Comparison

Knabberfuchs vs Zwäg

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

Head to head
About

Knabberfuchs

Features
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Knabberfuchs is a calorie tracker that respects you: no ads, no subscriptions, no popups, no account. Just a fast, honest tool for logging what you eat — and your data stays on your phone. Built because every popular tracker nags with paywalls. This one doesn't, and it never will. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan barcodes — instant nutrition from Open Food Facts. Not in the database? Add it yourself by scanning the label, and it's saved for next time. • Search fast, offline — Open Food Facts plus the curated Swiss Food Composition Database, with your own custom foods alongside. • Quick add — already know the number? Log "Lasagna · 816 kcal" in a couple of taps. • Snap a meal — AI meal recognition estimates the dish and portion. It runs on-device by default (no account, no cloud). Optionally add your own Google Gemini key for sharper results with full macros. • Meal from a photo — photograph a printed ingredient list and on-device text recognition turns it into a meal to log. • Recipes — build a recipe once, then log a portion to any day; it's broken back into its real ingredients. Share by QR code or image, import by QR or text. • Day by day — meals group automatically as you add them, with a running total and macros. • Per-weekday targets — set a minimum, a maximum, or both. Training days can differ from rest days. • Offline, worldwide — download any of 106 country databases and search with no connection. • Apple Health — optional, write-only sync of your calories and macros. • Backup & restore — export everything to a ZIP (JSON + CSV) and restore it any time. No cloud, no lock-in. MULTILINGUAL Available in English, German, French and Italian. PRIVACY BY DESIGN There are no accounts, no analytics, no ads, and no trackers. We don't run a server and we never see your data. The only thing that ever leaves your phone is an optional Gemini meal photo — and only if you set up your own key. Everything else is on-device. Food data: Open Food Facts (ODbL) and the Swiss Food Composition Database (FSVO). On-device meal recognition uses the Google AIY food model, bundled and run locally. Made in Switzerland.

About

Zwäg

Features
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Zwäg (Schweizerdeutsch für fit und wohl) ist dein Kalorien-Tracker mit Herz: schnell beim Loggen, ehrlich mit deinen Daten und ganz ohne Konto. TAGEBUCH: Mahlzeiten mit Kalorienbudget und Makros, Wasser, Gewicht, Schritte, Stimmung und Streaks. Dein Buddy-Maskottchen macht jeden Eintrag mit. SCANNER: Barcode scannen und in Sekunden geloggt, mit Open Food Facts und der Schweizer Nährwertdatenbank (1220 Lebensmittel, offline). REZEPTE: 890 Rezepte von Älplermagronen bis International, ein Tipp loggt eine Portion. FASTEN: 16:8, 14:10 und 12:12 mit Live Activity auf dem Sperrbildschirm. BATTLES: Fordere Freunde heraus: Wer macht mehr Schritte, verbrennt mehr Kalorien, spart am meisten ein? Code teilen, fertig. RECHNER: BMI, Idealgewicht, Kalorienbedarf und Kalorienverbrauch. APPLE: Health, Widget, Apple Watch App mit Komplikationen, Siri Kurzbefehle. 23 Sprachen inklusive Schweizerdeutsch und Rumantsch. PRIVATSPHÄRE: Zwäg ist local first. Tagebuch, Gewicht und Gesundheitsdaten bleiben auf deinem Gerät. Kein Konto, keine Werbung, kein Tracking.

Screenshots

Knabberfuchs4 screens
Zwäg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zwäg at every 2 days against Knabberfuchs's weekly. Knabberfuchs's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knabberfuchs ships an update weekly, Zwäg every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Knabberfuchs versus Zwäg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnabberfuchsZwäg
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas KunkelEmanuell Ademi

In-app purchases

None

Knabberfuchs

No in-app purchases

None

Zwäg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knabberfuchs free?
Knabberfuchs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zwäg free?
Zwäg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knabberfuchs or Zwäg have ads?
Neither Knabberfuchs nor Zwäg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knabberfuchs or Zwäg?
Knabberfuchs ships an update weekly, and Zwäg every 2 days. Most recently, Knabberfuchs was updated on October 24, 2026 and Zwäg on October 17, 2026.

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