Basil: Calorie Counter & Coach

Meet Basil, the calorie counter and coach you just chat with. Tell it what you ate and it logs it all: calories, macros, protein and more. Basil actually gets to know you: your body, your life and your goal, whether that's weight loss, building muscle or just eating healthier.

No food database to search and no forms to fill in. Type "two eggs and toast", snap a photo of any meal or snack, or use the barcode scanner. Basil estimates the calories and macros, writes the entry in your food diary, and tells you where the day stands. Got it wrong? Just say "that was a double" and Basil fixes the food log.

IT ACTUALLY GETS YOU
If past diets left you tired, hungry and starting over every Monday, Basil works differently. It plans for a pace you can live with, never a crash diet, then keeps tuning that plan to you.

Your body: Basil starts from the National Academies' 2023 energy equations, then checks what you log against your weight trend and learns how many calories your body actually burns. Your plan is built on that number, and it gets more in tune with you every day you log and weigh in.

Your life: tell Basil what has tripped you up before, like late-night snacking, weekends away or no time for lunch, and it works with it instead of against it. It remembers your routines, the foods you love and whether you like it blunt or gentle. Turn on check-ins and it reaches out when your food diary gives it something real to say, never a generic nudge, and never a guilt trip.

Your goal: Basil is a weight tracker that reads your weight as a trend, not a daily verdict. Each week it offers a quick review, compares the trend with your plan and suggests a new target when it should, never after one bad morning on the scale. The plan changes only when you agree.

A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOUR GOAL
Weight loss, weight gain or maintenance, with balanced, high-protein, low-carb or keto macros: Basil asks a few questions, then sets calorie and protein targets with a sensible calorie deficit or surplus and a floor worked out from your own body. Tap your plan to see how every number was worked out, step by step, with published sources you can check.

DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EAT? JUST ASK
Ask "what should I get at the burger place tonight?" and Basil looks up the restaurant's menu and suggests what fits the rest of your day. Cooking at home? Tell Basil what ingredients you have and get ideas that fit your plan.

YOUR FOOD DIARY, ALREADY ADDED UP
The Journal shows the day's calories, macros, trend weight and every meal. It's a food journal that writes itself. Ask "how was my protein last week?" and get an answer, not a chart to decode. One app is your calorie tracker, food tracker, macro tracker, protein tracker and nutrition tracker. Ask Basil to track water, fiber or anything else and it adds a tracker to your dashboard. With Health Connect, it also reads your weight, steps, activity and sleep.

NOT JUST AN AI CHATBOT
A general AI chat can guess what's in a meal, but it doesn't stick around to help you keep going. Basil is an AI calorie coach that keeps your food logged day after day, keeps your diet and weight loss plan current, and remembers you between chats. No black box, either: every estimate says what it's based on, whether that's what you typed, a barcode, a nutrition label, a photo, a formula or something it looked up.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no sign-up, no email. Your food diary, plan and conversations are stored on your phone, not in an account on our servers. The AI that answers you never trains on your data, and your data is never sold. Export or erase your food diary from Settings any time.

Basil is a calorie counter for general wellness. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition, and its numbers are estimates. Talk to a healthcare professional before making medical decisions, especially if you are pregnant, managing a condition, or have a history of disordered eating.