wotcam: Food Additives Scanner

appsix

In-app purchases

About this app

Scan any product and see what is really inside it.

Ingredient labels are written to be legal, not to be clear. wotcam is a food scanner and ingredient scanner in one: it reads the barcode, looks the product up, and turns that list into something you can act on. Which additives are in it, which ones you asked to avoid, and how heavily processed it is. Point the camera and you have an answer before it goes in the basket.

No account and no setup. Scan, read, decide.

ONE RATING NEVER FITS ALL
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

Most product scanners score everything from a single source. But every country, every regulator and every person holds a different standard. wotcam starts with the maker's own account of the product, then weighs it against community databases, regulator assessments and published findings, and shows you the math behind the score instead of asking you to trust it.

A FOOD SCANNER AND A COSMETIC SCANNER
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

The same barcode scan works across the supermarket. Groceries, drinks, snacks, supplements, skincare, makeup and household cleaning products all resolve to a full ingredient breakdown, so you are not switching between a food scanner, a supplement scanner and a separate cosmetic scanner.

KEY FEATURES
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

• Barcode scan for groceries, drinks, cosmetics and household products
• A clean score with its full deduction ledger, so you can see why
• Additive detection with a plain-language note on every E number
• Allergen alerts matched against the profile you set up
• A processed food scanner: nutrition lights and NOVA level
• Photo scan and web import for products with no barcode
• Your own watchlist: whole groups, or the exact additives you avoid
• Vegan, vegetarian and palm oil flags
• History and insights across everything you have scanned
• Available in 24 languages

AN INGREDIENT CHECKER AND FOOD LABEL SCANNER
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

Reading an ingredient list in the aisle means looking up E numbers one at a time while holding a basket. wotcam does that in a second and tells you what the finding actually says, with its source. Every deduction in the score is itemised, so a low score is an argument you can check rather than a verdict you have to accept.

ALLERGENS, DIETS AND THE THINGS YOU AVOID
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

Set a profile once and the allergen scanner watches every scan for it. The 14 major allergen groups, specific additives by name or E number, palm oil, and vegan or vegetarian diets. When a product trips something you asked about, the alert comes first, before the score.

WHEN TO USE WOTCAM
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

• In the supermarket, comparing two products on the shelf
• Checking a snack against a child's allergy
• Working out how processed a healthy looking product really is
• Vetting a moisturizer, shampoo or cleaning spray before you buy
• Building a watchlist after a doctor tells you to avoid something
• Keeping a vegan, vegetarian or gluten free diet honest

E NUMBERS AND FOOD ADDITIVES, EXPLAINED
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

Preservatives, colours, sweeteners, thickeners, antioxidants and emulsifiers are listed one by one, each with its E number and a plain sentence on what regulators and published findings actually say. If there is one additive you never want in the basket, put it on your watchlist and wotcam calls it out on every future scan.

A VEGAN SCANNER AND A GLUTEN FREE SCANNER
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

wotcam doubles as a vegan scanner: it reads the ingredient analysis for animal derived ingredients and flags vegan, vegetarian and palm oil on the product page. Gluten is one of the 14 major allergen groups, so eating gluten free is a profile setting here, not a second app.

SIMPLE BY DESIGN
+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++

The analysis runs on your device, and the reading stays calm and legible. No noise, no scare tactics, no lectures. wotcam shows the evidence and leaves the verdict to you.

wotcam. Check before you consume.

What’s new

wotcam is here.

Scan a barcode and see what is really inside, right there in the aisle. No account, no setup, no lectures, just a straight answer before you buy.

This is our first release. Tell us what you think, we are reading everything.