iPhone Calorie Tracker - Powered by The Daily Plate
The LIVESTRONG Calorie Tracker application for iPhone and iPod Touch is available for $2.99 at the iPhone App Store.
The application allows you to track the foods you eat, the fitness activities you do while on the go. You can look up or track your daily caloric, carbohydrate and protein intake of your favorite foods at the touch of a button.
It also is easy to use. Simply download the LIVESTRONG Calorie Tracker from the App Store. Sign in using your LIVESTRONG.COM log in information. Search a database of more than 525,000 food and restaurant items. Select your food of choice. And, add it to your profile. That's it. The Calorie Tracker automatically calculates the nutritional intake and manages your calorie profile. You also can find and track the amount of calories you burn in our database of exercises and activities.
Additional Calorie Tracker features include:
• Largest database of food and restaurant items
• Customizable daily calorie intake based on your goals
• Ability to track your weight
• Ability to track your caloric, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, sugar, fiber and protein intake
This application is a the companion tool for members of The Daily Plate at LIVESTRONG.COM, a free online service. Additional online features include support groups, forums on a variety of topics and expert questions and answers. You can also learn more about tracking your calories on The Daily Plate.
Member Comments
by jstacklin on November 5, 2008 at 8:07 AM
This is really cool. I'm glad you created it -- I downloaded it this morning and it seems to work great.
by jinpack on November 5, 2008 at 9:53 AM
This tool is extremely helpful. Now I accurately log my meals because we all carry our cell phones at all times - who wants to lug around a note pad or food journal to every meal?
PROBLEMS: I can't sync my iphone with data entered from a computer to my account. Only data entered on the iphone are viewable from the iphone! I tried deleting the app and reinstall - no fix. So the iPhone app uploads, but can't download to the phone. Also, I'd like to see my top 10 or 20 most frequent foods and workout items stored on the phone automatically so I dont need to sit and wait for the app to "connect to server" for every single darn entry!
Otherwise, great app - look forward to fix and updates - PLEASE KEEP IT FREE!
by billbarker on November 5, 2008 at 10:12 AM
I'm having the same issue with the sync feature. Can you validate whether we're doing something incorrectly or not?
by Lex on November 5, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Hi there,
Thanks for all the comments!
Right now, foods, fitness, and weight you track on the iPhone app will sync back to your account here on the site. BUT, items you track on the site will *not* sync back to the iPhone/iPod.
We recognize that's a big feature, and this bidirectional syncing will come in the next (free!) update to the app, do soon. Stay tuned!
by boardopboy on November 5, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Thank you! I came to this here comment section just to gripe about this issue... No there is no need! So since i have to say something now... I love the app, and the price!
I had been wondering if we'd see a Daily Plate app, and am pleased you have created it!
Now, I will wait patiently for the sync to go both ways!
by sccatalyst on September 23, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Its been almost a year since this comment was left. I got an update to the app today but STILL no bidirectional syncing. Come on Livestrong, get with the program!
by ajmiarka on November 5, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Nice! This is perfect timing since I just joined The Daily Plate / Livestrong. Thanks!
by missujen on November 5, 2008 at 12:27 PM
It would be nice if this app would work with the samsung instinct. Is that compatibility in the future?
by zotomomo on November 8, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Great tool, but I'm also having syncing issues. I'm assuming the sync feature is there to transfer info inputted online to the iphone and vice versa. Any ideas on how to fix this?
by sevens on November 11, 2008 at 10:36 PM
great app, but still has stability issues.
it would also be nice to be able to select when we'd like to sync rather than syncing every time we add a new entry.
by vestalia on November 13, 2008 at 5:05 AM
When is new update re syncing with iphone coming? I need this ASAP!!!! Please help.
by rek769 on November 18, 2008 at 6:49 AM
What about Blackberrys??
by rek769 on November 18, 2008 at 6:49 AM
How about an app that will work on Blackberrys???
by jpf27 on November 18, 2008 at 7:44 AM
What about the Daily Plate on SmartPhones?
by mogden on November 18, 2008 at 9:20 AM
This is great app! It makes it so much easier to track my info and to stick with the plan. The only problem I am experiencing is that it seems like the app often shuts down in the middle of doing a search and takes me back to the main iPhone window. It would also be nice if I could access my saved meals and saved workouts. Thanks for making this available!
