PlateLens: AI Calorie Counter

PlateLens: AI Calorie Counter

AI Coach, Macro & Food Tracker

658 ratings
28 reviews
Free
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 5, 2026
  • September 1, 2026

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Effortlessly track your meals by simply taking a photo. This AI-powered app identifies ingredients to provide precise calorie, macro, and micronutrient information. It also offers personalized coaching and nutrition plans to help you achieve your health goals.

AI meal analysis from photos
Precise calorie and macro tracking
14+ micronutrient breakdown
Personalized AI coaching
Customizable nutrition plans
Streaks, leagues, and leaderboards
Apple Health integration
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What's New in PlateLens

1.4.11

September 1, 2026

Your PlateLens diary is now more precise, and Home is more personal. • Set and edit when a meal actually happened, even when logging it later. • Add exercise start times and durations, with smarter details from your description. • Record additional health measurements, including blood glucose, from iPhone or Apple Watch, with optional Apple Health sync and clear history views. • Let activity adjust your carbohydrate and fat targets as well as calories. • Personalize Home by reordering health cards and choosing which ones appear. Also includes smoother navigation, clearer charts, easier meal corrections, and reliability improvements throughout PlateLens.

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Subscription plans

PlateLens Premium

Unlimited meal tracking, AI coach, and all features

$79.991 Year
3 Days trial
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User reviews

Great idea, but not reliable enough for the price

I really wanted to like Plate Lens and paid around $80 specifically for the “ease of tracking.” Unfortunately, I’ve had to constantly double-check or manually enter information.

A 200-calorie bar scanned as 104 calories, while another food showed 220 instead of 130. Some products aren't in the database at all. Photo tracking doesn't let me adjust individual ingredients, only the entire meal. The app has also shown me at 87% of my calorie goal while the Coach said I was 680 calories over.

I also entered dairy as a dietary restriction, yet the Coach recommended Greek yogurt.

A 3-day trial wasn't enough time to discover these issues. When I requested a refund, it was denied and I was instead asked to extensively document the problems for their development team.

There are great ideas here, but for someone seriously tracking calories/macros, I don't think it's reliable enough yet—especially at this price.
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Response from developer

Hi Callie. We responded to your report the same day and immediately began working with our team on the issues you documented. This review was published while that work was underway, before the resulting corrections could be completed and before we received the PlateLens username needed to trace the remaining account-specific cases. Since then, we have released fixes so the Coach uses the same effective calorie-target logic as the app and consistently receives saved dietary restrictions when making recommendations. We remain ready to address the barcode and meal-photo cases using the evidence already provided, but we are still waiting for the @username requested by email to locate the relevant account and results; no additional testing or documentation is required. We hope you will update your review to reflect these corrections, our prompt response, and the current status of our support.

So far so good.

I love the layout and look of the app. It works very well so far and does exactly what I need it to do. I’ve tried several other Cal apps and this one is by far my favourite. If you’re looking for one, stop and give this one a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Ne sait pas traquer certains aliments

J’ai déjà eu à faire à un cas où mon scan n’avait détecté strictement 0 protéine, 0 glucide, rien.
J’ai déjà scanné une assiette comportant 45g de flocons d’avoine, 70g de beurre de cacahouète et 30g de chocolat noir, l’application me l’a estimé à 8g de protéine (alors qu’on est autour de 30)

Response from developer

Bonjour, merci pour ce retour détaillé — vous avez entièrement raison, et nous sommes désolés pour ces deux mauvaises expériences. Ce qui s'est probablement passé : quand un ingrédient très calorique est mélangé au plat (comme du beurre de cacahuète incorporé dans des flocons d'avoine), il devient presque invisible sur la photo, et le scan sous-estime alors fortement les protéines et les calories. Nous améliorons en ce moment la détection de ces ingrédients « cachés », et votre exemple nous sert directement de cas de test. En attendant, deux astuces qui donnent le bon résultat : après un scan, ouvrez le repas et touchez « Edit or Fix Analysis », décrivez ce qui manque (par exemple « il y a aussi 70 g de beurre de cacahuète ») et l'analyse est recalculée immédiatement. Vous pouvez aussi enregistrer un repas sans photo, en le décrivant par texte ou à la voix avec vos pesées exactes — idéal quand vous connaissez déjà les quantités, et cela ne compte pas comme un scan. Écrivez-nous à hi@platelens.app : nous serons ravis de vous aider personnellement, de corriger ces repas avec vous et de vous prévenir dès que la détection sera améliorée. Votre retour compte vraiment pour nous. — L'équipe PlateLens

Better apps available for less

Still struggling to do the most basic of things. Significant issues with scanning barcodes. The AI fix/ edit will out right ignore your input 75% of the time. Most of the barcode scans that found the product, assumed I was consuming the entire package. Like an entire bottle of coffee creamer, or whole entire package of sliced cheese. Broken concept of servings even if you take a picture of the nutrition label. SMH.
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Very Great Free Option

Honestly not too much to complain about since the app is free. It does suck that there is a daily limit of 2 for the manual type up and photo scan, but at least you can log previous meals.

FAQ

How does PlateLens track calories?

PlateLens uses advanced AI to analyze a photo of your meal, identifying ingredients and providing precise calorie, macro, and micronutrient data. It also allows barcode scanning for packaged foods.

What kind of AI coaching does PlateLens offer?

PlateLens provides 12 unique AI coaching personalities, including specialists for fat loss, muscle gain, mindful eating, and busy professionals. These coaches adapt to your goals and offer daily tips for accountability.

Can PlateLens create personalized nutrition plans?

Yes, PlateLens can create custom calorie and macro targets based on your body, goals, and activity level. The plans adapt to your weekly progress and support various goals like cutting, bulking, or maintenance.

Does PlateLens integrate with Apple Health?

Yes, PlateLens syncs steps automatically, allows logging of weight and progress photos, and saves nutrition data directly to Apple Health.

Is PlateLens suitable for competitive users?

PlateLens includes features like daily logging streaks, weekly leagues, and leaderboards to help users stay motivated and compete. Leaderboards are designed with privacy in mind.

What devices does PlateLens support?

PlateLens is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

Does PlateLens have ads?

Yes, PlateLens contains advertisements.

How often is PlateLens updated?

The latest version of PlateLens is 1.2.9, and it was last updated on March 26, 2026, indicating regular updates.