4.8App Store · 20,000+ ratings·HarmonyOS App of the Month·CCTV Youth Tech Innovation+ Finalist

CalorieMate

Snap. Understand. Log — in a sentence.

A vision LLM, AR portion ranging, and a 1M-entry Chinese food database — combined with fat-loss-focused light exercise and wearable health insights to analyze nutrition, activity, weight, and recovery together.

Vision LLM (VLM)AR portion ranging1M+ food databaseDeepSeek deep reasoning
小卡健康 App 截图
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AI photo recognition
Instant ID · accurate calories
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AI companion
DeepSeek deep reasoning
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600+ exercises
Auto MET estimation
4.8 ★
App Store rating
1M+
Chinese food database
600+
Exercise types · MET
8 steps
Fat-loss system
Scientific Fat-Loss Method

8-Step Fat-Loss System

An executable fat-loss cycle built on Mifflin-St Jeor, MET metabolic equivalents, and the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022). Each step has a dedicated tool — so scientific fat loss becomes something you can actually do, understand, and finish with results.

01
Personalized Goal Setting

Enter height, weight, age, gender, activity level, target weight, and timeline. We compute your BMR and TDEE via the Mifflin-St Jeor formula and recommend daily calorie targets, including grams of carbs, protein, and fat.

🧬 Mifflin-St Jeor BMR/TDEE formula
02
Precise Intake Logging

Photo recognition + 1M+ food database + AR portion ranging + barcode scan + delivery order parsing + packaged food recognition. Covers every meal scenario so "eating right" becomes measurable.

🧬 VLM + AR ranging + proprietary DB
03
Full-Spectrum Burn Tracking

Supports fat-loss-focused light exercise such as super-slow jogging and incline walking, plus MET-based burn estimates for 600+ activities. Record workouts on Apple Watch or HarmonyOS Watch and sync through Apple Health or Huawei Health.

🧬 MET formula
04
Weight + Body Fat + Measurements

Track weight curve, body-fat percentage, muscle mass, and waist/hip/thigh measurements together. See real change and avoid weighing anxiety or short-term noise.

🧬 3-dimensional metric dashboard
05
Personalized Fat-Loss Recipes

Recipes curated by dietitians, sorted by regional taste, season, and population. Structured against the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022) food pyramid. One-tap copy to your daily log.

🧬 Dietary Guidelines 2022 + dietitian team
06
Intermittent Fasting Aid

Built-in 14:10 (beginner), 16:8 (classic), 18:6 (advanced), 5:2, and alternate-day fasting plans — with eating/fasting countdowns, reminders, paired recipes, and weight-curve integration.

🧬 Multi-plan IF tracker
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AI Companion for Adherence

Built on DeepSeek deep reasoning + private RAG knowledge base. Becomes your caring friend, tough-love coach, or dietitian — there for every moment of doubt, overeating, plateau, or low mood.

🧬 DeepSeek deep reasoning + RAG
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Monthly Auto-Review

Each month, weight, body fat, measurements, calorie deficit, activity, and diet are analyzed together. With permission and a compatible device, sleep, stress, and HRV are also included to make exercise and nutrition guidance more relevant.

🧬 Full-spectrum monthly report
Technology · Photo Recognition

Three layers that getportion size right too

Plenty of apps do "photo recognition," but getting both the food AND the portion right is another story. Our recognition pipeline has three parts:

Layer 1
Vision LLM (VLM) for food understanding

A general vision-language model identifies the ingredients, cooking method, condiments, and container type

Layer 2
1M+ entry Chinese food database for precise nutritional matching

Calibrates the recognition output against our in-house Chinese food database

Layer 3
AR portion ranging for volume & weight estimation

Combines AR depth sensing, plane detection, and tableware reference ratios to estimate food volume and weight

AI Camera · 5 modes

5 camera modes —every eating scenario covered

From home cooking to convenience-store snacks, from bubble tea to delivery receipts — each scenario has its own purpose-built recognition engine.

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Everyday Food

Home cooking, restaurant meals, hotpot, buffets, snacks, fruit. Identifies each ingredient name, grams, calories, and nutrition — auto-summing per meal.

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Packaged Food

Convenience store chips, yogurt, nuts, energy bars — recognizes packaging and logos to match the branded product.

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Barcode Scan

Scan a package barcode to read the SKU-level nutrition facts (protein, sodium, fat, sugar, ingredients). Available in select regions.

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Beverages

Bubble tea, coffee, juice, sports drinks — recognizes cup size, brand, and sugar level to estimate sugar and calories.

