TrueCal was built to make meal descriptions easier to record and review.
Recording a homemade meal can mean looking up ingredients and choosing portions. TrueCal was built to let you describe those details together.
Type "bagel and a small oat latte." TrueCal estimates the calories and macros from the details you provide.
TrueCal now supports iPhone, Android, and web. Our focus is helping people record meals and return to their log.
Calories and macros are estimates. Check portions, ingredients, and any source information provided.
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iPhone, Android, and web share your TrueCal account.
The product principles behind the calmer food log.
TrueCal started as a personal workaround for a problem every calorie tracker shares: the logging feels harder than the eating.
The founder tried every app, from barcode scanners to voice dictation, and still spent more time searching than eating. Logging became a daily chore.
If ChatGPT could understand whole paragraphs, why couldn't it understand food? The idea was simple: let people talk naturally and let the AI do the calorie math.
TrueCal was built first as a personal tool. Friends asked to use it. TrueCal became publicly available on the App Store and Google Play. Now TrueCal is focused on making nutrition tracking easy enough to repeat for anyone.
Make food tracking so easy you actually do it. When logging is easy enough to repeat, consistency and results follow.
We design around real people, not nutrition databases.
TrueCal prioritizes clarity and control so you always understand what was logged.
Consistency beats perfection. We help you track enough to learn and improve.
The official TrueCal facts cover the product, pricing, and nutrition sources.
Editors, reviewers, and creators can find product facts and download media in the TrueCal press kit.