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Life & fun · November 7, 2024

ChatGPT for calorie tracking. Frictionless diet and exercise tracking

Hi, I'm Steve and I've built this mobile app to solve my very long-standing problem of not consistently using any calorie tracking apps due to the poor UX (many clicks, too much friction). So, although I am not the best UI/UX designer, I have tried to remove friction at every corner with Journable. This applies to the 1. Tracking experience: Chat-based interface (think ChatGPT) to log food/exercise 2. Onboarding experience: No login screen, no measurements or goals, straight to the main chat window 3. Photo entries: Just take a picture of your plate and done That said, I'm not the…

ChatGPT for calorie tracking. Frictionless diet and exercise tracking launched on November 7, 2024 with 6 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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What it does

Welcome to Journable, the simplest calorie counter, where tracking your diet and exercise is as easy as having a conversation. Powered by advanced AI, our app lets you log your meals and workouts through a simple chat interface, through text messages or photos. It's designed for those who value speed, simplicity, and a personalized touch in their health journey.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi, I'm Steve and I've built this mobile app to solve my very long-standing problem of not consistently using any calorie tracking apps due to the poor UX (many clicks, too much friction). So, although I am not the best UI/UX designer, I have tried to remove friction at every corner with Journable. This applies…

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