AskCal
SubscriptionA calorie counter that admits what it cannot see.
Listed as “AskCal — AI calorie counter”
Every value is marked Seen, Guessed or Unknown, resolved against USDA data.
Not available — iOS: Internal group only, so there is no public link — testers are added by Apple ID · Android: In review on the closed track · Web: Mobile only — the scan runs on a server, but there is no web client
Nothing is installable today. We would rather say that than show a button that goes nowhere.
- Model
- Subscription
- Ads
- None
- Offline
- No — scans run on a server
- Analytics
- None
- Version
- 1.0.0
It charges again every month or every year until you cancel, in your store account rather than in the app. There is a metered free tier — ten scans — before anything is charged.
Tech
- Expo
- React Native
- UniWind
- Firebase
- RevenueCat
Screenshots
What it does
- Seen
- Visible in the photo and identified.
- Guessed
- Inferred from the dish, with the assumption stated out loud.
- Unknown
- It asks one or two questions instead of filling in a number.
Permissions & data
- Camera
- Photographing a meal. It is the whole product.
- Photo library
- Picking a photo you already took.
- Network
- Required — the scan runs on a server, not on the phone.