Bao vs Yazio for Asian Food

October 25, 2026 · Updated October 25, 2026 · 4 min read

As of 2026-10-25, Yazio's home page lists AI photo tracking and barcode tracking, and it shows no cuisine list. Bao is built around Asian dishes: it scans a plate or a whole menu and shows each dish name in three languages. Here is what each app says about itself, as of October 25, 2026.

We are Bao, so we are not neutral, and we are not affiliated with Yazio. That is why every Yazio statement below comes from one public page you can open and check yourself. Bao is a dumpling with a camera; Yazio is a tracker with a camera. The rest is reading the labels.

What we compared and when

We read Yazio's English home page on 2026-10-25. Anything a company changes after that date is not reflected here, so open the links to see the current wording.

Photo tracking

Yazio's home page says you can "get instant calorie and nutrition info with AI photo tracking, or track manually or by barcode" (as of 2026-10-25, source: yazio.com). That puts three ways to log a meal on one line: a photo, a typed entry and a barcode.

Bao also logs from a photo, and it adds a menu scan. A plate scan answers "what did I just eat." A menu scan reads every dish on a menu, in the language it is printed in, and estimates each one before you order. Our post on scanning a whole restaurant menu explains the difference. Every Bao figure is an AI estimate, not a lab measurement.

What the page does not say

As of 2026-10-25, Yazio's home page does not mention Asian cuisine, does not list any cuisines, and does not list the languages the food database covers. That describes one page on one day. It does not describe what the app can recognize once you open it.

It matters for a plate of dumplings or a bowl of beef noodle soup, because the first job is naming the dish. A neat calorie number on the wrong dish is still wrong, which is why we show each dish name in three languages. Our guide to eating out on a calorie budget shows where restaurant meals usually slip past a log.

Price: not listed on the home page

Prices change, so check each store listing before you decide. A blank cell for Yazio means its home page did not list the item on 2026-10-25, not that the app lacks it.

What this page does not cover

This is a comparison of public statements. Neither app's calorie estimates are compared here, so the fairest test is your own meals. If you want a real answer, scan your own usual meals in both apps for a week and check the results against what you know about your food. See how other trackers describe Asian food in our tracker comparison.

How to try Bao

Bao is free to download, and new users start with a 7-day free trial of Pro, which includes unlimited photo and menu scans. Point it at a plate of dumplings or at a menu you cannot read, and see whether the dish name and the estimate look right to you.

Common questions

Does Yazio have AI photo tracking? Yes. As of 2026-10-25, Yazio's home page lists AI photo tracking, along with manual and barcode tracking. The page does not describe how the photo estimate works.

Does Yazio list Asian cuisines? As of 2026-10-25, Yazio's home page does not mention Asian cuisine or list any cuisines. That is a statement about one page on one day, not about what the app can recognize.

What is a Yazio alternative for Asian food? Bao is one option built around Asian dishes. It scans a plate or a whole menu, shows each dish name in three languages, and gives an AI estimate. It is an iPhone app with a 7-day free trial of Pro.

Can Bao scan a menu? Yes. Bao reads a restaurant menu in the language it is printed in and gives an AI estimate for each dish, so you can choose before you order. Pro includes unlimited menu scans.