WICShopper Software
Company Name: JPMA, Inc.
About: Japan Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association conducts surveys and research on packing
machines and their related machinery.
Headquarters: Shinkawa, Tokyo, Japan.
WICShop Overview
What is WICShop? WICShopper is a mobile app designed to help participants of the WIC program shop for eligible food items with confidence. The app is currently available in several states and allows users to scan products to check their WIC eligibility and see if they have enough benefits left to purchase the product. In some states, users can register their eWIC card and automatically download their current and future benefits every time they shop. The app also allows users to capture and store an image of their benefits in states that use smart cards.
Features
- Scan products to check their WIC eligibility
- See if you have enough benefits left to purchase a product
- Register your eWIC card in some states to automatically download benefits
- Capture and store an image of your benefits in states that use smart cards
- Available in several states, with more being added
- Provides recipes and sends reminders about benefits
- Helps users shop with confidence and avoid confusion about eligible food items.
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**** IMPORTANT!!! ***PLEASE READ!: this app CURRENTLY SUPPORTS THE WIC PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: Alaska Chickasaw Nation (Summer Lunch Program only) Colorado Connecticut DC (Verification only) Florida Hawaii Idaho Iowa ITC Arizona ITC Nevada Kansas Kentucky Louisiana (Verification only) Maine Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania (Verification Only - Benefits Coming Soon!) Rhode Island (Verification Only - Benefits Coming Soon!) Tennessee Utah Vermont (Verification only) Washington West Virginia Wyoming Coming Soon: Mississippi this app WILL NOT WORK IN OTHER STATES. We are adding new states all the time, so please check back soon if you participate in another WIC program! Grocery shopping for foods allowed by your WIC* program can be confusing. Much of the problem is from not knowing exactly what products you can purchase with your WIC benefits. this app is here to help you shop with confidence. Using this app, you can check the WIC eligibility of products while you shop! In all of our supported WIC programs, you can use your phone to scan products to check their WIC eligibility. In most supported states, you may register your eWIC card, then automatically download your CURRENT and FUTURE benefits every time you shop! this app doesn’t just tell you if the product is WIC eligible… it tells you if you have enough WIC benefits left to purchase the product! In states that use "smart cards" such as Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana it is not possible to load your prescription because it is stored on your card. In these states, you can use the app to capture and store an image of your benefits to use the next time you shop. Here is what WIC participants are saying about this app: "This app ROCKS! I was able to see my balance & the best part was being able to scan barcodes! Saved me a lot of headaches! Love this app, very convenient!" "Loooooove this app!!! So helpful, simple and useful! I've recommended it to everyone I know with the benefits. Thanks for making it." "Awesome app. I love being able to see my wic balance with out having to save and scramble for a recent reciept when I need to go to the store. Very convenient!" "LOVE IT!!!!!! I can never find my receipt so this is very convenient and handy. Even if this app was $1 I would pay for it." "This is awesome u know how many times ive got up to the register n it not b wic approved or something is wrong. Now i can check b4 thank u" "U can scan it to make sure it's approved ?!? Awesome!!" "This is a wonderful app. I love the options it has for recipes, and its so helpful to remember the benefits your recieving for the month. Its also nice that the App. sends you a reminder on the last day to use your benefits." "Thought this was neat cause u don't know ur wic balance unless u go to the store n get a receipt. It even lets u scan stuff to see if its wic approved" "Aww me gusto!" "I live in Iowa and this app has been SUCH a lifesaver! I am using the barcode scanner constantly because there are things covered by WIC that I never knew about and it's so handy! Juggling my 3 girls at the store is hard enough without having to wonder "is this covered?" or "did I use all of that already?" I love that when you scan an item it bot only tells you if its allowed but it tells you exactly how much is allowed! I couldn't be happier. :)" "I have it and love it takes the guess out of shopping for my daughter." "This is awesome!! Since we don't have checks anymore I've been forgetting what all I have left lol." We are adding new states as quickly as possible, so if your state isn't listed please check back soon! To learn more about this app, please visit our website @ www.ebtshopper.com. * Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Top Reviews
By hick505
Time saver!
Instead of having to track what benefits were used and which ones are still available for my foster daughter, I am able to just open the app and it is very convenient!! I also live the ability to scan the food and the system telling me if it's covered or not. If it's not covered, it is supposed to tell me some suggestions … but this never works for me There is also a section where you can look up recipes. You can filter by the meal you would like to make. What I would find helpful here is if you could filter based upon the WIC benefit (i.e. Yogurt). That way if you have extra of one thing and want to use it you could find a healthy recipe.
By pHutchinson88
A Lifesaver!!
Going to the grocery store to gather WIC items is usually such a headache. Between not knowing if you're "allowed" to get certain items, to your child(ren) being completely fed up with how long Mommy is taking in the grocery store. With this app, I am able to scan barcodes in the aisle, and verify if they are approved items. It cuts down checkout time, because I don't end up with any mistaken items. No more impatient people in line behind me, huffing and puffing because, "Oh God, it's a WIC person." 🙄 Thank you so much for this app!! It has saved my sanity, and prevented many people in line behind me from getting yelled at. lol
By TeresaFenwick
This app is amazing!
As well as being a recipient of WIC, I also work at a grocery store. When the e-card first came out, there were some learning curves involved. I said to myself “there should be an app!” And looky here, there is! Best parts: - It shows which benefits you have remaining and when they expire - You can scan a product’s UPC and it will simply tell you yes or no if it qualifies - If the UPC doesn’t qualify and you think it should, per WIC guidelines, you can submit a form right from the app - When you only have a certain amount of a benefit left, it will only show items that fall within the parameters (I.e. if you only 12 oz cereal left, it’s only showing 12 oz options) - Click on a benefit and it will tell you which products are options Other nice features that I have yet to utilize: - recipes using items from benefits - produce calculator - farmers market locator - nutrition education I can’t say enough good things about this app. It is so helpful.
