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What are the top apps to for food logging? Specifically, what apps do people use to take pictures of food so it serves as a visual food diary for them to track and analyze what they have been eating on a daily / weekly/ monthly basis.
Hello! Thanks for your question about identifying the top apps that allow people to create visual food diaries! Based on download information available, I've created a list of the top ten apps, with "top" being defined as those with the most downloads/installations. Calorie Counter, Food Planner, Meal Logger and See How You Eat are just a few examples.
METHODOLOGY
I researched online sites such as Wareable, LiveScience and The Guardian, as well as the iTunes Store to find applications for food logging that allowed users to upload their own photos. These apps proved to be fitness related applications. I also researched top food logging applications with app analytics and app data websites AndroidRank and App Annie to see which applications were installed the most. The final three apps listed below did not have download information available, but were listed by various online resources as top in the industry.
"According to Google Play Calorie Counter by FatSecret achieved more than 10,000,000 installs. Calorie Counter by FatSecret currently has 168,433 ratings with average rating value of 4.362."
This app offers "image recognition of foods and meals so you can use the camera and take photos to track your nutrition with pictures." The app also creates a photo album with these pictures as well as gives the user journal space to record feelings and thoughts.
"According to Google Play Lose It! achieved more than 5,000,000 installs. Lose It! currently has 56,178 ratings with average rating value of 4.374." Lose It claims to be "the world’s most effective weight loss program." Users upload their food pictures and the app identifies the foods in order to get a "calorie count and nutrition information."
"According to Google Play Lose weight without dieting achieved more than 1,000,000 installs. Lose weight without dieting currently has 89,130 ratings with average rating value of 4.643."
With this app, users can take photos of their food to record, as well as write notes about their meals.
"According to Google Play Food Planner achieved more than 1,000,000 installs. Food Planner currently has 9,682 ratings with average rating value of 4.019." With Food Planner, users "keep an integrated meal plan, grocery list, inventory and recipe collection that can sync to the cloud across multiple platforms!" Users add their own photos to their recipes as well.
"According to Google Play 7 Day Food Journal Challenge achieved more than 100,000 installs. 7 Day Food Journal Challenge currently has 3,290 ratings with average rating value of 4.514."
With this app, the user simply takes a photo. "No stress, no calorie counting anxiety, and no analyzing ingredients while your food gets cold. Log food, exercise, and drinks in photos." The first seven days utilising the app are free.
According to LiveScience, this is the best visual food diary available. With Meal Logger, users create photo food journals of their meals.
See How You Eat was first introduced in 2014. "According to Google Play See How You Eat Diary achieved more than 10,000 installs. See How You Eat Diary currently has 164 ratings with average rating value of 4.116." The app claims that "photographing your meals encourages you to change your eating habits. Meal reminders help you to eat regularly and you’ll feel more energetic throughout the day."
HAPIcoach
HAPIcoach was first released in 2014. In 2016, The Guardian reported it as one of the "best food-tracking apps" out there.
Customers "start by logging 10 meals in five days: not by looking up ingredients and their calories, but by taking photos of them with your smartphone camera."
JAWBONES UP3
According to Wareable, Jawbones Up3 is one of the "best fitness trackers for calorie counting." There is a barcode scanner as well as "the ability to take photos of your meals, input nutritional information and portion size to help keep your food diary accurate and improve the database." The Jawbones UP3 version has also just partnered with Yummly whose app has an estimated 1 million downloads.
MY DIET TRACKER
First released in 2013, My Diet Tracker has 4.5 out of 5 stars in the iTunes store. The app is designed for customers to "lose weight and track [their] diet progress." It is claimed to be "the most straight forward photo food journal app on the market."
CONCLUSION
Calorie Counter, Food Planner, Meal Logger and See How You Eat are just a few examples of the top ten apps for creating a visual food diary, with "top" being defined as those with the most downloads/installs. I hope you find this information useful. Thank you for using Wonder! Please let us know if we can help with anything else!