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I recently published my first Android app to the Google Play Store: Foody Tracker .

Like many developers trying to keep an eye on their daily calories and macronutrients, I found myself frustrated by the current state of nutrition apps:

Aggressive paywalls: Basic features like scanning a plate or asking an AI nutrition question are locked behind recurring subscriptions ($10–$15/month).

Privacy trade-offs: Cloud accounts are mandatory, storing daily habits, photos, and health data on third-party servers.

Bloated UIs: Cluttered dashboards filled with ads, community feed bloat, and slow loading times.

I set out to build an alternative following a radically different philosophy: zero…