The free calorie tracker that logs a meal from a photo
Count calories and macros without the homework. Search the food database, scan a barcode, or snap a picture and let AI break the plate down for you. Logging is free and unlimited, and you get free AI scans every week.
Three ways to log, all in seconds
Most people quit calorie counting because logging takes too long. Helthy gives you the fastest option for whatever you're eating.
Snap a photo
Point your camera at the plate. Helthy identifies each item, estimates portions and fills in calories and macros. 2 free scans a week, unlimited with Pro.
Scan a barcode or label
The same camera detects barcodes and nutrition labels as you aim. Scan several items, then log them all at once.
Search, type or say it
Search the food database free and unlimited, or just type or say "chicken, rice and broccoli" and AI logs it. Quick-add calories when you're in a hurry.
Everything a calorie counter should track
Calories and macros
Daily calories remaining plus protein, carbs, fat and fiber, per meal and per day.
Goals that fit you
Targets built from your TDEE and goal, whether that's losing fat, maintaining or building muscle.
Weight trend
Log weigh-ins and see a 7-day trend, so one salty dinner doesn't look like a failed week.
Saved meals
Copy a meal from yesterday or save your regulars, so repeat meals take one tap.
Apple Health sync
Your weigh-ins, workouts and meals flow into Apple Health, and your steps and activity flow back. Free on every plan.
AI coach that sees your foodPro
Ask "am I eating enough protein on training days?" and get an answer from your actual logs.
How to start counting calories with Helthy
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Set your goal
Tell Helthy about you and your goal. It works out your daily calories and macros in under two minutes.
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Log what you eat
Photo, barcode, search or voice. Pick whatever is fastest for the meal in front of you.
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Watch the trend
Check your weekly averages and weight trend, and adjust. With Pro, ask the AI coach what to change.
Why a calorie tracker works
Body weight follows energy balance over time: eat less than you burn and you lose weight, eat more and you gain. The hard part isn't the science, it's knowing what you actually eat. Studies of food diaries consistently find that people underestimate their intake when they guess, which is why tracking even for a few weeks changes results.
A good calorie tracker makes the true number easy to see. Helthy's job is to get logging down to a few seconds per meal, so you keep doing it long enough for the habit and the results to stick.
Because Helthy also tracks your workouts and weight, it can connect the dots most calorie apps can't: whether you're eating enough to recover from training, and whether your weight trend matches what your intake says it should be.
Calorie tracker questions
Is Helthy's calorie tracker really free?
Yes. Food search, quick-add, calorie and macro tracking and nutrition goals are free with no limit and no trial. Free users also get 2 camera scans (photo, barcode or label), 2 voice logs and 2 typed descriptions a week. Helthy Premium ($4.99/month or $24.99/year) makes all of those unlimited and adds the AI coach.
How accurate is AI photo calorie counting?
Helthy's AI identifies each item on the plate, estimates portions and matches them to its food database. It's most accurate on simple plates, and you see every item and portion before you save, so you can correct anything that looks off.
Does Helthy track macros as well as calories?
Yes. Every entry records protein, carbs, fat and fiber, and you can see totals per meal and per day against your targets.
How does Helthy set my calorie goal?
During setup Helthy estimates your daily energy needs (TDEE) from your age, height, weight, activity and goal, then sets calorie and macro targets. Every week it refreshes your TDEE from your real steps and workouts, free. Pro adds Smart Calories: an adaptive TDEE from your weight trend and intake, calorie cycling and a goal date. Try the free TDEE calculator on this site to see the math.
Does it sync with Apple Health?
Yes, on every plan. Helthy reads your steps, weight, workouts, active energy and heart rate (used to estimate workout calories) from Apple Health, and writes your weigh-ins, workouts and meals back.
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