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Want more than a photo? Know My Meals logs a meal from a photo, your voice or a typed sentence, lists every ingredient behind the estimate, and lets you fix the one that's wrong in a couple of taps.

Get Know My Meals on the App Store

$11.99 a month or $71.99 a year. iPhone only, no free tier or trial.

We make Know My Meals, so it's first on this list. MacroFactor, Lose It!, MyFitnessPal and Cronometer follow, with sources for every price and feature.

Know My Meals: every way to log, every ingredient visible

  • Photo, voice or text. Snap the plate and add a note like "dressing on the side", or skip the photo and say "a burrito bowl from Chipotle, double chicken, no rice". The meal is saved as soon as you send it, and the estimate fills in right after.
  • Fix the part that's off. The bowl comes back as rice, chicken, beans, salsa, cheese and guac, with oils and dressings on their own lines. Double chicken looks light? Set it to 2×. Skipped the cheese? Remove it. Added chips? Tap + Add. Only that line changes.
  • A coach that has read your log. Ask "How much protein do I have left today?" and it answers from your meals and targets.
  • ChatGPT and Claude on your own log. Connect Know My Meals and ask about your eating there. They can read your log but can't change it. See Connect your AI.
  • Clean, quick, one plan. Today shows calories, macros and meals on one screen, Quick log suggests your usual meals, and every feature is included, with no ads9.
Meal detail: salmon, potatoes and asparagus, 768 kcal, with every ingredient listed
Every meal, itemizedTap any ingredient to change it.
Coach answering How am I doing this week? with the week's average calories and protein against target
CoachAnswers from your own log.

Built by a founder who listens. Know My Meals is made by its founder, Samarth Mamadapur, who reads the feedback that comes in and uses it to decide what to fix and build next. Tell us what's off or missing on the help page, or under You > Help and feedback in the app.

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Or compare it head to head: Know My Meals vs Cal AI.

At a glance

AppPhotoVoiceUS price
Know My MealsYesYes$11.99 a month or $71.99 a year, no trial. No barcode scanner9
MacroFactorYesYes$11.99 a month or $71.99 a year, 7-day trial1, 2
Lose It!PremiumPremiumFree tier. Premium $79.99 a year3
MyFitnessPalPremiumPremiumFree tier. Premium $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year4
CronometerGoldGoldFree tier. Gold $10.99 a month or $59.99 a year5

Prices are US App Store or official help-center list prices on 7 November 2026. Apps often show other prices in the app.

Other alternatives

MacroFactor

Its "Describe" mode takes one or more photos plus text, so you can add a menu or say "no cheese"6. It also scans barcodes and labels and adjusts your targets weekly from your weight trend1. Paid only, with a 7-day trial2. See Know My Meals vs MacroFactor.

Lose It!

Photo and voice logging in Premium, a free tier and a 56+ million item database7. See Know My Meals vs Lose It!.

MyFitnessPal

Meal Scan, Voice Log and barcode scanning in Premium, plus workouts, water and an AI Coach4. Note that MyFitnessPal owns Cal AI8. See Know My Meals vs MyFitnessPal.

Cronometer

Photo and voice logging with Gold, free barcode scanning, and tracking for 95+ vitamins, minerals and other nutrients5.

Questions

Which Cal AI alternative is most accurate?

Accuracy depends on the meal and the details you give. We don't have independent tests ranking these apps. What helps most is an app that shows the ingredients and amounts behind an estimate, so you can correct the one that's wrong. That's how Know My Meals works.

Is there a Cal AI alternative without a subscription?

Lose It!, MyFitnessPal and Cronometer have free tiers, but their photo and voice logging need a paid plan. MacroFactor and Know My Meals are paid only.

Can I log food by voice instead of a photo?

Yes, in Know My Meals, MacroFactor, and the paid tiers of Lose It!, MyFitnessPal and Cronometer.

What doesn't Know My Meals have?

A barcode scanner, a free tier or trial, and Android, which is coming soon. It tracks calories, protein, carbs and fat on iPhone.

Get Know My Meals on the App Store

$11.99 a month or $71.99 a year. iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later).

Sources

  1. MacroFactor on the US App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id1553503471
  2. MacroFactor app page: macrofactor.com/macrofactor
  3. Lose It! Support, "Lose It! Membership Tiers & Pricing": loseit.zendesk.com
  4. MyFitnessPal on the US App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id341232718
  5. Cronometer on the US App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id1145935738
  6. MacroFactor, version 5.5.7 release notes, 10 May 2026: macrofactor.com/version-5-5-7
  7. Lose It! on the US App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id297368629
  8. MyFitnessPal, Cal AI acquisition announcement, 2 March 2026: news.myfitnesspal.com
  9. Know My Meals on the US App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id6823759179