Install the Free Calorie Counter on iPhone and Android

To install the Calorie Counter, open it in your phone's browser and add it to your home screen. On iPhone use Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android use Chrome and tap Install. It then opens full screen like an app and works offline, and you don't need an app store. Open the Calorie Counter to begin.

This guide gives the steps for each device, explains what you get once it's installed and covers what to do if the install option doesn't show.

Install on iPhone or iPad

Use Safari, because other iPhone browsers don't always offer the home screen option.

1. Open the Calorie Counter in Safari and tap Install the app, or stay on the page.
2. Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen.
3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
4. Tap Add.

The icon appears on your home screen and opens without the browser bars.

Install on Android

Use Chrome.

1. Open the Calorie Counter and tap Install the app.
2. Tap Install when Chrome asks. If it doesn't, open the three-dot menu and choose Install app or Add to Home screen.
3. Open it from your home screen or app drawer.

Install on a computer

On Windows, Mac or Linux, use Chrome or Edge. Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar and choose Install.

What you get after installing

• Offline logging. Log meals and view your history with no connection. Entries are saved on your device. The AI photo estimate is the only feature that needs the internet.
• One-tap access. Log a meal without finding the page first.
• Meal reminders. Sign in to set reminders on your phone. The free version includes three daily reminders, one for each main meal, and a paid plan adds more times.

If the install option doesn't appear

• On iPhone, open the page in Safari and not inside another app's browser.
• On Android, update Chrome and reload the page.
• Private or incognito windows often hide the option, so use a normal window.

Using it day to day

Keep the icon on your first home screen page so logging becomes a habit. A routine that works for many people is to log each meal right after eating, using favourites for repeat meals so it takes a few seconds. If you only know the calories, use quick add instead of searching. At the end of the day, glance at calories left and your protein, carbs and fat bars, and once a week look at your trend and your weight instead of judging any single day. If you eat somewhere with no signal, nothing is lost: entries are saved on your device and logging works as normal.

Privacy on your phone

Food and weight entries are sensitive, so the app asks for your consent before it syncs anything. Entries stay on your device unless you choose to sync them to your EveryApp account. You can download or delete them at any time.

Set it up after installing

Open the app, enter your age, height, weight, activity and goal, and it sets a daily calorie target. Our guide to the free calorie counter app explains logging, macros and charts, and you can check your weight range with the BMI calculator.