What a serious macro tracker should (and shouldn’t) do

If you already decided to track protein, carbs, and calories, you do not need a coach in your pocket. You need a tool that logs correctly and gets out of the way.

Should do

1. Keep macros on screen. Calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber — visible without a paywall or a feed.
2. Make every estimate editable. Photo analysis can speed logging. You confirm portions. Wrong grams stay wrong until you fix them.
3. Support fast inputs. Photo, barcode, and search are methods — not the brand story.
4. Treat weight as history. A timeline of what you weighed and what you ate beats prediction theater.
5. Stay private and quiet. No ads. No social. Billing through Apple with a clear free vs Premium line.

Shouldn’t do

• Chat about your dinner
• Sell meal plans or “AI nutrition buddies”
• Gamify streaks at the cost of accurate logs
• Interrupt logging with interstitials or insight noise

The one-line AI rule

Photo analysis estimates a meal. You confirm. Nothing chats with you about your dinner.

That is the bar FoodTracker aims for: serious logging, clear numbers, done.