CaloBurner Features

Snap a photo of any meal (restaurant food, home-cooked plates, packaged snacks) and get an instant calorie and macro breakdown. CaloBurner's AI identifies your food, detects individual ingredients, and estimates protein, carbs, and fat per serving.

After the initial analysis, smart context chips let you refine accuracy without retyping. Tap "Half portion", "No sauce", or "Extra vegetables" to adjust the estimate. The AI handles everything from street food in Chiang Mai to a burrito bowl at Chipotle.

Free users can log meals manually by entering the name and macros. Premium users get unlimited AI photo scans per day.

CaloBurner doesn't just count calories. It tracks your full macro breakdown: protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Your macro targets are calculated from your body stats, not generic recommendations.

Protein is set at 2g per kg of bodyweight because muscle preservation during a calorie deficit depends on adequate protein intake. Fat is capped at the higher of 0.8g/kg or 25% of total calories. The remaining calories are allocated to carbs.

Your daily dashboard shows your remaining macro budget at a glance. Check it 3-4 times a day to know exactly what to eat next. That's the habit that keeps you on target.

Most calorie tracking apps completely ignore activity. CaloBurner has a built-in step counter that syncs automatically with Apple Health, so you can see your calorie intake and step count on a single daily dashboard.

Your steps are factored directly into your calorie targets. Step-to-calorie burn calculations are adjusted for your weight and biological sex. Daily step goals range from 8,000 to 15,000 based on your plan and effort split.

Walking is the most underrated fat loss tool. During the founder's own weight loss journey, steps were the primary activity driver. More sustainable than the gym and effective at any fitness level.

CaloBurner calculates your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) using the Mifflin-St Jeor formula, the most accurate BMR equation for the general population. It accounts for your age, weight, height, biological sex, and daily step activity.

From your TDEE, the app sets a calorie deficit based on your goal weight and timeline (30, 90, or 180 days). The deficit is split between diet (eating less) and activity (walking more) based on your chosen effort split.

Safety guardrails prevent the plan from ever setting targets below healthy minimums. No crash diets. No 1,200-calorie starvation plans. Just sustainable, science-backed calorie deficit targets that produce real results.

Save any logged meal as a Quick Add and re-log it with a single tap. Your morning oatmeal, your go-to lunch order, your post-workout protein shake: the macros are applied instantly, no AI analysis needed.

Quick Add meals appear as a scrollable strip at the top of the Add Meal screen, the first thing you see. The app tracks which meals you log most often and shows your most-recently-used items first.

This is what makes daily calorie counting sustainable. The 80% of meals you eat on repeat take one tap. The new or unusual meals use the AI scanner. Zero friction either way.

Get a personalized daily check-in based on your actual progress: calories consumed vs. target, protein grams, step count, and macro balance. The AI coach evaluates each metric against structured rules, not free-form guessing.

The output is specific: if your protein is consistently low, it might suggest adding a whey protein shake. If your steps are short, it calculates how much extra walking you need. If you're in a scale stall, it explains possible causes before suggesting calorie cuts.

One actionable adjustment per day. That's it. Protein targets are never negotiable, even on rest days. The coaching is designed to keep you on track, not to tell you what you want to hear.

Watch your weight trend over time with clear charts. Toggle between 7-day and 30-day views, and navigate back to review past periods. Track calorie history, macro adherence, and step count trends alongside your weight data.

Logging streaks track your consecutive days of meal logging. Consistency is what separates people who lose weight from people who just download weight loss apps. Milestone notifications celebrate your progress at 3, 7, 14, and 30-day streaks.

If you connect Apple Health, CaloBurner can also display your historical body weight data for a complete picture of your weight loss journey.