Get FoodCodeBuddy
FoodCodeBuddy is free, and anyone can use it. Follow the steps for the device you'll use. It takes about two minutes, plus an hour of waiting for the Android beta while Google catches up.
Your device
On an iPhone or iPad
It needs iOS 17.6 or newer.
- Download it from the App Store.
The App Store opens. Tap Get. - Open FoodCodeBuddy and sign in. It's on your home screen now. Sign in, or create an account.
Your device
On an Android phone Beta
Do these steps on the phone itself. It needs Android 8 or newer.
- Join the testers' group. Google needs you in it before it lets you join the beta.Join the testers' groupUse the Google account your phone's Play Store uses. Tap Join group, then come back to this page.
- Wait about an hour. Google is slow to let new group members into the beta. If you go on too soon, Google Play says Item not found. Nothing is wrong: put your phone down, come back to this page in an hour, and carry on with the next step.
- Join the beta.Join the beta on AndroidGoogle Play opens. Tap Become a tester. If it asks you to sign in, use the Google account your phone's Play Store uses.
- Install the app. On the same page, tap download it on Google Play, then Install.
- Open FoodCodeBuddy and sign in. Sign in, or create an account.
Please stay in the beta for at least two weeks. Google needs a steady group of testers before the app can launch for everyone.
Your device
In your browser
Works in the web browser on any computer or phone. Nothing to install.
- Open FoodCodeBuddy.Use it in your browserTap I understand, then search or browse any rule. Reading needs no account.
- Sign in to save tag groups. Tap Sign In, then sign in or create an account. Use the same account as the phone app and your tag groups follow you.
Stuck?
I installed it but can't find the app.
Swipe down on your home screen and type FoodCodeBuddy, or open its page in the App Store and tapOpen.
Google Play says I can't become a tester, or the page says it's not found.
Join the testers' group first (step 1), with the same Google account your phone's Play Store uses. Then wait about an hour (step 2). Google is slow. Come back to this page and tap Join the beta on Android again.
Google Play says the app isn't available.
Wait a few minutes after tapping Become a tester, then try again. Check that the Play Store on your phone uses the same Google account you joined with.
My phone is too old for the app.
The app needs iOS 17.6 or newer, or Android 8 or newer. If yours is older, you can still use it in your browser, or email [email protected] and tell us which phone you have.
Something else.
Email [email protected] and tell us what you see. A screenshot helps.
Apple installs the app through the App Store, and Google installs the Android beta through Google Play. See the privacy policy.