positiveEats vs BeanThere

A study shows 97% users abandon food journal apps within a week. If you are one of the 3%, stop reading now. Why are they so hard to use? First, they throw up too many roadblocks to the straightforward task of logging food. Second, they have a reductionist view of food. They turn food into a tally of nutrients, ignoring its broader context. Ironically, it actually takes more work. PositiveEats is based on the Positive Eating Plan, which employs science to eliminate worries, not to introduce them. When you open PositiveEats, you start logging food with the first tap. There is no need to create an account, complete a questionnaire about your weight loss goals (or emotions), or decline trial offers. Logging a cup of black coffee requires just three taps, while recording a more complex dish like a baked egg recipe with onion, tomato, spinach, eggs, and pesto takes only nine. Other apps, by contrast, would demand that you create a custom recipe for the dish, and a sub-recipe for the pesto. Simplicity is the greatest feature of PositiveEats. Mark Twain once said that he didn't have time to write a short letter, so he wrote a long one. The Positive Eating Plan is the short list of rules that result from taking the time to think through the science. Key features of the plan include: 1. It's positive. Telling people not to do the wrong thing doesn't get them to do the right thing. The Positive Eating Plan emphasizes filling up on the right foods, thus reducing the temptation to eat the wrong ones. The goal for each category is the minimum you need to eat, not the maximum you can eat. 2. It tracks food in broad categories. While a balanced diet with variety is essential, food tracking need not be overly granular. Whether you ate a peach or an apple matters little in the broader scheme of a varied diet. Similarly, whether your bread is whole wheat or white is of less consequence if bread plays a minor role in an otherwise balanced diet. Tracking six broad categories of food offers a more nuanced view of your diet than a single calorie count. 3. It tracks real food, not nutrients. Real foods offer benefits beyond the sum of their nutrients. Scientific studies demonstrate that vitamin A supplements, for example, do not replicate the benefits of consuming carrots. Nutrients interact differently within whole foods, as evidenced by the higher absorption of fructose from orange juice compared to whole oranges. 4. It tracks weight, not calories. Calorie tracking often requires weighing food, identifying it precisely, and looking it up in a database—a process fraught with complexity. The USDA database, for instance, lists over 1,000 entries for French fries alone, with calorie counts varying by as much as 100 kcal for small servings. This complexity often leads to frustration and abandonment of the effort. 5. It leaves room for you to eat freely. You don't have to swear off ice cream. Balance, mental and nutritional, is key to sustainable eating habits. PositiveEats and its underlying Positive Eating Plan simplify the process of food logging, making it accessible, manageable, and ultimately, more effective.

Nutrition is more than counting calories. BeanThere tracks 41 essential nutrients to build awareness around your dietary habits, and it's as easy as taking a photo. Now with Beanjamin, your AI nutrition guide, to help you make sense of it all. Photograph any meal, nutrition label, or ingredients list, or type in your ingredients directly. Either way, BeanThere's AI reads your input, matches it against the USDA FoodData Central database for verified values, and fills in any gaps with smart estimates. LOG YOUR FOOD • Photograph a meal, a packaged product, a nutrition label, or type your ingredients in directly • AI identifies your food and portions in seconds • Verified values from the USDA FoodData Central database • Results read like a Nutrition Facts label, with % of your own goals NOT JUST CALORIES • 41 essential nutrients: macros, 13 vitamins, 12 minerals, and more • Watch your daily totals build with every meal you log • Know where you're running low, from iron to fiber to omega-3 YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • A daily Health Score shows how balanced your day is • Track your water against a daily goal • See each day as a timeline, with a monthly calendar of your scores • Keep your streak going and collect stamps in your Bean passport MEET BEANJAMIN, YOUR AI NUTRITION GUIDE • Ask anything about your food and get answers based on what you've actually logged • Tap a suggestion to check how today is going, get ideas for what to eat next, or rate your last meal • Analyze the last week, month, or year to spot gaps and wins • Make him yours: choose his personality, answer length, and emojis, and tell him foods you dislike and cuisines you love • Respects your dietary restrictions, and you decide whether he talks about calories and weight A CUSTOMIZABLE DASHBOARD • Choose exactly which nutrients you want to see, or start from a ready-made layout • View any date range, from a single day to a full year • Drag and rearrange your widgets FRIENDS • Connect with friends and follow each other's progress to stay motivated • You decide what's visible, with privacy controls, blocking, and reporting QUICK ADDS • Turn meals you eat often into one-tap buttons • Save any past entry and re-log it in seconds • Build a library of your go-to foods BEANTHERE PRO The free version includes 2 food scans and 3 quick adds a day, plus 2 days of history. Upgrade to BeanThere Pro for: • Unlimited scans and manual entries • Beanjamin, your AI nutrition guide • Your full nutrition history, not just the last 2 days • A fully customizable progress dashboard • Unlimited quick-add templates Start with a 7-day free trial. Monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime. BeanThere is a wellness and awareness tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Beanjamin's answers are AI-generated and are not medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your dietary needs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/