Yazio alternative — recipe discovery and AI scanning in one app
Yazio keeps recipes, meal plans and food scanning behind Pro. Here is an honest, feature-by-feature look at how Swoodie compares.
The bottom line
Yazio added AI photo scanning in 2025, but it — like recipes and meal plans — sits behind Yazio Pro. Swoodie keeps recipe discovery free and lets you try AI photo scanning on a 10-use free trial (no card), then Premium. Swoodie's v1.4 fasting tracker overlaps with Yazio's IF tracker on the basics; Yazio's IF UI is more mature, but Swoodie keeps fasting on the free tier and adds Fast Together, where you follow a partner's fast live. Swoodie's diet-style macro targets and a blood-sugar-impact read on scans are also free — Yazio keeps recipes and scanning behind Pro.
Yazio is a solid calorie counter with strong intermittent-fasting tracking. The friction starts beyond logging — recipes, meal plans and food scanning mostly sit behind Yazio Pro.
Swoodie covers everything Yazio Pro paywalls — recipe browse, recipe import, meal planning and a couples mode — at $39.99/year, and as of v1.4 also tracks intermittent fasting (six protocols, live timer, history) with the tracker on the free tier and Fast Together — pair up and follow a partner's fast live — on Premium. The AI features (photo scan, barcode, recipe generation, planner) come as a one-time 10-use free trial, no card.
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 | Yazio |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent free plan (not a trial) | Free — $0 forever | Free tier |
| Annual price | $39.99 / year | $47.90/yr Pro |
| Start without creating an account | Free — guest mode | Guest use; account only for sync |
| AI features without paying | 10 free one-time uses, no card | AI photo scan is Pro-only |
| AI photo calorie / meal scan | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Pro — AI photo scan |
| Multi-photo / multi-dish scan | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | |
| Barcode scanner | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | |
| Log a meal you ate ("ate it") | Free — basic calorie logging | Free |
| Meal journal / food diary | Free: last 3 days · Premium: full history | Free |
| Packaged-product quality score (0–100) | Free — scan, score & breakdown · Premium: better swaps + Ask AI | |
| Recipe discovery / browse | Free — 8,000+ recipe library | Recipes behind Pro |
| 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 | |
| Multi-day meal planner (1/3/7-day) | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Pro — generic plans |
| AI-built meal plan | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Curated plans (Pro), not built from your log |
| 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 | 16:8, 5:2 + custom — a genuine strength |
| Paired wellness accountability (2-person daily score) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Calorie & macro goal setting | Free | Free |
| BMR / TDEE auto-calculation | Free | |
| Body-stat & weight tracking | Free — on-device | |
| Diet-style macro targets (keto / low-carb / high-protein) | Free | PRO — diet-type presets (keto, low-carb…) |
| Custom macro targets (set your own grams) | Premium | PRO — customizable % split |
| iOS app | ||
| Android app | ||
| Export your data as CSV | Lite ($9.99 once) & Premium — 4 files, written on-device | CSV by email; PDF export is PRO |
Cost over time
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Over 2 years, Swoodie costs $79.98. Yazio costs $95.80 — you save $16.
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. Yazio PRO lists at $47.90/year, but the App Store shows 12-month tiers from about $23.90 depending on region and promotion.
Yazio pricing verified July 2026 · source
Where Yazio wins
Yazio's intermittent-fasting tracking is among the best in the category, and if you have used it for years it holds a long weight-and-fasting history. For fasting-led routines, that focus is a genuine strength.
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 to try AI photo scanning without a subscription, want AI recipe generation, or want a couples mode — or you want recipe discovery without a Pro paywall.
Stay with Yazio if…
Yazio's more mature intermittent-fasting UI is core to your routine, or you have years of weight history logged in Yazio.
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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