{
  "name": "Lychee",
  "storeName": "Lychee - Clean Food Scanner",
  "origin": "https://lychee.fit",
  "reviewed": "2026-10-10",
  "founder": "Maksym Horoszczak",
  "description": "Lychee is a food and cosmetic ingredient scanner for iOS and Android. Scan a barcode or ingredient label to understand processing, additives, allergens, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredient concerns.",
  "positioning": "A processing-first food scanner with personalized allergen checks and a separate beta cosmetic scoring model.",
  "platforms": [
    "iOS",
    "Android"
  ],
  "downloads": {
    "ios": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6755896152",
    "android": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maksymhoroszczak.allergify"
  },
  "pricing": {
    "summary": "Free to download with core barcode scanning and product scores. Optional Lychee Premium unlocks additional analysis and features. The free experience may include ads; Premium includes ad-free scanning.",
    "exactPrices": "See the current in-app offer or app-store listing for local prices, trial eligibility, and subscription terms."
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "name": "Food barcode scanning",
      "description": "Look up packaged foods through Open Food Facts and review available ingredients, allergens, nutrition and processing information."
    },
    {
      "name": "Processing-first food score",
      "description": "A 1–100 comparison score that prioritizes processing and also considers additives, ingredient quality and nutrition. Incomplete data can limit or prevent a score."
    },
    {
      "name": "Personalized allergen checks",
      "description": "Compare available product ingredients, allergens and trace statements with a selected profile. Results do not guarantee the absence of an allergen."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ingredient-label scanning",
      "description": "Read a food or cosmetic ingredient paragraph with OCR when barcode data is missing or incomplete. Review the extracted text against the package."
    },
    {
      "name": "Cosmetic barcode scanning",
      "description": "Look up cosmetics and personal-care products through Open Beauty Facts and review INCI ingredients, functions and concerns."
    },
    {
      "name": "Beta cosmetic score",
      "description": "A separate ingredient concern model that considers ingredient coverage, product type and exposure. Low coverage can show Not enough data instead of a score."
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantry and scan history",
      "description": "Save products and return to previous scans to compare everyday purchases."
    },
    {
      "name": "Optional Premium",
      "description": "Additional AI explanations, ingredient insights, healthier swaps and ad-free scanning. Availability and offers may differ by platform or app version."
    }
  ],
  "dataSources": [
    {
      "name": "Open Food Facts",
      "url": "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/",
      "role": "Food barcode and product-label data. Collaborative records can be incomplete, outdated or different from the package in your hand."
    },
    {
      "name": "Open Beauty Facts",
      "url": "https://world.openbeautyfacts.org/",
      "role": "Cosmetic barcode and product-label data. Product coverage and ingredient completeness vary."
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Lychee provides educational label information, not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or a guarantee of product safety.",
    "Database records, OCR text and AI explanations can contain errors. Check the current packaging and manufacturer information.",
    "An ingredient concern is not a measurement of concentration or individual risk. Cosmetic exposure and personal sensitivity matter.",
    "A barcode or ingredient photo cannot measure heavy metals or microplastics. Estimates and separately sourced laboratory results must be distinguished.",
    "Coverage varies by product, region and available data. Lychee does not guarantee recognition of every barcode or ingredient.",
    "App features, Premium access and offers can change. Check the current app-store listing and in-app offer."
  ],
  "naming": "Lychee is the current public name. Older references may say Kura or Allergify; the Android package still contains allergify for store continuity.",
  "canonicalFacts": "https://lychee.fit/app-facts/",
  "methodology": "https://lychee.fit/methodology/",
  "sources": "https://lychee.fit/data-sources/",
  "downloadPage": "https://lychee.fit/download/"
}