Radish vs Yuka: Two Apps, Two Different Jobs
"Radish or Yuka?" is the wrong question. Yuka tells you whether a product is good the moment you scan it in the store. Radish tells you what you actually ate over the day, the week, the month. Two different jobs — and plenty of people use both. Here's what each one really does, without forcing the comparison.
What Yuka does (very well)
Yuka is the supermarket reflex: you scan the barcode, you get a score out of 100 with a colour code, for both food and cosmetics. Its database covers roughly 4 million food products and 2 million cosmetics. For food, the score breaks down into three parts: 60% nutritional quality (calculated using the Nutri-Score method), 30% additives (an additive judged high-risk caps the score at 49/100) and 10% organic.
And it has to be said: the model is clean. No brand pays Yuka, no ads, no data resale. Scanning is free and unlimited; Premium is a pay-what-you-want support tier (from around €10/year) that unlocks offline mode, the search bar and unlimited history. It's a respected app, and deservedly so.
What Yuka doesn't do: the journal
Yuka rates products, not your days. There's no food journal, no calorie counter, no macro tracking: once a product is scanned and judged, the app has done its job. That's a deliberate choice, not a gap — but if your question is "did I get enough protein this week?" or "how am I doing on iron?", Yuka can't answer that.
That's exactly where a food journal's job begins. If you're looking for that kind of app, we compared the options in our guide to free MyFitnessPal alternatives.
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Radish is a complete food journal: you log your meals (barcode scanning included, free), and the app tracks your calories, macros and 11 vitamins and minerals from sourced data (CIQUAL/USDA). Every food shows its Nutri-Score from A to E — the real official letter, computed with the revised 2022-2023 algorithm (French decree of 14 March 2025), not a homemade score. You can also create your own recipes and follow your weekly averages.
On the model side: free, no ads, no account, and usable offline — your food log stays on your phone (scanning a product does query Open Food Facts). Where Yuka judges the product on the shelf, Radish adds up what actually ends up on your plate.
Radish vs Yuka: the table
Checked in July 2026 against Yuka's official pages — offers may change.
| Criterion | Radish | Yuka |
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Food journal: calories, macros, micros day to day | Rating product quality at the scan (food + cosmetics) |
| Food journal? | ✓ meals, recipes, weekly stats | ✗ no journal or calorie counter |
| Free scanning? | ✓ via Open Food Facts | ✓ unlimited |
| Nutri-Score? | ✓ A to E letter shown on every food | ~ method built into its 100-point score (60% of the score) |
| Micronutrients? | ✓ 11 vitamins and minerals tracked (CIQUAL/USDA) | ✗ no tracking of your intake |
| Offline? | ✓ log counting works without a connection | ~ Premium only |
| Account required? | No, ever | Yes, sign-up required |
| Price | Free, no ads · Optional Pro as a one-time payment | Free · Pay-what-you-want Premium, from ~€10/year |
✓ included free · ✗ not offered · ~ partial or paid. Checked in July 2026, subject to change.
The real combo: Yuka at the shelf, Radish at the table
The duo works well because there's no overlap: Yuka helps you choose between two yoghurts at the supermarket; Radish tells you what your week adds up to — calories, protein, fibre, iron, and the average Nutri-Score of what you actually eat. You can scan a product in Yuka to decide, then log it in Radish for tracking. Neither replaces the other: they hand off the baton.
FAQ
Does Yuka count calories?
No. Yuka rates a product's quality at the scan (a score out of 100), but offers no food journal or calorie tracking. To count your calories and macros day after day, you need a journal like Radish.
Does Radish replace Yuka?
Not entirely. Radish shows the Nutri-Score and 11 vitamins and minerals for every food, which covers a good part of the need. But Yuka keeps two unique strengths: its additive rating and its cosmetics analysis.
Can you use Yuka and Radish together?
Yes, and it's actually the logical combo: Yuka for choosing in the store, Radish for tracking your intake at home. Both scans are free.
What's the difference between the Yuka score and the Nutri-Score?
The Nutri-Score is the official A-to-E label, purely nutritional. Yuka's 100-point score blends three criteria: 60% nutritional quality (Nutri-Score method), 30% additives, 10% organic. Radish shows the official letter.
Is Yuka really free?
Yes for the essentials: unlimited scanning and product pages at no cost. Premium (pay-what-you-want, from ~€10/year) adds offline mode, search and unlimited history.
In short: keep Yuka if you want a quality judge at the supermarket — it does that job better than anyone. Add Radish if you want to know what it all adds up to by the end of the day: calories, macros, 11 vitamins and minerals and Nutri-Score, local, no account. Try it free: nutri-track.fr.
General information, not medical advice. Radish is not affiliated with Yuka; figures checked in July 2026 against Yuka's official pages.
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