Does Yuka Work in the US? Launched There in January 2022

Yes, the United States is on Yuka's own country list, and the app is listed on the US App Store and Google Play. The help center names 15 countries, while Yuka's impact page says 12, and this article reports both without resolving the gap. What follows sets out what Yuka's own pages and store listings say about US availability, the database, and what the app does not score.

Key takeaways

• The help center lists the United States among 15 countries where the app is available on the App Store and Google Play. Yuka's impact page says 12 countries.
• Yuka's impact page says the app launched in the USA and Canada in January 2022, and calls the US its fastest-growing market.
• Database size differs by source: 3.6 million food products in the help center versus 4 million in the store listings.
• Yuka analyzes only ingredient lists in English, Spanish, Italian, German or French. Portuguese is an app language but not an ingredient list language.
• Infant formulas, alcohol, cigarettes, diapers and nutritional supplements are not scored, and products with missing nutritional values show Not rated.

At a glance

Topic	Yuka help center	Yuka impact page	US App Store	Google Play (US)
Countries	15 listed, including the United States	12 countries	Version 5.3 notes add Brazil, Mexico and Portugal	Not disclosed
US launch	Not disclosed	USA and Canada, January 2022	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Food products in database	3.6 million (shared across countries)	Not disclosed	4 million	4 million
Cosmetic products in database	2.3 million	Not disclosed	2 million	Not disclosed
Ingredient list languages	English, Spanish, Italian, German, French	Not disclosed	App languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	Not disclosed
Users	Not disclosed	Over 55 million	85 million (listing text)	90 million (listing text)
Rating	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	4.8 from 102K ratings	4.7 from 190K reviews

Is Yuka available in the US, and which countries does its help center list?

Yes, the United States appears in the help center's list of countries where Yuka is available on the App Store and Google Play. The list names 15 countries in total, including Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Mexico and Brazil.

The help center list reads: United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.

Yuka's impact page says the app is available in 12 countries. The App Store version notes for version 5.3 say Yuka is now available in Brazil, Mexico and Portugal. The sources reviewed here do not explain the difference between 12 and 15, so this article reports both figures and does not pick one.

Does Yuka work in the USA?

Yes, Yuka is listed as available in the USA on both the App Store and Google Play. The US App Store page is the most direct confirmation for iPhone users, and the Google Play US page covers Android users.

When did Yuka launch in the US?

Yuka's impact page says the company launched the app in the USA and Canada in January 2022. The page does not give a specific day within that month.

The same page describes the United States as Yuka's fastest-growing market, adding nearly 600,000 new users monthly, with 25 products scanned every second. These are the company's own figures and are not independently verified in the sources used here.

The impact page also cites a study of American users involving over 20,000 people. It reports that 92% of users have been buying fewer ultra-processed foods since they started using the app. That figure comes from a self-reported survey run by Yuka, so it describes what users said, not what they bought in a controlled setting.

How big is Yuka's product database, and which source says what?

The help center says the database is shared across all countries where Yuka is available, with 3.6 million food products and 2.3 million cosmetic products. The US App Store and Google Play listings say 4 million food products and 2 million cosmetic products.

The two sets of numbers do not match, and neither source explains why the figures differ or which one is more current.

No US-specific product count is published on the pages reviewed here. Because the database is shared, a product's presence in the database does not depend on which country you are in, but how many US products are included is not disclosed.

Which ingredient list languages does Yuka analyze?

Yuka analyzes only products whose ingredient list is written in English, Spanish, Italian, German or French. The help center says this directly, and it is the list that determines whether an ingredient list can be analyzed.

The App Store lists six app languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Portuguese is an app language but is not on the ingredient list set, so an app menu in Portuguese does not mean a Portuguese ingredient list will be analyzed.

For a label reader, the practical check is simple. If the ingredient list on the package is in one of the five supported languages, the product can be analyzed. If the ingredient list is only in another language, the help center says the product shows 'Not rated'. The share of US scans that fall outside these languages is not disclosed.

