What do you do about portion size, and the calories a photo can't see like oil or dressing? Those are the parts that have always made me distrust the number these apps spit out. Curious how you're handling it. Only looked at the landing page so far.
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#12looks like even the apple logo in the appstore button is vibecoded.
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#13the app looks same or similar to fitness apps. As myself I found the apps difficult in managing while doing exercises because you have to constantly do this in phone. I prefer not to .So build something where it would not require manual efforts or minimum manual effort.
Re: Show HN: An app that logs your meal's calories from a photo
#14What do you do about portion size, and the calories a photo can't see like oil or dressing? Those are the parts that have always made me distrust the number these apps spit out. Curious how you're handling it. Only looked at the landing page so far.
I'm going to safely assume that everything is hallucinated
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#15another BS apps after 100 made the same thing. maybe 1000 made before
What was the phrase in the Apple developer guidelines? "Certain kinds of apps, such as dating, flashlight, sound effects, wallpaper, simple timers, and fortune telling, are well established on the App Store and we will not accept new submissions unless they offer a meaningfully different or improved experience" Arguably, this isn't a meaningfully different or improved experience (it's the same boring thing as every o…
Re: Show HN: An app that logs your meal's calories from a photo
#16another BS apps after 100 made the same thing. maybe 1000 made before
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#17Re: Show HN: An app that logs your meal's calories from a photo
#18the app looks same or similar to fitness apps. As myself I found the apps difficult in managing while doing exercises because you have to constantly do this in phone. I prefer not to .So build something where it would not require manual efforts or minimum manual effort.
Fair - I hate touching the phone between sets too. Right now the app keeps it minimal: photo for meals, quick-tap for workouts. But "zero effort while exercising" is the direction. What would work best for you - logging the whole workout once at the end, or voice/watch input mid-session? Asking because this decides what I build next.
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#19sigh will you nerds please stop trying to make this app idea happen, it doesn't work.
Re: Show HN: An app that logs your meal's calories from a photo
#20sigh will you nerds please stop trying to make this app idea happen, it doesn't work.
Maybe the idea doesn't work. Maybe no one has executed it well enough yet.
There is no "no one has executed it well enough" here. Every single attempt at this app idea has these exact same limitations. This not the same as a bird or plant identification app.
So many people have tried this exact same app. Good job making something, but I'm trying to save you a lot of wasted effort.