# Bitesnap: Photo Food Journal — Meal Pics to Calories & Macros

> AI-powered food photo journal for calorie and nutrient tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Bite AI, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bitesnap-photo-food-journal/id1108291490 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bite AI, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1101886480)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Food & Drink
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 2,173 App Store ratings · 55 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 36 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2016-12-10
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bitesnap-photo-food-journal/id1108291490/reviews.md

## What is Bitesnap?

Check out what our users have to say
• This app is amazing and free, and it's honestly the best app I have on my phone. The AI is accurate, fast, and makes keeping track of my food easy and quick.
• A food photo journal that's easy to use, has a great UI, and works seamlessly with the Health app? Look no further! No kidding, I've tried them all, and this app is the best. 
• This app is truly magical. Addresses an inconvenience that many deal with when embarking on food logging with technology, just take a photo and it magically figures out what you're eating.
• Can't believe how easy and visually appealing this journal is. Keeping tack for an elimination eating plan to focus in on food sensitivities. Love this!


Keeping track of your diet has never been this easy. Bitesnap figures out the foods in the picture, letting you track calories and nutrients without the hassle of entering items by hand. Ditch your text log and get the full picture of your diet by seeing what you eat. 

Log Meals In Seconds With Food Recognition
Taking pictures of food is no longer just for foodies. Instead of searching and typing, you can just snap pictures of your meals. The app recognizes thousands of foods so you can log real food as fast as scanning a barcode.

Watch It Learn As You Use It
The app learns to recognize meals that you've logged so your family's secret recipes won't be an issue. It also picks up on your eating habits and will provide quick copy suggestions based on the time of day and what you ate that day.

Track Calories, Carbs, Fats, Protein And Micronutrients For Free
Unlike some of the other apps, we give you all of the information for free. See how much sodium is in your sandwich, view breakdowns by day and track your progress over time. There's more to dieting than calorie counting, with Bitesnap you can be sure that you're maintaining a balanced diet. 

Get The Full Picture Of Your Diet
With a visual journal of your eating habits you get to see what your weaknesses are so that you can make lasting changes to your diet. The app will help you stay on track and maintain a healthy balanced diet by showing you all of the nutrition information for your meals and giving you daily breakdowns of your calories, macro and micronutrients.

Export Your Data and Share Your Food Journal With The Pros
Show your log to your personal trainer, nutritionist, dietitian or doctor. Send them your log as CSV or JSON.

Whether you're trying to lose weight, eat more healthily, or just want more insight into your diet, Bitesnap can simplify your life by making logging a breeze! 

Try it today to start building healthy eating habits.

## Key features

- AI food recognition from photos
- Automatic calorie and nutrient tracking
- Visual food journal
- Learns user eating habits
- Export data (CSV/JSON)
- Track macronutrients and micronutrients

## What do users think of Bitesnap?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📷 Convenient photo-based tracking
- 🆓 Free with no ads
- 🎯 Accurate food recognition
- 📊 Helpful macro and calorie tracking
- 🤳 Ability to log later
- 🔍 Extensive food database
- 🧠 Learns user's eating habits

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Limited barcode scanning accuracy
- 🔍 Incomplete food database
- 🔧 Difficulty editing or deleting entries
- 📆 Lack of calendar/history view

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Barcode scanning not working
- Crashes when trying to access certain features
- Incorrect nutrient information for some foods

**Most requested features**

- Add recipe/meal creation feature
- Integrate with fitness/health apps
- Add water intake tracking
- Improve barcode scanning
- Add calendar/history view
- Allow easier editing of entries

## Recent user reviews (10 of 55)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bitesnap-photo-food-journal/id1108291490/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great and it’s free!

*2023-10-18*

I think this is a great app if you are just getting started with tracking your diet. It’s easy to track your macros, and though it can be a bit annoying having to manually put in info, there is a barcode tool to scan grocery-bought items. 

Even if you aren’t big on tracking macros or calorie counting, only taking photos of your meals can still help a ton! So far it’s helped me get a bigger picture of what/how much I’m eating. Calorie counting can be scary for some, so just being able to take photos may help you realize that hey, maybe I need more meat in my diet, or that I could cut back on my sugar. 

My biggest flaw is that I don’t get enough protein, and using this app is helping me get that number up. And yes, it’s free! No subscription required, which I rarely see with nutrition-related apps.

### 5/5 — 100% recommend, best app in its niche

*2023-09-29*

I have adhd and autism, because of this i struggle with knowing when i’m hungry as well as knowing when i’m full, and this app is exactly what i’ve been looking for, for literal years. No paywalls, no subscription, just great features that enable me give my body the proper amount of food it needs in turn helping my metabolism and hormones become more regulated, and it’s so simple that i quickly made it into a habit instead of logging one meal and forgetting i ever downloaded it like i have with other meal tracking apps, really appreciate the work that was put into this, especially all for free. helped me out a great deal, and i know i’m not the only one ♥️

### 5/5 — Really good

*2023-09-24*

I’ve used so many meal tracking apps, and calorie counting, and my fitness pal, and etc. I love this one. The pictures look really good, lol, and I like photography so that is actually a big plus. I like how it asks you what you are eating and doesn’t assume- while at the same time, not making you start from scratch and figure out each ingredient and how much of each ingredient. It really opened my eyes as to how much I’m actually eating. I’m a visual person and the pics really help me learn what a portion size is (and is not). I’m finding it extremely useful.

### 3/5 — No update in 2 years

*2023-09-15*

I have been using the app for over a week and I really like it, however it is buggy and missing some basic features, like adjusting calories based on exercise. It also won’t let me even open the “me” part so I can’t adjust my weight or whatever else is located in that part of the app. It has also not been optimized for newer phones, so it is hard to see the search bar that is now under the camera. 

