Become a Yellow Scout

You know where you can get rare products or you just want to help to increase the coverage of shops in your neighbourhood? Everybody is welcome and can help. Just download the Yellow app and start contributing. No registration is needed.

Step 1: Install the app

Please, download our app and install it on your mobile phone. You just need a network connection and a camera to scan products.

Step 2. Select the shop

After starting the app, the app receives the location of your mobile phone and we show you shops and places near you. Please, select the shop you are in and don't forget to change the shop if you change your location. (If you encounter any problems, please consult our help section)

Step 3. Start scanning

Point your mobile phone/camera to the barcode of any product to scan it. If the barcode was recognized and stored, a short information dialog appears. Please, do not scan barcodes on price tags on the shelf but scan barcodes which are directly printed on the product itself.

Step 4. Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot for scanning. Every single scanned product can help other users to find the product they are looking for. After you scanned a product, we try to identify it and after 2 or 3 days the shop and the product will show up in yellow.shopping searches.

What products to scan?

Obviously it is not possible to scan all products in a shop and it is also not needed. Of course, the more products are scanned the higher the chance that yellow users find the right product. Therefore, we recommend to scan product you like or products which are rare and usually difficult to find. For example, everybody knows that supermarkets offer milk, but if you discover a rare vanilla flavoured lactose free milk from a special brand, please, scan it. Nevertheless, every product is helpful, so feel free to scan whatever you want to scan, the more the merrier. If you have more questions about scanning, please, consult our help section where you can find more information.