YAZIO vs Lifesum

Both are big names, both can do a lot, and choosing between them comes down to two or three questions. We build a calorie diary ourselves — which is why our own app appears at the end of this page. The comparison before it is straight anyway, because otherwise it would be worth nothing.

YAZIO

Strong at: a very large German food database, a barcode scanner that reliably finds things and recipes and fasting plans. Pricing: subscription. Data export: free — Profil → Einstellungen → Account → Datenexport, CSV per E-Mail.

Most common criticism in the reviews: Es ging mit der übertriebenen Gamification und unnötigen Animationen los … Abo werde ich nicht verlängern (confirmed 1,215 times).

Lifesum

Strong at: a genuinely tidy interface, meal plans and recipes and solid Apple Health integration. Pricing: subscription. Data export: free — Web: lifesum.com/account/export-data (Beta, letzte 7 Tage); volle Historie über den Support.

And if both want too much?

In our analysis of roughly 57,000 critical reviews, the most frequent complaint about diary apps is not the database and not the price. It is that logging itself has got longer and louder. That is what zweitaps is for: two taps, no streaks, no subscription, barcode offline. It reads the exports of YAZIO and Lifesum, so you do not have to throw anything away to try it.