Comparison

ZeroCrumbs vs SmarTasty

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

Head to head
About

ZeroCrumbs

Features
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Less waste. More taste. ZeroCrumbs is the AI-powered meal planner that brings together your pantry, recipes, shopping list, and weekly menu in a single app. Save time, money, and food, whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or following a low-carb diet. Highlights β€’ Capture inventory by voice or tap, with unlimited taggable staple ingredients β€’ Automatic categorization and expiration dates powered by AI β€’ Flexible 14-day meal planner, adjustable by day, meal, and number of people β€’ β€œCook Now” mode: generate spontaneous recipes from what’s already in your pantry β€’ Smart shopping list that updates itself as you shop or cook β€’ Sustainable algorithm that prioritizes items closest to their expiration date β€’ Personalize by diet type, allergies, preferences, region, and season β€’ Zero-waste principle: less food waste, more flavor Free Version β€’ All core features: inventory management, shopping list, and up to a 4-day meal plan β€’ 10 AI-generated recipes per month (unlock more with ads) β€’ One recipe suggestion per request β€’ Full access to β€œCook Now” mode within your quota β€’ No cloud sync Download for free and start cooking right away. Upgrade anytime without losing your data. ZeroCrumbs Premium β€’ Ad-free experience and unlimited AI recipes β€’ Full 14-day meal planner β€’ Enhanced AI with two suggestions per request β€’ Device sync and family sharing β€’ Import recipes via text or photo β€’ Import receipts via photo How It Works 1. Scan or Say: β€œ250 g spaghetti, 3 tomatoes…” – the app logs it all. 2. Set Preferences: Choose your diet and specify any allergies. 3. Generate Plan: AI builds your weekly menu; you tweak portions and days. 4. Shop Smart: The shopping list shows only what’s missing. 5. Cook and Enjoy: Follow step-by-step instructions; ingredients are automatically deducted. Your kitchen life: zero waste, full taste. Download ZeroCrumbs today to explore all free features and see how simple sustainable cooking can be. Upgrade to Premium whenever you’re ready! We use Apples Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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SmarTasty

Features
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Snap a photo, see the calories. SmarTasty recognizes the food in your photo, estimates calories and nutrition and shows your whole day on one page. Plus over 3,500 recipes and a meal plan that writes your grocery list. Every recipe is cooked without refined sugar and without industrial seed oils. Each one shows the nutrition per serving and, at a glance, how balanced it is. TODAY Calories, protein, carbs and fat, with your meals and photos underneath, plus water, weight, steps and training. Log food by photo, text, barcode or search – you check and save. PHOTO SCAN One photo is enough: Photo Scan finds the ingredients, estimates the amounts and works out calories and nutrition. You see every ingredient and can change it. VITAMINS AND MINERALS See how much of your daily needs is in your food – for recipes and for the meals you log. Free: your 3 best values of the day in your diary; with Premium all 22 – plus what you're still missing, with foods that fill the gap. HEALTH Activity, nutrition, water, weight, sleep and recovery on one page, over 7 or 30 days. Connect Apple Health if you like, so your daily goal matches how active you are. WEEKLY REVIEW Your week in photos, how many days you hit your goal and two matching recipes for next week. MEAL PLANNER Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for 1, 3 or 7 days. Put it together yourself or let the app build it in a few steps – to suit how you eat. SHOPPING LIST One tap moves your meal plan onto your grocery list. The same ingredients share one line, sorted by supermarket aisle. RECIPES Over 3,500 recipes: vegetarian, vegan, high protein, low carb, gluten-free, quick and seasonal. With nutrition, servings you can scale and tips for swapping ingredients. Measurements are metric for now. RECIPE IMPORT Save recipes from Reels, websites or photos – with ingredients, steps and estimated nutrition. INTERMITTENT FASTING 16:8, 18:6 or 20:4 – with an end time, a weekly overview and a notification when your fast is over. HEALTH COACH The Coach shows you what stands out in your week: food, nutrients and calories – with Apple Health also sleep and steps. Ask about your day; it suggests recipes when you ask for them. FREE AND PREMIUM SmarTasty is free to use, with no banner ads. Recipes, meal planner, shopping list, pantry and food diary are free; logging by text, barcode and search has no limit. Every day you also get 1 photo for Photo Scan, and each week 3 questions to the Health Coach, 3 recipe imports and 1 pantry scan. SmarTasty Premium removes these limits: the Coach answers with your whole week in view, and you see all 22 vitamins and minerals and what you are still missing today. New users get a trial week: 7 days of Premium, no payment details – it ends by itself. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Founder price until 28 Feb 2027: half price for the first year of the yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://smartasty.app/privacy SmarTasty is not a substitute for advice from a doctor or dietitian.

Screenshots

ZeroCrumbs4 screens
SmarTasty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SmarTasty at none against ZeroCrumbs's shown. SmarTasty also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ZeroCrumbs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SmarTasty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ZeroCrumbs versus SmarTasty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeroCrumbsSmarTasty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.215.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarvin HackfortDaniel Lehner

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ZeroCrumbs

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
2 purchases

SmarTasty

Subscriptions2
  • SmarTasty Premium (monthly)$7.991 Month
  • SmarTasty Premium (yearly)1 Year trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ZeroCrumbs free?
ZeroCrumbs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmarTasty free?
SmarTasty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZeroCrumbs or SmarTasty have ads?
ZeroCrumbs shows ads; SmarTasty does not.
Which is updated more often, ZeroCrumbs or SmarTasty?
ZeroCrumbs ships an update every 3 days, and SmarTasty every 3 days. Most recently, ZeroCrumbs was updated on October 7, 2026 and SmarTasty on October 24, 2026.

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