There is a prominent button that asks you to give them ideas for new features so I thought that maybe these things will get updated or fixed in a future version. But when I looked at the App Store it shows that it has not been updated in 2 years. So I am not getting my hopes up. 

I love the basics of this app and would pay to use it if the developers would update it. However, I may need to look elsewhere.

### 4/5 — FREE, Easy, and Useful, a little room for improvement

*2023-05-24*

Enjoy the app and that it’s free! There are so many apps out there that want to charge outrageous subscription fees. Like how easy it is. Definitely not the greatest app if you are looking to get down to the exact calories but close enough is good for me (if you want to invest a lot of time adding your items you could make it as accurate as you want but the items already in there are close enough for me).  Now for my few issues… (1) You can put your liquid drink for the day but there isn’t any overall tally for the day (wish they would add this). (2) Sometimes I’ll scan an item and the info will be wrong or out of date and I’m not sure how to edit it.

### 5/5 — Love this app! It would be my go-to food journal if there were a day recap!

*2023-02-04, version 1.6.8*

My dietician requested that I keep a food journal. I’ve used the big name apps in the past, but they are too detailed for my needs. I attempted old fashioned pen and paper or a note on my phone, but was not consistent in logging my meals. Lightbulb moment, what if I could take photos of my food?

Bitesnap easy to use and although the food database isn’t extensive for scanning items, adding the nutritional info isn’t too cumbersome. I especially appreciate that it’s generally listed in order of the label, so I don’t have to jump around to enter the info. And once most of my go-to foods are there, it’s a simple search to add them to the photo entry.

Ideally, my perfect app would include a a way to recap the days photos and see them on one screen (e.g., Ate and See How You Eat apps). I’d use this app alone over the other two with a recap feature. Thanks!

### 5/5 — Not Like Others

*2023-02-03, version 1.6.8*

I usually browse for apps that have no in app purchases, so it’s completely free!!! Also, it’s not like other wight tracking apps that having icons that show someone who is perfectly skinny and someone who is extremely overweight. This helps you moderate what you eat. As someone who is overweight, I say that this is one of the best that I have seen so far. A true must have!!!

### 5/5 — Best free macro nutrition tracker atm

*2023-01-31, version 1.6.8*

You will soon see all free apps of sort (no matter id they say its free, or even 3.99 app), it will always have a monthy (fully unlocked) subscription. This doesn’t, but it does have a small learning curve. These minor annoyances aren’t deal breakers, once you realize the competitiveness of this category, in the app market. The only real annoyance depends on how lazy you are. It’s mostly existing database of foods. But you can create your personal list of food items to use. As a some who trains constantly, we mostly focus on clean foods, and their macros. This means we don’t deviate far from having too many varieties of food. Only good priced, consistent and convenient foods. Not a different meal every day. So the annoyance of database isnt as bad as you think. The percentage works perfectly, if you dont get it, you should at least spend 5 minutes thinking about your high math class. Instead give it a chance and do your training- thats why you have this. In the reviews there arent much negative comments and you can actually see the improvements via feedback from users. Remember this is a tool. Not your savoir. Do the work, focus on the training and track with this. If you start looking for a perfect free app (doesn’t exist without a monthly subscription), you will just be procrastinating with your training.

### 5/5 — Great little app

*2023-01-02, version 1.6.8*

I like looking at my previous meals. Pictures give you a way better idea of what you ate than text logs. You can recall the moment and probably remember the conditions in which you ate the food. Very insightful and helpful. Plus it does a pretty good job of guessing what food you ate. I like that you can snap a photo and log it later. That’s pretty cool so you’re not having to log it at the time of your meal. Maybe you don’t want to explain to people what you’re doing. Snap a quick picture and put your phone away. I’d like to see a way to add exercise to your day and also a notes section for those of us who like to journal. Other than that, it’s a fantastic app. It’ll definitely help you.

### 5/5 — Quickly became part of my routine

*2023-01-02, version 1.6.8*

While it took me a few minutes to figure out how to work the more advanced features (copying a meal to reuse it, changing the day and time of a meal if I forgot to enter it etc) once I got it, I deleted the other apps I downloaded to try. Love the flexibility and customiz-ability. It became part of my routine immediately.

## Frequently asked questions about Bitesnap

### What does Bitesnap do?

Bitesnap is a food journaling app that uses AI to recognize foods from photos you take of your meals. It then automatically logs the meal and provides detailed information on calories, macronutrients (carbs, fats, protein), and micronutrients. This helps users easily track their diet and gain insights into their eating habits.

### How does the AI food recognition work?

You simply take a picture of your meal, and the app's AI analyzes the image to identify the different food items present. It then uses this information to log the meal and calculate its nutritional content. The app also learns your common meals and preferences over time, making future logging even faster.

### Is Bitesnap free to use?

Yes, the app is completely free to use. Users can track calories, carbs, fats, protein, and micronutrients without any cost. All the nutritional information is provided for free, unlike some other apps that may limit features in their free versions.

### What kind of data can I track with Bitesnap?

You can track a comprehensive range of nutritional data, including calories, carbohydrates, fats, protein, and various micronutrients. The app provides daily breakdowns of these values and allows you to see your progress over time, helping you maintain a balanced diet.

### Can I share my food journal with others?

Yes, you can export your food journal data in CSV or JSON format. This allows you to easily share your log with professionals such as personal trainers, nutritionists, dietitians, or doctors, providing them with a clear overview of your eating habits.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.6.8 — 2021-05-30

- Performance Improvements
- Added more fields to food log export

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