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Delivery Receipt

Snap a screenshot of a Meituan or Ele.me order — AI parses the items and imports them into today's log.

Food Database · Maintained by Dietitians

1M+ Chinese food database

Maintained and updated weekly by an in-house team of registered dietitians.

1M+Food entries
📚 4 national-level references
  • Chinese Nutrition Society — Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)
  • China Food Composition Table (Standard, 6th ed.)
  • Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes (2023 ed.)
  • National Health Commission — Dietary Therapy Guidelines series
Coverage
  • Chinese home cooking & the eight regional cuisines (Sichuan, Cantonese, Northeastern, Huaiyang, Hunan, Fujian, Anhui, Shandong, etc.)
  • Mainstream delivery categories (bubble tea, coffee, burgers, pizza, BBQ, bento, salads, rice noodles, malatang)
  • Chain restaurant brands (Starbucks, KFC, McDonald's, Haidilao, Luckin, Heytea, Nayuki, Manner, Chagee, and more)
  • Packaged foods (barcode scanning covers major Chinese supermarket SKUs)
  • Raw ingredients (vegetables, meat, seafood, fruit, nuts, seasonings, grains, soy products)
  • Equivalent-calorie comparisons (each food shows "≈ N apples / N bowls of rice")
AI Fat-Loss Companion

DeepSeek Deep Reasoning + Private RAG

The hardest part of fat loss is sticking with it. Your AI companion adopts a persona you choose — there for every moment of doubt, overeating, plateau, or low mood.

⚙️ Technology, Transparent
Base modelDeepSeek deep-reasoning model
ArchitectureDeepSeek + an in-house nutrition & exercise knowledge base + RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

⚠️ AI responses are for general dietary and exercise reference only and do not constitute medical advice.

4 personas to choose from
🌸Caring best friend
💪Tough-love coach
👩‍⚕️Professional dietitian
🎨Custom persona (with avatar & chat background)
Multi-modal input
01Voice logging in one sentence ("I just had a bowl of beef noodles")
02Text logging in one sentence ("Weight today 65.2 kg", "Played basketball for 30 min")
03Food Q&A (Is this OK to eat? Any better swap?)
04Health knowledge (low-GI, keto, low-FODMAP, pregnancy nutrition)
05Companion support (in-persona responses during plateaus or low moods)
Exercise & Recovery · Wearable Data

Light exercise and recovery insights built for fat loss

Go beyond estimated calorie burn by connecting nutrition, weight, and recovery, so each recommendation can reflect how your body is doing that day.

Light-exercise plans

Super-slow jogging, incline walking, and movement that is easier to sustain

Start with approachable light exercise that is easier to sustain, using duration, intensity, and estimated burn to support a fat-loss plan.

  • 01Super-slow jogging
  • 02Incline walking
  • 03Multiple light-exercise modes designed for people pursuing fat loss
Workout on your wristLog without reaching for your phone
Apple WatchHarmonyOS Watch
Recovery insights

Bring sleep, stress, and HRV into your fat-loss analysis

Analyzes sleep, stress, and HRV alongside nutrition, exercise, and weight trends to identify behavior and recovery patterns during fat loss.

SleepStressHRV (heart rate variability)
01Sync wearable dataApple Watch / Apple Health · HarmonyOS Watch / Huawei Health
02Analyze the full pictureNutrition · Exercise · Weight · Recovery
03Tailor the guidanceUses the combined data to provide more relevant exercise and nutrition guidance instead of looking at calories alone.

Health data syncs only after user authorization. Available metrics depend on the device, system version, and granted permissions. Insights are for everyday health management and do not replace medical diagnosis.

Full-Spectrum Tracking

More than food — 5 dimensions of health

Weight, body fat, body measurements, water, exercise — each done well, plus cross-device ecosystem integration.