by melmark513 on November 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM
is it possible to load this program onto a blackberry BOLD... pls advise
melmark513@gmail.com thanks
by dimarsh on November 18, 2008 at 1:11 PM
BlackBerry users can download Ascendo Fitness. This is very similar, though it costs $29.
by dimarsh on November 18, 2008 at 1:14 PM
BB users can download Ascendo Fitness. Great program and I'm finding it very useful and easy to input info. It isn't free, download from their website is $29.
by gelli247 on November 18, 2008 at 4:38 PM
I love this program but it kicks me out a lot. I started tracking my info on the web site instead but I still want to sync it to my iphone for the times that I can access the app. Is there a way to sync it from the WebSite to your iphone? I can't figure that out... I tried syncing from my iphone but it doesn't load the info I inputted on the web site. =( Please fix the bugs!
by zbecker on November 19, 2008 at 5:08 AM
App needs to be updated badly. Frequently kicks out; says that the network is unavailable when there's 3G or WiFi... otherwise great concept.
by helenraw on November 21, 2008 at 2:19 AM
I too am having trouble syncing from the website to my iPhone - it won't bring the information over. Is that option even available? If not, can it be worked on please? Otherwise, despite the crashes, I'm quite liking this app.
Thanks
Helen
by germax25 on November 25, 2008 at 7:43 AM
If I add food or exercise on the iPhone app, it is updated on the website. But if I do it on the website, it will not be updated on the iPhone app.
by abellacicco on December 2, 2008 at 5:19 PM
Application does not function. Great Idea but needs update. Please post when complete.
by yesthattom on December 9, 2008 at 4:32 AM
I'm fairly happy with the iPhone app. It has the best search function I've found so far among the various iPhone diet programs and does most of what I want.
There are a few improvements I'd like to see:
1. It doesn't work when you aren't on the network. I would rather it keep the database on the phone (or maybe the 40% most popular items) so that I can use it when I eat someplace without good cellphone reception. There are a LOT of places without coverage (the subway, for ex). Also, having an off-line database would make searches faster (i.e. display local results then connect to the network)
2. It is slow to start. It is a sad fact that I'm more likely to input what I'm about to eat if I can get to the screen to enter calories without delay. For example, on my iPhone it is one of the 4 apps that appears at the bottom of the app menu. That saves me a few seconds. Sadly the app starts slowly. The startup screen seems to hang forever before it gets me to the menu. I'd like an option to have it start at the "Food" screen.
3. On the theme of making data entry faster, it would be nice if the "fitness" menu listed most recent items. I do the same walk every day... let me select it with one click.
4. last, I've always wondered why no diet software does this. I think it would be a killer feature. It should prompt with certain foods. Like, if I just entered anything that is "cereal", it should ask "did you add milk?" and give the option of 1 cup of non-fat, low-fact, or whole milk. One click! Similar for sandwich meat (ask about bread), etc. I'm sure people could come up with dozens of useful combos like that. It would make data entry so much smoother (and therefore, make people more likely to do it)
All of these requests have a similar theme: make it easier to enter data so that I'm more likely to stick with the program. (hey, at least I didn't ask for the ability to take a picture of a food and have it tell me the calories!)
Thanks!
--Tom
by twincitychick on December 9, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Will you be offering a Calorie Tracker for the BlackBerry Storm?
by koren256 on January 4, 2009 at 3:38 PM
I am a new user ont he iPhone and cannot figure out how to add a food when it does not come up in the data base - can anyone help me? I like the application, though it is not as fast as I would like. I can live with the speed though. I also agree with the other person who mentioned it would be great if your recent fitness entries came up when logging your fitness - I have similar entries on multiple days and it would save me time. Thanks - overall I really like your product
by CarmineCC on January 5, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Does anyone know how you can change the username on the livestrong app that is downloaded to my iphone Carmine_Cacc@yahoo.com
by chmoya on January 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM
I love this application but for the past few days (since Jan 2 09) the items that I enter on the website are not syncing with the iphone app. I have manually sync'd the application to the website through my phone several times and it did not do anything.
Is anyone else having this issue or had this issue in the past? Any suggestions on how to resolve this?
Thanks in advance for your help.
by rek769 on January 12, 2009 at 8:05 AM
I've asked twice for feedback from admins on an application that work on RIM Blackberry devices. Does the 'no answer' mean no Blackberry application? How about an answer this time guys and gals???
by ChrissyFleming on February 23, 2009 at 6:09 PM
working on it!
by jamiegrove on February 1, 2009 at 7:24 PM
I'm new to LS and the iPhone. I actually joined LS because of this application, and I've had a very positive experience with both the site and the app.
