The same meal, logged in both apps.
Fix it later? You can change the foods only before you save the meal. After that, only the portion size.
Packaged food? No barcode scanner needed. Take a photo of the label. Snapkin reads the numbers on the packet and remembers the product.
14 things that matter when you track food. Checked on 10 October 2026.
| Feature | Snapkin | Fddb |
|---|---|---|
| Log a meal with one photo | Yes. The app is built around it | Premium only |
| Works out the portion for you | Yes, from the plate and the cutlery | Yes, a guess from the photo. You can change it |
| Asks about the oil, butter and sauce | Yes. One tap to answer | Not described. You add what it missed |
| Shows how sure it is | Yes. Every meal says how sure it is | Not described |
| Fix a meal by saying what changed | Yes. Type it, it redoes the sums | Edit the foods by hand, before you save |
| 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 favorites. Not for photo meals |
| Photo logging in English | Yes, and in nine more languages | The app, yes. Photo logging not checked |
| Protein is the main goal | Yes. Protein first, then the rest | Calories first |
| Adjusts your target from your results | Yes. Every month, from your meals and your weight | No. The formula updates when you type in your weight |
| No ads. Your diary never trains AI | Never. It says so in our privacy policy | No ads, says its store page. Tracks you, says the App Store |
| One price, everything in it | Everything in every plan. No Pro, no Premium+ | Free and Premium |
| Try it for free | 3 days free, no card, nothing locked. No free version | Free version |
| Price per month (Netherlands) | €9.99. Everything included | No monthly plan. €39.99 a year |
Where Fddb still wins. You can use it for free, and its store page says there are no ads. It has a big German food list with a barcode scanner. Premium is cheaper per year.
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.
No. Fddb's help center says the photo scan is part of Premium. Premium costs €39.99 a year in the App Store. The scan guesses the foods and the amounts. If it misses something, like sugar in tea, you add it yourself. Snapkin asks about things a photo cannot show, like oil or butter. Every meal says how sure it is.
No. The first 3 days are free, with no card. Then it is €9.99 a month, or €99.99 €49.99 a year. You get Snapkin in the App Store or on Google Play. There is no free version.
Every claim comes from the app's own pages, its store listing or the press.
Fddb is a trademark of its owner. Snapkin is not connected to it. Is something here wrong or out of date? Email us. We fix it and note the date.