Comparison

FoodSwitch vs Vela

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FoodSwitch

Scan barcodes to instantly access nutrition facts and discover healthier food alternatives. This app helps you make informed dietary choices, track nutrient content, and develop healthier grocery shopping habits.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanner for nutrition info
  • Healthier food alternatives
  • Nutrient details (fat, sugar, salt)
  • Health Star rating mode
  • Traffic Light Labels mode
  • Identify gluten-containing products
Features
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Make healthier food choices with FoodSwitch. Simply scan a barcode to get its nutrition facts and healthier alternatives! # Accredited by ORCHA with a review Score of 74% in 2020 making FoodSwitch app the most trusted source for health app advice Whether you're looking to shop for healthier food, diet, determine calories, avoid gluten, or looking for products low in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugars, salt or sodium, FoodSwitch will help you develop healthy habits when grocery shopping. See for yourself why FoodSwitch is the world’s most popular health and fitness app. MAKING HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES IS FAST AND EASY • Barcode Scanner --- Simply scan barcodes to view the nutritional information of packaged food products. Over a million barcodes are recognized in our huge database. • Nutritional Tracker --- Information on the nutritional quality of packaged foods. • Nutrient Details --- View Energy, Fat, Sugar, Salt content, and more. • Healthy Food Choice --- Make healthier food choices based on what you scan. • Health Star rating mode --- View how key components in food rate using stars in Health Star Rating mode. The higher the star rating, the healthier the food is overall. • Traffic Light Labels mode --- View how key components in food rate using colors in Traffic Light Labels mode. Red is less healthy, Green is a healthier choice and Amber is in between red and green. MORE FEATURES • Help the community by sharing photos of any items that you are not able to scan and help expand our product database. • Identify products containing Gluten easily. Check out this video. Professor Bruce Neal - Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health talks about the FoodSwitch program and its vision to improve health https://www.georgeinstitute.org/videos/launch-food-the-foodswitch-program FoodSwitch data is used by governments and health organizations around the world. Download the app today for credible and impartial information. FoodSwitch is owned and operated by The George Institute for Global Health. For more information about FoodSwitch and FAQs, please visit http://www.georgeinstitute.org/projects/foodswitch. For our Terms of use, please visit http://www.georgeinstitute.org.au/sites/default/files/foodswitch-terms-of-use.pdf

About

Vela

Features
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Vela turns the invisible, hard-to-describe days of the menopause transition into something you can actually show someone. LOG IN UNDER A MINUTE Tap a symptom from a 46-symptom, evidence-tiered catalogue, set a 1-5 severity, tag what may have set it off, and you're done. Pin the ones you log most so they're always one tap away. YOUR BURDEN INDEX A single 0-100 score for the week, stratified into four areas - vasomotor, mood and mind, body and sleep, and urogenital - with a plain-language band and a change against last week. It is an educational reference built on the Menopause Rating Scale domains, never a diagnosis. SEE THE SHAPE OF IT An 8-week burden trend, a 28-day severity calendar, a hot-flash counter with a 7-day trend, and per-symptom direction - all free, always. THE CLINICAL EVIDENCE REPORT Pick a 30, 60 or 90-day window and Vela builds a one-page summary: your burden score and band, the four-area breakdown, your most-affected symptoms with how often and how strongly, your treatment line, and talking points written for the appointment. Copy the talking points or share the whole thing as a PDF. WHAT YOUR OWN DATA SAYS Cross-metric correlations between sleep, stress, alcohol or caffeine and your heavier days. Trigger detection that compares your logs with and without each tag. Which symptoms cluster on the same day. And a before-and-after view of the 21 days either side of an HRT start or dose change. THE EVIDENCE LIBRARY A searchable, bookmarkable shelf of bundled education, each article honestly labelled by how strong the evidence is - guideline, commonly reported, or anecdotal. Free forever. VELA PRO (optional subscription) Pro unlocks the computed-depth views - correlations, triggers, co-occurrence, the HRT overlay - and the Clinical Evidence Report. - 9.99 USD per month or 59.99 USD per year - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase; it auto-renews at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings All logging, the hot-flash counter, your timeline, the basic trends and the Library stay free, forever. Vela is a wellness and self-tracking tool. It does not diagnose, treat, or prescribe, and it is not a substitute for care from a qualified clinician. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/51/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/51/terms

Screenshots

FoodSwitch4 screens
Vela4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FoodSwitch at none against Vela's 2. FoodSwitch also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vela sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. FoodSwitch asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FoodSwitch versus Vela: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoodSwitchVela
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFoodSwitch Pty LtdAnna Le

In-app purchases

None

FoodSwitch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Vela

Subscriptions2
  • Vela Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Vela Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is FoodSwitch free?
FoodSwitch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vela free?
Vela is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FoodSwitch or Vela have ads?
Neither FoodSwitch nor Vela shows ads.

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