# Visual Food, Visual Recognition and Calories Count — Food Visual Recognition

> AI-powered food recognition for nutritional information via camera. (iPhone/iPad app by Michele Gruppioni (Gruppio).)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-food-visual-recognition-and-calories-count/id1235046416 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michele Gruppioni (Gruppio)](https://appshunter.io/developer/441738501)
- Category: Food & Drink, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 34 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 155 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-05-18
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-food-visual-recognition-and-calories-count/id1235046416/reviews.md

## What is Visual Food, Visual Recognition and Calories Count?

Get Food Nutritional Information using the Camera!

* Point the Camera to Recognize Food thanks to an amazing Artificial Intelligence algorithm !

* Get Specific informations like: Calories, Fat, Proteine and Carbs !

Visual Food!

## Key features

- Food visual recognition with AI
- Nutritional information retrieval
- Calories, fat, protein, carbs data
- Camera-based food identification

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock All Foods | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 30)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-food-visual-recognition-and-calories-count/id1235046416/reviews.md

### 1/5 — This is a scam

*2019-03-06, version 1.5*

This is a deception. Don’t get it. I deleted it within 1 minute

### 1/5 — Don’t bother

*2018-05-26, version 1.5*

Waste of money. 100% guesswork

### 2/5 — Only works for Asian foods

*2018-05-03, version 1.5*

If you want this app to generalise the training set needs to be expanded to more worldly foods. Especially if it is available in western hemisphere app stores.

### 1/5 — Scamware

*2018-04-05, version 1.5*

Download for free but only good for pizza and pasta when click on more foods you gotta pay

### 3/5 — Not Hot Dog

*2018-03-29, version 1.5*

Not hot dog! 😂😂😂

### 1/5 — Poor recognition

*2017-09-12, version 1.5*

Unable to recognize simple fruits.

### 1/5 — Visual food and calorie count

*2017-08-20, version 1.5*

In a word:  worthless.  Don't waste your money (and once you start the free edition it comes at you so fast i spent $3.99 somehow and have no idea how or for what.  It's a scam.  Forget this tensorflow!!!  I deleted it.  It's junk.

### 1/5 — Scam

*2017-07-12, version 1.4*

Steals £2 from you, barely works, not the one from the tv show.

### 5/5 — SILICON VALLEY!!!!!

*2017-07-09*

Hahaha I cant believe this actually exists

### 5/5 — HBO i ❤️U!

*2017-06-28, version 1.4*

Hot dog / not hot dog lol! ❤️❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

## Frequently asked questions about Visual Food, Visual Recognition and Calories Count

### What does Visual Food do?

Visual Food uses artificial intelligence and your device's camera to recognize food items. It then provides specific nutritional information for the recognized food, including calories, fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

### How does the food recognition work?

The app employs an advanced Artificial Intelligence algorithm. You simply point your camera at the food, and the AI processes the image to identify the dish and its components.

### What kind of nutritional information can I get?

You can obtain detailed nutritional data such as the calorie count, amount of fat, protein, and carbohydrates present in the food item you scan.

### Is this app free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with the option for in-app purchases. This suggests that some features or content might be unlocked through these purchases.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for anyone interested in understanding the nutritional content of their meals, such as individuals managing their diet, tracking calories for fitness goals, or simply wanting to be more aware of what they are eating.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2017-07-28

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Bug Fix

### 1.4 — 2017-05-24

* Improved the Visual Recognition Algorithm! Now is much more precise
* Added more Food Types for Free! Now are more than 150!

### 1.3 — 2017-05-22

Bug Fix

### 1.2 — 2017-05-19

* New Cool Icon

### 1.1 — 2017-05-18

Bug Fix and Improvements

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