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24 alternatives to kcal

the personal, self-hostable food nutrition journal

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. kcal launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   MealByMeal▲286

   Easy AI powered calorie and macro tracking over text

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Napkin Math▲193

   personalized AI food journal + nutrition coach

   Jun 2026 · napkinmath.club · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Kale.World▲102

   Nutrient based food and recipe finder

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   OpenNutrition – A free, public nutrition database▲311

   Hi HN! Today I’m excited to launch OpenNutrition: a free, ODbL-licenced nutrition database of everyday generic, branded, and restaurant foods, a search engine that can browse the web to import new foods, and a companion app that bundles the database and search as a free macro tracking app. Consistently logging the foods you eat has been shown to support long-term health outcomes (1)(2), but doing so easily depends on having a large, accurate, and up-to-date nutrition database. Free, public databases are often out-of-date, hard to navigate, and missing critical coverage (like branded…

   2025 · opennutrition.app · its alternatives →

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   Meal Planner▲154

   Automatically track your calories and plan healthy meals

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   YourMeal▲70

   iOS AI calorie tracker or your macros

   Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   kcal - Nutrion App UI KIt▲5

   Food is our common ground, a universal experience.

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Moderation▲141

   A radically simple food diary.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Atlas Nutrition: Macro Counter▲71

   A personal-finance based calorie-counting mobile application

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CreateMyMeal▲74

    Meals that fit your goals, cravings, and macros in one-click

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Intuitive nutrition information▲89

    2015 · spe.lt · its alternatives →

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    Nutrepedia – Nutrition info in 29 locales built with Clojure and Htmx▲135

    Jun 2026 · nutrepedia.com · its alternatives →

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    Fitmeal▲106

    Keep track of what you eat via Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fuel▲92

    Flexible calorie & nutrient tracking

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Fooder – a private digital kitchen notebook▲18

    2021 · usefooder.com · its alternatives →

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    Nuta – Smart Food Journal▲13

    Track meals effortlessly and reach your wellness goals

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Macropedia▲82

    The macro calculator designed for the ketogenic diet.

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Plate Notes▲20

    A timeline-based tracker for food, water, and macronutrients

    2025 · platenotes.com · its alternatives →

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    KcalPal▲6

    Your personal nutrient tracker on Telegram

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Recipelab, a simple nutrition calculator / recipe analyzer▲46

    2016 · recipelab.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MacroBalance▲41

    Balance Your Nutrition, Transform Your Life

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    SnackFolio▲9

    iOS app for easy and intuitive calorie tracking

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Notion Macronutrients Calculator▲4

    Designed to simplify how you track your nutritional intake.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    NutriGoals▲15

    Your Personal Nutrition Coach

    2025 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →