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Your groceries. Your rules.

Scan any grocery barcode and instantly see whether it meets the rules you care about — synthetic dyes, seed oils, high sodium and more. No universal score, no judgment.

  • Swap it. Something fails? Tarlo shows better picks in the same store — confirmed on the shelf by other shoppers.

  • Save on it. Real shelf prices from shoppers at your store — compare before you reach the till.

✓ No ads ✓ No health score ✓ You decide
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Tarlo’s verdict screen — a big white check on green reading “Meets your rules” for Roasted Red Pepper Creamy Cashew Dip, clear on all your rules, $6.00 at your grocer.
No synthetic dyes No corn syrup
The moment of truth

Pass or fail. No maybes.

Tarlo leads with the answer — a bold, instant reveal you can read across the aisle. Then the exact reason, the shelf price other shoppers paid, and better picks in the same store.

  • Tarlo verdict screen: a white check on green reading “Meets your rules”, with the $6.00 shelf price at your grocer.

    Pass

    Clear on every rule you switched on.

  • Tarlo verdict screen: a white cross on red reading “Doesn’t meet your rules” for Marinated Artichoke Hearts in Oil, flagged for seed oils.

    Fail

    The trigger named in plain language.

  • Tarlo breakdown screen: nutrition per 100 g, then “Alternatives that meet your rules” listing four swaps.

    Swap it

    Better picks in the same store.

  • Tarlo price sheet: “What’s the price here?” with a keypad to add the shelf price anonymously.

    Add a price

    Anonymous, about two seconds.

  • Tarlo home screen: “Your 6 rules”, a barcode search field, recent scans marked Pass, and your price contributions.

    At a glance

    Your rules, recent scans and store, one screen.

How it works

Scan it. Know it. Swap it. Save on it.

No accounts to read, no nutrition degree required. And Tarlo doesn’t stop at the verdict — real shoppers keep the swaps and the shelf prices current.

01

Scan the barcode

Point your camera at any grocery product. Tarlo looks it up in a second.

02

See your verdict

Pass or fail against your rules — with the exact flagged ingredient named in plain language.

✓ Meets ✕ Doesn’t
03

Swap it

Fails your rules? Tarlo suggests better picks in the same store — confirmed on the shelf by other shoppers.

✓ Verified in store
04

Know the price

Shelf prices kept current by real shoppers at your store, so nothing surprises you at the till.

$4.99 ✓ seen at your store
Est. $3.79 – $5.49 nearby

Label data missing? Snap the back of the pack and Tarlo finishes your verdict — and helps the next shopper who scans it.

Your rules, not our score

You decide what counts as “junk.”

Every other scanner hands you their rating. Tarlo flips it: you switch on the things you want to avoid, and every scan is judged against exactly those — nothing else.

You start with synthetic dyes and high-fructose corn syrup on — toggle the rest anytime.

Synthetic dyes Allura Red, Tartrazine…
High-fructose corn syrup incl. glucose-fructose
Seed oils canola, soybean, sunflower…
Artificial sweeteners aspartame, sucralose…
Nitrites & nitrates cured & deli meats
BHA, BHT & TBHQ synthetic preservatives
High in sodium Front-of-package threshold
High in sugars Front-of-package threshold