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Bud is an AI companion that reads food labels the way a careful, knowledgeable friend would - in real time, in the aisle, without guessing. We're opening beta access in waves. Join the list.
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Three real reasons to join now.
Reduce Label Fatigue
Grocery shopping with dietary restrictions is exhausting. Reading every label, doubting every ingredient, making judgment calls with incomplete information. Bud does that cognitive work for you. Beta users get the full scan experience before public launch.
Catch What Databases Miss
Most food safety apps rely on product databases that are months out of date. Bud reads the label in your hand - the real one, from the real shelf - using on-device OCR. Beta users help us validate accuracy across Canada and the US in real-world conditions.
Help Shape the System
Beta users aren't just testers. They're the first people to flag ghost-labels, request missing products, and surface edge cases that make Bud better for everyone who comes after them. Your feedback has a direct line to the product roadmap.
Three steps from the list to full access.
Early Scan Access
You get the full OCR scanning experience. Scan real products, receive verdicts, test compatibility checks. Your profile is private and fully under your control from day one.
Intelligence Previews
Access to ingredient deep-dive reports, receipt scanning previews, and pantry memory in early form. You'll see features before they're final and have the ability to weigh in on how they behave.
Direct Feedback Role
A direct channel to the BUD team. Flag missing products, submit label photos, request Truth Reports, and participate in structured feedback sessions. Beta users in this wave directly influence what ships.
What makes Bud different from other food apps.
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| Typical Apps | Bud | |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | Stale product databases, often months behind | Real OCR - reads the label in your hand |
| Warning detection | Misses precautionary labels and "may contain" notes | Scans all PAL warnings, fully customizable sensitivity |
| Geographic focus | US-centric, limited Canadian coverage | Canada-first, with full US support |
| Ingredient parsing | Surface-level matching | Deep extraction to source components |
| Accuracy on private labels | Low - store brands often untracked | 90.4% accuracy on private-label products |
| What you're told | "Contains X" | Why it matters, what the risk level is, what the evidence says |
Every scan teaches Bud.
Beta users map the gaps.
When you scan a product that Bud hasn't seen before - a store-brand item, a regional label, a reformulated product - you're contributing to the accuracy of the system for everyone who follows. We call these ghost-labels: products that exist on shelves but don't exist in any database.
Beta users are the primary source of ghost-label discovery. When you flag a missing product or upload a label photo, that scan gets incorporated into the model with real-world validation.
+12%
Weekly improvement in ghost-label coverage
During active beta periods
90.4%
Private-label accuracy rate
Validated against known products in the beta cohort
48
Hours average turnaround
From flagged product to verified database entry
Four things we don't compromise on.
Safety First
If there is any doubt about whether a product matches your profile, Bud says so clearly. We do not soften verdicts to improve scan completion rates. We do not round off risk.
Visible Evidence
Every verdict comes with the evidence behind it. You can always see what Bud found, where it found it, and why it reached that conclusion. No black boxes.
Data-Driven, Not Data-Hungry
Bud collects what's needed to keep your profile accurate and your history accessible. Nothing more. We don't sell data. We don't share profiles. We don't build advertising audiences.
User Trust is the Product
Bud's value depends entirely on you trusting it. We protect that trust as a business constraint, not an afterthought. If a feature would compromise your trust, it doesn't ship.
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