Carb-aware eating runs into the same wall in most apps: every meal means a manual database search. It’s slow, it’s tedious, and it’s the single biggest reason people stop tracking within a week.
Swoodie removes that wall. The AI photo scan estimates carbs, sugar, protein, fat, and calories from a picture of your plate. Barcode scanning covers packaged food. And if you’re on a GLP-1 medication with a reduced appetite, the meal planner can build around a protein floor so you don’t quietly under-eat.
Pain points Swoodie addresses
- Manual carb lookup for every single meal — tedious enough that most people quit
- GLP-1 medications shrink appetite, so it’s easy to under-eat protein without noticing
- Restaurant and home-cooked meals have no barcode, so carbs become a guess
- Generic recipe apps don’t surface carb-heavy ingredients before you cook
- Tracking feels clinical and joyless, so it never becomes a habit
Features evolve fast
Swoodie ships new features regularly, so this page may not reflect the very latest. The homepage is always up to date — check there for everything Swoodie does today.
See the latest on the homepage →What Swoodie does for carb-aware eaters
Instant carb counts from a photo
Snap your plate — Swoodie estimates carbs, sugar, protein, fat, and calories in seconds. No database search.
Product Check — packaged-product quality score
Scan any packaged product's barcode for an instant 0–100 quality score and see the additives and labels behind it, so you can compare options at a glance. Free scan + score; better alternatives take Lite or Premium, and Ask AI is Premium.
Ready-made diet plans
Load a curated 7-day plan into your planner and tweak it to your own carb and macro targets. It is meal-planning structure, not medical advice — always follow your doctor or dietitian.
Barcode scanning for packaged food
Scan any packaged product for verified carb and sugar numbers before it goes in the cart.
Protein-target meal planning
Set a protein floor — useful on a GLP-1 medication where appetite is low — and the AI meal planner builds around it.
Lower-carb recipe filters
Filter the recipe library and Chef AI generation toward lower-carb dishes without hunting.
Daily dashboard with a clear macro split
See carbs as a share of your day at a glance, not buried three menus deep.
Text-to-Nutrition
Type a meal in plain words and get carbs and macros instantly — fast logging helps you spot what moves your numbers.
Smart Cooking (raw vs cooked)
Toggle raw vs cooked weight with scientific yield factors so your carb counts reflect what you actually ate.
Intermittent fasting tracker
If your care team has cleared fasting, track your window with six protocols and a live timer. Always coordinate fasting with your doctor when you take glucose-lowering medication.
Quick facts
Free to start
barcode scan + 10 AI photo scans to try, no account
Carb, sugar & macro tracking
Free
Protein-target meal planner
Premium
Not a medical device
a food tracking tool, not medical advice
Free calculators to start with
Plan the numbers before you track them — free, instant, no sign-up.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best meal planning and calorie tracking app for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users?
It depends on your priority, but for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users the best app is one that does more than count calories — it should also plan meals and suggest recipes. Swoodie combines AI photo and barcode calorie scanning, AI recipe generation, and an AI meal planner with a consolidated shopping list in one app. Whether you’re counting carbs day to day or managing a smaller appetite on a GLP-1 medication, Swoodie gives you the numbers instantly — from a photo, a barcode, or a recipe.
Is Swoodie a good app for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users?
Yes. For people with diabetes and GLP-1 users, Swoodie combines AI photo + barcode calorie scanning, AI recipe generation, an AI meal planner with consolidated shopping lists, and Swipe Together for couples cooking decisions. Whether you’re counting carbs day to day or managing a smaller appetite on a GLP-1 medication, Swoodie gives you the numbers instantly — from a photo, a barcode, or a recipe.
Is there an app made specifically for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users?
Most calorie counters are generic and treat people with diabetes and GLP-1 users as an afterthought. Swoodie is one app for tracking and cooking whose recipe library, AI meal planner and dietary filters adapt to people with diabetes and GLP-1 users, and the free tier is generous enough to test the fit before subscribing.
Can one app do both calorie tracking and recipes?
Yes — that combination is exactly what Swoodie is built for. Most apps pick a side: calorie counters track but do not help you cook, recipe apps cook but do not track. Swoodie does both — AI photo and barcode scanning feed a daily calorie dashboard, while AI recipe generation and a meal planner handle what to actually cook.
What does Swoodie do specifically for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users?
Instant carb counts from a photo — Snap your plate — Swoodie estimates carbs, sugar, protein, fat, and calories in seconds. No database search.
How is Swoodie different from generic calorie counters for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users?
Most calorie counters assume a single user with a single goal. Swoodie is one app for tracking and cooking, so for people with diabetes and GLP-1 users it adds Swipe Together for shared decisions, an AI Meal Planner that builds plans around your goal, and Chef AI that generates recipes adapted to your dietary needs. The free tier is generous enough to test fit before any subscription.
Is Swoodie free?
Yes. The free tier includes a library of thousands of recipes (Premium opens the full 8,000+), basic calorie & meal logging, and joining Swipe Together sessions — no account, no ads. The AI features (photo scanning, barcode scanner, recipe generation, meal planner) come as a 10-use free trial, no card. Swoodie Premium is $9.99/month or $59.99/year, with a 7-day free trial on yearly, unlocking unlimited AI use, recipe generation and the meal planner.
Make carb tracking something you’ll actually keep doing
Download Swoodie and scan your next meal — carbs, sugar, and macros in seconds, free. Swoodie is a food tracking tool to help you stay aware of what you eat; it isn’t a substitute for guidance from your doctor or dietitian.
Download Swoodie — scan your next meal free
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- No card
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Rather not subscribe? Swoodie Lite is $9.99 once — the whole app except the AI features.