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Notes on tracking,privacy, and food.
Short, honest guides on calorie tracking without an account, how accurate photo apps really are, and what to use when the popular apps put the basics behind a paywall.
The best private, no-account calorie trackers (2026)
What actually makes a calorie tracker private — no account, no ads, local data, offline — and the iPhone apps that come closest, ranked by those criteria.
June 25, 2026 · 7 min readGuide · 02How to track calories without an account
Why people skip the sign-up, the real options for tracking calories with no account, and how to keep your food log entirely on your own device.
June 25, 2026 · 6 min readExplainer · 03MyFitnessPal Barcode Scanner: No Longer Free
MyFitnessPal moved barcode scanning behind Premium. Here's what changed, why it stung, and the free, no-account ways to scan barcodes instead.
June 25, 2026 · 5 min readExplainer · 04How accurate are photo calorie apps?
An honest look at AI photo calorie estimation: where it works, where portions and hidden oils break it, and how to actually use it well.
June 25, 2026 · 7 min read