What is the difference between Multimodal Tracking and the Traditional Tracking?

Lifesum offers two distinct tracking experiences to help you log your meals: Multimodal Tracking and Traditional Tracking. Understanding the differences can help you choose the method that best suits your lifestyle and preferences.

Multimodal Tracking (Premium Feature)

Multimodal Tracking is a Lifesum Premium feature that leverages AI to simplify food logging. It offers multiple intuitive ways to add meals:

• _***Voice input_____*
• _***Text descriptions_____*
• _***Photo recognition_____*

With Multimodal Tracking, you can quickly capture your meals without having to manually search through the food database. Just snap a photo, describe your meal, or speak it—and the AI will do the rest.

Features Available with Multimodal Tracking:

• _***Voice, text, and photo tracking_____*
• _***AI meal categorization_____*
• _***Favorites_____*
• _***Quick Track_____*
• _***Barcode Scanner_____*
• _***Recipes_____*
• _***Recently tracked meal_____*s

Diary Interface

1. No predefined meals (e.g., Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner) are shown initially.
2. Tap the _***"+"_____* to start logging a meal.
3. You can _***manually choose the meal type_____*, or let the AI estimate based on:

• The time of day.
• Keywords in your text (e.g., “For breakfast I had...”).
• The type of food.

You can read more about the Multimodal Tracking features here: Multimodal Tracking Explained

Traditional Tracking

Traditional Tracking is the standard food logging method and is available to all users.

You manually browse or search Lifesum’s extensive food database to log items, similar to conventional food tracking apps.

Features Available with Traditional Tracking:

• _***Manual food search using the database_____*
• _***Barcode Scanner_____*
• _***Favorites_____*
• _***Quick Track_____*
• _***Recipes_____*
• _***Recently tracked meals_____*

Diary Interface

1. Your Diary displays _***predefined meal sections_____*:

_***Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner_____*

2. Tap on any meal section to add food items directly.

Switching Between Tracking Modes

You can switch between Multimodal and Traditional Tracking at any time:

• _***Go to_____*: ``` ``` `` `Settings → Diary Settings ``` ```` ``` ``` `` (or `` `Customize Diary ```` ``` `` on Android)
• _***Toggle___ off _***Multimodal Tracking*_*__ to return to Traditional Tracking.

Summary Comparison Table

For a fast, smart, and flexible food-logging experience, Multimodal Tracking is an ideal choice. Prefer a more structured, manual approach? Stick with Traditional Tracking.

Pick the one that works best for you!

Actualizado el: 28/08/2025