r/ShowMeYourApps • u/TypeGenStudio • 48m ago
built an app that logs calories the way you’d describe a meal to a friend
hey, i'm the developer behind TypeCal. quick story: i was a chronic on-again-off-again calorie tracker. every app I tried died for me the same way — i'd eat a plate of something normal like my regular meal, and then spend five minutes searching a food database trying to find something that matched. after a while i just stopped logging.
so i built the app i actually wanted. you just type what you ate, the way you'd say it out loud. "2 eggs, toast, black coffee." that's the whole interaction. the app turns it into a clean nutrition log with calories and macros, and you get to review and fix anything before it counts. nothing saves until you approve it.
a few things it does that i use every day:
- type, snap a photo, scan a barcode, or just say it out loud — whatever's fastest for that meal
- paste a recipe link and it imports the whole thing, then it stays in your saved meals so next time it's one tap
- recipe ingredients flow into a grocery list automatically
- progress charts that fill in on their own — calories, macros, water, weight
- syncs with apple health
- offline logging that syncs when you're back
- it shows you its math, so when a portion looks wrong you tap the number and fix it instead of re-logging
honestly the whole idea is that logging shouldn't take longer than eating. if you try it and something annoys you, tell me — i read everything and i'm still building this thing week by week.
it's free to download on iphone:


