Guides & reader stories
How do you switch calorie tracker apps without losing your data?
Practical, tested guides for moving between apps, dialing in your targets, and logging more accurately — written by the same team that runs the benchmark.
Guide · Jun 4, 2026
How do you log restaurant meals accurately?
Restaurant and takeaway meals are where calorie counts go wrong. A practical, tested guide to logging meals out accurately — and the apps that make it easiest.
Reader story · May 28, 2026
Reader story: finally tracking the Asian and mixed meals other apps could not find
A composite account from our long-term testers — why Western-centric databases fail on Malaysian, Asian, and mixed restaurant food, and what changed when the logging got easier.
Guide · May 8, 2026
How do you set your macro targets for fat loss?
A dietitian-checked walkthrough for setting calories, protein, carbs, and fat for fat loss — and how the best apps adjust those targets as you go.
Guide · May 2, 2026
How do you switch calorie tracker apps without losing your history?
A practical, tested checklist for moving from one calorie tracker to another — exporting your data, recreating your targets, and rebuilding the logging habit fast.
Guide · Apr 28, 2026
How accurate are calorie tracking apps, really?
What our 1,400-dish, 24-country benchmark reveals about how close calorie trackers get to weighed reality — and how to log in a way that keeps your numbers honest.