Veg
Scan ingredients and menus
Scan a barcode, a label or a menu and know in seconds whether it fits your diet.
- Status
- Live
- Version
- 1.3
- Category
- Utilities
- Works on
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision
Why you'll like it
Barcode or label
Scan a product barcode for an instant verdict, or snap the ingredient list and Veg classifies every line.
Scan a menu
Check a restaurant menu for vegan-friendly options before you order.
No subscription
Scan as much as you like. There's no paywall to get a straight answer.
The details
What's inside, where it runs, and what happens to your data.
Features
- Scan a product barcode against a bundled product database
- Snap an ingredient label and Veg reads and classifies every line
- Scan restaurant menus: green when a dish fits, amber when it depends, red when it doesn't
- Nine diets: vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, keto, paleo, halal and kosher
- Ask Siri about an ingredient, and find past scans in Spotlight
- No account and no subscription required to scan
- Nine redesigned food characters, big-eyed and full of bounce
- A buddy that keeps you company with quick tips, diet facts and nutrition facts. Tap it for more, drag it anywhere, or set it to quiet or off in Settings
- Made for iPhone Duo: two pane layouts when open, a tidy single column on the cover screen
- Available in 16 languages
Works on
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- Apple Vision
Privacy
No account and no tracking. Scanning and text recognition happen on your device, and Veg works offline. Its bundled product database is derived from the community-maintained Open Food Facts database, used under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Questions
Something else? Ask Daniel directly. Every note gets read.
Where does Veg's ingredient data come from?
Barcode scans use a product database bundled with the app, derived from Open Food Facts, a free, community-maintained food database. Labels and menus are checked against Veg's own curated list of ingredients and dishes. Everything runs on your device.
Do I need an account to scan?
No account is required to scan a label or a menu.
Does Veg cost anything to use?
No, scanning doesn't require a subscription.
Is Veg always right?
Veg is a guide, not a substitute for reading the label or asking the kitchen. When an ingredient could be plant- or animal-derived it says "Depends" instead of guessing, so double-check the packaging for strict diets and allergies.
What's new in Veg 1.3?
Veg 1.3 brings nine redesigned food characters and a buddy that shares tips plus diet and nutrition facts around the app. It is built for iPhone Duo and now speaks 16 languages. The buddy is built into the app and works offline, and you can set it to quiet or off in Settings.
Veg
Scan ingredients and menus.