Free
A$0 to download
The local diary, barcode and label scanning, food search, local photos, export and restore. Apple sign-in adds 3 lifetime AI meal logs and 3 corrections.
iPhone app by Kovus
An AI calorie tracker that shows its working.
Photograph a meal and DishReveal estimates the calories, protein, carbohydrate and fat for each food. It names what it assumed, such as cooking oil, sauce or dressing, shows how confident it is, and lets you change the portions before anything is logged.
Free to download, with a local diary that needs no account. Apple sign-in adds 3 free AI meal logs; further AI logs, Coach and weekly reports need Pro. For adults 18 and over.
- Download
- Free The local food diary needs no account
- Pro
- A$59.99 a year or A$14.99 a month
- Needs
- iOS 16.4 or later On iPhone, for adults 18 and over
- Released
- 13 September 2026 On the App Store as AI Calorie Tracker: DishReveal
What does DishReveal do?
It is a food diary for iPhone that tracks calories, macros, water, exercise and weight, and shows your progress in home-screen and lock-screen widgets. There are several ways to log a meal. Apple sign-in adds three AI meal logs shared between photo and description, plus three corrections, for the life of your account. This allowance is not a subscription trial.
- Manual entry Enter foods and amounts yourself.Free
- Barcode Look up packaged food in Open Food Facts. Needs sign-in and an internet connection.Free
- Food search Search generic foods in USDA FoodData Central, then check the portion. Needs sign-in and an internet connection.Free
- Nutrition label Read the label on your iPhone and confirm the serving size.Free
- Meal photo only Keep a photo with a meal on your iPhone without asking for an estimate.Free
- Photo estimate Photograph the meal for an AI estimate of each food on the plate. Uses Pro or the shared free AI allowance after Apple sign-in.3 free logs / Pro
- Describe it Type or dictate what you ate for an AI estimate. Shares the same free AI allowance; dictation runs on your iPhone.3 free logs / Pro
You can also save regular meals, keep progress photos on your iPhone, export and restore your diary, and connect Apple Health if you want to.
Who it is for
Adults 18 and over who would rather photograph or describe a meal than weigh it, and who want to check the estimate before it reaches the diary. If you log by hand, by barcode or from a nutrition label, the diary is free.
How does a photo estimate work?
A photo cannot weigh food, so the result is an estimate you check before it is saved. This is what happens between the photo and your diary.
You take or choose a photo.
The app shrinks the photo and strips its metadata, then sends it for an estimate.
AI reads the plate.
Google's Gemini, or Anthropic's Claude if Gemini is unavailable, names the visible foods, estimates their weight in grams and adds separate items for likely oil, butter, dressing or sauce. A plate, cutlery or a hand in the photo can help with scale.
DishReveal checks the numbers.
Each item's calories must match its protein, carbohydrate, fat and any alcohol at 4, 4, 9 and 7 kcal per gram. A result that fails is retried once, and an unlikely portion is flagged for you to confirm. When confidence is low, the app can ask you one short question.
You review it, then save.
Each food shows its grams, macros and a confidence level, and assumed items are labelled. Change a portion or the macros and the calories update before anything reaches your diary.
The methodology page explains each check and what the confidence level means.
Where do the daily targets come from?
From published equations applied to your onboarding answers, with fixed rules for pace, safety floors and macros.
- Resting energy
- Mifflin-St Jeor From your age, height, weight and one of two calculation baselines chosen in onboarding.
- Activity
- × 1.2 to 1.9 One multiplier, from sedentary to extra active.
- Pace
- 7,700 kcal per kg Turns the weekly change you choose into a daily adjustment.
- Floors
- 1,200 or 1,500 kcal A starting target below 1,200 kcal a day on the female baseline, or 1,500 on the male baseline, is raised to that floor.
- Macros
- 4 / 4 / 9 Four splits to choose from, converted at 4 kcal per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat.
The methodology page shows every formula.
What stays on your iPhone?
Your diary. It is stored on the device and can be included in your own device or iCloud backup. Kovus does not keep a server copy of your diary.
A meal photo or description is sent for an estimate only when you ask for one, and dictation and nutrition-label reading run on your iPhone. Apple Health is optional: DishReveal reads steps, active energy and workouts, writes dietary energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat and body mass. Coach works from a numeric summary of your recent days rather than your individual meals. With your consent, it sends that summary to Anthropic's Claude, with Google Gemini as a possible fallback. If Exercise add-back is on, the consent prompt can also ask to send today's energy credit and adjusted target to Anthropic. That credit can include Apple Health active energy; raw Health records and workouts are not sent.
The privacy policy and terms of use have the full detail.
What does DishReveal Pro cost?
A$59.99 a year or A$14.99 a month on the Australian App Store. Both plans include the same AI features, with usage limits.
Annual Pro
A$59.99 a year
Eligible customers can start with a 7-day free trial.
Monthly Pro
A$14.99 a month
Billed monthly, with no free trial.
Pro covers further AI meal estimates, photo scans and corrections after the free allowance, plus Coach and weekly reports. The app shows the price in your currency before you confirm, and subscriptions renew until you cancel in your Apple Account settings.
Common questions about DishReveal
Restoring a purchase, cancelling and deleting your account are covered step by step on the DishReveal support page.
Is DishReveal free?
DishReveal is free to download, and the local food diary works without an account. Manual entry, barcode and label scanning, food search, local photos, export and restore are free. Apple sign-in adds three lifetime AI meal logs by photo or description and three corrections. Further AI logs, Coach and weekly reports need Pro, which costs A$59.99 a year or A$14.99 a month. Online food search and barcode lookup also require sign-in.
How accurate are the photo estimates?
A photo cannot weigh food, so every result is an editable estimate. Poor lighting, mixed dishes, restaurant recipes and hidden cooking fat can make an estimate wrong by more than 20%. DishReveal shows its assumptions and a confidence level so you can correct the entry before saving, and it does not advertise an accuracy percentage.
Do I need an account?
No. Your personalised plan appears before the optional Sign in with Apple step. Choose Not now, then Continue with free features to use the local diary. Online food search, barcode lookup, AI requests, purchases and purchase restoration require sign-in. Signing in does not download a diary from another device.
Who can use DishReveal?
Adults aged 18 and over. Onboarding will not build a plan for anyone younger, and calorie targets and weight-loss pacing are not suitable for children or adolescents without professional supervision.
Is DishReveal medical advice?
No. DishReveal gives general wellness estimates. It is not a medical device, and it does not replace advice from a doctor, dietitian or other qualified health professional.
Can I export, restore or delete my data?
Yes. Settings → Export and restore creates a private JSON file, a ZIP with photos up to 64 MB, or a meal spreadsheet (CSV). A compatible JSON or ZIP can be restored locally by merging missing entries or replacing the diary; CSV cannot be restored. Delete account and data removes or unlinks your account records, then erases the diary on your iPhone. Cancel any Apple subscription separately.
Where do I get help with DishReveal?
Email Josh at josh@kovus.dev with your iOS version and what you were trying to do. DishReveal is published by Josh Waller trading as Kovus, in Perth, Western Australia.
Download on the App StoreUpdated · By Josh Waller