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Lifesum AB

For health-conscious individuals and weight management seekers looking for tech-forward, simplified nutrition tracking.

1app4.6(149.2K)Health & Fitness

Snapshot

Who is Lifesum AB?

Simplifying healthy eating through AI-driven nutrition tracking and personalized lifestyle insights for health-conscious users.

Target audience

Health-conscious individualsWeight management seekers looking for tech-forwardSimplified nutrition tracking

Active nemesis

MyFitnessPal

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 1
1
app
Health & Fitness1

Last updated

Lifesum: AI Calorie Counter

v23.9.1

3mo ago

Steady

Publisher DNA

What defines Lifesum AB?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

AI-driven nutrition and health tracking

Scale

indie

Target audience

Health-conscious individuals and weight management seekers looking for tech-forward, simplified nutrition tracking.

Signature Patterns

  • Heavy emphasis on AI-driven multimodal tracking including photo, voice, and text logging.
  • Freemium monetization model with tiered premium subscriptions for 1-month and 3-month durations.
  • Holistic health tracking using proprietary metrics like 'Life Score' alongside standard macro counting.
  • Focus on a single-app ecosystem rather than a broad portfolio of niche health tools.
Steady

Portfolio momentum

Actively maintaining a single flagship title with 2 updates in the last 6 months, including a major AI-driven architectural overhaul.

Last release 10d agoActive apps 1

Portfolio

What does Lifesum AB ship?

Apps

1 app analysed

Multimodal logging reduces friction for daily active users

  • Long-term users previously valued the intuitive manual tracking and reliable food database for weight management
  • Forced AI-driven interface changes make manual food logging significantly more difficult and less accurate

Distributed across 17 markets, strongest in Europe.

Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .

Americas (4)

  • Brazil1 / 1
  • Canada1 / 1
  • Mexico1 / 1
  • United States1 / 1

Europe (9)

  • France1 / 1
  • Germany1 / 1
  • Italy1 / 1
  • Netherlands1 / 1
  • Portugal1 / 1
+4 more europe markets
  • Spain1 / 1
  • Sweden1 / 1
  • Turkey1 / 1
  • United Kingdom1 / 1

Asia-Pacific (4)

  • India1 / 1
  • Indonesia1 / 1
  • Singapore1 / 1
  • Vietnam1 / 1

Core markets (1/1 apps)

BrazilCanadaFranceGermanyIndiaIndonesiaItalyMexicoNetherlandsPortugalSingaporeSpainSwedenTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesVietnam

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

0

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

1

Negative apps

25/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does Lifesum AB compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

MyFitnessPal

known forMyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter

1 app4.4Health & Fitness

With nearly 3 million ratings and a massive, established user base, this is the primary benchmark for calorie tracking and food database depth.

Contenders(3)

FitNow

known forCalorie Counter by Lose It!

1 app4.8Health & Fitness

High-velocity development with 28 releases in six months makes this a formidable competitor in feature innovation.

Noom

known forNoom Weight Loss, Food Tracker

1 app4.7Health & Fitness

Positions itself as a psychological weight-loss program rather than a simple tracker, capturing a distinct audience segment.

WW International

known forWeightWatchers Program

1 app4.8Health & Fitness

Leverages a powerful, proprietary points-based system that creates a unique, defensible ecosystem for its subscribers.

Same space(4)

BetterMe

known forBetterMe: Health Coaching

1 app4.7Health & Fitness

Broadens the scope to include holistic health coaching, moving beyond simple calorie counting.

Google

known forFitbit: Health & Fitness

2 apps4.1Health & Fitness

Users report: Acts as a hardware-integrated platform that captures health data automatically, reducing the need for manual logging.

MyNetDiary

known forCalorie Counter - MyNetDiary

1 app4.8Health & Fitness

A high-quality, reliable alternative that focuses on clinical accuracy and a clean, user-friendly interface.

Wombat Apps

known forCarb Manager—Keto Diet Tracker

1 app4.8Health & Fitness

Dominates the specialized low-carb and keto niche with highly tailored features for specific dietary needs.

New entrants(2)

Stronger By Science Technologies

known forMacroFactor - Macro Tracker

2 apps4.8Health & Fitness

Rapidly gaining traction among power users by offering a data-driven, non-judgmental approach to weight management.

Viral Development

known forCal AI - Calorie Tracker

1 app4.8Health & Fitness

Directly challenges Lifesum's AI-first positioning with a modern, streamlined approach to automated tracking.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Lifesum AB

Bottom line

Lifesum is a specialized health-tech publisher successfully defending its niche by pivoting toward AI-automated logging. Their success hinges on resolving recent UI-related user backlash while maintaining their lead in multimodal data entry.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Lifesum AB publish?
Lifesum AB has 1 app tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Health & Fitness category.
What kind of apps does Lifesum AB make?
Lifesum AB's portfolio is concentrated in Health & Fitness, with an average rating of 4.6/5 across rated apps.
What is Lifesum AB's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Lifesum: AI Calorie Counter is Lifesum AB's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Lifesum AB's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Lifesum AB's apps across 17 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
1
With full intel:
1
With overview:
1
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lifesum AB, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Lifesum AB intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-23. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/lifesum-ab

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