Free calorie counter with no account: how to tell
In short
A free calorie counter with no account opens without an email or password, lets you log a meal, search a food and read its nutrients without paying, and states plainly what leaves your phone. Radish (Android and iPhone) works with no sign-up, with the food log, barcode scanning, Nutri-Score, macros, 11 vitamins and minerals and your own recipes free; your food log stays on your phone — never sent to our servers (except AI or barcode scanning, if you use them).
Source: checked on 11/11/2026 in the app code and on the App Store and Google Play listings; foods sourced from the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table. Updated .
“Free” and “no account” are two easy promises to put on a store listing. Here is how to check them in two minutes on any app, and what the same check gives for Radish, read on 11/11/2026 in the app's code and on the store listings.
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What does “no account” mean for a calorie counter?
No account means no screen asks for an email address, a password or an Apple, Google or Facebook sign-in before you log your first meal. The developer therefore holds no identifier in your name. The trade-off is concrete: without an account, there is no automatic sync between two devices.
7 checks before you install
| Check | How to check it | Radish (checked 11/11/2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. No sign-up | Open the app: does a screen ask for an email or a sign-in before your first meal? | No account screen: no email, no password, no sign-in. |
| 2. Counting is free | Log a meal, search a food, scan a barcode, without paying or waiting for a trial to end. | Free with no time limit: food log, search, scanning, Nutri-Score, macros, 11 vitamins and minerals, your own recipes, a weekly plan you build by hand. |
| 3. Paid features are named | Read the in-app purchase list on the store listing. | Premium (subscription, AI included): $3.99 a month or $34.99 a year. Radish Pro (lifetime): $17.99, one-time purchase, AI not included. US App Store prices. |
| 4. What leaves the phone | Read the privacy policy, not just the tagline. | The barcode alone, sent to Open Food Facts when the product is not in the app's database; the meal you describe or photograph if you use the AI; usage statistics with no food, weight or calorie, sent to Google Firebase. |
| 5. The airplane-mode test | Turn on airplane mode, then log a meal and create a recipe. | Counting, recipes and the Nutri-Score work without a connection. |
| 6. Where the numbers come from | Open a food's page: does it name a public table? | The page names the table (CIQUAL from ANSES, USDA, BLS, CoFID, CNF or AUSNUT) and the record code; otherwise “Radish estimate”. |
| 7. Leaving with your data | Look for a full export of the log. | Free full export of the food log (JSON, re-importable), to move to a new phone. |
What stays on the phone, and what leaves it
Your food log stays on your phone — never sent to our servers (except AI or barcode scanning, if you use them). Two specific features need the network. Scanning a barcode that is not in the built-in database sends that code, alone, to Open Food Facts. The AI assistant, optional and paid, sends the meal you describe or photograph to a provider, and nothing else from your history.
Usage statistics (screens seen, sessions: never a food, a weight or a calorie) are also sent to Google Firebase: in the European Union only if you agree, elsewhere by default, and you can turn them off in Settings › Data & privacy. The line-by-line detail is in what really stays on your phone and in the legal notice.
What is free, what is paid
The core of the app needs no account and no payment: food log, barcode scanning, Nutri-Score, macros, 11 vitamins and minerals, your own recipes, a weekly plan you build by hand, and sync with Apple Health or Health Connect. Paid plans add the AI assistant, several profiles, body measurements, diet and allergy filters, automatic weekly plans and CSV export. The full breakdown is in Radish free vs Premium and counting calories without a subscription.
The trade-off of having no account
With no account, no server keeps a copy of your log to restore it on a new device. To change phones, the full export of your log can be re-imported on the new one: see exporting your calorie log. The reasoning behind this choice is in why Radish has no account.
Where the calories on screen come from
The food database ships inside the app: 19,462 entries, 3,511 of them identified by a CIQUAL (ANSES Ciqual 2025 table) or USDA FoodData Central code (measured 04/10/2026), the rest taken from public national tables (Germany's BLS, the UK's CoFID, Canada's CNF, Australia's AUSNUT) or flagged as estimates. Values are sourced, not checked food by food. See an app that shows its sources and the sources page.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a free calorie counter with no account?
Yes. Radish, on Android and iPhone, works with no sign-up, no email and no password. The food log, food search, barcode scanning, Nutri-Score, macros, 11 vitamins and minerals and your own recipes are free, with no time limit.
What do you lose with a calorie app that has no account?
Automatic sync across several devices. In Radish, the full export of your log (JSON, free) can be re-imported on a new phone.
Does an app with no account still send data?
It depends on the app: read its privacy policy. In Radish, your food log stays on your phone — never sent to our servers (except AI or barcode scanning, if you use them). Usage statistics with no food, weight or calorie go to Google Firebase, with your consent in the European Union, and can be turned off in Settings.
Are vitamins and minerals paid in Radish?
No. The 11 vitamins and minerals, macros and the Nutri-Score are free. Paid plans add the AI assistant, several profiles, body measurements, diet filters and CSV export.
How much does Radish cost?
The app is free. Optionally, Premium costs $3.99 a month or $34.99 a year, and Radish Pro (lifetime) $17.99 as a one-time purchase, on the US App Store as of 11/11/2026.
General information about a tracking app, not medical advice.
🔎 Methodology & sources. Free and paid features read on 11/11/2026 in the app's code (entitlements table). Prices and privacy label read on 11/11/2026 on the US App Store listing (version 7.73). Network flows: legal notice and our promise. Food counts: measured 04/10/2026, sources page; ANSES, Ciqual 2025 table. Our methodology →