10 Food vs Arista Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
10 Food
Track your daily food intake across 10 essential food groups to ensure balanced nutrition. This app helps you identify dietary gaps and encourages a healthier eating pattern by visualizing your progress.
- Daily food group input
- Food group descriptions on tap
- List and chart display
- Customizable reminders
- Record missed food items
- Weekly progress overview
- Support for multiple users
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Main functions - Daily input - Display the description of the food-group by long tap the button - List display - Chart display - Reminder for forgetting - Can record marks that did not eat - Future plan can be input - Change icon and label - Can record up to 5 users - CSV file input / output Nutrition is unevenly disproportionate without knowing, and it seems that there is thing to be in low malnutrition in the era of this satiation. It seems that there is a tendency to eat only favorite things, or tend to be short of protein without eating meat or eggs especially in elderly living alone. Although we listen frequently to try to combine diverse foods with the goal of "30 items a day", but we can not have it quite easily. At such time, I watched a way, introduced by Japanese TV program called Gatten, NHK. The way is only main dish and side dishes, except staple foods and luxury grocery foods, focusing on the food-group rather than the number of foods and checking the 10 food-groups. I was impressed to this, so created this app. Five food-groups of meat, fish, eggs, soybeans, milk is protein. Oil, green and yellow vegetables, seaweed, potato, fruit are five food-groups necessary to make the protein work efficiently. The method is simple. Just check the 10 food-groups you ate that day regardless of their quantity. The target is to ingest 7 food-groups or more per day. The ideal is to ingest 9 food-groups or more. Assessment is made easier to judge, 6 or less are red, 7 to 9 are green, and 10 is gold (with flower circle, Japanese called Hanamaru). I made a weekly list, the end of Sunday beginning Monday. Because looking at the list, looking back over the situation in a week, even though busy weekdays are biased a bit, to have remaining food-groups on holidays. You will become aware of the balance naturally. By checking the list with a check when after every meal or every day. The total of the horizontal axis (assessment), 6 or less are red, 7 to 9 are green, and 10 is gold with Hanamaru. The total of the vertical axis (assessment) is based on 70% or more, so 4 or less are red, 5 to 6 are green, and 7 is gold with Hanamaru. The total of the lower right (assessment) is also based on 70% or more, but 90% or more is ideal. So 48 or less are red, 49 to 62 are green, 63 to 69 are gold, 70 is gold with Hanamaru. Especially one in three to four people over the age of 70 has fear of malnutrition, and the risk of disease and nursing care increases. Let's encourage your father mother, grandpa grandma, and let's have fun and healthy life for everyone. Attention! If you are currently taking a disease or diet therapy please consult a doctor. Please do not forcibly eat anyone who has problems with allergy or digestion in food-group. Indications of egg, milk, oil, fish, soybean, potato and seaweed are egg & egg products, milk & dairy products, oils & fats, fish & shellfish, soybean & soybean products, tubers & roots and marine algae Icons and titles are set as a representative example such as. This app uses the internet access to display the ads and analyze. Exception clause I assume no responsibility whatsoever for any damages resulting from the use of this app. Permission status and supplementary matters concerning the use of intellectual property in app development production - This app was originally developed on the basis of the original paper "Shu Kumagai, the others. Effects of dietary variety on declines in high-level functional capacity in elderly people living in a community. Japanese Journal of Public Health 50 (12) 1117-1124". - The use of academic information in development was done with the approval of Mr. Shu Kumagai who is responsible for publication of the original paper. - There is no money exchange between developer and Shu Kumagai in development and operation of this app. - This app was developed with the objective of improving dietary habits to prevent elderly people who need long-term care.
Arista Reader
Scan ingredient labels directly from your camera or photos without needing an internet connection. Customize your lists to check ingredients against your preferences, with support for English and Spanish.
- On-device text recognition for labels
- Offline scanning and analysis
- Customizable Avoid and Look for lists
- English and Spanish language support
- Preset ingredient collections
- Unlimited scans and saved scans
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Your health. Your choices. Start with the label. Whether you are checking for allergy-related ingredients, avoiding certain preservatives or taking a closer look at additives you have concerns about, Arista Reader helps you spot the ingredient names you choose to avoid. Scan a food, cosmetic or household label with your camera, or choose a photo. See matches against your personal Avoid and Look for list, with selected names and available aliases checked together. CHOOSE WHAT YOU CHECK Start with a preset, see its contents and refine it ingredient by ingredient. Browse allergy-related checks, dietary preferences, Preservatives & Additives, Additives to Check and personal-care collections. Choose the ingredients that fit your own priorities. Every selected ingredient is checked together. SEE AND SAVE YOUR MATCHES View the selected ingredients found on the label. Keep the label photo and matched ingredients together on your device so you can revisit a scan later. WORKS OFFLINE The ingredient catalogue is included. Camera and photo recognition and matching run on your device, without a barcode or online product-database lookup. Internet is used for catalogue updates, optional account sync and purchases. ENGLISH AND SPANISH Use Arista Reader in English or Spanish, with regional names for Spain and Mexico. Matching includes available aliases in both languages. Results depend on label clarity and catalogue coverage. START FREE • Unlimited camera and photo scans • One local profile • One preset plus 10 additional catalogue ingredients • Refine your preset and change selections anytime • Unlimited local saved scans with label photos • Ingredient aliases and translations included ARISTA PRO Check all your preferences together with unrestricted ingredient selection. Create multiple local profiles and custom ingredients or aliases. Optional Apple, Google or email sign-in syncs profiles and custom ingredients; saved scans and images stay on your device. Choose monthly or yearly billing for the same Pro features. Eligible new subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial, followed by the selected paid subscription. Apple shows your local price, eligibility and renewal terms before purchase. Manage or cancel in Apple Account subscription settings, or restore an active subscription from Arista Pro. After Pro or a trial ends, your lists and saves remain stored. Choose a selection within the free allowance to continue scanning. Existing pre-change selections retain their coverage. Privacy: https://arista-reader.com/privacy-policy.html Terms: https://arista-reader.com/terms-and-conditions.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 10 Food at none against Arista Reader's 2. 10 Food also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Arista Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Arista Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 10 Food asks for nothing beyond the download.
10 Food ships an update every 3 months, Arista Reader every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 10 Food | Arista Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yukihiro Morita | Alpha-Kinetic Systems |
In-app purchases
10 Food
No in-app purchases
Arista Reader
- Arista Pro Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Arista Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year









