# Platebook: Meal Journal — Every meal, mindfully logged

> Every meal, mindfully logged (iPhone/iPad app by Shu-Hsien Lin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/platebook-meal-journal/id6826207297 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shu-Hsien Lin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1249805972)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Platebook?

Platebook logs each meal in servings of the six food groups: grains, protein foods, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and fats, nuts & seeds. A few taps estimate calories, carbs, protein and fat.

• Sync each meal’s calories, macros and added sugar, plus the water you drink, to Apple Health. Turn it on when you set up your journal.
• Today’s plate shows the day’s totals and servings per food group at a glance.
• Hand portions: calibrate how many servings a palm of meat or a fist of rice or cooked vegetables is, then add it in one tap.
• Added sugar: enter grams from the nutrition label, or estimate with sugar cubes, teaspoons or bubble tea sweetness. It counts toward calories and carbs.
• Save meals you eat often as meal templates and reuse them in one tap.
• Home Screen widgets: log water without opening the app, or start logging a meal in one tap.
• Track your water intake. Meal and water reminders are scheduled on your iPhone only.
• Search by date or meal contents, and see stats for 7 days, 30 days or a custom range.
• Set an app passcode and unlock with Face ID. Setting a passcode encrypts the database.
• Export a backup and import it on your new phone, or export CSV files to open in a spreadsheet.
• Available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English. Follows your iPhone’s language by default, or pick one in Settings.

Your data stays on your iPhone: no account, no server uploads and no iCloud backup. Calories and nutrients are estimates based on the Food Exchange Table from Taiwan’s Health Promotion Administration and are for reference only.

## Is Platebook safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Platebook.

## Is Platebook legit?

Platebook: Meal Journal appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Platebook is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.1 — 2026-11-11

Maintenance update. Features and your records are unchanged.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-11-08

New: export a backup under Data in Settings and import it on your new phone, choosing Merge or Replace all. You can also export CSV files for a spreadsheet. New: log added sugar from the nutrition label, or estimate it with sugar cubes, teaspoons or bubble tea sweetness. It counts toward calories and carbs and syncs to Apple Health.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-11-07

Platebook now speaks Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English. It follows your iPhone’s language by default, and you can switch under App language at the bottom of Settings.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-28

統計頁的趨勢圖可以雙指縮放了：左右撥開放大日期、上下撥開放大數值，放大後用單指拖曳查看前後幾天，按還原回到完整範圍。

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-28

No release notes.

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All apps by Shu-Hsien Lin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1249805972

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