# The Gluten Free Scanner

> Healthy diet, live well GF

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id969482476](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id969482476)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id969482476`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lluis Guiu
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (4,547 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-12
- **First published:** 2015-03-31
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-gluten-free-scanner/id969482476)
- **Website:** [http://scanglutenfree.com](http://scanglutenfree.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://scanglutenfree.com/privacy](https://scanglutenfree.com/privacy)

## Description

NEW! Expanded to 1M+ Products & GF Restaurants. The Gluten Free Scanner lets you scan product barcodes with your phone to verify gluten content against the largest US database - over 1,000,000 products and 150,000 GF-friendly restaurants.

It provides four-level analysis, searchable safe/unsafe ingredients, and dining cards for safe eating at home or abroad. The Discover Gluten Free feature helps you find new GF favorites. Our team of registered dietitians and researchers ensures database accuracy; the app is currently US-only.

## Rankings

- #27,092 — Overall

## Review summary

Users with celiac disease praise the app for helping identify safe gluten-free options at grocery stores and while traveling, and for simplifying shopping. It’s considered a critical safety tool and easy to use, with recent updates improving rating guidance. However, several reviews flag privacy concerns due to required sign-in, and reliability issues persist: barcode scans can fail, gluten-free labeling is not always accurate, and user ratings can be inconsistent.

### Pros

- Very helpful for finding gluten-free options at stores and while traveling
- Critical safety tool for people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity
- Quick and easy to use in the grocery store, saves time
- Widely used by families to keep loved ones healthy
- Recent updates (quiz-based safety ratings) improve accuracy of user-generated ratings

### Cons

- Forced sign-in / privacy concerns due to Google/Apple login
- Barcode scanning is unreliable and often fails to recognize products
- Gluten-free status and cross-contamination information aren’t always accurate
- User ratings can be inconsistent or biased, reducing overall reliability (even as updates aim to fix this)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id969482476)