Comparison

dietSNAPS vs Daylight Tracker

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

Head to head
About

dietSNAPS

This app offers a unique approach to diet tracking by using photos of your food before you eat it, rather than counting calories or weighing portions. It supports various dietary plans and allows you to visually log meals, drinks, and exercise. Share your progress or export data for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Photo-based food logging
  • Supports all diet plans
  • Visual exercise tracking
  • Email diet logs
  • Export data via CSV
  • Create PDF reports
Features
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dietSNAPS is not your average diet & food tracker. We don’t count calories. We don’t weigh our portions. We do something very different: we STOP and LOOK and take a picture of every bite BEFORE we eat it. Believe it or not, there have been studies that have found that the act of taking a picture before you take a bite is more effective than simply keeping a written journal.*  Already following a particular plan? dietSNAPS works with every program: from Paleo and Keto to DASH and 5:2, from Weight Watchers to Jenny Craig, to simply just eating clean, dietSNAPS works with you and the way you eat.  We hear everyday from the dietSNAPS community about how easy it is to use and how thrilled they are that they can FINALLY stick to keeping a journal. We look forward to hearing from you too.  DESCRIPTION:  • The easiest way to track your diet on the iPhone  • Use your camera to visually keep track of what you eat, drink, your exercise and more  • Email your dietSNAPS log to your nutritionist, personal trainer, doctor or diet buddy  • Export your log via .CSV and view your log (no photos) in Excel or other spreadsheet software  • Create PDF reports of your log USE dietSNAPS TO:  • Track your diet to help you lose weight  • Share your dietSNAPS photos on Facebook and Twitter  • Track your exercise • Keep track of food allergies and intolerances  • Monitor your IBS symptoms  • Keep a photographic journal of your culinary adventures ~ Bon Appétit! • Use the journal function to write how your day was, how you were feeling and how your diet was impacted  USER REVIEWS:  “This is the first diet tracker that I’ve been able to stick with for more than a few days!” by lillith99 (5 Stars) “I’m using it to keep track of my blood sugars and my food intake. Works great!” by Ktgirl4him (4 Stars) “Simple, fun, easy! Just what I was looking for…Taking pics of the food I eat daily is so much easier to keep track without the hassle! THANK YOU!!!” By Jmmall (5 Stars) “Well done and reliable app. This is a great and simple app that does exactly what I need it to do and nothing more. Really awesome…Sometimes simple and reliable is the best – and this is one of those. A fave!” By Agdamella (5 Stars) -- For more information, please visit us online at www.dietSNAPS.com.  To fan us on facebook, please visit us at www.facebook.com/dietSNAPS *If you’d like to read more, visit http://bit.ly/a2sK4H or http://nyti.ms/9IIX3t

About

Daylight Tracker

Track and visualize your time spent outdoors with this iOS and watchOS application. It offers widgets, complications, and graphs for at-a-glance insights into your outdoor activities. Subscribe to daily summaries to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Outdoor time tracking
  • Widgets and complications
  • Visually appealing graphs
  • Daily summary push notifications
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Make daylight a daily habit. Set a personal daylight goal and see how much time you have spent outside today. A compatible Apple Watch records Time in Daylight in HealthKit, so your daily progress updates without starting a timer. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • See immediately whether you still need daylight today or have reached your goal. • Check daylight time, goal progress, and minutes remaining. • Keep your daily focus visible with iPhone widgets, Watch widgets, and watch-face complications. • Get one positive local alert on Apple Watch when you reach your goal. APPLE WATCH FIRST • Use the Watch app for Today, recent history, trends, and settings. • Keep tracking and receive the goal alert even when your iPhone is not nearby. • Synchronize your goal and preferences between iPhone and Apple Watch. LOCAL UV CONTEXT • Enable location deliberately when you want to see local UV information. • View the hourly UV index and daily maximum from Apple Weather. • Match HealthKit daylight intervals with hourly UV values using stored coarse location anchors. • Visible location and weather coverage show how complete that estimate is. • Optionally choose a skin-response preset for carefully worded guidance — never as a claimed safe exposure time. UNDERSTAND YOUR ROUTINE • Explore daylight duration and brightness in clear charts. • Compare days, weeks, and longer-term progress. • Choose a daily goal that fits your routine. • No account is required. Daylight reads Time in Daylight and ambient-light data from Apple Health. Data availability and update timing depend on your Apple Watch model, how it is worn, and HealthKit background delivery. Location access starts only when you activate the UV feature. On iPhone, the app then uses power-efficient significant location changes instead of continuous GPS. You can delete its location history from Settings after a warning and confirmation. The UV context estimate is not a measurement of your personal UV dose or skin exposure. Daylight duration, brightness, and UV index do not determine vitamin D or a safe amount of time in the sun. This app does not provide medical advice. Follow local sun-protection guidance. ACCESS OPTIONS New customers can explore the app for two days from their first download without an automatic charge. After that, a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase is required. Choosing a plan starts a paid purchase immediately. Previous paid-app customers retain permanent access. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.blogboxapp.de/datenschutz

Screenshots

dietSNAPS4 screens
Daylight Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dietSNAPS at 82% against Daylight Tracker's 33%. dietSNAPS also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and monetization model (free vs paid). Daylight Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 26 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

dietSNAPS costs $1.99 and Daylight Tracker $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dietSNAPS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of dietSNAPS's written reviews are positive against 33% of Daylight Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dietSNAPS ships an update every 26 months, Daylight Tracker every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dietSNAPS versus Daylight Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdietSNAPSDaylight Tracker
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperappsSNAPSBernhard Hering

Customer experience

dietSNAPS

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative10.5%

Daylight Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

dietSNAPS

No in-app purchases

None

Daylight Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dietSNAPS free?
dietSNAPS costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daylight Tracker free?
Daylight Tracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dietSNAPS or Daylight Tracker?
dietSNAPS is rated higher. dietSNAPS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Daylight Tracker averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do dietSNAPS or Daylight Tracker have ads?
Neither dietSNAPS nor Daylight Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dietSNAPS or Daylight Tracker?
dietSNAPS ships an update every 26 months, and Daylight Tracker every 7 months. Most recently, dietSNAPS was updated on October 29, 2026 and Daylight Tracker on October 10, 2026.

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