Photo, voice and barcode in German.
Lose It!’s Snap It, Say It and Scan It only work with an English device language. Here they work in German and English: photo and voice with Premium, the barcode scanner for free.
COMPARISON · As of
AI Calorie Count vs Lose It!
Lose It! is a long-running US calorie counter with a huge database. Its photo, voice and barcode features need an English device language. AI Calorie Count does all three in German, checked against official German food data.
In short: what sets AI Calorie Count apart
Products from your supermarket.
193,000+ products sold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland plus the official BLS database.
No ads, no tracking.
No ads, even in the free version, no ad or analytics SDKs, and your diary stays on your phone.
Feature by feature
What each app offers, based on public information from the providers.
- Yes
- Premium only
- Partly
- No
- Not stated
| Feature | AI Calorie Count | Lose It! |
|---|---|---|
| Logging | ||
| Log a meal from a photo (AI) | Premium only | Premium onlyEnglish only: needs an English device language |
| Describe a meal in your own words (AI) | Premium only | Not stated |
| Voice logging | Premium only | Premium onlyEnglish only: needs an English device language |
| Barcode scanner | Yes | PartlyEnglish only: needs an English device language |
| Manual entry | Yes | Yes |
| Food data | ||
| Official German food reference data (BLS) | Yes7,140 generic foods from the Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut) | Not stated |
| Packaged products from DE, AT & CH | Yes193,000+ products sold in DE, AT and CH (Open Food Facts) | Not stated |
| Estimates you can trust | ||
| Edit every detected food and its grams | Yes | Yes |
| AI values clearly marked as estimates | Yes | Not stated |
| Privacy | ||
| Works without an account | No | Not stated |
| Diary stays on your device | Yes | No |
| No ads | Yes | No |
| No tracking across other apps (App Store label) | Yes | No |
| Platform | ||
| Apple Health / Health Connect | Premium only | Yes |
| German-language app | Yes | Partly |
| Web or desktop version | No | Yes |
Photo and text analysis gives estimates. Ingredients and portions vary, so please check each result.
Where Lose It! shines
No app is right for everyone. These are real strengths of Lose It!.
GLP-1 tracker
Track GLP-1 medication alongside food.
Challenges
Join community challenges with other users.
US brands and restaurants
A US app whose database knows American groceries and chain restaurants.
Which one is right for you?
Choose AI Calorie Count if
you speak German, shop in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, and want AI logging that works in your language.
Choose Lose It! if
your phone is set to English, you mostly eat US brands, or you want to track GLP-1 medication.
Switching takes two minutes
Install and sign in with Apple or Google.
No new password, no form. Answer a few questions and start tracking for free.
Take a photo of your next meal.
Or type it the way you’d say it. Check the foods and grams, then save.
Your favorites come back.
The diary suggests what you’ve eaten before, so repeat meals are quick.
Questions & answers
Lose It! or AI Calorie Count: which works in German?
Lose It! is available in German, but according to Lose It! Help, Snap It, Say It and Scan It require an English device language. In AI Calorie Count, photo, voice and barcode logging work in German and English.
How does barcode scanning compare in Lose It! and AI Calorie Count?
Lose It!’s Scan It needs an English device language. In AI Calorie Count, the barcode scanner is free and matches barcodes against products sold in DE, AT and CH, without AI. Only the code is sent.
Where do Lose It! and AI Calorie Count store my diary?
Lose It! keeps your diary in your account, which also powers its web version. AI Calorie Count keeps it on your phone: the diary and manual entry work offline, and only photo and text analysis need a connection.
Why do AI photo and text analysis cost money?
Every AI analysis has a running cost for us: your photo or text is sent through our server to OpenAI, and each request is billed to us. Because AI Calorie Count has no ads and no tracking, Premium covers that cost. Calorie tracking, food search, the barcode scanner and manual entries stay free.
Lose It! is a trademark of its respective owner. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by FitNow, Inc.. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.
Try a calmer way to count calories.
Track calories for free, or log with one photo and a quick check with Premium. With German food data and a diary that stays on your phone.
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