Comparison

Fig vs ClearaScan: Comparing Ingredient Checking Apps

By ClearaScan Team · Published 22/10/26 · Last reviewed 22/10/26

Fig and ClearaScan both help people with allergies and dietary needs check products before they buy. Fig checks a product's barcode against your diet. ClearaScan reads the printed label and checks it against each person's own list.

How it works

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What Fig does well

Fig supports an exceptionally wide range of diets, more than 2,800 dietary restrictions and allergies. It has lists of foods that fit you at grocery stores and restaurants, ingredient ratings and notes from expert dietitians, recipes and shopping lists, and lets you make a profile for everyone you care about.

Where ClearaScan is different

It reads the ingredient list printed on the product from a photo, so the product doesn't need to be in a database.
It covers skincare, cosmetics and personal care as well as food.
Labels in other languages are translated into English and checked.
If it can't read the whole label, it gives no result and asks for another photo.
Care Circle lets someone you trust check products against a person's list on their own phone, without being able to change it.

Side by side

	Fig	ClearaScan
How it checks	Scans the barcode	Reads the printed ingredient list from a photo
Diets supported	2,800+ restrictions and allergies	Any ingredient you add, plus starting lists for conditions such as coeliac disease, IBS and lactose intolerance
Several people	A profile for everyone you care about (Fig+)	A separate Ingredient Guard for each person (Pro)
Covers	Food	Food, skincare, cosmetics and personal care
Extras	Restaurant and store guides, recipes, shopping lists	Trusted Products with re-check reminders, Reaction Journal, Emergency Allergy Card
Labels in other languages	Not stated on the pages checked	Translated into English and checked

Checked on 22/10/26 from each app's own App Store page and website. Features change, so check the current version before you choose.

Questions

Is ClearaScan an alternative to Fig?

It depends on what you need. Fig is built around diets, food discovery and restaurants. ClearaScan is built around reading the label in your hand for each person, across food and skincare.

Does ClearaScan support restaurants?

Not as a guide. It checks printed ingredient lists. In a restaurant, the Emergency Allergy Card helps you show staff what someone must avoid.

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Sources

Links go to independent organisations and to each app's own pages, for the facts on this page. They have not reviewed or endorsed ClearaScan.

Check what's actually on the label.