# Carb Pilot — Quick carb counting > AI-powered carb and macronutrient estimation for meals. (iPhone/iPad app by Dana Lewis.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carb-pilot/id6448928903 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dana Lewis](https://appshunter.io/developer/1683991711) - Category: Health & Fitness, Food & Drink - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.54/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 21 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2023-05-15 - Data updated: 2026-07-18 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carb-pilot/id6448928903/reviews.md ## What is Carb Pilot? Carb Pilot is designed to make it quick and easy to get carbohydrate (carb) counts, without having to look up restaurant nutritional menus or dig through rigid meal databases. Use our AI estimator to enter - in plain language - what you're eating, and get back carb counts (and also fat, protein, fiber, and calorie counts, if you choose). You can view your saved estimates in the app, and you can also export your data to HealthKit to be used in other apps or trackers that you already use. Carb Pilot is designed to be easy, getting carb counts in a snap. PRIVACY PRESERVING - Carb Pilot sends the meal description to an AI (large language model) for generating the carb and macronutrient counts, but otherwise your data doesn't leave your device. There is no identifying information collected in the app. EASY TO USE, SAVES YOU CLICKS - Carb Pilot means you don't have to click and click and click to find what you're eating in a meal app database. Simply use the same language you would use to describe your meal to a friend, and get back the estimated macronutrient counts. VOICE ENTRY OPTION - You can use the microphone button - click to start and click when you're done - to tell the system what you're eating. Carb Pilot will grab your transcribed meal description, and you can edit it if needed and send it off to the AI to get your estimates. TRACK WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT - You can get estimates for carbs, fat, protein, fiber, and/or calories. Don't want to see anything but carbs? You can disable and hide the counts on previous meals by changing your preferences in the settings menu any time. CHANGE YOUR MIND - If you change your mind and want to track another macronutrient, simply turn it back on in settings and your previous saved meals will then display that macronutrient, too. REPEAT A MEAL - Eating the same thing again? Swipe on a previous meal entry and select the option to repeat the meal with today's date. Or copy the previous meal's description to the clipboard if you want to slightly tweak it and run it through the estimator again. BUILD A RECIPE -Making a recipe and cooking from scratch? Carb Pilot's recipe builder feature allows you to get estimates on each ingredient, adjust them, and then indicate how many portions the recipe makes and how much you're eating now - or save it for future. SHARE A RECIPE OR MEAL -You track carbs, they track protein, and you're cooking dinner. You can share any logged meal or recipe from your Carb Pilot with another Carb Pilot user, who can save and adjust it for their own tracking purposes. DELETE A MEAL EASILY - You can swipe and delete a previous meal, too. INTERNET CONNECTIVITY - (Please do note that the AI meal estimation feature does require AI connectivity and will not work offline. However, you can still change your in-app settings and view your data while offline, and also log your meals manually.) MANUAL LOGGING, IF YOU WANT - Click the plus button and add a manual entry if you know the counts in what you're eating. By using this app, you agree to Carb Pilot's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://diyps.org/carb-pilot/privacy/ ## Key features - AI-powered carb estimation - Natural language meal input - Voice entry option - Track carbs, fat, protein, fiber, calories - HealthKit export - Recipe builder - Meal sharing ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Membership | $1.99 | per month | ## Recent user reviews (6 of 6) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carb-pilot/id6448928903/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Love the app *2026-03-04* Update: Recently, I used the recipe builder and put in ingredients for my breakfast egg dish. It worked fabulous and I’m so pleased that I don’t have to put these in separate every time it let me choose how many slices per recipe as well. Well done. I contacted the builder about the problem as I saw it. Then within a week. She rebuilt it. I’m impressed. The only other problem I saw which maybe she corrected. The need to have net carbs in addition to regular carbs for those of us who use keto. I’ll dig deeper into it and see if it covers it. Well, done! ### 5/5 — Love the app *2026-02-26* I contacted the builder about the problem as I saw it. Then within a week. She rebuilt it. I’m impressed. The only other problem I saw which maybe she corrected. The need to have net carbs in addition to regular carbs for those of us who use keto. I’ll dig deeper into it and see if it covers it. Well, done! ### 4/5 — Pretty good app *2026-02-19* The problem was you couldn’t put in your own recipe. That’s an element they should add, in my opinion. ### 5/5 — Love the ease of Carb Pilot *2026-02-01* This app has made losing 29 pounds so much easier! I can log my meal in 1 minute! With no ads or in app purchases. I recommend it to