Bao — AI Calorie Tracker for Asian Food

Three taps to know your food.

Snap

Point your camera at the dish — or the menu. Home-cooked, night market, restaurant plate, or a menu in any language.

Know

The dish comes back named in your language and its native script, with calories, macros, fiber, and sodium — most trackers stop at macros. Honest AI estimates, not false precision.

Ask

Bao remembers you and personalizes every answer — what to eat, exercise tips, or just how you're feeling today. All in your language.

It reads the menu, too.

Bao reads any menu, in any language, even split across multiple pages — and shows what fits your goal, in yours. Tap Build My Meal and it plans your whole order, drink to dessert, to match your goal and what's left in your day. Tell it about an allergy or condition once, and it flags what's unsafe on every menu after that.

Allergy-safe picks Smart combos Native dish names Honest AI estimates + more

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🌟 Top Pick for You

Tom Yum Shrimpต้มยำกุ้ง

Low-calorie, high-protein soup — just 200 cal, ideal for weight loss.

Suggested Combo

Tom Yum Shrimp with a side of steamed vegetables.

⚠️ Better to Skip

Thai Fried Rice

ข้าวผัด

High in calories and carbohydrates, which can hinder weight loss efforts.

Full Menu

Tom Yum Shrimp

ต้มยำกุ้ง · $9.50

Pick 200 cal

Low-calorie, high-protein — 200 cal.

Chicken Rice Soup

ข้าวต้มไก่ · $6.95

300 cal

Higher in carbs than the top pick.

Thai Fried Rice

ข้าวผัด · $14.50

600 cal

High in calories and carbs.

What Bao's menu scanner does — reads any language, handles multi-page menus in one scan, shows price next to calories so you can weigh both, and suggests real combos, not just single picks. AI estimates · scanned with Bao.

BaoYour coach · online

How am I doing today?

You're at 1,180 cal with 38g protein so far — solid pace for your 1,800 cal day. You've got room for a real dinner: beef noodle soup or grilled fish would both land you right on target. 🎯

What about 大腸包小腸 from the night market?

Around 650 cal for the whole thing — the sticky rice sausage is the bulk of it at ~450 cal, not the pork sausage. Skip the extra fried garlic on top and you save close to 80 cal for basically zero flavor loss.

Craving boba later — is that okay?

Since you told me you're managing celiac, stick to fresh milk tea and skip the QQ toppings — some shops cut their tapioca pearls with wheat starch for extra chew. 50% sugar, less ice, and it's ~250 cal — fits your day fine.

What Bao Coach sounds like — knows your day's numbers, your local food, and your health conditions, without you asking twice

See it running

Not a mockup.
The actual app.

Three things you'll really do in Bao — tap into each phone below and watch it work.

Menu scanner

Read any menu,
in any language.

Point Bao at a menu — Thai, Chinese, Korean, anything. It reads every dish, estimates the nutrition, and picks what actually fits your goal, in your language.

Tap “Done — Analyze” in the phone

Real scan output. Every number is a Bao estimate.

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Menu Scanner

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Bao's analyzing your menu…

Reading your menu 👀

🌟 Top Picks for You

Tom Yum Shrimp

ต้มยำกุ้ง

Low-calorie, high-protein soup — just 200 cal, ideal for weight loss.

Suggested Combo

Tom Yum Shrimp with a side of steamed vegetables.

⚠️ Better to Skip

Thai Fried Rice

ข้าวผัด

High in calories and carbohydrates, which can hinder weight loss efforts.

AllFoodDrinks

Full Menu

Tom Yum Shrimp

ต้มยำกุ้ง

Pick

200~~cal~~

18gP

15gC

10gF

Low-calorie, high-protein — 200 cal.

Servings:−1+

Log this

Chicken Rice Soup

ข้าวต้มไก่

300~~cal~~

20gP

35gC

8gF

Higher in carbs than the top pick.

Servings:−1+

Log this

Thai Fried Rice

ข้าวผัด

600~~cal~~

20gP

80gC

20gF

High in calories and carbs.

Servings:−1+

Log this

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Coach

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Bao coach

Ask Bao anything
you're about to eat.

Your day's macros sit right at the top, then it's a chat. Ask whether the beef pho fits your cut — Bao answers for your goal, in plain language.

