Frequently asked questions

CalKal is a calorie-counting app for iPhone and Android. Photograph your plate and the app breaks it into items, estimating grams, calories, protein, carbs and fat for each. Anything you did not photograph you can add by search or barcode, and workouts, water and weight are logged alongside your food.

The world's big food databases don't include them. So for each of these dishes CalKal keeps its recipe: what it is made of and in what amounts. The values are the sum of the ingredients, and every ingredient comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition database (USDA), so every number has a source you can check.

No. CalKal helps you see what you eat, and its values are estimates. It does not replace medical or nutritional advice. If you have a medical condition, are pregnant or have a history of eating disorders, talk to a professional before changing your diet.

Photograph your plate, or pick a photo from your gallery. The app analyzes the photo, identifies each item and estimates how many grams there are. Before saving you see "Here's what we found", where you can change amounts, remove items and add anything missing. You can close the app while it works; a notification tells you when it is ready.

The values are estimates, and they are more accurate when the whole plate is in frame. The hard part is what you can't see: oil, butter, sauces. When the app isn't sure about an item, it flags it and asks one focused question instead of quietly guessing. You can check and fix every item before saving.

Yes. Search in Hebrew or English and pick from the list; each result shows calories, protein, carbs and fat per serving. Packaged food has a barcode scanner, and what you eat every day you save once and add again with a tap.

Yes. Log walking, running, cycling or strength training, and the calories burned go into your daily budget. The progress screen charts your weight over time against your starting point and goal.

When you start, you answer a few questions: height, weight, age, how often you train and what you are aiming for. Your target is calculated with the Mifflin‑St Jeor equation and split into protein, carbs and fat. If the pace you pick takes the target below a safe floor, the app says so. You can change any value later.

Your photo is used to analyze the meal and is not stored on our servers. Your log, weight and activity are kept so we can show your progress. This is sensitive data and we treat it that way. The full details, including who processes it and for how long it is kept, are in our privacy policy.

You can ask at any time to see, correct or delete your information. Write to us at hello@calkal.app and we'll handle it. All your rights are listed in the privacy policy.

CalKal is coming to iPhone through the App Store and to Android phones through Google Play. There's no final launch date yet, and people on the waitlist will hear about it first.

Pricing hasn't been decided yet. We'll share the details before launch, and people on the waitlist will hear first.

Leave your email on the home page or through any "Join the waitlist" button on the site. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link, and you can also write to us at hello@calkal.app and we'll remove you.