# Calorie Buddy: Food Tracker — Photo, Barcode & Macro Log

> Photo, Barcode & Macro Log (iPhone/iPad app by CHRISTOPHER TYLER SCHNELL.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calorie-buddy-food-tracker/id6762407095 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CHRISTOPHER TYLER SCHNELL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894061156)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-18
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Calorie Buddy?

Log food in seconds with a photo, barcode, Nutrition Facts label, or quick description.

Calorie Buddy is built around one idea: calorie tracking should take as little effort as possible.

Take a photo of your meal and let Calorie Buddy estimate calories and macros. Eating something packaged? Scan the barcode or Nutrition Facts label to use available product information and printed nutrition values. Or simply type what you ate, like “coffee and a bagel.”

## Set Goals Without Guessing

Not sure how many calories or macros to aim for?

Calorie Buddy can help estimate starting daily targets based on your body, activity, and goal.

Choose from:

• Lose Fat  
• Maintain  
• Build Muscle  

Calorie Buddy suggests calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat while keeping the result fully editable. If you already know your targets, you can enter them manually instead.

Track your weight over time and update your goals as your needs change.

Optional Apple Health integration can use recent weight and active-energy information as additional context. Activity calories remain separate from your food target and are not automatically “eaten back.”

## Understand Packaged Foods

For packaged foods, Calorie Buddy can also help you understand what’s inside.

View parsed ingredients and Worth Knowing information for supported ingredients, including why an ingredient is used and relevant scientific or regulatory context.

## Faster Over Time

Foods you eat regularly are easy to reuse, so logging becomes faster instead of making you repeat the same work.

Saved meal photos can remain associated with your meal history, and account-backed food and goal data can be restored when you sign back in.

## See Your History Clearly

View your recorded calories and macros across daily, 7-day, and 30-day views.

Calorie Buddy distinguishes recorded food from days with no logged data instead of treating missing information as zero intake.

Features include:

• AI-assisted food photo logging  
• Barcode scanning  
• Nutrition Facts label scanning  
• Ingredient information and Worth Knowing insights  
• Text-based food logging  
• Guided calorie and macro goals  
• Lose Fat, Maintain, and Build Muscle goal options  
• Manual calorie and macro targets  
• Weight tracking and progress  
• Optional Apple Health integration  
• Calories, protein, carbs, fat, and additional nutrition fields  
• Reusable previously logged foods  
• Daily food history  
• 7-day and 30-day nutrition views  
• Light, dark, and Aero themes  
• Optional daily reminders  

Calorie and nutrition estimates, calculated goals, product information, and activity information are provided for informational and general-wellness purposes and may not always be exact. Package formulations can change, so important product values should be verified against the physical label.

Privacy Policy:
https://workable-wallaby-906.notion.site/CalorieBuddy-Privacy-Policy-33e8767b07448019b0b6cc88a1acb6e6

Support:
https://workable-wallaby-906.notion.site/Calorie-Buddy-Support-3448767b07448069960afa21418adedf

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Unlimited | $2.99 | per month |


## Is Calorie Buddy safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Calorie Buddy.

## Is Calorie Buddy legit?

Calorie Buddy: Food Tracker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Calorie Buddy is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-10-24

Calorie Buddy 1.1 brings major improvements to food logging, goals, and progress tracking.

• New guided goal calculator helps you estimate daily calories, protein, carbs, and fat based on your body, activity, and goal.
• Choose goals like Lose Fat, Maintain, or Build Muscle, with options for a more conservative or faster pace.
• Track your weight and view progress over time.
• Optional Apple Health integration can use weight and activity data while keeping activity calories separate from your food target.
• Scan barcodes to quickly identify packaged foods and available nutrition information.
• Scan Nutrition Facts labels to capture calories, macros, serving information, and additional nutrients.
• View ingredient lists and Worth Knowing context for supported ingredients.
• Reuse previously logged and scanned foods without starting over.
• Meal photos are now stored more reliably so they remain available with your food history.
• Improved food history, statistics, navigation, camera behavior, syncing, privacy, and overall reliability.

This release also includes extensive performance improvements and bug fixes throughout the app.

### 1.4 — 2026-10-22

Calorie Buddy now makes packaged-food logging much more useful.

• Scan barcodes to quickly identify packaged foods and available nutrition information.
• Scan Nutrition Facts labels to capture calories, macros, serving information, and additional nutrients directly from the package.
• View ingredient lists and Worth Knowing context for supported ingredients.
• Reuse previously scanned foods without rescanning them.
• Improved food history and nutrition statistics with clearer handling of missing data.
• Improved session reliability, navigation, camera behavior, and package-scanning accuracy.
• Simplified Product Scan and logging interfaces.

This update also includes extensive reliability, privacy, and performance improvements throughout the app.

### 1.3 — 2026-05-18

Enhanced food re-use features so you can quickly re-log meals and foods you’ve eaten before with just a tap.

### 1.2 — 2026-04-22

• Added optional Premium subscription for extended daily tracking
• General bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-04-21

• Premium subscription now available  
• Improved food logging and nutrition tracking  
• UI improvements and bug fixes

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