# MARO: AI Calorie Counter — Photo Macro & Protein Tracker

> Photo Macro & Protein Tracker (iPhone/iPad app by Byeong Heon Kim.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maro-ai-calorie-counter/id6812584196 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Byeong Heon Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888189168)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-13

## What is MARO?

Log your food without searching through a food database. Snap a meal, type a short description, or tap a food you eat often. MARO helps you track calories, protein, carbs, and fat—and see what's left for today.

Start with free AI analyses and buy more only when you need them. No subscription.

SNAP A PHOTO OR TYPE YOUR MEAL
• Photograph a meal for an AI estimate of calories and macros
• Scan a nutrition label to read nutrition values and serving or package sizes
• Can't take a photo? Type "ramen and two eggs"
• Check and edit the name, quantity, and nutrition values before saving

LOG USUAL FOODS IN ONE TAP
• Save foods you eat often for quick logging
• Tap again for ×2 or ×3, and undo an accidental tap
• Products read from nutrition labels become saved foods automatically
• Enter calories yourself, or calculate them from protein, carbs, and fat
• Log what you ate without sorting it into breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks

SEE WHAT'S LEFT TODAY
• View your intake, targets, and remaining calories and macros at a glance
• Set daily targets yourself or use the built-in calculator
• Choose cm/kg or ft/in/lb for height and weight independently of app language
• Browse your food history by date
• Check progress with Home Screen widgets
• Turn on Live Activity to see what's left on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones
• Use Siri and Shortcuts to log a saved food, start a food entry, open the camera, or view today's nutrition
• Share a daily summary card created on your device

OPTIONAL APPLE HEALTH CONNECTION
• Export confirmed calories, protein, carbs, and fat to Apple Health
• The connection is off by default. Choose future changes only or include existing MARO entries
• MARO checks only Health records it wrote to avoid duplicates and reflect edits or deletions
• Other apps' Health data is not imported. Health-store data is not used for AI analysis, advertising, or marketing

YOUR RECORDS AND PRIVACY
• Food logs, goals, saved foods, and AI analysis history sync between your Apple devices through MARO's server using a shared anonymous account
• Analysis photos and values read from Apple Health are not synced
• iCloud stores only an anonymous credit-account identifier for sharing AI credits. Food records are not synced to iCloud, and local nutrition storage is excluded from iCloud Backup
• AI analysis sends the photo or text you choose to OpenAI only after you allow sharing
• See the privacy policy for details: https://maro.mydangjik.kr/privacy

AI nutrition values are estimates and may differ with portion size, ingredients, preparation, and product information. Check product labels or official sources when accuracy matters.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70 AI Analyses | $0.99 | one-time |
| 200 AI Analyses | $2.49 | one-time |
| 500 AI Analyses | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is MARO safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess MARO.

## Is MARO legit?

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


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.1 — 2026-10-12

- Fixed widget and Shortcuts actions (camera, photos, type) that never opened if tapped while the amount sheet was open
- Stability improvements

### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-06

- Manual entry is rebuilt: pick a basis (1 item, 1 serving, 100 g or 100 mL), enter how much you ate, and the total updates live
- Quick Add foods saved by weight ask how much you ate, starting from your last amount
- Label numbers per 100 g are saved as they are, and foods saved per gram before move to per 100 g in one tap
- Save to Quick Add and log in one step, or save a typed log to Quick Add
- Logs and share cards show weighed amounts like "150g", and number fields have previous / next / done buttons

### 1.3.3 — 2026-10-05

- AI Edit is now free: fixing an analysis with AI no longer uses a credit (up to 5 times per analysis)
- When no food can be recognized and the analysis fails, no credit is used
- Cans and bottles in meal photos are no longer mistaken for product labels, and drinks are counted in the meal
- Faster AI analysis responses

### 1.3.2 — 2026-10-05

Maintenance update. Nothing changes in how the app works.

### 1.3.1 — 2026-10-01

• Choose cm/kg or ft/in/lb for height and weight independently of app language.
• Keep your entered values when switching units during goal setup.
• Find food units more easily with choices grouped by count, weight, and volume.
• Improved calorie labels and number formatting across the app, share cards, widgets, and Live Activity.

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## More apps by Byeong Heon Kim

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All apps by Byeong Heon Kim: https://appshunter.io/developer/1888189168

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