The idea for Ember came from a simple problem: I never remember to take a photo of what I eat. I always tell myself, “I’ll do it later”… and of course, I only think about it hours afterward, when it’s too late to scan anything.
I wanted a way to log my meals without needing to remember at the exact moment I’m eating. That’s when I imagined a tracker that could analyze a meal from a simple description, even if I log it at the end of the day.
“A chicken sandwich, a coffee, and a chocolate yogurt” → instant calories and macros.
At first, I only wanted to simplify food tracking. But as I built Ember, I realized that understanding your nutrition goes hand-in-hand with your other habits: hydration, steps, fasting… That’s how Ember became a more complete health-tracking tool
@busmark_w_nika Hey Nika 👋🏽 thanks for asking ! Currently, its only about describing your meal. Just by being as much precise as possible, you will be able to have have good insights about your meal!
@adamj495 thanks a lot Adam! Feel free to test the app and do not hesitate if you have any feedback !
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This is a really cool idea - can you update an entry? For example, if the output thinks you ate a large bowl of ramen but in reality you only ate a small bowl, can I add human in the loop update input request?
@paul_kim20 hello Paul and thanks for asking ! You can actually update the dosing/quantity to reanalyze the meal with the updated dosing!
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Congratulations on the launch! And will it understand complex dishes with many ingredients? For example, Thai Tom Yum soup — I have no idea what ingredients it has :)
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How is it with "dosing?" Can an app identify from a photo how much that meal weighs?
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@busmark_w_nika Hey Nika 👋🏽 thanks for asking ! Currently, its only about describing your meal. Just by being as much precise as possible, you will be able to have have good insights about your meal!
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@pixelmus Gotcha!
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@mrrabbar Thans Savvas for the comment 🙏🏽 It's actually on the roadmap! 😉
I love this idea! I am also trying to get my macros right and find it hard to do so, always doing it in my head or guestimating. So much easier!
Ember - AI Calorie Counter
This is a really cool idea - can you update an entry? For example, if the output thinks you ate a large bowl of ramen but in reality you only ate a small bowl, can I add human in the loop update input request?
Ember - AI Calorie Counter
Congratulations on the launch! And will it understand complex dishes with many ingredients? For example, Thai Tom Yum soup — I have no idea what ingredients it has :)