SnackGuard vs Snack Pause
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnackGuard
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SnackGuard is an intelligent snack monitoring app that helps you build healthier eating habits and reduce unnecessary snacking. Key Features: SMART DETECTION - Multi-signal fusion detection based on time, location, and device motion - Apple Watch heart rate monitoring to detect eating behavior - Self-adaptive Bayesian algorithm adjusts detection sensitivity - Smart reminders help you make better choices at critical moments TRACKING & STATISTICS - One-tap logging: "Snacked" or "Resisted" - Detailed daily, weekly, and monthly charts - Track consecutive resist streaks and overall progress - Add reflection notes for each choice ACHIEVEMENT SYSTEM - 500+ achievements to unlock - 5 rarity tiers: Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic - 8 categories: Streak, Resist, Reduction, Time, Milestone, Special, Seasonal, Challenge - Beautiful animations celebrate every breakthrough MULTI-DEVICE COLLABORATION - Seamless iPhone + Apple Watch integration - Apple Watch independently detects wrist motions and eating patterns - Home Screen widget shows today's status at a glance - iCloud sync keeps data across all your devices THOUGHTFUL DESIGN - 33 languages supported - 3 reminder styles: Gentle / Humorous / Strict - Dark theme with LiquidGlass visual effects - Fully offline, no account required Privacy Promise: - All data stored locally on your device - No personal data collection, no third-party tracking - Zero ads, zero background data uploads
Snack Pause
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Pause first. Notice what you need. Choose with kindness. Snack Pause is an app that helps you pause before eating snacks, sweets, desserts, late-night food, or other foods that may feel hard to stop eating once you start. It is especially useful when you may not be physically hungry, but still feel pulled toward food because of stress, loneliness, boredom, sadness, tiredness, or a sudden craving. Before you eat, Snack Pause guides you through a simple and gentle self-check. The goal is not to blame you, judge your food choices, or force you to quit snacks. Instead, it helps create a small space between urge and action, so you can ask: Am I physically hungry? Do I need comfort, rest, connection, soothing, or just a short pause? Version 1.2 adds a deeper pause-and-support experience. Snack Pause is no longer just a tracking tool. It is a gentle companion for emotional eating awareness, self-soothing, and kinder decision-making. Main features include: • Record the food you want before eating • Choose between Quick and Full check-in modes • Quick Mode records physical hunger, emotion intensity, and snack urge • Full Mode records stress, physical hunger, loneliness, boredom, sadness, and snack urge • New Pause page with 60-second, 90-second, and 3-minute pause timers • Receive local reminders based on your input • Choose from Caring, Direct, and Energetic Coach reminder tones • View a “Pause Need Level” to understand how much support this moment may need • See simple reference indicators such as refined carbs, oil, and salt • Get supportive snack ideas without being forced to replace your original snack • Choose “I still want it and want to enjoy it slowly” without shame • Receive self-soothing activity suggestions before deciding what to do next • Select your preferred self-soothing activities in Settings • Use “Make me feel better now” for quick soothing activity suggestions • Save local history records on your device • Review eating and emotion patterns with statistics charts • View trends by day, week, month, and year • See separate statistics for Quick and Full mode records • Listen to reminder content with text-to-speech • Export records as a CSV file for personal saving or review • Supports Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English Your records are stored on your device. Snack Pause is a self-awareness and lifestyle support tool. It is not a medical app and does not replace diagnosis, treatment, nutrition advice, or mental health care from doctors, dietitians, psychologists, therapists, or other qualified professionals. If you are experiencing an eating disorder, severe emotional distress, or any health concern related to eating, please seek help from a qualified professional. Privacy Policy https://github.com/siewyufei/snackpause/blob/main/privacy_policy.md Terms of Use https://github.com/siewyufei/snackpause/blob/main/terms_of_use.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snack Pause at none against SnackGuard's 2. Snack Pause also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SnackGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Snack Pause asks for nothing beyond the download.
SnackGuard ships an update fortnightly, Snack Pause daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SnackGuard | Snack Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 润聪 万 | Yu Fei Siew |
In-app purchases
SnackGuard
- SnackGuard Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- SnackGuard Premium Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
Snack Pause
No in-app purchases
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