Bitesnap
Consumer and social
food logging
SHOW HN2017
174points
108comments
#203of 2,242 in 2017
Top 10%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
26 positive, 55 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 10 critical, out of 97 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 14 for, 2 againstExecution: 7 for, 5 againstPerformance: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Slick, intuitive interface and onboarding
From 3 comments
A few thoughts: - Very slick onboarding experience, especially compared to other calorie counters. Big plus here. - There doesn't appear to be a way to add food outside of the…
wkirby on HNI just logged a couple of meals with it - really like the slick interface - it's very intuitive. One of the main things preventing me from using other services is how clunky /…
wmblaettler on HNI've been using it all day and have the following feedback. 1. I like the design, and it works very cleanly. Nothing appears to be heavy, and the UI is intuitive. 2. It only does…
AndrewKemendo on HN
Recognition works well on many foods
From 3 comments
I took a picture of my finished Styrofoam hot chocolate cup and straw. Hot chocolate was the first guess. It gave an option for "from mix water added", done. Very cool. Edit:…
JTxt on HNVery nice! About 10 years ago I created a cooking web site that also uses the USDA nutrition database (cookingspace.com) and I just recently started working on free iOS and…
mark_l_watson on HNAwesome, I've just tried it with an Apple and it worked! Can you let me enter my height and weight in metric please as I had to use Google to convert.
aembleton on HN
Objections
Portion size and hidden ingredients are not estimated well
From 2 comments
> How does it handle differentiating different types of bread, which have differing carbs? We don’t nail everything yet but we allow users to refine the predictions. So in your…
vinayan3 on HNPredicting portion size is something we’re actively looking into. One of the reasons for getting Bitesnap out to a larger audience now is to be able to collect more training data…
vinayan3 on HN
Taking photos is slower than picking from a list
From 1 comment
Looks neat, but at the same time, really cumbersome. Because it looks neat, I'd guess people will try it, because it will be cumbersome, people will abandon it. So like many of…
MintsJohn on HN
Only imperial units and US-only availability
From 2 comments
We’re initially targeting the US market, and it was easiest to get serving data in imperial units to start. We are planning to add sensible serving sizes in metric units as soon…
vinayan3 on HNThank you for trying the app and the feedback. We will add metric units for entering your details.
vinayan3 on HN
Requests
Metric units
From 2 comments
Thank you for trying the app and the feedback. We will add metric units for entering your details.
vinayan3 on HNWe’re initially targeting the US market, and it was easiest to get serving data in imperial units to start. We are planning to add sensible serving sizes in metric units as soon…
vinayan3 on HN
Availability in more countries' app stores
From 4 comments
Can you make this available on other countries' stores as well? Specifically I'd love to see it on the German iOS AppStore.
lsinger on HNApp Store telling me the app is not currently available in Australia. I'm guessing there is nothing specifically US centric in the app, any chance of opening up region support…
evolve2k on HNI'd love to switch to using this full time but why isn't available in my country (Pakistan)? I currently use Lifesum to track what I eat.
amingilani on HNUnavailable in Australia. Weird, because this is the one way of logging food that doesn't differ between countries.
ClassyJacket on HN
MyFitnessPal integration or data export/API
From 2 comments
If this has MyFitnessPal integration I'll start using it immediately. Would be great to supplement my tracking when I go out to eat. Your guess is as good as mine, hopefully…
Swizec on HNIs there an API? Can I export my data? I'd be interested in using this if I can get the data out. I've been posting everything I eat and drink to my own website for the past few…
aaronpk on HN
Barcode scanning and nutrition label OCR
From 2 comments
Great start for a product. I would imagine everything that's currently in your food database had to be manually chosen due to the availability of training data. It doesn't handle…
bmcooley on HNLove this for prepared meals and home cooked meals, where you need to analyze the ingredients of a dish. Have you considered adding the ability to recognize a standard FDA…
wmblaettler on HN
Saved meals for one-click logging
From 1 comment
My goodness, I just started trying to use MyFitnessPal to track my food intake and was wishing that something like this existed. Is there a way to save prior entries as meals? I…
aesthetics1 on HN
Questions
How does it handle bread types and hidden fats?
From 1 comment
I found your blog post (the learn more button) but I'd love more info on this if it's available somewhere. How does it handle differentiating different types of bread, which have…
jc4p on HN
What training dataset was used?
From 1 comment
Can you describe your training or dataset you used?
boxcardavin on HN
Does it estimate portion size and distance?
From 1 comment
When I read this: "We saw an opportunity to apply recent advances in image recognition to simplify the food logging process" do they mean CNN's for image classification and/or…
fsiefken on HN
Alternatives named
MyFitnessPal
From 2 comments
I wouldn't use this. It's not that I don't think your calorie count might be right for some cases, but it won't get everything right, and when you're trying to lose/gain weight,…
AznHisoka on HNMy goodness, I just started trying to use MyFitnessPal to track my food intake and was wishing that something like this existed. Is there a way to save prior entries as meals? I…
aesthetics1 on HN
Lose It
From 1 comment
A few thoughts: - Very slick onboarding experience, especially compared to other calorie counters. Big plus here. - There doesn't appear to be a way to add food outside of the…
wkirby on HN
Lifesum
From 1 comment
I'd love to switch to using this full time but why isn't available in my country (Pakistan)? I currently use Lifesum to track what I eat.
amingilani on HN
Weight Watchers
From 1 comment
Just downloaded it, the app is really elegant. Really nice work. I have used weight watchers in the past, so here are a few thoughts: 1. Its not totally clear to me what the goal…
ttcbj on HN