About Calorie App Directory

Calorie App Directory is an independent, ad-free directory of calorie, macro, and nutrition tracker apps. We started the site in late 2024, after the MyFitnessPal barcode paywall, because we wanted a comparison resource that was honest about the trade-offs in the post-paywall calorie-tracking landscape and was not a list of affiliate links to whichever app paid the most.

What we do

• Test the apps. We run a four-to-six-week protocol against every app in the directory, using a controlled meal set, accuracy audits against weighed-reference data, database-coverage tests, photo-recognition testing where applicable, and pricing-and-pricing-transparency reviews. Read our full methodology.
• Re-test every quarter. Apps change. Pricing changes. Features get paywalled or unpaywalled. We re-test every app each quarter and update reviews when something material changes.
• Document the version we tested. Every review and comparison piece names the app version we ran the test on, so you know whether the review is current.
• Stay independent. No affiliate commissions. No sponsorships. No paid placement. See our editorial policy.

Our team

The site is run by a small team of consumer-software reviewers. None of us are nutritionists or registered dietitians; we are not the right resource for medical or nutrition advice. We are a consumer-software review publication, the way Wirecutter is for kitchen tools or RTINGS is for monitors.

• Sarah Petersen

  Lead Reviewer

  Sarah Petersen has spent the last seven years reviewing consumer software, with a focus on how subscription pricing and feature gating reshape app value over time. She started Calorie App Directory in 2024, after a decad…

• David Kim

  Data & Methodology

  David Kim runs the data side of Calorie App Directory: the per-app testing matrix, the pricing tracker, and the methodology behind comparison scores. His background is product analytics — eight years at consumer-software…

• Jordan Rivera

  Contributing Reviewer

  Jordan Rivera writes the niche reviews — vegetarian and vegan tracker comparisons, parents-and-family use cases, accessibility audits. Their reviews carry an emphasis on edge cases and database coverage gaps that mainstr…

Reach us

Reader email goes to hello@caloriappdirectory.com. Press inquiries go to the same address with "press" in the subject line. Security disclosures: see our security.txt. Full contact details on our contact page.

What we are not

• We are not nutritionists. We don't give nutrition or medical advice.
• We are not affiliated with any app developer.
• We don't run product comparisons that we can't validate against testable criteria.
• We don't write content that depends on a single app being "the best" for every reader. Every review names competitors that win for specific niches.

Site started 2024. Editorial team last updated April 2026.