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Phone App That Tracks Calories From Meal Photos

Snap a meal and the app estimates calories and macros, then tracks daily goals.

In plain English

CalBox AI is a phone app that estimates calories and nutrients from a photo of your food. It keeps a daily log and shows progress toward your goals. It is sold as a subscription with more than 200 active subscribers. The listing is currently offered for sale.

Automation90%
Startup costNot disclosed
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$554 MRR

~$554 MRR; $560 last 30 days; $6,041 all-time (TrustMRR/RevenueCat, Nov 10, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - CalBox AI ↗

Operator: Deepika Yadav (developer)

Verified

Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Not disclosed.

The tool stack

RevenueCat ↗
Free up to $2.5k MTR

Mobile subscriptions

 OpenAI API ↗
Pay per token

LLM / vision

 App Store ↗
$99/yr

iOS distribution

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Let users snap or type a meal.
  2. Estimate calories and nutrients with a vision model.
  3. Track daily goals with simple charts.
  4. Free trial, then subscriptions; grow through App Store search and short videos.

What's automated vs. the human 10%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

Snap a meal and the app estimates calories and macros, then tracks daily goals.

Operator: Deepika Yadav (developer). Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calbox-ai-calories-tracker/id6795412584

Estimated split: about 90% of the work automated, 10% human.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (checked Nov 10, 2026) shows about $554 MRR, $560 in RevenueCat-verified revenue over the last 30 days and $6,041 over its tracked history, with 229 active subscriptions. listed for sale at about $25,000 on TrustMRR. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • The TrustMRR listing has been offered for sale, so ownership may change.
  • Photo calorie estimates can be wrong.
  • Very crowded app category.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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