# EWG's Healthy Living

> Scan food, skincare & cleaners

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id703155791](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id703155791)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id703155791`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Environmental Working Group
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (3,351 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2013-09-18
- **Size:** 103 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ewgs-healthy-living/id703155791)
- **Website:** [https://www.ewg.org/apps/](https://www.ewg.org/apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ewg.org/privacy-policy](https://www.ewg.org/privacy-policy)

## Description

**EWG’s Healthy Living** helps you make informed choices about food, cosmetics, sunscreen, and household cleaners. Scan a barcode or search by product name to view a simple 1–10 safety rating based on EWG’s independent research.

Explore ratings for more than 200,000 products, compare safer alternatives, and access EWG resources including Skin Deep®, Food Scores, the Guide to Sunscreens, and Healthy Cleaning. The nonprofit app makes ingredient transparency and safer shopping easier for your family and pets.

## Rankings

- #33,809 — Overall
- #35 — environment

## Review summary

Users praise the app for scanner-based checks and easy product comparisons to support healthier shopping, including finding EWG Verified items. However, multiple reviews highlight major drawbacks: unreliable scanner performance and poor accuracy, outdated or incomplete product data, concerns about potential bias in the verification program due to licensing, and navigation/search limitations plus limited retailer coverage. Overall, the app is valuable but plagued by reliability and data issues that affect trust and usability.

### Pros

- Barcode scanner is a key feature used to quickly check products in-store.
- Easy to scan, search, and add products; enables quick in-store comparisons.
- App helps me shop for healthier options and highlights EWG Verified products.
- Clear, accessible information on ingredients and ratings supports informed decisions.
- Has made shopping for my family easier and encouraged healthier product swaps.

### Cons

- Scanner reliability issues: scanning often fails, is hard to focus, or triggers itself.
- Data coverage is outdated or incomplete; many products haven’t been reviewed recently.
- Perceived bias in the EWG Verified program due to licensing/fees.
- Search/navigation UX problems after updates; grouping and limited per-item detail hampers finding specific products.
- Limited retailer coverage and items from big stores (like Costco/Aldi) aren’t in the app.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id703155791)