AI Meal Photo Calorie Tracker
An app that uses artificial intelligence to take pictures of meals and track calories.
In plain English
Calfy tracks calories from photos of meals using AI. People pay a subscription. TrustMRR shows about $30 a month in recurring revenue. The AI reads the photos, while the owner grows the app.
~$30 MRR; $30 verified revenue last 30 days (TrustMRR/RevenueCat, Oct 29, 2026)
Operator: Not disclosed on TrustMRR
Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.
Apple Developer $99/yr; other costs not disclosed.
The tool stack
Mobile subscriptions
OpenAI API ↗LLM / vision
App Store ↗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
- Generate personal training plans with AI.
- Track progress with the phone camera.
- Subscription paywall after a free plan.
- Grow through players, coaches and short videos.
What's automated vs. the human 20%
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
An app that uses artificial intelligence to take pictures of meals and track calories.
Operator: Not disclosed on TrustMRR. Category on TrustMRR: Health & Fitness. Founded: 2025-06-25. Website: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6746071735
Estimated split: about 80% of the work automated, 20% human.
Realistic income
TrustMRR (checked Oct 29, 2026) shows about $30 MRR and $30 in RevenueCat-verified revenue over the last 30 days, $496 verified over its tracked history. 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
- Accuracy of camera tracking.
- Seasonal usage and churn.
- 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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