Cal AI - Calorie Tracker

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4.8of 5 · store
333,540ratings on the App Store
97reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

Cal AI bets on photo dish recognition, but calorie estimation accuracy is unreliable even when scanning a barcode, and the absence of fitness tracker integrations and scant nutrient detail make it a toy rather than a working tool.

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What people use it for

People who want quick approximate food control without deep analytics

What reviews praise

Users are attracted by the instant photo recognition idea, and for familiar home-cooked food or restaurant items it sometimes works surprisingly well.

What reviews complain about

Calorie recognition when scanning a barcode regularly gives wrong results, and suggested macro targets users describe as simply incorrect.

What users experience

4 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

If you're someone who just want to see or have some fun with tracking what you eat on calories and basics then this is perfect. If you're looking for ANYTHING serious or more in depth passed calories, fats and protein intake. It doesn't do a good job with labels at getting all the facts down.

I'm pretty amazed that it can even identify japanese home cooked meals. I love this app. Fun to use too

I like using this app it takes the effort out of monitoring my exercise, and calorie intake. However, I have linked it to Apple health and it has only retrieved my weight four times in about two months! I'm sure this is an easy fix.

I just added a food using the barcode and it was still wrong! I don't understand how an app can be so wrong especially when I scanned the barcode!