
O SCANada: Buy Canadian! 4+
Scan, Shop, Support Canadian
Cathy Checora
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Shop Canadian! Buy Canadian Products! Shopping "made in Canada" made easy! A Canadian shopping app for buying groceries and more Scan, search, shop for anything Canadian
Made in Canada, made easy! Quickly and easily scan a product, or search with text or speech, to determine if it’s Canadian so you can support Canadian businesses. Make your dollars count, and shop with accuracy and the confidence that you’re making a great choice. Search not just groceries, but anything: clothes, furniture, consumer goods, automobiles, service companies, media sources, social media, hotels, restaurants, just about anything you can think of! Delve into the details and learn even more by following up the citations provided.
Use the barcode scanner or text search to reveal ratings and explanations of a product’s origin. Is a product not Canadian enough for you? Alternatives are provided based on similar Canadian brands.
Unless you’re talking about maple syrup or beaver dams, "is it Canadian?" is not always a straightforward question. O SCANada provides accuracy by assessing four key elements of a product's Canadian authenticity.
We ask:
* Does the product or brand have Canadian ownership?
* Are the manufacturing locations within Canada?
* How many Canadians does the business employ?
* Are materials sourced, at least in part, locally within Canada?
If you’re not satisfied with the results, O SCANada also offers alternatives for products that are Canadian, so you can make informed choices and keep your dollars in the Canadian economy
With the power of O SCANada you can:
* Scan a barcode, or use text to search.
* Access your search history to recall products you’ve previously searched.
* Contribute to the community by adding barcodes for products not in the database.
ABOUT O SCANada:
This app is made by a Calgary-based mother/son duo, whose goal is to help Canadians make informed decisions.
We were inspired to contribute to the buy Canadian movement in a way that we felt would be impactful. The support we have received has been overwhelming and has truly motivated us. Your feedback is important and we’ll continue to improve and add more features based on your reviews, so go ahead and tap the contact button and let us know what you think — you’ll be contributing to the buy Canadian movement.
We rely on in-app advertising and your subscriptions to cover costs and continue to improve this valuable service. If you’d like to use O SCANada without ads, please consider subscribing. Your support for our app goes a long way.
With O SCANada, you can make informed decisions and support local Canadian businesses — and Canadian tech talent. Your choices matter, so spend your dollars where it counts!
Please refer to the terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s New
Version 1.9
Improvements to responses, UI improvements. Improved system for updating missing barcodes and adding details reported by users.
Thanks for using O SCANada! If you are enjoying our app, please leave us a review on the App Store, or consider supporting our efforts by subscribing.
Ratings and Reviews
See AllBest of the Bunch
I downloaded 3 buy Canadian apps and tested each of them with the same 12 products in our pantry. O SCANada was far and away the most accurate and had the best information on alternative products to shop for. There was only one product that O SCANada could not find available information on, so I searched the product first and then the brand using the app, both of which came up with reliable information as I knew the company was Canadian. I deleted the other two apps and will keep O SCANada as my go to buy Canadian scanning app. I will scan our regularly purchased products in our pantry and fridge prior to shopping to save time in the grocery store so we can scan alternatives while there. Thank you for this thoughtful and helpful app.
Developer Response ,
Fantastic! Thanks for giving O SCANada a shot! So glad you are enjoying it, and hope you will enjoy the upcoming improvements. Warm regards, Cathy
Very useful app for determining product origins
Found this app to be very useful. After the recent update (February 17) it’s even better. Sometimes it has trouble reading barcodes on shiny packages but two thumbs up for me. 👍👍 I must add that the app admin was very responsive when I emailed about a missing Canadian product.
Developer Response ,
Thanks so much for reviewing! I appreciate so much that you are using O SCANada. Thanks to feedback like yours, the app is always improving. Warm regards, Cathy
Fun App
Been scanning all the cans in my cupboard since downloading All the No Name products are being so cryptic not giving a location which is typical of Loblaws. I also loaded this app on my wife phone she wanted too get in on the action. Thank for the awesome app
Developer Response ,
Thanks so much for reviewing! So happy to hear that you are using O SCANada, and hope you are enjoying the recent updates. Appreciate you and your wife so much!
App Privacy
The developer, Cathy Checora, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Browsing History
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Browsing History
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Cathy Checora
- Size
- 30.4 MB
- Category
- Shopping
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- Languages
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English, French
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Cathy Checora
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Monthly Remove Ads $1.99
- Annual Remove Ads $19.99
- Three Month Remove Ads $5.49