Start with a photo.
Photograph your meal or choose an image from your library. Vale suggests visible foods.


A better feeling for your food
Your food is more than a number. Photograph your meals, review your portions and get to know what nourishes your every day.
Free on the App StoreFor iPhone · English & German
01 / A fresh look at food
A quick breakfast. A long lunch. The snack in between. Vale gives your nutrition a place where it all comes together.
Photograph your meal or choose an image from your library. Vale suggests visible foods.
Review foods, preparation and quantities. Add what is missing, with or without a photo.
Save your meal and see how your day adds up. Connect Apple Health whenever you choose.
02 / Beyond calories
Calories tell part of the story. Protein, carbohydrates, fat and available micronutrients help you see the bigger picture.
Example mealSalmon, rice and avocado
Example values · Portions stay editable
Nutrition from USDA references. A photo cannot reliably measure ingredients or portion weights. Review the suggestions before saving.
03 / Made for your everyday
From your first entry to an evening overview: a food journal that stays simple, personal and in your hands.
Real app screens with labelled example meals.

04 / Personal stays personal
Vale works without an account or advertising trackers. Photo analysis runs on your iPhone. Your photos and Health data are not uploaded for analysis.
How Vale handles your dataThe compact image model works locally. Food matches and quantities stay editable.
Optionally connect Health to export nutrition and estimate your daily energy needs.
An optional product lookup sends the barcode or confirmed query and connection data to Open Food Facts.
Good to know
Vale suggests foods and reference portions. Ingredients, hidden oils and exact amounts cannot be measured reliably from a single photo. Review and adjust your portion before saving.
Yes. Create a meal manually, select foods and enter amounts. Supported titles and example dishes can offer editable ingredient suggestions.
No. Your journal works without a Health connection. If you choose, export confirmed nutrition and use energy expenditure from completed days as the basis of an estimate.
Vale uses USDA reference data and optional product data from Open Food Facts. You can enter checked label values yourself. Missing micronutrients remain unknown and are not treated as zero.
Vale is free on the App Store. There is currently no Vale account and no in-app purchases. The app is available in English and German.
A good place to start
Your food. Your pace. Your Vale.
Vale for iPhone