Ross WintleJan 11, 2023

I’m a frickin genius.

Context: my kid is mildly allergic to citric acid and citric fruit. Brings out eczema. And citric acid is in SO many things. And it’s painful checking ingredients lists for it.

This morning I wondered: can my phone OCR the ingredients list and check it?

My first thought was to make a little web app. But there doesn’t seem to be a OCR in web browsers yet.

But I KNOW my phone can get text from images.

Then…

Apple Shortcuts!!!

CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Show threadRoss WintleJan 11, 2023

Video of iOS Shortcut that checks ingredients for citric acid - see the post above for what this is about.

https://vimeo.com/788324740

Vimeo
Show threadEdbroJan 12, 2023
@ross just curious, how accurate is the ocr? Haven’t used at all but see the value on applications like this.
Show threadRoss Wintle
@edbro Seems good if you can get a clear photo. Small bottles are hard as they have a curve! And reflections on shiny packaging don’t help but it seems good!
Jan 12, 2023 at 10:18amWeb