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Downloaded the app, immediately deleted it because it asked me to create an account.

Are there any similar apps which store the data locally?

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If you just want to build your own iOS app you can fork mine (change the part the sends email to me as a back up):

https://github.com/wcochran/calfoo

I just create my own "refrigerator" by manually adding foods I eat (no bar code scanner or online database).

BTW, someone actually took forked my code and placed a version in the App store without ever asking me. I was sort of dumbfounded that someone would do this.

Looks like you don’t have a license so I think you could get it taken down if you wanted to.

I should have thrown a license on this, but it was really just a personal project and never meant it to be released into the wild (GitHub was just a place to store the code)... I suppose I should go back and update this, add a README, and a license.

GP is saying that since there is no license, the code is copyrighted and there is no allowable use anyone could put it to. Therefore, since you own the copyright, and did not license the code to a third party, you could have the app using your code taken down from the App Store.

In contrast, if you had put an open source license on it, then anyone would be well within their rights (assuming the license allows it) to compile and release a version to whatever app store they want.

> In contrast, if you had put an open source license on it, then anyone would be well within their rights (assuming the license allows it) to compile and release a version to whatever app store they want.

This is actually potentially untrue, as some versions of the GPL require that the end user must not be restricted wrt the app they download, and that's not compatible with the Apple's store requirements. See e.g. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/6109/is-it-possibl...

For people who are downvoting, these apps have a history of leaking personal data.

For example: https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/29/17177848/under-armour-myf...

That is one instance of one app leaking data which is "not particularly sensitive." I bet you've had e.g. your email leaked many times by now by many companies. Are calorie counting apps _more_ likely to leak data as you are implying?

I agree it's not that sensitive...but I guess that's because I'm biased and released all my own data willingly :)

I just use an excel spreadsheet that /u/3suns (I believe is his handle) from reddit put together. You just put in your current weight, target weight and a couple other metrics then fill in your current weight and calories consumed each day. It's supposed to have a pretty good estimate of your true TDEE after about three weeks assuming the information you input is good.

Besides that, I wrote a small JS script that allows me to input various foods along with their respective protein/fat/carb macro ratios that I then combine into meals along with a few helper functions that print the total calories based off the macros. It's nothing special but it gets the job done and I don't have to worry about signing up for yet another app or getting bogged down by a bunch of features I don't care about. I'd be happy to push it and a link to the spreadsheet up to a repo if anyone else would be interested in using them.

We have an app called Bitesnap that doesn't have an account and works offline.

We are working on syncing across devices though so at some point we'll add a way to create an optinal account.

I use mynetdiary. It's not perfect but it's free and doesn't require an account. And most importantly for me it's effective (lost about 17 lbs in four months).

I’ve downloaded this and am trying it out. Seems pretty good so far, thanks!

App looks like Waistline from f-droid

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.waist.line/

I used the Samsung Health fitness app, you can use it without an account I think. Seems to offer pretty much the same functionality (definitely does the calorie counting and targetting).

You don't need to create any accounts with Samsung, they already have all your data anyway, linked to your device Id. Your data is safe in their cloud, don't worry. /s

Excel

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