Comparison
FoodJinn compared with other calorie counter apps
Cal AI, MyFitnessPal, Yazio, Lifesum and Foodvisor all help you count calories, and several of them from a photo. Here is where FoodJinn is different, and where the others do more.
| Feature | FoodJinn | Cal AI | MyFitnessPal | Yazio | Lifesum | Foodvisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2e estimate for each meal | Yes, in kg CO2e | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] |
| Nutri-Score (A to E) for each meal | Yes | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [1] |
| Where your data is stored | Zurich, Switzerland | Not found [3] | Not found [3] | Germany [2] | Not found [3] | Not found [3] |
| Publisher | Bianco's Labs, Switzerland | Viral Development LLC, United States | MyFitnessPal, Inc., United States | YAZIO GmbH, Germany | Lifesum AB, Sweden | Foodvisor, France |
| App languages [4] | 7 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 20 |
| Platforms | Android | Android and iOS | Android and iOS | Android and iOS | Android and iOS | Android and iOS |
- Not mentioned in the app's US App Store listing. The feature may exist elsewhere in the app, or may have been added since.
- Yazio's privacy policy names dogado GmbH, a German hosting company, for its IT infrastructure.
- We did not find a stated storage location in the App Store listing or the public pages we checked.
- Languages listed on each app's US App Store page (iOS). For FoodJinn, the languages of the Android app.
A CO2 estimate for every meal
FoodJinn gives each meal its carbon footprint in kilograms of CO2 equivalent, next to its calories. A breakfast bowl of granola, yogurt and fruit comes to about 0.2 kg CO2e; a burger with fries to about 1.75 kg. None of the other five apps mentions a CO2 or climate estimate in its App Store listing.
If you want to eat in a way that is better for the climate, you see the effect of each meal in the same place as its calories, without a second app.
A Nutri-Score for every meal
FoodJinn grades each plate from A to E with the Nutri-Score, the scale already printed on food packaging in Switzerland, France, Germany and other European countries. Applied to a whole meal, it is a guide to how balanced the plate is, not an official label.
The App Store listings of the other five apps don't mention the Nutri-Score.
Data stored in Switzerland
FoodJinn is developed in Morges, Switzerland, and stores your account, meal photos and analyses on servers in Zurich. The European Union recognises Swiss data protection law as equivalent to the GDPR.
The other five apps are published by companies in the United States, Germany, Sweden and France. Yazio's privacy policy names a German hosting company; for the others, we did not find a stated storage location. See the FoodJinn privacy policy for the details.
Seven languages
FoodJinn speaks English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Portuguese (Brazil), in the app and on this website. The other apps list between 14 and 20 languages on the App Store, so if you need another language, one of them may suit you better.
Where the other apps do more
FoodJinn is a young app, available on Android only. The other five are on both Android and iOS, and several offer things FoodJinn doesn't, such as barcode scanning of packaged food, large food databases or connections to fitness trackers. If those matter most to you, one of them may be a better fit.
We don't claim FoodJinn is more accurate than these apps: we haven't tested it, and published comparisons disagree. All photo-based calorie counts are estimates.
How we checked
Checked on November 8, 2026 from each app's US App Store listing and, for data storage, from public privacy pages. Apps change often: if something here is out of date or wrong, write to master@food-jinn.com and we will correct it.
Sources
- Cal AI: App Store listing
- MyFitnessPal: App Store listing
- Yazio: App Store listing, privacy policy
- Lifesum: App Store listing
- Foodvisor: App Store listing
Cal AI, MyFitnessPal, Yazio, Lifesum and Foodvisor are trademarks of their respective owners. FoodJinn is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Nutri-Score is a registered trademark of Santé publique France.