CalTrak
100% Free. Private. Easy.
Barcode, search, AI photo and text lookup, recipe import, Apple Health and Apple Watch. All in one calm iPhone app. No account. No ads. No subscriptions.
What's the catch,
Why is it free?
I wanted to get healthier and track my calories. But every main app made me sign up, collected my data, and locked the fun (or even necessary) features behind paywalls.
I just wanted to open an app and log food. Nice features and customization, without paying for every useful thing, with my data staying private and on my phone.
So I built my own. CalTrak is 100% free. No account, no ads, no subscriptions. I made it for myself, but everyone is welcome!
Ryan, the developer
Log whichever way is easiest for you
CalTrak meets the meal where it is: boxed, plated, scribbled on a recipe blog, or just described out loud.
Barcode scan
Point at any UPC for instant nutrition data.
Open Food FactsDatabase search
Type what you ate. One search across generic foods, brand products, and restaurant menus.
FatSecret · USDA FoodData CentralAI text lookup
Describe it in plain words. CalTrak estimates the macros. Always editable.
Estimates · always editableAI image lookup
Snap a plate, a menu, or a nutrition label. CalTrak reads it and fills in the entry.
Camera · photos · clipboardRecipe URL import
Paste a recipe link. CalTrak parses the ingredients and gives you per-serving nutrition.
Per-serving previewCustom food & saved meals
Build custom foods, save your usual meals, and quick-add them later.
Quick add · icon pickerCook once. Log once. Share with everyone.
Let's say you have a meal, you calculate all the ingredients and enter them all in, but you're sharing the same meal with your friend. Now quickly share with them so they don't have to look all the ingredients up on their own!
Easy Apple Health integration.
100% optional. CalTrak can sync your workouts and nutrition with the Health app. If you wear an Apple Watch, you'll earn enhanced calorie bonuses on active days.
Apple Health read & write
Reads active and resting energy from Health. Writes nutrition, weight, and body measurements back when you permit it.
Calorie Burn Bonus
With Apple Watch, genuine activity above your maintenance burn is credited back into the day's budget. No double-counting steps.
Workouts & routes
Imports workouts from Health and Watch, recognizes 50+ workout types, and shows routes when available.
Personalized goals
The goal wizard uses Mifflin-St Jeor BMR, your activity level, and weight goal to set sensible calorie and macro targets.
Themes, icons, and shortcuts that fit your day.
A few thoughtful options. Not a settings labyrinth.
- 13 themes: Default, Dark, Midnight, Neon, Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Berry, Barbie, Rainbow, Pastel, Coffee, Mono.
- Alternate app icons so your home screen matches.
- Automatic food icons pulled from a large icon library. Every entry is scannable at a glance.
- Saved foods and meals for the things you actually eat. Quick add gets a usual breakfast logged in two taps.
A calorie ring, a weekly chart, and a streak that forgives the busy days.
Real progress isn't a perfect line. CalTrak shows you the trend, the patterns, and gives you a little grace.
- One calorie ring against your daily target. No macro rings, but average daily macros are tracked and roll up across the week.
- Average calories per day, average meals per day, and a daily calorie chart in day, week, month, and quarter views.
- Weight logging with a 30/90-day trend graph, body measurements, calendar heatmap, and top foods.
- Logging streaks with a streak freeze earned every 14 logged days, applied automatically for a single missed day.
- Smart meal-time reminders and a weekly recap so the week doesn't get away from you.
Your food log stays on your phone.
CalTrak is local-first. There is no account to create, no cloud sync, no profile to lose. Lookup requests to the CalTrak proxy carry no identity and aren't tied back to a person.
If you ever want to leave: full JSON export and import, no questions asked. Read the privacy policy →
- No account. No email, no password, no profile to leak.
- No ads, no paywalls, no subscriptions. Now and forever.
- Local-first data. Your log lives on your iPhone.
- Anonymous lookups. Aggregate metrics only. No food names, descriptions, or images stored.
- Full export and import. Take your data anywhere as a file download.
- Accessible. VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, color-independent status cues.
Start logging in 30 seconds.
Free on the App Store. No account required. Your food log stays on your phone.