Case study · Food Calculator

Food labels turned into one simple score

Search or scan a food and see a single score, with the full details one tap away.

Three phones showing the Food Calculator food entry form, a food's score and macro breakdown, and a barcode scan of a jar

Project snapshot

Client
Food Calculator
Industry
Fitness and Nutrition
Platforms
iOS, Android

The challenge

Reading a nutrition label means weighing calories, fat, carbs, protein and fiber all at once. For someone trying to eat better, that is a lot to work out in a grocery aisle. The app needed to give a quick answer first, and the detail only for people who want it.

What we built

The app turns a food’s nutrition facts into a single score. People can search for a food, scan its barcode or enter their own. The score shows first, with a macro breakdown and full nutrition panel below it. Foods can be added to a daily log.

  • A single score for each food
  • Food search, barcode scanning and personal food entries
  • Macro breakdown and full nutrition panel
  • Daily food log

How we worked

The app started on iOS only. We moved it to a cross-platform framework, so it now runs on iOS and Android from one codebase and updates reach both at the same time.

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