# Widgets, Control Center and Siri shortcuts

By Ryan Bulcher, CalTrak developer. Updated November 3, 2026.

Source: https://caltrak.app/features/widgets-and-shortcuts

CalTrak has 6 home screen widgets, 3 Control Center controls and 10 Siri shortcuts. You can see your calories left, macros and water without opening the app, and jump straight into logging with one tap.

Most of the time you just want to know how many calories you have left, so I wanted that on the home screen, not three taps away. The widgets show live numbers, follow your app theme and refresh after midnight.

Every button on a widget opens straight into logging. Tap the barcode button and you're scanning.

  Small and medium widgets together.

## What widgets does CalTrak have?

There are six, in three sizes.

| Widget | Size | What it shows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Budget | Small | A calorie gauge with how many calories you have left |
| Hydration | Small | Your water percentage, a progress bar and ounces so far |
| Budget + Quick Add | Medium | The calorie gauge, eaten and goal, plus Food, Scan and Water buttons |
| Budget + Macros | Medium | The calorie gauge plus carbs, protein and fat bars |
| Hydration + Quick Add | Medium | Ounces so far, a progress bar and a big plus button |
| Daily Dashboard | Large | Calories, macros, hydration and three quick buttons |

  Budget (small)
  Hydration (small)
  Budget + Quick Add (medium)
  Budget + Macros (medium)
  Hydration + Quick Add (medium)
  Daily Dashboard (large)

## What does the Daily Dashboard look like?

The large widget puts your whole day in one place: calories left, carbs, protein and fat, your water bar, and buttons to log food, scan a barcode or add water.

If you only want one widget, this is the one that shows everything.

  The Daily Dashboard on a home screen.

## How do I add a CalTrak widget?

1. Touch and hold an empty spot on your home screen until the apps jiggle.
2. Tap Edit, then Add Widget.
3. Search for CalTrak.
4. Swipe to the widget and size you want, then tap Add Widget.

## Can I log food from Control Center?

Yes. CalTrak has three Control Center controls: Scan Barcode, Log Food and Log Hydration.

Log Food opens the Add screen with search, scan, AI and manual entry right there, so you can log something in a couple of seconds from anywhere.

  Scan Barcode, Log Food and Log Hydration.

To add them, open Control Center, tap the plus in the corner, choose Add a Control and search for CalTrak.

  Log Food opens straight to the Add screen.

## What can I ask Siri?

CalTrak has 10 Siri shortcuts. The best one is "Tell CalTrak what I ate". You can say several foods, a saved meal, water or "the same as yesterday" in one sentence.

| Shortcut | What to say |
| --- | --- |
| Tell CalTrak What You Ate | "Tell CalTrak what I ate" |
| Log a Food | "Log <food> in CalTrak" |
| Repeat a Meal | "Repeat my <meal> in CalTrak" |
| Calories Left | "How many calories do I have left in CalTrak" |
| Nutrient Progress | "Check my <macro> in CalTrak" |
| Daily Summary | "What did I eat today in CalTrak" |

The others are Ask CalTrak AI, Log a Saved Meal, Log Weight and Weight Trend.

  Calories Remaining
  Daily Summary

## What can I do in the Shortcuts app?

Every CalTrak action is in the Shortcuts app, so you can build your own automations.

- **Logging:** Tell CalTrak What You Ate, Log Food by Description, Log a Food, Log a Saved Meal, Repeat a Meal, Log Water, Log Exercise, Log Weight and Undo Last Food.
- **Looking things up:** Calories Remaining, Check Nutrient Progress, Daily Summary, Check Streak, Find a Food, Review Goals, Weight Trend and Ask CalTrak AI.
- **Opening the app:** Scan Barcode, Log Food and Log Hydration.

  CalTrak actions in Shortcuts.
  Logging and lookup actions.

Your foods and saved meals also show up in Spotlight search.

## What about Android?

CalTrak for Android has the same six widgets, and you can resize them:

- Budget and Hydration at 2x2
- Budget + Quick Add, Budget + Macros and Hydration + Quick Add at 4x2
- Daily Dashboard at 4x4

There are Quick Settings tiles for Scan Barcode, Log Food and Log Hydration. Long-press the app icon for shortcuts to Tell CalTrak What You Ate, Ask CalTrak AI, Scan Barcode, Log Hydration, Log Food and Calories Left.

## Questions people ask

**Does CalTrak have a calories left widget?**

Yes. The small Budget widget shows a calorie gauge with how many calories you have left, and the medium and large widgets show it too.

**Is there a macro widget?**

Yes. Budget + Macros shows carbs, protein and fat bars next to your calories, and the Daily Dashboard shows them as well.

**Can I log food with Siri?**

Yes. Say "Tell CalTrak what I ate" and list your foods, a saved meal or water in one sentence.

**Can I scan a barcode from Control Center?**

Yes. Add CalTrak's Scan Barcode control to Control Center and it opens the scanner directly.

## Get CalTrak

CalTrak is free on iPhone and Android. No account, no ads, no subscription, and AI logging is free. Your food log stays on your phone.

4.9-star App Store rating from 99 ratings; 4,000+ downloads across the App Store and Google Play.

- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6764352979
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryanbulcher.caltrak
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