Foodvisor alternative — AI scanning without the tight free-tier cap
Foodvisor pioneered photo nutrition, but its free tier caps scans monthly and Premium climbed to $83.99/year. Here's how Swoodie compares.
The bottom line
Foodvisor caps free scans monthly and puts barcode and the full scanner behind an $83.99/year Premium. Swoodie's AI runs on a 10-use free trial then Premium ($39.99/year), and recipe discovery stays free.
Foodvisor was one of the earliest AI photo calorie counters. The downside in 2026: most of the AI scanning sits behind Premium, and the free tier's monthly scan allowance runs out well before the month does.
Swoodie's AI runs on a 10-use free trial (no card), then Premium — and recipe discovery stays free, alongside recipe generation, meal planning and a couples mode Foodvisor doesn't have.
The scan-cap question cuts both ways, so it is worth being precise about what happens when the AI runs out. In Swoodie the logging doesn't stop: Quick Add lets you type calories and macros straight in, free and forever, with no photo and no AI call. Product Check is free too — scan a packaged product's barcode for a 0–100 quality score and the additives behind it, where Foodvisor puts its barcode scanner behind Premium entirely.
Features evolve fast
Swoodie ships new features regularly, so this page may not reflect the very latest. The homepage is always up to date — check there for everything Swoodie does today.
See the latest on the homepage →Feature by feature
| Feature |  Swoodie | Foodvisor |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent free plan (not a trial) | Free — $0 forever | Free — monthly scan cap |
| Annual price | $39.99 / year | $83.99/yr Premium |
| Monthly price | $9.99 / month | $14.99/mo |
| AI features without paying | 10 free one-time uses, no card | Free scans capped monthly |
| AI photo calorie / meal scan | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Free tier capped; full scan Premium |
| Barcode scanner | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Premium only |
| Calorie estimate from a photo | Trial — scan output | Premium |
| Allergen detection from a scan | Trial — scan output | Limited |
| Log a meal you ate ("ate it") | Free — basic calorie logging | |
| Meal journal / food diary | Free: last 3 days · Premium: full history | |
| Packaged-product quality score (0–100) | Free — scan, score & breakdown · Premium: better swaps + Ask AI | |
| Blood-sugar impact read on a scanned meal | Blood Sugar Score — Free: steady / moderate / spiky, estimated from carbs & fibre | Carb estimate only — no glycemic score |
| Recipe discovery / browse | Free — 8,000+ recipe library | Browse-only library |
| Swipe-to-choose recipe UX | Free | |
| Filter recipes by ingredients you have | Free — Discover Mode | |
| AI recipe generation (Chef AI) | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | |
| Import a recipe from a video / social post | Trial — 5 free saves, then Premium | |
| Hands-free voice cooking mode | Free | |
| Built-in kitchen tools (converters, scaler, cook times) | Kitchen Tools — Free: 6 offline tools (unit, oven & air-fryer converters, scaler, cook times, safe temperatures) | Per-serving recipe split only |
| Multi-day meal planner (1/3/7-day) | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | |
| Shopping list merges duplicate ingredients | Trial — built with the plan | |
| Real-time couples meal matching (Swipe Together) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Shared meal plan | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Separate macro targets per person | Free | |
| Multi-person session (family / friends) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Intermittent fasting tracker | Tracker: Free · Coach quips: Premium | Free timer; full programmes Premium |
| Paired wellness accountability (2-person daily score) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Shareable meal report card | Meal Report Card — Free | No food-log sharing or export |
| Calorie & macro goal setting | Free | |
| Diet-style macro targets (keto / low-carb / high-protein) | Free | No keto/low-carb preset |
| Custom macro targets (set your own grams) | Premium | Premium — free tier shows calories only |
| Daily insight drawn from what you logged | Coach Ollie — daily insight: Free · Pattern insights: Premium | Daily assessment reacts to that day's log |
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Cost over time
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Over 2 years, Swoodie costs $79.98. Foodvisor costs $167.98 — you save $88.
Prefer paying once? Swoodie Lite is a $9.99 one-time purchase that unlocks the whole app except the AI features. It also exports your log, weights and saves as CSV, so your data can leave with you.
Swoodie is $39.99/year — about $3.33/month billed yearly.
Foodvisor pricing verified May 2026 · source
Where Foodvisor wins
Foodvisor was one of the first AI photo calorie counters and still has a capable scan engine and a browsable recipe library. If you've already paid for the year, it covers basic photo logging well.
Honest scorecard
Where Swoodie wins
- Swipe-to-choose recipe UX
- Real-time couples meal matching (Swipe Together)
- Multi-person session (family / friends)
- Paired wellness accountability (2-person daily score)
The verdict
Switch to Swoodie if…
you want AI scanning without a tight monthly cap, recipe generation and a couples mode — at a lower yearly price.
Stay with Foodvisor if…
you've already paid for the year and only need basic photo logging.
Made up your mind? Start free.
Swoodie plans the week, tracks what you eat and lets two people pick dinner together. The recipe library and tracking are free, no account needed — every scan carries a Blood Sugar Score, six Kitchen Tools work offline, and Premium is free for 7 days on the yearly plan.
We put these comparisons together from publicly available information and each app's own website. Prices and features change — if you spot anything inaccurate or out of date, email support@swoodie.app and we'll correct it. We want this comparison to stay fair.
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