Snapkin vs Cronometer

Looking for an alternative to Cronometer? Skip the food search. Take a photo.

  • One photo per meal. Snapkin works out the portion.
  • It asks about the oil and butter you cannot see.
  • Everything in your language, photo logging too.
  • No ads. Your diary never trains AI.

€9.99 a month or €99.99 a year. The store bills you. Cancel there any time.

An answer makes the estimate clearer
Open what the meal is not sure about. Answer two questions about cooking fats. Dinner changes from 940 to 850 kcal. The daily total updates, and the doubt is gone.

One meal, two apps

The same meal, logged in both apps.

Cronometer

Photo logging needs Gold
  1. Photo logging needs Gold, the paid plan.
  2. Take a photo.
  3. Pick from its suggestions.
  4. Tap to add things it may have missed, like oil or butter, from a list.

In your language? Cronometer's app comes in English, German, French and Spanish.

Snapkin

1 photo
Snapkin asks a question about the meal, with one button for each answer. The logged meal in Snapkin, with every item in grams and kcal.
  1. Take a photo of your meal.
  2. Tap one answer to the question it asks.
  3. Done. Every item is there, with grams and kcal.

Packaged food? No barcode scanner needed. Take a photo of the label. Snapkin reads the numbers on the packet and remembers the product.

Why people switch

One photo instead of a search per food

  • One photo, not a search for every food on the plate.
  • It asks about the oil and butter you cannot see.
  • Every meal shows how sure it is.
  • No barcode needed: a photo of the label is enough.
  • Photo logging in ten languages.
  • No ads. Your diary is never sold or used to train AI.

Side by side

13 things that matter when you track food. Checked on 24 September 2026.

Feature Snapkin Cronometer
Log a meal with one photo Yes. The app is built around it Gold only
Works out the portion for you Yes, from the plate and the cutlery Not described
Asks about the oil, butter and sauce Yes. One tap to answer Suggests items to tap
Shows how sure it is Yes. A ± range on every meal Not described
Fix a meal by saying what changed Yes. Type it, it redoes the sums Not described
Packaged food Photograph the label. It reads the numbers printed on the packet Barcode scan, free
Remembers your usual food Yes. Explain it once Saved foods and recipes
Photo logging in English Yes, and in nine more languages Yes
Protein is the main goal Yes. Protein first, then the rest One of the nutrients
No ads. Your diary never trains AI Never. It says so in our privacy policy Ads in the free version. Your photos may train its AI
One price, everything in it One plan. No Pro, no Premium+ Free and Gold
Try it for free 3 days free on the monthly plan. No free version Free version
Price per month (Netherlands) €9.99. Everything included €11.99 for Gold

Where Cronometer still wins. You can use it for free. It tracks more than 80 nutrients.

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Questions

Is Snapkin a good alternative to Cronometer?

Yes, if you would rather take a photo than search a food list. Snapkin works out the portion. It asks about what it cannot see. It shows how sure it is.

Can Cronometer log food from a photo?

Yes, with Gold. It suggests foods. You tap to add oil or butter from a list. Cronometer's own blog says sauces and cooking oil "may not be detected". Snapkin asks about them.

Is Snapkin free?

No. The monthly plan starts with 3 free days. Then it is €9.99 a month, or €99.99 a year. You get Snapkin in the App Store or on Google Play. There is no free version.

Sources: Cronometer

Every claim comes from the app's own pages, its store listing or the press.

  1. photo logging, read on 24 September 2026
  2. 4 ways to log food, read on 24 September 2026
  3. Gold, read on 24 September 2026
  4. in the Dutch App Store, read on 24 September 2026

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