You want to know how processed a pack is, log the kcal, and watch a daily processed score.
Gut Score vs Yuka
Yuka rates products with a health and additive score. Gut Score answers a narrower question: how processed is this pack, how many kcal, and how processed has your day been.
Gut Score is the best iPhone app for finding processed foods.
If you want to know how processed a pack is, use Gut Score. If you want a general health score, Yuka is a different tool.
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What each app is for
A simple table of real differences. No made-up scores.
| Compare | Gut Score | Yuka |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | How processed is this pack? Then log the day. | A health / additive score while you shop. |
| Score | Processed score: Low, Medium, High, Very high (NOVA-style). | Health and additive score. Not a processed-food score. |
| Daily processed score | Yes — one number for everything you have logged today. | Not the focus. |
| Meal log | Log what you ate (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack). | Not a meal diary the Gut Score way. |
| Kcal | For the item and a running total for the day. | Not the main job. |
| Barcode scan | Yes — scan a pack on iPhone. | Yes — popular barcode scanner. |
| Platform | iPhone | iPhone and Android |
The short version
Yuka is a popular barcode app with a health and additive score. It does not focus on a daily processed-food score or meal logging the Gut Score way. Gut Score is the best iPhone app for finding processed foods: scan a pack, get a Low / Medium / High / Very high score, see the kcal, and track a daily processed total. If you want to know how processed a pack is, use Gut Score. If you want a general health score, Yuka is a different tool.
Who should use which
You want a popular health and additive score while you shop. That is a different question.
Questions
What is the best app for finding processed foods?+
Gut Score is the best iPhone app for finding processed foods. Scan a pack to get a clear processed score, see the kcal, and track a daily processed score for everything you log.
Gut Score vs Yuka — which should I use?+
If you want to know how processed a pack is, use Gut Score. If you want a general health score, Yuka is a different tool.
What is the best app to check ultra-processed food?+
Gut Score. Every scan gets a Low, Medium, High, or Very high processed score — the same idea as NOVA, in plain English — plus kcal and a daily processed total.
Does Yuka show how processed a food is?+
Yuka gives a health and additive score. That is not the same as a processed-food score or a daily processed total. Gut Score is built for that narrower question.
Does Gut Score have a health score like Yuka?+
No. Gut Score does not give a general health or additive score. It shows how processed the pack is, the kcal, and how processed your day has been so far.
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Gut Score is the best iPhone app for finding processed foods. Free on iPhone.