fotorieCalorie counter that works with a photo
Counting calories works. What doesn’t work is searching for every food on a list and weighing everything: that’s why most people give up in two weeks. Fotorie counts the calories of your dish from a photo, and everything else it does just as easily.
What a calorie counter does
A calorie counter records what you eat and converts it into numbers: calories and, if it’s good, also protein, carbohydrates, and fats. It compares those numbers with what your body needs and tells you if you’re over or under. That’s all, and it’s a lot: almost no one knows how much they really eat. Studies comparing what people think they eat with what they actually eat find differences of 20% to 40%, always in the same direction.
Counting calories is not a diet. It’s a way to see what you’re already doing so you can change it wisely: eliminate unnecessary snacking, add missing protein, understand why your weight isn’t moving. If you want to know where to start, the daily calorie calculator will give you the figure in a minute.
Why almost everyone gives up
Classic calorie counting apps have had the same problem for fifteen years: logging a meal takes more effort than eating it. A normal dish, say chicken with rice and vegetables, involves three or four searches in a database with thousands of duplicate entries ("white rice", "cooked rice", "boiled rice 100 g", "SOS Rice"), choosing the correct one, entering the grams of each, and repeating it three times a day.
- Searching in lists. Each food is a search, and databases mix user entries with glaring errors.
- Weighing. No one takes out a kitchen scale in a restaurant or at their parents' house. And without weighing, the list asks for grams you don’t know.
- Homemade dishes. A stew from your mother isn’t in any database. You end up logging "lentils" by eye, or not logging at all.
- Guilt. Many apps highlight in red when you go over. After the third red day, you give up.
The result is well-known: many people install a calorie counter with enthusiasm and give up before the third week. Not for lack of willpower, but because the tool demands too much.
How Fotorie solves it
Fotorie starts from a different idea: the fastest way to log a dish is to show it. You take a photo and the app does the calculations.
Photo → foods, grams, calories, and macros
An artificial intelligence model identifies each food on the plate, estimates the grams of each, and returns calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Each food has its confidence level, and if you know the actual weight, you adjust it with a tap. In calories by photo, we explain how it works internally and what accuracy you can expect.
And when there’s no photo
- By text. You write "two toasts with tomato and a coffee with milk" and the app estimates it.
- With a voice note to the coach. "I had Caesar salad and a glass of wine for dinner": the coach logs it for dinner with its calories.
- With the barcode. For packaged foods, the figure is exact.
- From the menu. If you’ve eaten what you planned, one tap on "I’ve eaten it" and you’re done.
The difference isn’t that Fotorie is more accurate than a list: it’s that you use it. An approximate log every day is worth more than an exact one three days.
What else is included
Counting calories without knowing what to eat next is counting for counting’s sake. That’s why the counter comes with what’s needed around it:
| What | How |
|---|---|
| Calorie and macro plan | Calculated with your weight, height, activity, and goal. With a calorie floor that the app won’t let you cross. You can see how macros are distributed in the macro calculator. |
| Weekly menu | 50 free recipes and the entire catalog in paid plans, with AI-generated illustrative images (not photographs of actual cooked dishes), step-by-step instructions, equivalents to swap one dish for another, and a shopping list. Always 7 days ahead. |
| AI nutrition coach | Knows your day: what you’ve eaten, your weight, your workout, your medication, and your blood pressure. You write to it or send a voice note, and it logs for you. More in AI nutrition coach. |
| Weight | Graph with real trend and forecast, so you don’t obsess over the daily number. |
| Gym and health | Strength chart with illustrations, cardio, sleep, blood pressure, medication with reminders, and analytics. |
| Stages and diets | Hypocaloric, Mediterranean, keto, high protein, vegetarian, vegan, pregnancy, and lactation. |
What’s free and what’s not
What costs nothing, is not charged. Logging, the menu, the weight graph, the gym, and health are free forever and without ads. What does cost money is artificial intelligence: each photo and each message to the coach goes through a model that is paid per use. That’s why paid plans expand daily photos and messages, not basic functions.
| Plan | Price | Photos per day | Messages to coach | Voice call |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | 2 | 3 (plus your message of the day) | No |
| Essential | €3.99/month | 6 | 15 | No |
| Plus | €4.99/month or €39.99/year (€29.99 for the first year) | 20 | 40 | 30 min/month |
| Family | €9.99/month or €89.99/year | 20 | 40 | 120 min/month |
With the free plan, you can keep a complete log: two photos for difficult dishes and the rest by text, barcode, or from the menu, which are unlimited. Plans are paid on the website and activated in the app with your email; see all details in plans.
Who it’s for (and who it’s not for)
It’s for you if you want to know what you eat without turning it into a chore: lose fat with a reasonable deficit (you can calculate it in the caloric deficit calculator), gain muscle by reaching your protein goals, maintain weight without surprises, or simply eat more mindfully. Also if you take medication or have high blood pressure and want a coach who takes that into account.
It’s not for you if you’re looking for a miracle diet or to go below 1,200 kcal (1,500 for men): the app does not allow it. Nor does it replace your doctor or nutritionist, and during pregnancy or lactation, the plan does not include a weight goal. If you have an eating disorder, counting calories is not a good idea: talk to a professional.
Fotorie is made by Vitasane, nutrition centers in Seville since 2012. The calorie floors, macro distribution, and caution with medication come from their practice. To try it, download it for free for Android or iPhone.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fotorie's calorie counter free?
Yes. The free plan includes the calorie and macro plan, 2 AI photos per day, unlimited text and barcode logging, 3 messages per day to the coach, the weekly menu with 50 recipes, weight with trend, gym and health section. No ads. Paid plans (Essential €3.99/month, Plus €4.99/month or €39.99/year, Family €9.99/month) expand photos and messages to the coach and unlock voice calls.
How does it count the calories of a dish from a photo?
An artificial intelligence model identifies the foods in the photo, estimates the grams of each, and calculates calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Each food has its confidence level and you can adjust the portion with a tap if you know the actual weight.
Is a calorie counter accurate?
None is entirely accurate: food tables already have a margin of error and portions are estimated. What matters is consistency: an approximate log every day is worth more than an exact one three days. Barcode packages do provide exact figures.
Do I need to weigh my food?
No. Fotorie estimates grams from the photo. If one day you weigh the dish or know the quantity, you adjust it and the figure becomes exact. You can also describe what you've eaten by text or with a voice note to the coach.
How many calories do I need to eat per day?
It depends on your gender, age, weight, height, activity, and goal. Fotorie calculates your plan at the start and does not allow you to go below a safe floor. If you want to calculate before installing anything, use the free daily calorie calculator at fotorie.com.
Download Fotorie for free
The calorie counter that uses a photo, with weekly menu, AI nutrition coach and no ads. For Android and iPhone.
