Frequently asked questions

Every account gets a free trial of the full app, but there's no permanent free tier after that — a subscription is required to keep using it. The reason is cost, not a marketing choice: AI photo scans and AI food search each call a real AI model behind the scenes, and that costs money per use no matter who's asking. A free tier big enough to be genuinely useful for logging real meals would mean giving that away indefinitely, which isn't something a small app can sustain. Subscribing is what keeps those features running and the app improving.

Yes, after a free trial. Every account starts with a free trial of the full app, and continuing after it ends requires a subscription — there's no permanent free tier. Billing is handled entirely by the App Store or Google Play, and you can cancel any time before the trial ends with nothing charged.

Everything: AI photo scans, AI food search, barcode scanning, voice logging, Squads, and the personalized Mifflin-St Jeor calorie target. There's no separate free tier of features to compare against — an active trial or subscription is what keeps the whole app working.

From the paywall or subscription screen, use "Restore purchases" to re-sync your entitlement with the store account you subscribed with. This is usually just a brief delay after purchasing.

Take or upload a photo of your meal; the app identifies each item, estimates its weight, and calculates calories and macros. You can adjust portions, add anything the scan missed, and edit items before saving.

Yes — see the Cuisines page for the full explanation. In short: every scan is classified into a cuisine bucket (South Asian, East Asian, Western, or other) before estimation, so the model applies that cuisine's real cooking conventions — the typical oil, the typical portion — instead of a single Western-default guess.

Photo-based estimation is inherently approximate, especially for mixed dishes or unusual angles. Adjust any item's weight or macros before saving — corrections also help improve future scans.

Treat every number in this app — AI photo scans, database matches, and manual entries alike — as a rough, practical estimate of what you ate, not a lab measurement. If you need exact values for a medical reason, consult a registered dietitian or a professional nutritional analysis.

Small groups of friends who see each other's daily logging presence and streaks for accountability, and can share specific meals to the group's feed. Everyone controls their own sharing level (presence only, name + photo, or full nutrition details).

Yes to both, from within the app — Account > Export my data generates a downloadable copy of everything you've logged, and Account > Delete account & data permanently removes your account and everything associated with it.

Email support@calorite.ai — a real inbox, not a bot.