Useful answers before your first scan.

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. Its food score prioritizes processing; cosmetics use a separate beta model.

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. See the current in-app offer or app-store listing for local prices, trial eligibility, and subscription terms.

Yes. Download Lychee from the Apple App Store or Google Play using the official links on this website. Store availability and device compatibility vary by region.

Lychee uses a 1–100 food score that prioritizes processing. Additives, ingredient quality, sugar, salt, saturated fat, fiber and protein also matter. Available NOVA data and ingredient-based estimates inform processing; Lychee applies its own scoring rules. Missing data can reduce confidence or prevent a score.

Yes. Lychee scans beauty and personal-care barcodes and ingredient labels. Its beta cosmetic score considers recognized ingredients, concerns and exposure, including rinse-off versus leave-on use. It shows Not enough data when ingredient coverage is insufficient.

Lychee helps compare available ingredient, allergen and trace information with a selected profile. It cannot guarantee that a food is allergen-free or detect undeclared cross-contact. Always read the current label and follow your allergy care plan.

Try reading the ingredient label with Lychee. You can also submit or correct product data through its contribution flow. OCR and contributed records need checking; a missing ingredient list should be treated as incomplete data.

Food barcode lookup uses Open Food Facts; cosmetic barcode lookup uses Open Beauty Facts. Label photos use OCR. Lychee applies its own scoring logic and ingredient dictionaries to available information.

The food and cosmetic scores use scoring logic and ingredient dictionaries. Optional AI assistance adds explanations and analysis; it is not a laboratory test or a guarantee that a label is accurate.

A barcode or label photo cannot measure contaminants. Where Lychee presents estimates or published lab results, those are different forms of evidence. Check the source, tested product, date and limits before drawing a conclusion.

Previously saved product information can be available from local history or pantry data. New barcode lookups need network access; failed scans can be queued for retry. Offline access is not a complete offline product database.

Lychee is independently developed by Maksym Horoszczak. Its current public name is Lychee; older references may say Kura or Allergify. See the official store listings for the developer and current release details.