# Photo-Sharing Food Apps The Urbanspoon App Shows Others Just How Delicious Your Meal Is By Summer Luu | Published 2010-12-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urbanspoon-app References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2010/12/20/urbanspoon-now-lets-you-rate-take-photos-of-your-dinner/) & [itunes.apple](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/urbanspoon/id284708449?mt=8) Popular [restaurant reviewer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tabelog-app) the Urbanspoon App has just upgraded itself and released a brand new version with full redesign and the ability to [photograph all your delicious eats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totallychefs). Capturing pictures of food and posting, sharing or blogging about it is a very popular trend, so it only makes sense that Urbanspoon follow suit. Capture the deliciousness of your meal, upload it and write a [specific recommendation for that dish](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dishfinder) and voila! You've posted it on the Urbanspoon App for all the other foodies to see. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 4% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Food Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI-powered filters and editing tools specifically designed for enhancing food photos. - **Social Food Sharing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that combines food photos with personalized restaurant recommendations and allows users to connect and share their dining experiences. - **Mobile Food Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate augmented reality features into food apps that provide real-time information about a dish's ingredients, nutritional values, and allergens by simply pointing the camera at the plate. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Restaurant Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AR-powered menus that display interactive food photos, descriptions, and customer reviews to enhance the dining experience. - **Social Networking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a dedicated social network app exclusively for food lovers to share photos, recipes, and restaurant recommendations. - **Image Editing Software:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design photo editing tools specifically tailored for enhancing food images, such as automated food recognition and enhancement algorithms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Foodie Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yourtable.md) - [Swipe-Based Restaurant Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-eats.md) - [Foodie Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dineit.md) - [Food-Focused Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodfocused-social-platform.md) - [Connective Foodie Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodie-social.md) - [AI-Powered Food Journals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-n-log.md) - [Social Review Platform Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ping-app.md) - [Meal-Scanning Calorie Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snap.md) - [Recipe-Recommending Camera Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-scan.md)