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Snap n Eat – a food tracker using AI and chatbot

Snap n Eat – a food tracker using AI and chatbot

by christopher8827·Feb 21, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidShip It

Photo-based calorie logging, but MyFitnessPal and Cronometer already dominate this category.

Strengths
  • •Honest positioning: 'good enough' estimates for personal use, validated later by trainers or therapists.
  • •Health Connect integration reduces friction vs. standalone silos.
  • •PDF/CSV export for sharing with professionals is thoughtfully implemented.
Weaknesses
  • •AI image recognition explicitly not accurate—core feature is admittedly unreliable.
  • •Crowded space: Calorie Tracker, MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Eat This Much all solve this, many with better accuracy.
Category
Health
Target Audience

Fitness enthusiasts and people tracking nutrition, especially those working with trainers or therapists.

Similar To

MyFitnessPal · Cronometer · Calorie Tracker

Post Description

Hi HN!

I built my first Android app and deployed it into production!

This app has the following features such as:

- AI image recognition: snap a photo and it will estimate the carbs/calories/protein/fats. (not accurate yet but improving on it) - AI chatbot: to ask for recipes or to log your food set your fitness targets and it calculates how much nutrition you need daily. - manual entry of your food & the ability to save food as a favourite - data exports: to share with your PT - integration with Health Connect - track your weight & estimate the number of days to your target weight

I'm a solo developer and would love feedback or what other features I should include or add. Initially, I built this for my girlfriend so she could add her food and then export them for her therapist. Her therapist would cross-check the estimates so the AI image recognition didn't have to be 100% accurate - just "good enough" - so I built this app to take a photo and estimate it when storing it.

Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapneat.a...

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