The free calorie counter that works from a photo.
Snap your meal and get calories, macros and a health score in seconds. Free, no card: 2 AI scans a day, unlimited barcode scanner and Coach Kal.
Get it free On Google Play · Android
Free plan for good: 2 AI scans and 1 voice log a day; barcode scanner, Coach Kal and the weekly report without limits.
Premium removes the two daily limits. 5-day trial on both plans, and the full price before you download.
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Three steps. Zero friction.
Logging a meal takes about as long as taking a photo — because that is all it is. These are real screens from the app.
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Snap a photo
Open Fotocal and photograph your plate. Home-cooked, restaurant, or last night's leftovers — it all works.
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The AI reads it
In seconds it identifies every ingredient, estimates the portion, and works out calories, macros and a health score.
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It's logged
The meal drops straight into your diary and your whole day updates itself — calories left, macros, water, streak. Done.
Log it your way.
Photo, barcode, menu or voice — Fotocal meets you where you are. Whichever is fastest right now, that's the right one.
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Photo
Snap your plate
One photo and the AI returns calories, macros and a health score. Adjust the portion or ingredients before saving — you're always in control.
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Barcode
Scan the label
Point at any product's barcode for full nutrition plus a clear health score — know whether it's worth buying before it's in your basket.
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Voice
Just say it
"Two eggs and toast with avocado" — say it out loud and it's logged. Perfect for busy mornings, messy hands and walking out the door.
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Menu Premium
Scan the menu
At a restaurant? Point the camera at the menu and see estimated calories for each dish — order with your eyes open.
The full picture of every meal
Calories are the headline, not the story. Every scan breaks down your protein, carbs and fat, tracks the vitamins and minerals underneath, and grades the meal with a health score — plus a concrete suggestion to make it better.
An AI coach who actually knows your day
Coach Kal sees your meals, your water, your weight and your goals — so the advice is about your real day, not a generic plan. Ask what to cook with what's in the fridge, what to order at a restaurant, or why the scale hasn't moved this week.
- Grounded in your data
Tips based on what you actually logged today — not a canned plan.
- Any hour, any question
3pm cravings or 11pm "what should I eat?" — Kal is awake.
- Kind, not preachy
Practical, judgement-free answers. No guilt, no extreme diets.
The small things that keep you going.
Big changes are small habits, repeated. Fotocal makes the repeating the easy part.
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Water tracking
Log every glass with one tap and watch your hydration goal fill up through the day.
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Streaks
A daily streak turns logging into a habit you'll actually want to protect.
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Smart reminders
A gentle nudge at the moment you'd normally forget — never spammy, always on time.
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Daily note: mood & habits
One minute a day — how you felt, how you slept, what went well. Patterns show up fast.
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Weekly reports
Once a week: how your calories and macros really landed, what held up, and one or two things to try next.
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Steps via Health Connect
Your steps sync automatically and count toward your real daily energy balance.
Progress you can actually see
Log your weight in seconds and Fotocal turns it into a trend line that ignores the daily noise. Your TDEE — the calories your body actually burns — updates as you go, so your targets stay honest while your body changes.
- Weight trends over weeks, not single mornings
- TDEE and calorie targets that adapt to you
- Clean charts you can read at a glance
Everything in one app — no paywall games.
How Fotocal stacks up against the best-known calorie and nutrition trackers. Their columns are what each maker documents publicly. Ours is our own free and Premium line, held to the same standard.
| Feature | Fotocal | Cal AI | MyFitnessPal | Yazio |
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| AI photo food scanning | Free, 2 a day | ✓ | Premium | Pro |
| Barcode scanner | ✓ | ✓ | Premium | ✓ |
| Restaurant menu scanning | Premium | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site |
| Voice food logging | Free, 1 a day | Not stated on the maker's site | Premium | Not stated on the maker's site |
| AI nutrition chat coach | ✓ | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site |
| Health score + healthier swaps | ✓ | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site |
| Micronutrients (vitamins & minerals) | 2 free, rest Premium | Not stated on the maker's site | Premium | Pro |
| Mood & habit journal | ✓ | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site | Not stated on the maker's site |
| Weekly progress report | Free, parts Premium | Not stated on the maker's site | Premium | Pro |
| Automatic step sync (Health Connect) | ✓ | Google Fit | ✓ | Pro |
| English & Spanish | ✓ | Not stated on the maker's site | ✓ | ✓ |
| Typical yearly price | €34.99 | Not stated on the maker's site | $79.99 | Not stated on the maker's site |
Competitor columns show what each maker states on its own website, checked on 10 September 2026: ✓ or a plan name means the maker states it, — means it is not stated there. Prices are the makers' published yearly prices in US dollars and can change. Fotocal is Android-only for now. The Fotocal column is our own free and Premium line, read off the app rather than written by us: ✓ means the free plan with no cap, Premium means it needs a subscription, and anything else names the limit the free plan has.
Questions, answered
How accurate is the photo scanning?
Fotocal uses current AI vision models to identify food and estimate portions, and it is good enough that the numbers are genuinely useful day to day. It is an estimate, not a laboratory measurement — mixed dishes, stews and anything layered or hidden under sauce are the hardest cases. You can always correct the portion or the ingredients before you save, and a corrected estimate is still far faster than searching a database.
Do I have to weigh my food?
No. Estimating the portion from the photo is the whole point. If you want to be precise on a particular meal you can enter the weight by hand, but nothing requires it.
What else can I scan besides my plate?
Plenty. Scan a product's barcode to get its full nutrition and a clear health score before you buy it, point the camera at a restaurant menu to see estimated calories per dish, or simply say what you ate out loud and Fotocal logs it. Photo, barcode, menu or voice — whichever is fastest right then.
Is Fotocal free?
Downloading Fotocal is free, and you can stay on the free plan for good. Premium starts with a 5-day free trial and removes the daily scan and voice counters, adds the menu scanner, the full nutrient panel, the rest of the weekly report and a daily plan. Coach Kal is free on every plan. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. After that, Premium is €6.99 a month or €34.99 a year.
How do I cancel?
Subscriptions are handled by Google Play, so you cancel there: Play Store → your profile → Payments and subscriptions → Subscriptions. Cancel before the 5-day trial ends and you are not charged.
What happens to my data?
Your data is yours. We never sell it, and you can delete your account and everything in it at any time.
Which languages does the app support?
English and Spanish, in the app and on this site. Fotocal is built Spanish-first, so the Spanish experience is a first-class citizen rather than an afterthought translation.
Does Fotocal track my steps?
Yes. Fotocal connects to Health Connect on Android, so your steps sync automatically and feed into your daily energy picture alongside your TDEE.
Which is the best calorie counter?
The one you keep using. Three things decide it: it should know the food you actually eat, Spanish dishes included; fixing a number should take seconds; and the free plan should be useful without a card. Fotocal's free plan gives 2 AI scans and 1 voice log a day, with the barcode scanner, Coach Kal and the weekly report unlimited. If that covers your day, it is the best one for you; if you scan more, Premium removes the two limits.
Which calorie counter is free?
Fotocal is, with no expiry and no card: 2 AI photo scans and 1 voice log a day, plus the barcode scanner, Coach Kal, the diary, weight, water, steps and the weekly report without limits. Premium is optional, €6.99 a month or €34.99 a year with a 5-day trial on both plans, and it only removes the two daily limits and opens the deeper nutrient panels.
Your next meal can count itself.
Download Fotocal and see how easy eating better gets when the hard part is a photo. The first 5 days of Premium are on us.
Get it free On Google Play · Android