SafeIntake—Know Before You Buy
Intelligence Software Labs Food & Drink iPhoneiPadiPod touch
SafeIntake—Know Before You Buy is a free Food & Drink app for iPhone and iPad by Intelligence Software Labs. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 50 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 25
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About SafeIntake—Know Before You Buy
SafeIntake helps you shop with confidence when food matters most. Scan any food barcode to instantly see what's inside — allergens, sugar, additives, and a clear safety verdict tailored to your dietary needs. WHO IT'S FOR • People with food allergies (peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, sesame, soy) • Gluten-intolerant and celiac shoppers • Dairy- and lactose-intolerant consumers • Pre-diabetic and low-sugar dieters monitoring carbs • Anyone who wants to know what's really in their food HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app and point your camera at a barcode 2. SafeIntake fetches the product instantly 3. See a clear SAFE / CAUTION / UNSAFE verdict based on YOUR diet 4. Drill into ingredient details, sugar levels, additives, and a 0–100 health score WHAT IT CHECKS • 13 allergens — gluten, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, sesame, mustard, celery, lupin, sulfites • Sugar and carbohydrate content with adjustable sensitivity (strict / moderate / relaxed) • Fiber-to-carb ratio for glycemic awareness • E-number additives flagged by risk level • Nutri-Score, NOVA processing level, Eco-Score • Certification labels (Organic, Vegan, Gluten-Free, etc.) PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Choose which allergens to track in Settings. Set your sugar sensitivity. SafeIntake adapts every safety check to YOUR diet — no generic warnings, just what matters to you. PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts, no logins, no tracking • Your scan history stays on your device • Your dietary settings stay on your device • No ads, ever • We send only the barcode to look up the product — never your identity OFFLINE-READY Recently scanned products are cached for 30 days, so you can review them even without a connection. POWERED BY OPEN FOOD FACTS SafeIntake uses the world's largest open food database — over 3 million products contributed by a global community. IMPORTANT SafeIntake is an informational tool, not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for serious dietary needs and read product labels directly when in doubt. Free. No ads. No subscription. Just a faster way to read food labels.
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated June 25, 2026
This is a major update — a fresh new look and much smarter, more honest safety checks. (iOS is catching up to everything we've shipped since launch.) A FRESH LOOK • New app icon and refreshed branding • Food photography across the app • Cleaner headers and a redesigned bottom navigation bar — the Scan button is now front-and-center for easy one-handed scanning • Dark mode refinements throughout SMARTER, MORE HONEST VERDICTS • When a product can't be fully checked (missing or non-English ingredient info), SafeIntake now clearly says it "can't verify" instead of a misleading SAFE • Plant milks (almond, oat, soy) are no longer mistaken for dairy • Foods like olive oil and cheese are no longer falsely flagged over sugar or fiber • Wider allergen detection — more sulfite, fish, shellfish, and oat/gluten variations caught • Better handling of non-English labels FIXES & POLISH • Product photos now load more reliably • Fixed an unreadable Settings header • Performance and stability improvements Thanks for using SafeIntake!
App privacy
The developer, Intelligence Software Labs, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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