MyCal: AI Food Scanner
- iPhone
- iPad
What is MyCal?
MyCal: AI Food Scanner is a Health & Fitness app that uses AI to recognize food in a photo and show a macro breakdown of protein, carbs, and fat. The listing also describes an automatic photo-based food diary, an A to F nutrition score for meals, an AI coach for chat-based advice, and sync with Apple Health.
Pricing. MyCal: AI Food Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Logging meals by photo without typing food names
- Tracking protein, carbs, and fat alongside calories
- Combining nutrition data with activity and sleep in Apple Health
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Why this app is in A tier
MyCal scores 87 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 78, App Store search rank 73, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
You've tried every calorie counter. You quit because typing everything is a chore. Our AI food tracker turns any photo into an instant macro breakdown. No database. No manual entry. Just snap food calories and log your meal by photo. Our AI has been trained on millions of meals. It recognizes your homemade pasta, your restaurant portion, your coffee. It even estimates portion sizes, so you can ditch the food scale. This isn't just a food scanner; it's a truly automatic food log. AI FOOD SCANNER Stop searching databases. Just point your camera to scan a meal for nutrition info. Your complete food diary is created automatically from photos. COMPLETE MACRO TRACKER Go beyond calories. Get an instant macro breakdown of protein, carbs, and fat for every meal, helping you hit your specific fitness and health goals. AI NUTRITION COACH Confused by the numbers? Chat with your AI coach to understand your habits, get personalized advice, and receive recipe recommendations tailored to you. NUTRITION SCORE Not all calories are equal. Get a simple A-F grade on your meal's quality. Learn to make healthier choices intuitively, not just smaller ones. AUTOMATIC FOOD LOG Your camera food logge
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Where else it ranks
- Best Nutrition Tracking Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 68
- Best Food Tracking Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 68
- Best Calorie Tracking Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 68
Questions about MyCal
Is the app free to install?
It is free to download.
Do I need a food scale or a food database to use it?
The listing says the AI estimates portion sizes so a food scale is not needed, and that users do not search a database or enter meals manually. It describes logging by taking a photo.
Does it sync with Apple Health?
Yes. The listing says meal data syncs with Apple Health and can be combined with activity, sleep, and other health data.
Is MyCal free?
MyCal is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is MyCal good for?
MyCal is built for logging meals by photo without typing food names, tracking protein, carbs, and fat alongside calories, combining nutrition data with activity and sleep in apple health. It sits in the food scanning list on AppTierList.
Is MyCal worth it?
MyCal is A tier, ranked #9 of 40 food scanning apps with a score of 87 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 5,776 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 8 apps rank above it.
How does MyCal compare to BitePal?
MyCal is A tier at 87; BitePal is A tier at 88. BitePal ranks higher. MyCal is free to download, with in-app purchases, BitePal is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is MyCal updated?
MyCal was updated 23 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Food Scanning (A tier, #9) · Nutrition Tracking (#95, beyond the tiered top) · Food Tracking (#104, beyond the tiered top) · Calorie Tracking (#115, beyond the tiered top)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 87 / 100
- Rank in list
- #9 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 5,776
- Recent reviews
- 3.8 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (23 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Good for
- Logging meals by photo without typing food names, Tracking protein, carbs, and fat alongside calories, Combining nutrition data with activity and sleep in Apple Health
- Requires
- iOS 18.6 or later
- Size
- 85 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 2
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed