Food Scanner App for Parents
BioBrief is the food scanner app built for busy parents. Scan any lunchbox snack in seconds, get additive alerts, check allergens, and find homemade alternatives — all in one free app for iPhone and Android.
Free for iPhone and Android
Lunchbox Scanning Made Easy
Point your phone at any barcode or photograph the ingredients list directly. BioBrief parses every ingredient and returns a colour-coded summary in under two seconds. Scan crackers, yogurt pouches, granola bars, and fruit snacks before they go in the bag — not after your child has already eaten them. The app works on products from supermarkets across Europe and North America.
Additive Alerts for Kids
BioBrief checks every ingredient against a database of over 380 food additives and flags anything with a high harm score, anything banned or restricted in the EU or specific countries, and synthetic preservatives and antioxidants such as BHA, BHT, and TBHQ. A dedicated kids mode applies a stricter safety threshold, flagging additives that are generally considered safe for adults but are best avoided by young children.
Allergen Checks
Set your family's dietary rules once — gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soy-free, or any combination — and BioBrief highlights matching ingredients on every scan. The app covers the 14 major allergens required by EU labelling law plus sesame. It also catches hidden allergen sources: casein and whey for dairy, lecithin for soy, malt for gluten.
Homemade Alternatives
When a scan reveals too many additives, BioBrief links you to simple homemade recipes for the same snack category — fruit snacks, granola bars, flavored yogurt, and more. Each recipe lists ingredients, steps, prep time, and yield so you can batch-cook on Sunday and pack all week.
Free for iPhone and Android
BioBrief is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. The core features — barcode scan, AI label scan, additive lookup, allergen alerts, and homemade recipe links — are free. A premium tier adds unlimited scan history, shopping list sync, and detailed nutritional analysis.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BioBrief free for parents?
- Yes. The core features — barcode scan, AI label scan, additive lookup, allergen alerts, and homemade recipe links — are free. A premium tier adds unlimited scan history, shopping list sync, and detailed nutritional analysis.
- Can I set different allergen profiles for each child?
- The current version supports one active dietary profile per device. You can switch profiles manually between scans. Multi-profile support is on the product roadmap.
- Does BioBrief work on products sold in Europe?
- Yes. BioBrief's additive database covers E-numbers used across the EU and most other markets. Barcode coverage is strongest for European and North American products. For products not in the database, the AI label scan mode works by photographing the printed ingredients list directly.
Start scanning for your family today
Free for iPhone and Android. No account required to start scanning.