I would like to see my custom meals transfer over from the site to the iPhone app. Also, deleting an item on the site does not delete it from the app. The latter is something I can live with but the former is a feature that needs updating.
by markhanson on February 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM
I agree with jamie on this. I would like for the custom meals to work on the ipod touch/iphone as well. If I am not mistaken, if you sync in the LS app, the meals will delete. Although I haven't tried that yet, so I may be wrong.
by markhanson on February 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM
I agree with jamie on this. I would like for the custom meals to work on the ipod touch/iphone as well. If I am not mistaken, if you sync in the LS app, the meals will delete. Although I haven't tried that yet, so I may be wrong.
by markhanson on February 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM
I agree with jamie on this. I would like for the custom meals to work on the ipod touch/iphone as well. If I am not mistaken, if you sync in the LS app, the meals will delete. Although I haven't tried that yet, so I may be wrong.
by avnewman on March 15, 2009 at 12:02 PM
mine keeps crashing during the sync phase. I have removed and reinstalled it, but after I put my member info in and it tries to sync, again it crashes. This is no fun since it was the reason I joined livestrong :(.
by neillb on March 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Cool tool thru the iPhone.
by havesomefun on March 24, 2009 at 1:08 PM
I really like the app and have not had any trouble re sycing or anything else. My husband is not fan - I think I better wait until he is not sitting with me at the table to put food in.
by jlozanski on March 26, 2009 at 4:23 PM
My iPhone app will not start up...
by kingcathcart on March 27, 2009 at 7:57 AM
I've been having some real problems with the app crashing frequently since the last update. I also notice that the main website has had a couple of updates/changes. Is this causing issues with the iPhone app on syncing. Its frustrating as I am now having to log directly onto the website on my iPhone rather than use the app as it is too unreliable. I think its great and have lost 12 pounds since I started using it at the start of Feb. Much of my success is because the iPhone app makes it so easy to track my calories. Please fix!
by rechal on April 2, 2009 at 9:06 AM
It set my calorie goal as 923 calories, and I can't find a way to change it. I can't live on that! And I only need to lose 20 pounds. What up?
by anadiva on April 2, 2009 at 4:09 PM
I did the same and now I can't change it .
by RDR808 on April 4, 2009 at 12:23 PM
I am also having trouble with the App not opening, or closing after opening since the last update. I have the older (non 3G) version of the iPhone. Hopefully someone will figure this out and get another update out soon. I have lost 40lbs using this thing and its really upsetting that I cant use it reliably anymore.
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by thinby40 on April 13, 2009 at 3:50 PM
How do I see my daily workout routines on the I phone list, it's blank?
by Daddles on April 16, 2009 at 1:41 PM
I would like to see the app track other things too, like be able to show me a summary of the amount of fat or sodium that I have ingested over the course of the day, not just the calories.
by goodhealth2 on April 27, 2009 at 3:10 PM
How do you even set a calorie goal? I can't figure out how to change it from "0"
by stefka09 on May 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM
I love this app for he iphone so far. I actually started with that b/c I have it with me all day, and now am bulking up my online profile. I have the same complaint about the syncing as everyone mentioned above. And I'd like to see the most recent fitness activities listed too. The create a meal feature is great! One complaint about the online version I noticed right away. The 'my plate' page is a little busy - too much text at the top, not enough bold print, too much info on the sides. I love how streamlined it looks on the iphone and would like a similar simpler look for the online version. Overall, great idea, so glad I found this to keep me accountable!!
by murrayboucher on June 7, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Are you able to have two profiles running on the iphone app? can you change to a different username? My girlfriend and myself would both like to use it.
by nicolajg78 on June 14, 2009 at 3:01 AM
I can't seem to delete old weights off my iphone, despite the fact I have deleted them online. Help?
by blindscribe on June 15, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Ummm...where's the app? It's not at the App Store any more, and it crashes every time I try to load it on my iPhone. Interesting...
by pkny on June 22, 2009 at 6:28 AM
I just installed the app on my iPhone for the first time, but I can't enter any information about my height/current weight in the "My Account" section, or weight in the Current Weight section. I installed the 3.0 update last week, and have never jailbroken the phone, has anyone else had the same issue? I'd really like to start using the app.
by will5 on July 30, 2009 at 1:08 PM
When you enter your weight, hit the iPhone home key and then go back into the App. You may also need to do the same with your height. After I did both, it started working correctly.
by jadowell on June 30, 2009 at 8:51 PM
are there any plans for a Palm/Windows mobile version of the software. I love it online and would really like it for my phone
by DMcD on July 30, 2009 at 10:53 PM
This is a great App, when it works. Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn`t accept input. I have the latest 3G s iPhone with OS 3.0. I considered that I could possibly be doing something wrong - but it`s such a basic and intuitive App that that seems inprobable.
