Allergo
Translate your allergies, anywhere.
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Allergo - Translate your allergies, anywhere.

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Allergo helps you create allergy translation cards for 75+ languages/countries. Add cards to Apple Wallet for quick access anywhere. Features also include conversation helpers and emergency SOS translations, automatically translated to the users location. Designed for real-world use, with localisation across countries. Professional translations, and more native speaker verifications, are coming soon via over-the-air updates. Built for anyone travelling with allergies or dietary restrictions.

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Hey everyone 👋 I built Allergo after years of struggling to explain my food allergies while travelling - especially in places where even small translation differences can completely change the meaning. One moment that really stuck with me was realising that the word for “peanut” isn’t consistent across Spanish-speaking countries. That’s when I started thinking there should be something more reliable than Google Translate or standard allergy cards. Allergo focuses on: • Clear allergy communication (not generic translation) • Localised wording depending on country (work in progress) • Simple cards you can show in restaurants, available in-app and in Apple Wallet It’s still early, so I’d genuinely love feedback - especially from anyone who travels with allergies or manages them for family members. Happy to answer any questions, and really appreciate any support 🙏

 Congrats on the launch! Very interesting and useful product. I have a sister with a severe peanut allergy, so I've seen what a struggle dining out can be. And when you add language as a barrier, the frustration (and risk) becomes real.

i love when solutions come from a real problems and more when you are living the problem!! congrats i love it.
Hunter

 thank you so much! Really excited to keep pushing new updates and keep growing!

Putting it in Apple Wallet looks the right call, nobody's opening an app while the waiter stands there. Do the cards show which translations are machine-done vs native-verified yet?

Hunter

 hi! I’m working on releasing an update in the next week or so including professional translations for Spanish and Portuguese (localised to the majority of Latin American countries as well as Spain/Portugal) and have natively verified Chinese, Italian, German and more! These will show as badges in the language dropdown list when you create a new card.

Good job! I like the idea, specially given this can be a disaster when you're travelling with a kid.
Although I'm not sure if I want a seperate mobile application on my phone specifically for this.

Hunter

 Hi! Would you prefer a physical card? There are of course benefits of both, an app allows

wallet pass access, quick card creation and more

This is a really cool app! My wife and I both have allergies and struggle to find places to eat comfortably.

Congrats on the launch! The Apple Wallet integration is the smart detail here. Anyone with a serious allergy knows the worst moment is fumbling for the right phrase at a restaurant counter, and having the card one tap away solves a real problem. Nicely scoped.

conversation helpers feature is the one I'd want to understand better. allergy communication isn't just showing a card, it's the back and forth when a waiter says 'it might contain traces' or 'I'll check with the kitchen' and you need to understand their response and ask follow-up questions. does the conversation helper support that two-way exchange or is it primarily for the initial explanation of restrictions

Hunter

 Conversation helpers definitely supported the two-way exchange! A few examples are shown in the app screenshots but there are more, and I’m constantly adding new phrases. Feedback and suggestions for new phrases are more than welcome!

 good to hear it's two-way. one phrase worth adding if it's not already there: something for "it has a small amount, is that okay?" since severity varies a lot person to person and a generic "no" doesn't capture whether someone's dealing with a strict allergy versus a preference. might be worth letting users set their own severity threshold so the suggested response matches how cautious they actually need to be

Hunter

 this is a great idea, something I’ll definitely consider adding in thank you!