Think youâre buying from a cool indie granola brand? Surpriseâitâs owned by the same conglomerate that makes engine degreaser and (allegedly) sells your info to the CIA. Buyâr is your pocket-sized truth serum: scan any grocery product and see exactly who profits, from your local co-op to a megacorp with 19 shell companies and a yacht named Tax Haven.
While other apps rate your food or hand out âapprovedâ badges, we donât tell you whatâs good or bad. We just show you the factsâwho owns it, whatâs in it, and how processed it isâso you can decide what fits your life, values, and oddly specific food rules.
Because real empowerment doesnât come from a green checkmarkâit comes from knowing the truth.
OUR MISSION:
Weâre a small, self-funded team on a big mission: radical transparency in the grocery aisle. No corporate backing, no brand sponsorshipsânot even from the âcoolâ ones.
Whether you're avoiding shady corporate practices, trying to support real small businesses, or just tired of decoding labels that sound like marketing Mad Libs, Buyâr puts the power back in your handsâwhere it belongs.
DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND EVERY PRODUCT:
Barcode Scanning - Point. Scan. Boom, instant dossier on the product, brand, and parent company. CIA-level info without the espionage.
Ownership Discovery - Find out if that "small batch, artisanal vibe" is real or just another product of a corporate rebrand strategy.
Brand & Company Spotlights - Deep-dives that feel like true crime documentariesâbut for shampoo and salad dressing.
SMART SHOPPING TOOLS:
Custom Ingredient Filters - Whether you're allergic to gluten or just emotionally allergic to corn syrup, filter it all. Presets, breakdowns, the works.
Shopping Lists with Full Integration - Build lists that actually sync with your pantry. No more accidental double-buying basil for the fifth time.
Pantry Manager - Take control of your pantry like the food hoarder CEO you were born to be. Recipes and meal planners are in development.
Receipt Scan Import - Snap a pic of your Kroger or Walmart receiptâget your pantry logged in faster than a teenager logging into TikTok.
NUTRITION & TRANSPARENCY:
Detailed Nutrition Breakdown - We donât just show caloriesâwe show what those calories are hiding. Ultra-processed red flags, ingredient types, and what your food is actually made of (hint: it's not love).
Community Ratings & Reviews - Because the hive mind can be smarter than the label. See what real people thinkâno bots, no BS.
EDUCATIONAL & ENGAGING:
Interactive Quizzes - Think you know who owns your âindieâ oat milk? Letâs test that brand loyalty.
Random Spotlight Carousel - A surprise-a-day from family-owned gems you probably missed while being hypnotized by mega-brand marketing.
31 Achievement Badges - Scan. Learn. Flex. Prove youâre not just a consumerâyouâre a conscious one.
ALL FEATURES:
- Instant barcode scanning
- Ownership discovery & brand family trees
- Deep-dive spotlights on companies (yes, even the shady ones)
- Ingredient filters with preset logic packs
- Smart, integrated shopping lists
- Pantry tracking with actual usefulness
- Receipt scanning from major grocers
- Transparent nutrition + processing breakdowns
- Community-powered reviews
- Corporate guessing games (a.k.a. quizzes)
- Indie brand discovery carousel
- 31 achievement badges for your consumer resume
- Randomized daily brand spotlights
SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS:
Free Forever
Basic scans + product lookups
1 shopping list
20 pantry items
Lite spotlight access (just a taste)
Premium â $5/month or $50/year
Unlimited scans, lists, and pantry tracking
Full ingredient filtering
Full spotlight content
Receipt scanning
All quiz + discovery features
Feels like insider infoâbut legal!
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