Track calories and protein by photo, voice or text.

Tell KIkal what you ate, any way you like. The AI recognizes the food, calculates calories and protein from real label data, and keeps your daily balance against your goal.

Start tracking How it works

Free to start. No app store: install from your browser or just use it as a website.

Real KIkal chat: the assistant asks about portion size, then proposes penne al pomodoro and tiramisu as products and entries with calories and protein, one tap to add all

How it works

Logging a meal takes seconds

No database browsing, no barcode hunting. You just say what you ate.

  1. Log it your way

    Photo of your plate, a voice message, or a quick line of text. Whatever is fastest right now.

  2. AI does the numbers

    KIkal recognizes product and portion, prefers real label values from your product list, and otherwise gives an estimate with a confidence score.

  3. Balance stays live

    Calories and protein count against your daily goal and your activity burn. Green means deficit, red means surplus.

Getting started

Onboarding is a conversation

No forms to fill on day one. Your first login opens a guided chat.

  1. Tell it about you

    Current weight, goal weight, how active you are. Just answer in the chat, in your own words.

  2. Get suggested targets

    KIkal calculates a suggestion for your daily calorie and protein targets that fits your goal.

  3. Adjust anytime

    The suggestions are a starting point, not a rule. Change every target later in the settings.

Features

A tracker that talks back

  • Chat assistant

    Ask "how much protein is left today?" or "log yesterday's dinner again". The assistant proposes, you confirm, it saves.

  • Voice input

    Speak your meals on the go. Transcription runs on our own servers, never by a third party.

  • Your tracker's burn counts

    Enter the daily burned calories from Garmin, Fitbit or any other tracker, and your balance reflects what you actually burned.

  • Works with AI assistants

    Built-in MCP server: connect Claude or other assistants and log meals from the chat you already use.

  • Privacy by design

    AI runs server-side in Switzerland. Your food diary is yours: no ad tracking, no data resale.

  • Mobile first, desktop ready

    Designed for the phone in your hand, but runs without issues in any desktop browser too.

Explore

See what's inside

Every part of KIkal works three ways: in the app, via the in-app AI chat, or via MCP from your AI assistant.

About

What is KIkal?

KIkal is an AI calorie tracker and protein tracker that runs in the browser. You log food by photo, voice message or text; the AI identifies the food, prefers verified label values per 100 g, and calculates calories and protein against your daily goal. Unlike classic calorie counting apps built around database search, KIkal needs no manual food lookup. It is free to start, hosted in Switzerland, and connects to AI assistants like Claude via a built-in MCP server.

KIkal deliberately does not try to do everything. No meal plans, no social feed, no badges. Just the numbers that actually matter for losing weight, calories and protein, tracked with as little friction as possible. That focus keeps the app small, and it is why we are happy to offer KIkal for free.

Install

Use KIkal like a native app

No app store needed. Add KIkal to your home screen or dock in a few taps, or simply keep using it in the browser. Pick your device:

  1. Open KIkal in Safari.
  2. Tap the share icon (square with an arrow).
  3. Choose "Add to Home Screen" and confirm.

KIkal then launches full screen from your home screen, like any app.

  1. Open KIkal in Chrome.
  2. Tap the menu (three dots, top right).
  3. Choose "Add to Home screen" or "Install app" and confirm.

KIkal then launches full screen from your home screen, like any app.

  1. Open KIkal in Chrome or Edge.
  2. Click the install icon in the address bar (or menu > "Install KIkal").
  3. On macOS Safari: File > "Add to Dock".

KIkal then runs in its own window. Installing is optional; KIkal is designed mobile-first but the browser tab works just as well, on phone and desktop.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is AI food recognition in KIkal?

KIkal prefers verified label values per 100 g from your personal product list. When it has to estimate, it says so and states a confidence, and you confirm before anything is saved.

Is KIkal free?

Yes, KIkal is free to start. The free tier includes AI logging with a fair-use limit; your usage and costs are always visible in the settings.

Do I need to install an app?

No. KIkal runs in any modern browser and can be added to your phone's home screen like an app. It is designed for mobile first but works without issues on desktop too. See the install guide for your platform.

How does KIkal know my calorie and protein targets?

A guided onboarding chat asks about you and your goal, then suggests daily calorie and protein targets. You can adjust them anytime in the settings.

Where is my data stored?

On servers in Switzerland. The AI runs server-side, voice transcription runs on KIkal's own servers, and there is no ad tracking and no data resale.

Stop typing numbers. Start telling KIkal.

KIkal is a free AI calorie tracking app. Works in any browser.

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