/data-entry limitations. Overall, the app feels useful to some but plagued by reliability and UX issues for many others.

### Pros

- Easy item scanning
- Points earned by scanning; higher volume yields more points
- Points redeemable in real shops with payout options
- Generally useful and works well for many users

### Cons

- Points not credited consistently or purchases not saved
- Sign-in issues and account deactivation
- Crashes/instability and language file issues; updates cause problems
- Cumbersome workflow with heavy data-entry and repeated phone-number inputs
- Regional availability restrictions (not available in US/India; Americans affected)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gfk.consumerscan)