Half the time the estimate is within 2× of the real figure, four times out of five within 3×, and for big apps it more often runs low. Ads, web sales and Google Play aren’t included.
Yuka makes $1M–3M a month on the App Store (October 2026), our estimate, not Apple data. A French food and cosmetics scanner, most users abroad.
Yuka revenue by our estimate
| Monthly range | $1M–3M, our estimate, not Apple data |
|---|---|
| Category | Health & Fitness |
| Released | 2017, Yuca |
| US ratings | about 100,000 |
| New US ratings, 30 days | about 1,500 |
| New in six countries per month | about 6,500 |
| US top grossing | No. 28 on October 17, peak No. 22, top 100 on 24 of 24 days |
| Model | subscription |
| In-app prices, US | $10.00 – $20.00 |
Appto rating snapshots since September 9, Yuka on the App Store.
Only about 25% of Yuka’s new ratings come from the US, so its main market may sit outside the six countries we track (the US, UK, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil), and then the estimate runs low.
How Yuka makes money
Yuka shows no ads and, per its page, takes no money from brands. It earns from a premium membership, and on the US page the purchases run a narrow band, with the member choosing the price.
Independence is part of the product. A rating app that brands could pay would lose trust, so the users pay instead.
Building your own food and cosmetics scanner app
Scanner apps live on their database. Yuka lists millions of products, and that list is the moat, not the barcode reader. A new scanner can start narrow, one country, one diet or one product type, and grow the database where the big apps are thin.
Close to Yuka in mechanics are Cal AI, Calo and PictureThis.
The food and cosmetics scanner niche in Appto
The full food and cosmetics scanner breakdown, Yuka and every other leader with estimates and the $100K-a-month bar, is in Appto on Studio and Pro. Test a name for your own app in the free keyword checker.
Questions
Why might the estimate for Yuka be low?
Most of its new ratings come from outside the US. If its main market is one we don’t track, the range runs low.
Does Yuka scan cosmetics too?
Yes, it rates food and personal care products by barcode and suggests healthier alternatives.
Is $1M–3M a month Yuka’s official revenue?
No, neither Yuka nor Apple publishes it, the range is ours.
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