What does Yuka not score, and what shows as Not rated?

Yuka does not score infant formulas, alcohol, cigarettes, diapers or nutritional supplements, according to its help center page on products without a score. The help center also says a product shows 'Not rated' when nutritional values are missing from its packaging.

• Infant formulas: not scored. Parents comparing formulas will need to read the Nutrition Facts panel and ingredient list directly. For a side-by-side label example, see Does Enfamil NeuroPro Have Palm Oil? Similac 360 Doesn't.
• Nutritional supplements: not scored, which matters for people who take them regularly.
• Alcohol, cigarettes, and diapers: not scored under the help center's rules.
• Missing nutritional values: the product shows 'Not rated' rather than a score.

The difference between 'Not rated' and an unknown product is worth noting. A product marked 'Not rated' has been found but lacks nutritional values on the packaging, while an unknown product is one the app does not yet have in its records. The help center does not say how often either outcome happens for US products.

What does the US App Store listing say about Yuka?

The US App Store listing shows a 4.8 rating from 102K ratings and an Editors' Choice badge. The app is free with In-App Purchases.

The listing shows three In-App Purchase prices for Premium Member: $10.00, $15.00 and $20.00. The listing does not explain what each price includes in the text shown here, so the meaning of each tier is not disclosed. The Yuka help center says the app is free but offers a Premium paid mode with more features. For what the tiers cover, see Is Yuka App Free? Free to Scan; Premium $10 to $20.

The listing requires iOS 15.5 or later and states that there is no in-app advertising. Its description says 85 million users and describes a database of 4 million food products and 2 million cosmetic products.

On Google Play's US page, Yuka has 4.7 stars from 190K reviews, more than 10 million downloads, and an Editors' Choice badge. Its description says 90 million users and 4 million food products. The two stores report different user totals, and neither listing gives a date for its figure.

How does a shopper add an unknown product to Yuka?

When a scanned product appears unknown, the help center says you can add it directly in the app. The app's flow is to tap 'Fill in the information' and take photos of the product.

• Scan the barcode and confirm the product appears as unknown.
• Tap 'Fill in the information' in the app.
• Take the photos the app asks for, following its prompts.

The help center does not say how many US scans return unknown products, so the frequency of this situation in the US is not disclosed.

How do Yuka's scoring rules compare with label-reading on your own?

Yuka's food score weights nutritional quality at 60%, the presence of additives at 30%, and the organic dimension at 10%. The help center's scoring page says the method is based on Nutri-Score, which it describes as a nutrition label adopted by 7 European countries.

How does Yuka rate food?

Yuka scores food using three weighted parts: nutritional quality (60%), additives (30%) and organic status (10%). If a product contains a high-risk additive, the help center says the maximum score is set at 49 out of 100.

Reading the label yourself uses different inputs. The Nutrition Facts panel shows per-serving amounts, while the ingredient list shows what the product contains in descending order by weight. A label reader can compare these directly, as the approach in Fig vs Bobby Approved: Allergy Filters vs Ingredient Flags illustrates for a different tool.

The FDA is proposing a front-of-package nutrition label for most packaged foods. The proposed 'Nutrition Info box' would show saturated fat, sodium and added sugar as Low, Med or High. The FDA page says the comment period was extended until July 15, 2025, and it describes the rule as proposed. Whether the rule has been finalized is not disclosed on that page.

Label checklist for a side-by-side read:

• Check the ingredient list language before trusting any analysis.
• Compare the Nutrition Facts serving size with the amount you actually eat.
• Look for additives and check how each is described on the package.
• Confirm whether the product is a supplement, infant formula or cosmetic, since some categories are not scored.

Limitations: these sources cannot establish how Yuka's scores relate to any individual's health, because they describe the method rather than outcomes. No independent accuracy testing of Yuka's scores appears in the sources used here; Is Yuka Accurate for Food? How Its Score Is Built looks at how the score is put together. For other scanners available in the US, see Best Yuka Alternatives in 2026: 8 Food Scanner Apps Compared.