One photo of your plate and Cal AI breaks it down — calories, protein, carbs and fat, every ingredient listed. No database searching, no portion guessing, no barcode hunting.
Most calorie trackers fail for one reason: logging is a chore, so people stop. Cal AI removes the chore.
Open the camera, point it at your food. Restaurant, takeaway, home cooking — if you can see it, it can be logged.
“Two eggs, toast with butter, orange juice.” Voice logging catches everything the camera can’t see.
Daily target, streaks, weight pace, water and steps — on your phone and the web dashboard.
MyFitnessPal, Lose It! and Yazio make you search a database, weigh portions and type every entry. Cal AI: Calorie Scanner works from a photo. Here is the honest side-by-side.
| Cal AI: Calorie Scanner | MyFitnessPal | Lose It! | Yazio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary logging | AI photo & voice scan | Database search + barcode | Database search + barcode | Database search + barcode |
| Meal photo → macros | ✓ Core feature | Premium add-on | Premium add-on | Limited |
| Voice logging | ✓ | Premium | — | — |
| Web dashboard | ✓ Included | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Water & steps built in | ✓ | ✓ Via integrations | ✓ Via integrations | ✓ |
| Free tier | 3 AI scans + unlimited manual logging | Manual logging | Manual logging | Manual logging |
| Ads | ✓ Ad-free | On the free tier | On the free tier | On the free tier |
Small, fast calculators that answer real questions — use them in the browser, keep the results. All tools →
Pick a goal weight and a safe weekly pace — see your realistic target date and the daily deficit behind it.
How many grams you actually need per day for fat loss, maintenance or muscle — with a per-meal split.
Your BMR, TDEE and daily calorie target from age, height, weight and activity — the starting point of any plan.
Honest, research-grounded answers — the same ones we’d give a friend choosing a tracker. Browse the full library →
Where photo estimates are strong, where they err, and why consistency beats precision.
Four apps, four philosophies — which fits how you actually eat.
Photo-first or database-first — the honest matchup.
Two simple trackers, one big difference in how far the camera goes.
You get three free AI photo scans to try it on your own meals, and manual logging stays free forever. Premium unlocks unlimited AI photo and voice scans, full history and 90-day trends.
Typically within 10–20% of the true value — comparable to manual logging, where portion guessing causes most error. Every scan shows its ingredient breakdown, so you can correct portions in one tap. Full answer here.
Yes — it’s on the App Store and Google Play, and one account syncs both with the web dashboard.
Yes. The web dashboard works in any browser: create a free account, set your calorie target, log meals and see weekly trends. Everything syncs automatically if you install the app later.
Classic trackers are database-first: search, weigh, enter, repeat. Cal AI is camera-first — one photo returns the full breakdown with editable ingredients, and voice covers the rest. Ten seconds instead of minutes. See the full comparison.
Your next meal takes ten seconds to log. That’s the whole habit.
