# Nutron: Food Scanner

> Scan and find alternatives

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6758163460](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6758163460)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6758163460`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CSB Marketing LLC
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (1,073 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-08
- **First published:** 2026-02-10
- **Size:** 204 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nutron-food-scanner/id6758163460)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://vine-handbell-fcf.notion.site/Privacy-policy-Nutron-302acc00bc90801897aff349770e23a0](https://vine-handbell-fcf.notion.site/Privacy-policy-Nutron-302acc00bc90801897aff349770e23a0)

## Description

Nutron: Food Scanner helps you make healthier food choices in seconds by scanning barcodes to generate a health score (0-100). The score is based on Nutri-Score, additives risk, NOVA processing level, and organic certifications. It also provides a detailed nutrition facts breakdown with color-coded ratings, explanations of why each nutrient is good or bad, an additives list with risk, allergen warnings, and certification labels.

Smart features include exploring top-rated products by category, saving favorites, tracking scan history, and receiving personalized recommendations. Nutron is powered by Open Food Facts (3M+ products). Nutron Pro unlocks unlimited scans, deeper scores, and an ad-free experience. This tool is informational and does not replace medical advice.

## Rankings

- #53,653 — Overall

## Review summary

Many reviews criticize Nutron for pushing users toward paid plans before any real use, via upfront questionnaires and aggressive marketing. Users also cite data quality concerns (limited depth, potential inaccuracies) and poor reliability (loading issues, wrong results). Positive notes mention it can be useful for shopping decisions and is easy to use, but access barriers and marketing noise dominate the feedback.

### Pros

- Useful for shopping around / product comparisons
- Easy to use and intuitive
- Broad coverage of product categories and data points

### Cons

- Requires a subscription to use; free access is not truly available
- Front-loaded, mandatory questionnaire before any usable features
- Data accuracy concerns and perceived inaccuracies/incomplete details
- Intrusive ads and hard-to-close marketing/promotions
- Performance issues: slow scans, data not loading, or wrong items appearing

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6758163460)