About Bitewise: Calorie Counter
The calorie-tracking category is enormous, proven, and hated: incumbents charge $50–80/yr, paywall basics like barcode scanning, and the new AI apps guess your calories from a photo with 25–50% error on mixed meals. Bitewise's wedge is trust — fast logging, verified data you can trace to its source, and a fair price.
Bitewise measures; it doesn't prescribe. There are no medical claims, no social feed, and no data-selling — food logs are among the most private data a person generates, and they stay on your device.
Frequently asked
Is barcode scanning really free?
Yes — free forever, on every tier. It's the feature the big apps put behind their paywall, and we won't.
Do I need an account?
No. The whole app works device-local with no sign-in. Email sign-in is only for premium licensing and (soon) encrypted sync.
Where do the numbers come from?
A verified database built on USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts. Every food shows a badge for its source. See "Where our numbers come from" in the app.
Does it work offline?
Yes — logging, search over common foods, budgets, and history all work in airplane mode.