Any plans to fix the input bug. I can`t seem to alter data in my profile.
by DMcD on July 30, 2009 at 11:17 PM
@will5
Thanks for your tip. It worked.
by ArtemisLaw on August 11, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Please help! When I enter my weight the graph doesn't update. I tried using the iPhone home key as mentioned above but it didn't work for me. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
BTW, this is such a great app, I only wish it was updated more frequently. Also, listing frequent activities would be very helpful.
Cheers!
by jesseeka24 on August 15, 2009 at 7:14 PM
itd be nice to be able to see the sodium and proteing levels etc.. especially if you usually go overboard or lack in one area. its still a great ap though
by alhill on August 18, 2009 at 1:03 PM
i downloaded this app a long time ago and found it useless since it wouldn't sync between web account and iphone. New version 2.0.3 seems to work a LOT better, although physical activity entered via the web don't seem to sync back to the iphone for some reason? Keep up the improvements, I'm excited to give it another shot.
by alhill on August 18, 2009 at 1:09 PM
i just looked at it again, additions seem to work, but if I delete fitness event on the web, it doesn't disappear from the iphone app
by jonkeelty on August 25, 2009 at 6:30 PM
No matter what I do, I can't get the app to synch either way!
I can see my meals that I have created on the website, so I guess some info must be getting through, but no synching of excercise OR foods I have eaten! I need to track my protein intake especially, so if it doesn't synch to the web page it is virtually useless to me...
This is very frustrating - especially since the website itself is great - but I did just "pay" for an app that doesn't seem to work!
8(
by ers9u on September 1, 2009 at 7:03 AM
On the website I see how to manually enter calories for items not in the food database, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it on the iphone app. Anyone know if you can do it?
by fallonius on September 8, 2009 at 8:06 AM
I am also unable to sync the iPhone app with the website. This has been a known issue since at least November last year (the date of the first post on this thread). This app should *not* be a paid app until it works! (In fact it should not be released to the app store until it works!).
Very unimpressed... If I hadn't paid for it, I'd be deleting it right now.
by geffg on September 23, 2009 at 7:02 PM
I just installed the app on my iPhone but cannot login. I have an account online which I created using the "sign on with Facebook" feature. Is my username and password the same for my Facebook and it is for this account?
by carriedunn09 on October 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM
I like the iPhone app. I just wish there were a way to input a whole recipe with calorie count (such as a Cooking Light recipe) instead of having to input each individual ingredient.
by wannafly on October 19, 2009 at 11:44 AM
I love this app! I have no syncing problems, but I have a few feature/bugs requests:
1)Show calories ate, its only shown as a percent in progress on the "Today" screen - I must manually subtract my goal from remaining to find it.
2) Cannot enter food for yesterday, only today. If you change days and then goto foods, it still adds them to today.
3) Allow me to select foods from "Today" and add them AGAIN to todays menu. I.E I can goto yesterday and add the food for today when i'm eating leftovers.
by hairybrew on October 21, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Just bought the app and signed up here and I'm disappointed I can't manually enter any calories.
What about items not in the food database?
by spurvey on December 4, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Ive been using Loseit (FREE) for several months now and enjoy its easy to use interface with the ability to add custom foods and veiw reports. I decided to try Calorie Tracker because of its advertised more extensive database. Im disappointed that Calorie Tracker does not include better reporting (without having to login to the website) so you can get more immediate feedback on your nutrient percentages, the protein/carb/fat ratio. Add this, and add the ability to track the glasses of water similar to on the website, and you would have an app worth the $3.
by andyokc on December 22, 2009 at 7:34 AM
I agree with so many other before me - I bought this app last night to complement my signing up for TDP online, and am terribly disappointed that it does not sync up with what I input on the website. AND, it's been a year since someone said this problem would be fixed.
Believe it or not, this is the first iPhone app I've spent money on, and now I'm ticked that I did it. People at LIVESTRONG.COM, can we get an update on this fix? Please?
by Smegalvao on December 24, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Can we have this app for the metric system?