# Cali

> The laziest calorie tracker. An iOS app that estimates the calories and macros in your meal from a photo, a voice note, or a one-line text description — no food databases, no barcode scans, no scales.

Cali is built around a single idea: awareness is the goal, not precision. Instead of asking users to weigh portions or fill out food forms, the app accepts whatever input is easiest in the moment (photo, voice, or text) and returns a rough estimate. Long-press any entry to nudge the numbers when you know better.

The app uses OpenAI's API to analyze food descriptions and photos. Voice input is processed entirely on-device via Apple's Speech framework — audio never leaves the phone. Photos are sent to the AI for analysis but are not stored on Cali's servers. Authentication is handled by Clerk; food logs are stored in Supabase.

## Documentation

- [Home](https://thecali.app/): Overview of how Cali works, with examples of logging by text, photo, and voice
- [Privacy Policy](https://thecali.app/privacy): What data Cali collects, how it's processed, third-party services, data retention, GDPR/CCPA rights
- [Terms of Service](https://thecali.app/terms): Service description, the "AI estimates are not medical advice" disclaimer, acceptable use, subscriptions, liability
- [Support](https://thecali.app/support): Contact details and answers to common questions about accuracy, account deletion, and data sharing

## Blog

- [Blog index](https://thecali.app/blog): All posts
- [I benchmarked Cali against 200 real meals (2026-04-12)](https://thecali.app/blog/benchmark-200-meals): Public Nutrition5k benchmark — calorie MAPE 38.1%, median error 29%, ingredient recognition 92.7%. What worked, what didn't, where the ceiling is. [Raw markdown](https://thecali.app/blog/benchmark-200-meals/raw)

## Optional

- [Cali on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/cali-crunch/id6761346735): Free download, iPhone only
- [Full content](https://thecali.app/llms-full.txt): Single-file dump of every page above, for one-shot ingestion