everyone. ### 4/5 — Type 1 diabetes *2025-03-25* Love it, just started on a pump. It works great, thank you so much!! ### 1/5 — Not helpful *2023-06-12* I expected this to calculate carbs but it doesn’t. Very disappointing **Developer response:** The purpose of the app is to enter a meal description and it will then calculate the macronutrients (including carbs, but you can change which are displayed and saved in the app). If you’re having trouble seeing carb counts, there may have been a technical issue. Please reach out and I am happy to help troubleshoot (note internet connectivity is needed for the AI to be able to do the estimation): Dana+CarbPilot@OpenAPS.org ## Frequently asked questions about Carb Pilot ### How does Carb Pilot estimate carb counts? Carb Pilot uses an AI (large language model) to estimate carb and macronutrient counts. You simply describe your meal in plain language, and the AI provides the nutritional breakdown. This feature requires internet connectivity. ### What macronutrients can Carb Pilot track? Carb Pilot can estimate and track carbs, fat, protein, fiber, and calories. You can customize which of these you want to see and track in the app's settings. ### Can I use Carb Pilot offline? The AI meal estimation feature requires internet connectivity. However, you can still view your data, change settings, and log meals manually while offline. ### Does Carb Pilot have ads? No, Carb Pilot does not contain advertisements, providing an ad-free experience for users. ### What devices does Carb Pilot support? Carb Pilot is available for iPhone and iPad devices. ### How often is Carb Pilot updated? The app was last updated on March 19, 2026, with version 0.2.3. While this indicates a recent update, future update frequency is not specified. ### Can I share meals or recipes with other Carb Pilot users? Yes, you can share any logged meal or recipe from Carb Pilot with another user. They can then save and adjust it for their own tracking purposes. ### What is the Premium Membership for Carb Pilot? Carb Pilot offers a Premium Membership for $1.99 per month. This subscription likely unlocks additional features or removes limitations, though specific benefits are not detailed in the provided information. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 0.2.4 — 2026-04-20 0.2.4 - recipe builder is now in the manual meal building flow (plus AI flow), and you can now view/edit your ingredient library ### 0.2.3 — 2026-03-19 0.2.3 - adds support for optional fiber tracking which makes the carbs a net carbs display instead of total carbs. Users who don't turn on fiber won't see any changes to their carb display. ### 0.2.2 — 2026-02-26 0.2.2 - recipe builder & sharing meals/recipes. You can now use the recipe builder to get estimates on each ingredient, adjust them, and then indicate how many portions the recipe makes and how much you're eating now - or save it for future. And - imagine you track carbs, they track protein, and you're cooking dinner. You can share any logged meal or recipe from your Carb Pilot with another Carb Pilot user, who can save and adjust it for their own tracking purposes. ### 0.2.0 — 2026-01-31 0.2.0 - adds ability to see & repeat your regular meals/snacks from the home screen. Tap to repeat it, swipe to hide it. You can toggle this on/off at any time. ### 0.1.9 — 2025-08-22 0.1.9 - improves weekly dashboard with the ability to change the default time of your day, handy for night owls and those who prefer midnight snacks.0.1.8 - new weekly dashboard option on the home screen, for those who also like the daily energy dashboard 0.1.7 - adds a tool tip in saved meals to more quickly change the display, also reminds you that you can swipe on a meal to pull up the options to edit (change) an existing meal, delete it, repeat it, or copy the description to use again. ## Apps similar to Carb Pilot | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Carb Manager: Keto & Macro Log](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carb-manager-keto-and-macro-log/id410089731) | 4.7 (73,324) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [‎Calorie Counter: Food Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calorie-counter-food-tracker/id1484327050) | 4.3 (2,847) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Cronometer: Calorie Counter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cronometer-calorie-counter/id1145935738) | 4.8 (94,516) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Arise: AI Food Calorie Counter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arise-ai-food-calorie-counter/id549217094) | 4.6 (3,260) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Lose It! – Calorie Counter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lose-it-calorie-counter/id297368629) | 4.8 (766,528) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myfitnesspal-calorie-counter/id341232718) | 4.7 (2,343,894) | Free | Health & Fitness | ## More apps by Dana Lewis - [PERT Pilot](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pert-pilot/id6448204562) - [Inclusion Body Myositis FRS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inclusion-body-myositis-frs/id6743252357) All apps by Dana Lewis: https://appshunter.io/developer/1683991711 ## Related topics [carb counting app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/carb-counting-app) · [counting carbs](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/counting-carbs) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-18.*