Scanner apps stop at a warning symbol. We weigh the doses against the research, rate how the product really wears, and tell you plainly if the price holds up. No clean-versus-dirty scoring. Just the formula, the feel, the facts.
Example analysis
SPF 50+ gel sunscreen
PA++++ · 50 ml
No sign-up.
The Process
Step 01
Point your camera at the ingredient list, or type a product name.
Step 02
Worth it, solid or overpriced — with the reason why and the main limitation. No alarm symbols: the app explains what the reading means.
Beyond the ingredient list
A formula is more than a list of ingredients. The decision changes when you know how it looks on your skin, how it wears, and what you’re paying for.
The products named below are examples of what the app shows — not recommendations.
A cast that barely shows on light skin can look ashy on deep skin. See the difference before you buy.
ExampleIllustrative example
White cast by skin tone
Formula-based estimate; wearer reports shown when available
Pilling under makeup, eye sting, finish: the details that decide whether you’ll use it again.
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Wear findings
Formula estimates and wearer reports are labelled separately
See the cost per ml and where a product is sold. When formulas differ by region, each version gets its own assessment.
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Price & regions
Prices and availability vary by retailer and region
Built around real complaints
Pick your skin tone and see which sunscreens leave a cast on skin like yours — read from the filter list and wearer reports, with the gaps named instead of guessed.
See cast for your tone Free · 30 secondsThe little rolls that wreck a foundation routine have nothing to do with the SPF number. Check which sunscreens survive a real makeup routine before you buy.
Open the Pilling Checker Free · no sign-upScan any product and get the why: the doses, the evidence, the trade-offs. No clean-versus-dirty scores and no alarm symbols — just what the reading means for you.
Try the scanner Point at a barcode5 categories
Each category is judged on what actually matters for it.
Founding testers
Founding testers get free scanning, an early look, and a say in which products and checks we add next. One email when it goes live — nothing before that.
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