A solo maker built a simpler calorie tracking web app
A user on r/SideProject introduced Maccy, a web app for quickly logging calories and macros. They said many existing apps include features like barcode scanning, large food databases, photo scanning, water tracking, and recipe builders, but they did not need those. Maccy lets users type what they ate in flexible wording, then estimates ingredients, portions, and nutrition data before logging it. The maker said Android and iOS apps are coming soon.
Key points
- The maker started from their own need to log calories and macros faster.
- Maccy accepts natural food descriptions instead of forcing strict entries.
- The app claims to handle ingredient breakdown, portion estimates, nutrition lookup, and logging.
- It is currently a web app, with Android and iOS versions planned.
- The post asks for feedback from potential users.
Quick term guide
- r/SideProject
- A Reddit forum where people share small personal products and projects.
- SideProject
- A small personal project built outside a main job or company product.
- features
- The different tools or functions built into a software application.
- scanning
- When an automated program sweeps the internet looking for open services or security weaknesses to exploit.
- databases
- Places where an app stores information such as users, orders, or content.
- tracking
- Collecting records of what a user does inside an app.
- free trial
- A limited time when someone can use a product before paying.
- breakdown
- A simple explanation that separates a topic into smaller parts.