Tap the message bar in the phone

A real coach reply, captured from the app.

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Bao

Your coach · online

48g~~protein~~

780~~cal~~

1,650~~left~~

💪 48g / 104g protein — 56g to go

Morning! 48g protein down, 56g to go 💪🔥 Day 1 streak! Got any workout plans today?

Is beef pho okay if I want to lose weight?

Beef pho can TOTALLY work for weight loss — it's actually a sneaky smart choice! 🍜 A typical bowl is mostly broth and veggies, so it lands around 300–400 cal depending on portion size. Load it up with the veggie tray — fresh herbs, bean sprouts, lime — for volume with basically zero calories, plus the protein from the beef keeps you full. 💪

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Ask Bao or log a meal…

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Snap a meal

Snap a plate.
Get the macros.

One photo. Bao breaks the dish into each ingredient, estimates the calories in every part, and logs the whole bowl as one meal.

Tap “Take Photo” in the phone

Calories and macros are an AI estimate.

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AI analyzes nutrition in seconds

📸 Good lighting = better results🍽️ Get the whole plate in frame📐 Shoot at a 45° angle

Bao's on it…

Tonkotsu Ramen with Chashu Pork

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0calEstimate

45g~~Protein~~

80g~~Carbs~~

40g~~Fat~~

Protein comes from the pork and egg — the noodles and broth carry most of the carbs and fat.

Ramen Noodles300 cal

Tonkotsu Broth250 cal

Chashu Pork200 cal

Soft-Boiled Egg70 cal

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Servings−1+

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That's a real scan. Not staged.

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WHY NOT A GENERAL TRACKER

Built for food they don't recognize.

None of the biggest AI calorie trackers — including the one you've probably already tried — claims to recognize Asian food, scan menus, or support Chinese. Checked live on their own sites.

Bao

Cal AI

SnapCalorie

MyFitnessPal

Recognizes Asian & Taiwanese dishes

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Reads menus in any language

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Recommends what to order, not just what's in it

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Dish names in 2–3 languages

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Traditional Chinese app

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Based on calai.app, snapcalorie.com, and myfitnesspal.com, checked July 2026. Not a claim these apps can't do this — just that none of them advertise it.

One more: MyFitnessPal's free tier runs ads — confirmed across multiple 2026 pricing breakdowns, and MyFitnessPal launched its own advertiser network this year. Bao has no ads on any plan, free or paid, ever.

The honest answers.

How accurate is the AI?

Every figure is an estimate: food photographed at an angle isn't a lab scale, and we won't pretend otherwise. Bao gives you a best estimate, shows its confidence, and lets you correct anything in two taps. Corrections make it better.

Does it work outside Taiwan, or on Western food?

Yes. Bao is built around Asian food because nobody else was. It also scans burgers, salads, and barcodes from any country.

Is there Traditional Chinese?

Fully. The entire app works in Traditional Chinese, from onboarding to the coach. It's the reason Bao exists — no other calorie app has done this properly.

How do I cancel?

Two taps: Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions → Bao → Cancel. No emails to write, no retention phone call, and the app tells you the same thing.

What happens to my data?

Your food log is yours. No ads means no ad tracking; the privacy policy spells it out in plain language.

Point it at dinner. It knows it's 滷肉飯.

Three taps to know your food.

Snap

Know

Ask

It reads the menu, too.

Ask it anything you're about to eat.

Not a mockup.
The actual app.

Read any menu,
in any language.

Ask Bao anything
you're about to eat.

Snap a plate.
Get the macros.

Snap your meal

Built for food they don't recognize.

Honest pricing. That's the feature.

The honest answers.

Know your food. Finally.

Three taps to know your food.

Snap

Know

Ask

It reads the menu, too.

Ask it anything you're about to eat.

Not a mockup.The actual app.

Read any menu,in any language.

Ask Bao anythingyou're about to eat.

Snap a plate.Get the macros.

Snap your meal

Built for food they don't recognize.

Honest pricing. That's the feature.

The honest answers.

Know your food. Finally.

Not a mockup.
The actual app.

Read any menu,
in any language.

Ask Bao anything
you're about to eat.

Snap a plate.
Get the macros.