Nutrition label scanning
Point your camera at a nutrition label, or choose a photo, and Cicolator reads the calories and serving size for you. Save it as a favorite, and next time just scan the barcode to find it again.
Read on your device
NewCicolator 3.0 is here→
Calorie tracking and meal portioning, made simple.
The best diet is the one you can stick to. Cicolator makes counting calories easy so you don't have to give up your favorite foods and meals.
- No ads
- No subscriptions
- No sign-ups
- No tracking
What's new in 3.0
Faster to log, and still precise.
A fresh design built on Apple's newest features, with new ways to get calories in without guessing.
Improved · Apple Intelligence
Magic Entry
Out to eat? Describe what you had and Cicolator estimates each item's portion and calories. Adjust any of them before you log.
Save to Apple Health
Every entry you log is saved to Apple Health, and edits and deletions stay in sync. Cicolator never reads your health data.
Cook Again
Meals are recipes you can reuse. Making it again next week? Keep every ingredient and just weigh the new batch.
One place to log
Tap + to type in calories, scan a label, or estimate a meal. Your favorites and meals are right there too.
A fresh new look
Rebuilt with Apple's newest design, a swipeable week strip, and a daily summary that shows how much you have left at a glance.
New
Widgets
See what you've eaten and what's left without opening the app. The larger widget adds your week at a glance, your latest entries, and a button to log something new.
Meal portioning
Keep the pasta. Count it precisely.
Don't give up on pasta, burgers, or grandma's meatloaf! Cook it once, weigh it, and Cicolator works out the calories in every portion you take.
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Name your meal
Add your meal and give it a name! Maybe it's your favorite pasta dish, a side of fried rice, or a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
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Add your ingredients
Include each ingredient and the calories for each amount. Unsure of the amount? It's okay to estimate!
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Weigh it out
Once your meal is ready you can weigh it all in ounces or grams. Or you can divide it into servings for meals like lasagna or brownies.
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Log your portion
Weigh a portion or take a slice, then choose Log Portion and Cicolator will count and log the calories.
Reviews
From the App Store
★★★★★
Thank you so much
“I don't usually write reviews, I downloaded so many apps and I was sick of them all bloated and majority of the functionality which I didn't need. I just needed a simple calculator that I can log my calories and what you have done in the functionality you have added, God bless you man thank you so much”
★★★★★
Absolutely excellent!
“I've tried others and calories are wrong. But this one works perfect. … Well done!!!”
Some apps track more than your calories.
With Cicolator, your data is yours and yours alone. Label scanning and Magic Entry run on your device, and nothing is sent to a third party. Open the app and start logging right away, with no promotions, registrations, or surveys in the way.
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Common questions
- Is Cicolator free?
- Yes. Cicolator is free to download and use, with no ads, subscriptions, or features locked behind a paywall. An optional tip jar in Settings lets you support development, but tips don't unlock anything.
- Do I need an account to use Cicolator?
- No. There's nothing to sign up for. Open the app and start logging. Your entries, favorites, and meals sync between your devices through your own iCloud account.
- How does meal portioning work?
- Add each ingredient and its calories, then weigh the finished dish in ounces or grams, or split it into servings. Cicolator works out the calories per ounce or gram, so when you weigh your plate it logs exactly what you're eating. Cook Again keeps the ingredients for the next batch, so you only weigh the new total.
- Does Cicolator have a food database?
- No, on purpose. Instead of picking from a crowdsourced database of guesses, you get calories from the source: read a nutrition label with your camera, save foods you eat often as favorites, or build meals from their ingredients. Scanning a barcode brings back a favorite you've already saved.
- Does Cicolator track macros like protein, carbs, and fat?
- No. Cicolator focuses on calories in, calories out (CICO), so logging stays quick. If you need detailed macro or micronutrient tracking, a different app will suit you better.
- How is Cicolator different from MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, or Cronometer?
- Each of those apps searches a large food database, shows ads in its free version, keeps tools like photo logging for paid plans, and needs an account. Cronometer goes deepest on nutrition, tracking 95+ nutrients. Cicolator only counts calories, with no ads, subscription, or account, and is built to portion home-cooked meals precisely by weight.Compare in full: MyFitnessPal · Lose It! · Cronometer
- Does Cicolator work with Apple Health?
- Yes. Turn on Save to Apple Health in Settings and every entry is saved to Health as dietary energy, with edits and deletions kept in sync. Cicolator only writes to Health and never reads your health data.
- Is Magic Entry accurate?
- Magic Entry gives a reasonable estimate when you can't weigh your food, like a meal at a restaurant. It uses Apple Intelligence on your device to estimate each item separately, and you can adjust each portion before logging. For precise counts, weigh your food or read the label. Magic Entry needs a device with Apple Intelligence.
- What devices does Cicolator run on?
- iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Apple silicon, running iOS 26, iPadOS 26, or macOS 26 or later. It also runs on Apple Vision Pro as an iPad app. Cicolator isn't available for Android.
- Does Cicolator work offline?
- Yes. Everything is stored on your device, and label reading and Magic Entry run on device too. Changes sync to your other devices through iCloud when you're back online.
- What is CICO?
- CICO stands for calories in, calories out: you lose weight by eating fewer calories than you burn. It works best when your count is precise, which is why Cicolator is built around weighing portions and reading labels rather than guessing.