Trash Panda Grocery Scanner

In-app purchases
3.7
280 reviews
50K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

"LOVE this app! It makes grocery shopping so fast and easy! I love the accuracy and all the great recommendations!" - Kacey

Trash Panda is a food scanner app that makes understanding ingredient labels easy. Find your good while grocery shopping just by scanning a barcode to see if foods have potentially harmful ingredients. Are you shopping gluten-free, dairy-free, low sugar, organic, Keto or Whole30? Let Trash Panda decode ingredient labels for you.

HOW IT WORKS

Trash Panda helps you identify potentially harmful ingredients so you can find good stuff for you and your fam. Scan 5 products a month for free, or start a free trial to our Membership for unlimited scanning and additional features.

It’s super easy, just:

- Scan any food barcode to see the list of potentially harmful, questionable, added sugar or bioengineered ingredients.

- Tap on each ingredient to understand its health impact, backed by scientific studies.

- No barcode? No problem. Just snap a pic of the ingredients list and Trash Panda can gather insights, instantly.

- Search by product to see top-rated products based on keywords.

- Find clean-ingredient alternatives from high-quality brands.

- Create custom shopping lists for you and your family

Trash Panda is free to use for scanning up to 5 products per month for checking ingredient labels. If you're interested in supporting Trash Panda's mission to increase access to healthy food, we offer a yearly subscription called the Trash Panda Membership.

Upgrade to get additional features:

- Get unlimited scanning of products (5 scans / month included for free)
- Flag additional ingredients for dietary restrictions like gluten, dairy, soy and egg
- Access unlimited #trashpandaapproved shopping lists to find healthier grocery options

INGREDIENTS WE FLAG

Currently, we flag over hundreds of ingredients in our database as potentially harmful or questionable. All of these flagged ingredients are backed by scientific studies and include all names for added sugar, natural flavors, artificial flavors, food dyes or artificial dyes, chemical additives, inflammatory oils and seed oils, gums and more. By identifying these additives in your food, you can truly make an educated choice based on your needs—giving you confidence and transparency in your grocery shopping experience. Our product and ingredients library is continuously updated with the latest research and information.

Find your good and join our Trash Panda community today. Happy scanning!
Updated on
Sep 26, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Photos and videos and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.7
277 reviews
Kristen Ackerman
July 25, 2025
I used to love this app until it got to the point where I can no longer use it. Tried to uninstall and reinstall and now I can't even log in. So now, I'm paying for an annual subscription for an app that I can't currently use. Not sure what happened. All the other apps on my phone work fine.
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Slytrunk
August 14, 2025
Hi Kristen, I'm so sorry you're having trouble with the app. can you please reach out to us at support@trashpandaapp.com so we can help?
Rebecca Livesey-Wright
January 20, 2023
I really enjoy this app but am having an issue with logging in... When I open the app a receive a notification telling me to update before using the app. When I click the button its takes me through to the app's page on Google play, but my only options are to uninstall or open... (also, it'd be great if the app worked with UK barcodes!)
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Slytrunk
January 20, 2023
Hello! I'm so glad you're enjoying the app. The latest update has just been released to the Google Play store and should be available for you to download soon. If you have any other trouble, please reach out to support@trashpandaapp.com and we will be happy to help. Thank you for supporting Trash Panda! We'll look into those UK barcodes ;)
No
February 26, 2025
Was excited about this and was willing to deal with the typical bs pop up ads but the limiting you to 5 scans A MONTH!!!!! Is ridiculous. I get the want to make money but do that through the ads not trying to force a subscription. There are other apps that do this, consider one of those. DELETED
54 people found this review helpful
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Slytrunk
February 26, 2025
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. Trash Panda is free for 5 scans each month, unlimited product searches + access to weekly articles. We charge $3.32/month for an annual subscription which covers our costs to maintain and update the app. If you are unable to afford a subscription, please reach out at support@trashpandaapp.com so we can help.

What’s new

We update the Trash Panda App frequently to ensure the best experience. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at support@trashpandaapp.com.