CarbCam vs. Foodvisor, Bitesnap, SnapCalorie – wat wij hebben, wat de anderen niet hebben.
Several photo-AI apps recognize meals and estimate nutrients. CarbCam is de enige die specifiek voor mensen met diabetes is gebouwd – carbohydrates as the primary value, FPU calculation, glycaemic index per item, and most importantly: Nightscout-integratie with before/after BG curve per meal.
The competitors Foodvisor, Bitesnap and SnapCalorie target the general calorie / macro tracking market – good for weight loss, but without BG correlation, without FPU, without Loop / AAPS compatibility.
| Feature | CarbCam | Foodvisor | Bitesnap | SnapCalorie | Carbetic | NutriScan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-fotoherkenning | ||||||
| Fotogebaseerde herkenning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meerdere AI-providers (Claude, Gemini, OpenAI …) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| BYOK – eigen API-sleutel meenemen | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Herkenning van verpakte producten / labels | ✓ | gedeeltelijk | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Diabetes-focus | ||||||
| Koolhydraten als primaire waarde | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vet-Eiwit-Eenheden (FPU) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Glykemische Index per item | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI-kalibratie (50–100% schuifregelaar) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nightscout / CGM | ||||||
| Nightscout-integratie | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| BG-curve per maaltijd zichtbaar | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ |
| Vergelijkbare maaltijden (BG-overlay) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AAPS / Loop / Trio compatibel | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Leren en inzichten | ||||||
| Dokter-modus (patroonanalyse uit historie) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
| Restaurant-herinnering (locatie-bewust) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Locatiefilter („alleen van hier”) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Privacy en voorwaarden | ||||||
| Bruikbaar zonder account / aanmelding | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Fotos lokaal opgeslagen | ✓ | gedeeltelijk | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| EU-hosting (AVG-conform) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Gratis analyses per maand (gratis niveau) | 15 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ |
| Platform | ||||||
| iOS / Android | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | web | ✓ | ~ |
| App-talen | 7 | 6+ | EN | EN | 3 | EN |
Per juni 2026. ✓ = yes, ✗ = no, gedeeltelijk = limited.
Every meal is linked to the measured BG curve from your Nightscout server. You see before and after the meal how your glucose actually reacted. Foodvisor & co. are pure estimation apps – they know nothing about your data.
Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT, xAI Grok – you choose. Or you bring your own API key, pay the provider directly, skip our quota entirely.
A 50–100% slider adjusts every AI carb estimate to your metabolism. If the AI consistently overshoots by 20% for you, you straighten it once and it fits. You stay in control – the heuristic doesn't learn silently.
Doctor-Mode analyses your BG history per meal type: bolus too early/late, too many/too few carbs, missing FPU extended bolus. Hints, not orders – you always decide the final dose yourself.
For every new scan CarbCam shows the three closest matches from your history – including their actual BG curves. Stack up to 5 curves on top of each other and instantly see what happened with each variant. Your history becomes a personal knowledge base.
This comparison table was compiled from publicly available information about the respective apps (websites, app-store descriptions, public API docs). We have tried to be fair – but we make CarbCam, so we are not neutral.
If one of the apps now has a feature we marked as ✗, or if you want to suggest other apps to compare against, write to us at carbcam@10be.de. We're happy to update the table.
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