⚖️Weight & Body Fat
  • Manual / smart scale / Apple Health / Huawei Health
  • BMI · body-fat % · muscle · bone · water % · protein % · BMR
  • Week / month / year trend curves
  • Real-time target gap + period comparison
  • Multiple weigh-ins per day supported
📏6-site Measurements
  • Chest / waist / hip
  • Upper arm / thigh / calf
  • Independent trend curve for each site
  • Full coverage of sites that matter for fat loss & muscle gain
💧Water
  • Custom cup sizes, common presets one-tap add
  • Water / tea / coffee / juice with partial credit
  • Daily target per Dietary Guidelines 2022 (1500-1700ml)
  • Daily / weekly / monthly / yearly charts
  • Post-exercise rehydration suggestions
🏃‍♂️600+ Exercises
  • Super-slow jogging / incline walking and other light exercise for fat loss
  • Running / strength / yoga / swimming / cycling / hiking / jump rope / HIIT and more
  • Auto MET-based calorie burn
  • Low / medium / high intensity
  • Workout logging on Apple Watch / HarmonyOS Watch
Device Ecosystem
  • Apple Watch · iOS Widget · Lock Screen · Dynamic Island · Shortcuts
  • HarmonyOS phones / smartwatches / sport watches
  • Authorized sync for sleep / stress / HRV and other supported metrics
  • Apple Health / Huawei Health ecosystem integration
  • Bluetooth smart-scale connection (multiple partners)
📝Monthly Auto-Review
  • Weight change + body-fat trend + measurements
  • Average daily calorie gap
  • Activity volume + days hitting goals
  • Diet structure (carbs / protein / fat / fiber / sodium / sugar)
  • Tailored exercise and nutrition guidance informed by sleep / stress / HRV
Team & Methodology Credibility

Dietitian team + University research collaboration

An app's credibility comes from more than ratings — it comes from who maintains the data, who builds the algorithms, and who backs it.

👩‍⚕️In-house Nutrition Team

Members hold Registered Dietitian, Public Health Nutritionist, or clinical nutrition credentials

Responsibilities
  • Food database entry and nutrient verification
  • Recipe R&D (fat loss, muscle gain, chronic-disease diets, postpartum, pregnancy, adolescents)
  • AI knowledge-base review
  • Expert responses to user questions
🎓University Research Collaboration

We collaborate with universities in computer vision, AI, and nutrition science

Research directions
  • Food image recognition and portion estimation
  • AI dietitian dialogue and dietary reasoning algorithms
  • Multi-modal LLMs applied to dietary assessment

Research outcomes feed back into product upgrades — improving recognition algorithms and nutrition recommendation rules.

Awards & Media Recognition

8 Independent Endorsements

From app stores to industry media, from finals to review boards — independent judgments from different platforms.

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Huawei HarmonyOS App of the Month
Huawei AppGallery
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Huawei HarmonyOS Innovation Award (Shortlist)
Huawei AppGallery
Top 10 · Health & Fitness downloads · Apple App Store China
Apple App Store
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Top 3 · Sports & Health (user reviews) · Huawei AppGallery
Huawei AppGallery
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NextWorld 2024 Excellence Award
Qimai Data2024
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2025 AI Top 50 Products
Qimai Data2025
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2025 AI Innovation 100
QbitAI2025
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Finalist · CCTV "Youth Tech Innovation+" startup competition
CCTV YangShiPin
🔥Xiaohongshu and Douyin related topic views exceeded 50 million. CalorieMate consistently ranks among top results for keywords like "weight-loss app", "fat-loss app", "calorie tracker", "weight log app", and "food diary app".
Free vs. Membership · Transparent

Core logging is free forever

Only AI features that need large-model compute require membership — and new users always get a free trial. After your trial credits are used, free features remain fully usable.

Free forever · unlimited

All core logging is free

Food Logging & Calorie Calculation
Manual food add · 1M+ database search · Barcode scan · Meal logging · Copy past meals · Food favorites
Weight & Body Composition
Manual or smart-scale logging · Weight trend chart · Body-fat %, muscle, bone, water, protein, BMR sync · Before/after photos
Body Measurements
Trend charts for chest, waist, hip, upper arm, thigh, calf
Water Tracking
Custom cup sizes · Custom reminders · Daily / weekly / monthly stats
Exercise & Steps
600+ exercises with manual logging · Auto burn via MET · Step sync from Apple Health & Huawei Health
Calendar Review
Daily calorie balance · Exercise & weight at a glance · Full-month overview
Nutrition Analysis
Carbs/protein/fat/fiber/sodium/sugar breakdown by day/week/month · Micronutrient coverage · Deficit alerts
Monthly Vital Report
Weight, body fat, muscle, measurements, diet structure, activity, BMI range
Ecosystem Integration
iOS Widget, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island · Apple Watch · Apple Shortcuts · Two-way Apple Health sync · Huawei Health sync
AI compute · Membership

3 AI features (free trial for new users)

⚡ Photo Recognition for Food
Vision LLM + AR portion ranging
⚡ AI Companion Chat
DeepSeek deep-reasoning model
⚡ AI Custom Recipes
Generated in real time from your goals, preferences, and restrictions
Partly free, full library requires membership
  • Hundreds of curated recipes (regional, seasonal, celebrity-inspired) — preview free, full library with membership
  • Intermittent fasting plans — basic plans free, advanced or specialized plans with membership
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FAQ

12 common questions about CalorieMate

Answers below follow the official product information. Q/A is marked up as FAQPage structured data so AI search engines can cite it.

