About Carbsy
Carbsy is a carb and macro tracker for iPhone and iPad that starts from a picture of a meal. The user snaps a photo, speaks, or types a description, and the app estimates the carbohydrate content, macronutrients and the likely glycemic impact within seconds, so nobody has to weigh food or search a database for each item.
Estimates can be adjusted by adding an ingredient or changing a portion without starting over, and meals are kept in a simple log that can be scrolled back through. Later versions added a personalized carb and macro plan based on body, activity and goals, customizable macro goals on a dashboard, and improved reading of nutrition labels.
The App Store listing says it is meant for people who are low-carb or keto, managing blood sugar concerns, taking certain medications that affect appetite, or simply curious how meals affect energy. Carbsy is a commercial mobile app from TechForce OU, free to download with in-app purchases, and its figures are estimates rather than medical advice.
Key features
- Carb and macro estimates from a meal photo
- Voice and text meal entry
- Estimated glycemic impact for each meal
- Editable meals with ingredient and portion changes
- Scrollable meal log history
- Personalized carb and macro plan with dashboard
Good fit for
- →Tracking carbs on a low-carb or keto diet
- →Understanding how meals affect energy and glucose
- →Quick logging without weighing food
- Tags
- carb-tracking
- macros
- nutrition
- glycemic-index
- ios
- health
- food-logging
- ai
Carbsy: questions and answers
- What is Carbsy used for?
- Carbsy is an iOS app that estimates carbs, macros and glycemic impact of a meal from a photo, voice note or typed description. It is a good fit for tracking carbs on a low-carb or keto diet, understanding how meals affect energy and glucose, and quick logging without weighing food.
- Is Carbsy free?
- Yes. Carbsy has a free plan.
- Is Carbsy open source?
- No. Carbsy is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include SparkyFitness, Karakeep and NetNewsWire.
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