Use ScaleSnap to estimate weight, measure object size, count items, translate text, identify plants, and estimate calories from a photo.
📷 Camera Scan
⚖ Weight
📏 Dimensions
✨ AI Tools
✨ AI Weight Scanner
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Getting Started
ScaleSnap opens to a camera scanner after onboarding. The first setup screens introduce the app, let you choose metric or imperial units, and explain that ScaleSnap is built for real-world objects.
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Open ScaleSnap
Complete the onboarding screens the first time you launch the app.
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Choose your units
Select Metric for grams and centimeters, or Imperial for ounces and inches. You can change this later in Settings.
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Pick the right scanner
Tap the AI Tools button before taking a photo, then choose the scanner that matches what you want to analyze.
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Take or choose a photo
Use the camera button for a live capture, or tap Gallery to analyze an existing image from Photos.
Best results: choose the scanner before capturing so ScaleSnap knows whether to estimate weight, dimensions, calories, plant identity, text translation, or object count.
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Taking A Good Photo
The camera screen is designed around one rule: fit the subject in the frame. Clear photos give the AI more visual context and better estimates.
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Fit the full object in frame
Keep the object, food, plant, text, or group of items fully visible inside the blue scan frame.
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Use good lighting
Avoid dark shadows, glare, blur, and heavy reflections. Use the flash button when the scene needs more light.
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Add visual scale when possible
For weight and measurements, nearby reference objects such as a hand, phone, coin, card, or known item can improve the estimate.
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Keep the subject unobstructed
Make sure important edges, labels, leaves, ingredients, or text are not cropped or covered.
Note: ScaleSnap returns AI estimates from images. Use results as practical guidance, not as certified measurements, medical nutrition advice, or safety-critical data.
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AI Tools
Tap AI Tools on the camera screen to choose a scanner. Each scanner changes the capture guidance, analysis button, and result layout.
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Weight Scanner
Center a single object. ScaleSnap estimates its weight using visible size, material, density, and similar known items.
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Tape Measure
Frame the full object. ScaleSnap estimates length, width, and height in your selected unit system.
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Calorie Counter
Center the food. ScaleSnap identifies visible food, estimates calories, and reports protein, carbohydrates, and fat.
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Plant Identifier
Center leaves, flowers, fruit, or the full plant. ScaleSnap returns the likely common name, species, family, and notes.
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Translate
Frame readable text. After capture, choose the target language, then tap Translate Text.
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Object Counter
Frame the objects. ScaleSnap counts the most prominent item type and explains how the count was estimated.
Scanner guidance: Weight Scanner says Center the object, Tape Measure says Frame the full object, Calorie Counter says Center the food, Plant Identifier says Center the plant, Translate says Frame the text, and Object Counter says Frame the objects.
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Analyzing A Photo
After you take or select a photo, ScaleSnap shows a preview. Review the image, then start the analysis for the selected scanner.
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Review the preview
If the subject is blurry, cropped, or wrong, tap the back arrow and capture again.
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Start analysis
Tap Start Analysis, Identify Plant, Translate Text, or Count Objects depending on the selected tool.
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Wait for the scan
The scanning overlay appears while ScaleSnap sends the image for AI analysis.
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Read the result
The result sheet shows the detected subject, the main estimate, and short notes explaining how ScaleSnap reached the result.
What results can include
Estimated Weight for Weight Scanner
Length, width, and height for Tape Measure
Calories and macronutrients for Calorie Counter
Plant match, species, family, and identification notes
Detected language and translated text
Detected object type and estimated count
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Units And Settings
Settings controls your units, scan history, purchase restoration, support actions, and legal pages.
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Open Settings
Tap the gear button on the camera screen or captured-photo preview.
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Choose Metric or Imperial
Metric uses grams and centimeters. Imperial uses ounces and inches.
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Use support actions
Settings also includes Scan History, Feedback, Rate App, Share App, Restore Purchases, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use.
Unit behavior: Weight, dimensions, and nutrition macro units follow the selected measurement system.
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Scan History
ScaleSnap saves completed scan results so you can review previous estimates.
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Open History
Tap History on the camera screen, or open Scan History from Settings.
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Review saved scans
Each completed result can be saved with its image, selected tool, detected subject, estimate, and date.
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Scan again when needed
Use Scan Again from the result screen to return to the camera and capture a clearer or updated photo.
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ScaleSnap Premium
ScaleSnap includes a premium plan for unlimited scans and full access to the app's AI scanner features.
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Use your free scan
New users can try an analysis before subscribing.
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Upgrade when prompted
If the premium screen appears before analysis, choose a plan to continue with unlimited scans.
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Restore purchases
If you already subscribed, open Settings and tap Restore Purchases.
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Help
If a scan does not look right, start with the photo. Most poor results come from blur, cropping, bad lighting, or missing visual scale.
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Result seems inaccurate
Retake the photo with the full object visible, add a reference object, and avoid angled or blurry shots.
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Analysis fails to load
Check your internet connection, go back to the camera, and try again with a clear image.
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Wrong scanner was selected
Return to the camera, tap AI Tools, choose the correct scanner, and capture the image again.
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Need support
Email support and include what scanner you used, what you expected, and a short description of the issue.