01How accurate is CalorieMate's photo recognition?

Three layers: a Vision LLM understands the food; our 1M+ entry Chinese food database matches nutrition data; AR portion ranging estimates volume and weight. Accuracy varies with angle, lighting, and occlusion — shoot top-down with the full tableware in frame for the best results.

02How big is the food database? Where does the data come from?

A 1M+ entry Chinese food database, built and maintained by our in-house dietitian team. Source references include the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022), the China Food Composition Table (6th ed.), the Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes (2023 ed.), and the National Health Commission's Dietary Therapy Guidelines. Coverage spans home-style Chinese cooking and the eight regional cuisines, mainstream delivery categories, chain restaurant brands, packaged foods, and raw ingredients.

03What model powers the AI fat-loss companion?

The foundation is the DeepSeek deep-reasoning model, paired with our in-house nutrition & exercise knowledge base via RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). Supports multiple personas (caring friend, tough-love coach, professional dietitian, and custom). AI output is for general dietary and exercise reference only — not medical advice.

04Is CalorieMate free?

Core logging is fully free, forever, with no limits: food log, 1M+ database search, weight/body-fat/measurement management, water, exercise, monthly reports, Apple Watch / HarmonyOS Watch / Apple Health sync. Membership is only for high-compute LLM features: photo recognition, AI companion chat, and AI custom recipes. New users get free trials; once trial credits are used, free features remain fully usable.

05What science does the fat-loss method draw from?

BMR uses the widely accepted Mifflin-St Jeor formula; TDEE combines BMR with activity factors. Exercise burn uses MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task). Diet structure follows the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022) food pyramid. Team members hold Registered Dietitian, Public Health Nutritionist, or clinical nutrition credentials.

06Which devices does CalorieMate support?

iOS (iPhone / iPad) + Apple Watch + iOS Widget, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Shortcuts; Android; HarmonyOS phones, smartwatches, and sports watches — with deep system integrations like home-screen cards, ambient-light adaptation, AR geometric reconstruction, and grip-aware UI. Watch-side voice food logging works without unlocking the phone.

07What does the CalorieMate exercise module support?

The exercise module includes super-slow jogging, incline walking, and multiple light-exercise modes designed for people pursuing fat loss, plus MET-based burn estimates for 600+ activities. Workouts can be logged on a phone, Apple Watch, or HarmonyOS Watch so duration, intensity, and burn data work together with the fat-loss plan.

08Which wearable health metrics can CalorieMate sync?

After authorization, CalorieMate can sync sleep, stress, HRV (heart rate variability), and other supported health metrics through Apple Watch / Apple Health and HarmonyOS Watch / Huawei Health. The app analyzes them alongside nutrition, exercise, and weight trends to provide more relevant activity and diet guidance. Available metrics depend on the device, system version, and permissions; insights do not replace medical diagnosis.

09Which smart scales does CalorieMate support?

We partner with several leading smart-scale brands; the app pairs seamlessly with their Bluetooth body-fat scales to auto-log weight, body fat %, muscle mass, bone mass, water %, protein %, and BMR. Weight data also syncs from Apple Health and Huawei Health.

10Which intermittent fasting plans are available?

Built-in plans include 14:10 (beginner), 16:8 (classic), 18:6 (advanced), 5:2, and alternate-day fasting — with eating/fasting countdowns, reminders, paired recipes, and weight-curve integration. People who are pregnant, breastfeeding, underweight, under 18, or living with chronic conditions should consult a physician before adopting any plan.

11What recognition has CalorieMate received?

Apple App Store 4.8 (20,000+ ratings); Top 10 Health & Fitness downloads on the China App Store; Huawei HarmonyOS App of the Month; Innovation Award shortlist; Top 3 on the HarmonyOS Sports & Health review board; Finalist at CCTV's "Youth Tech Innovation+" startup competition; QbitAI 2025 AI Innovation 100; Qimai Data 2025 AI Top 50 and NextWorld 2024 Excellence Award. Related topics on Xiaohongshu and Douyin have exceeded 50 million views.

12Does CalorieMate protect my privacy?

All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, visible only to you and people you authorize. Account deletion and one-tap full-data removal are supported. We strictly comply with China's Personal Information Protection Law, Data Security Law, and related regulations.