Carb counter for a mobile

EileenG · 09-06-2010 03:22PM #1

I've just found a handy little carb counter for a mobile phone, for those who are obsessive enough to measure and count.

It's called HelpDiabetes and it's free to download. It runs on my very elderly, low spec phone, so I imagine it would run on almost anything.

It does fat and protein as well as carbs, and keeps a running total. It also has some very strange food in it. Raw whale or human milk, anyone?

Mellor · 10-06-2010 04:43AM

not available for iPhone, sigh

EileenG · 10-06-2010 01:46PM

Mellor wrote: »

not available for iPhone, sigh

If you've got an iPhone, you have access to all sorts of fancy calorie counters. This was the only one I found that would work on my elderly phone.

Mellor · 11-06-2010 05:41AM

They're pretty bad, the only good ones are ones that link to a site, like fitday, which is a pain to use as its cost money every time

cmyk · 11-06-2010 12:28PM

This is something I've been considering looking into. Do you think there is a market for an app that works in a similar way to 'fitday'? There would have to be a minimal download charge as it would be hugely time extensive to get up and running?

EileenG · 11-06-2010 01:22PM

I have a feeling that Fitday already has a downloadable version. Don't know if it runs on a phone. But with more and more smart phones coming out, I expect people will want to be able to log their diet and exercise.

I did find a program that allowed you to log your workouts in the gym.

cmyk · 11-06-2010 01:34PM

Yup, I may start some proper market research I guess. I've used fitday myself and downloaded some of the other calories counters.

I like the way fitday gives you the macro breakdowns as %/chart. They all seem quite american-ised though as obviously that's the biggest market...but if a more simplified/quicker and easier to use method could be found?

Carb counter for a mobile

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