Plant-based eaters know the drill: a recipe app surfaces a “vegan” tab with thin pickings, a calorie tracker’s database is full of meat entries, and protein is a constant background worry. Most apps were built meat-first and bolted plant-based on later.
Swoodie flips that. Set your diet once and the recipe library, Chef AI generation, and Discover Mode all respect it. The AI photo scan reads plant-based plates accurately, and the daily dashboard makes protein easy to watch — no spreadsheet, no guessing.
Pain points Swoodie addresses
- Recipe apps with a thin “vegan” tab and the same ten dishes
- Calorie databases dominated by meat entries you have to scroll past
- Protein worry — am I actually getting enough on a plant-based diet?
- AI recipe tools that suggest chicken no matter how you set your filters
- Hidden non-vegan ingredients (gelatin, fish sauce) in “vegetarian” recipes
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 plant-based eaters
Diet setting that actually sticks
Set vegan or vegetarian once — the recipe library, Discover Mode, and Chef AI all respect it everywhere.
Blood Sugar Score on every scan
Plant-based plates lean carb-heavier by default, so a scan comes back steady, moderate or spiky — estimated from its carbs and fibre — to compare one bowl against another. An estimate and a tracking signal, never a blood-glucose measurement or medical advice. Uses your free AI tries on Free and Lite; unlimited with Premium.
Coach Ollie’s daily insight
One plain-language observation drawn from what you actually logged — handy when protein is the number you keep having to watch. Free on every plan; deeper pattern-spotting is Premium.
Kitchen Tools — offline and free
Six offline tools: unit, oven and air-fryer converters, a recipe scaler, cook times and safe cooking temperatures. Batch-cooking a pot of dal for the week is exactly the arithmetic the scaler removes. No AI, no account.
Ready-made diet plans
Load the curated 7-day Vegan plan into your planner and tweak it to taste — a balanced plant-based week without piecing it together yourself.
Chef AI generates plant-based recipes
Describe what you have; Chef AI writes a recipe that never reaches for meat or dairy you’ve excluded.
Protein tracking front and centre
The daily dashboard shows protein as a clear number, so a plant-based diet stays balanced without spreadsheets.
Allergen and ingredient flags
Recipes flag hidden non-vegan ingredients so a “vegetarian” dish doesn’t surprise you.
AI photo scan reads plant-based plates
Snap a tofu stir-fry or lentil curry — Swoodie estimates calories and macros without assuming meat.
Text-to-Nutrition
Type a plant-based meal in plain words — ‘tempeh, brown rice and broccoli’ — and get calories, protein, and macros without hunting a database.
Swoodie Moments
A meal-photo feed shared only with your partner or Circle — share plant-based plates with friends who get it, recipe inspiration without the meat-heavy mainstream feed.
Quick facts
Free to start
recipe library + 10 scans to try, no account
Vegan & vegetarian diet filters
Free
Chef AI plant-based generation
Premium
Dietary filters
10 including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free
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 vegans and vegetarians?
It depends on your priority, but for vegans and vegetarians 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. Most trackers treat vegan and vegetarian as an afterthought filter. Swoodie builds recipes, meal plans, and AI suggestions around plant-based eating — and keeps an eye on protein so balance isn’t guesswork.
Is Swoodie a good app for vegans and vegetarians?
Yes. For vegans and vegetarians, 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. Most trackers treat vegan and vegetarian as an afterthought filter. Swoodie builds recipes, meal plans, and AI suggestions around plant-based eating — and keeps an eye on protein so balance isn’t guesswork.
Is there an app made specifically for vegans and vegetarians?
Most calorie counters are generic and treat vegans and vegetarians as an afterthought. Swoodie is one app for tracking and cooking whose recipe library, AI meal planner and dietary filters adapt to vegans and vegetarians, 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 vegans and vegetarians?
Diet setting that actually sticks — Set vegan or vegetarian once — the recipe library, Discover Mode, and Chef AI all respect it everywhere.
How is Swoodie different from generic calorie counters for vegans and vegetarians?
Most calorie counters assume a single user with a single goal. Swoodie is one app for tracking and cooking, so for vegans and vegetarians 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.
Plant-based eating without the constant workarounds
Download Swoodie, set your diet to vegan or vegetarian, and browse a recipe library that respects it from the first tap. The free tier covers the recipe library and dietary filters, plus 10 AI scans to try.
Download Swoodie — browse plant-based recipes free
- No account
- No card
- No ads
Rather not subscribe? Swoodie Lite is $9.99 once — the whole app except the AI features.