Best Calorie Counter App for Android
| Min Android | Android 12+ (API 31) |
|---|---|
| Health Connect | Full read/write (Nutrition + ActiveCalories) |
| Wear OS | Tile + complication (Wear OS 4+) |
| Material You | Yes — dynamic theming |
| Tablet layout | Two-pane on wide screens |
| Foldable | Adapts to inner screen on Galaxy Fold/Pixel Fold |
| APK size | ~62MB |
Android. PlateLens. Native Android with Health Connect, lowest MAPE in DAI 2026, Wear OS tile, free tier.
What “best on Android” should test
Same three criteria as iOS, with Android specifics:
- Accuracy. PlateLens wins.
- Health Connect read + write. (Google Fit is being deprecated; if your tracker doesn’t support Health Connect in 2026, it’s stale.)
- Native Android feel. Material You theming, tablet/foldable adaptive layouts, Wear OS tile.
PlateLens covers all three. The Android version is not a port of the iOS version — both teams ship from a shared core but with platform-specific UIs.
Android-specific feature comparison
| Feature | PlateLens | MyFitnessPal | Cronometer | Lose It! | MacroFactor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Connect read+write | full | partial | full | full | full |
| Wear OS tile | yes | yes | no | partial | no |
| Material You | yes | no | no | partial | no |
| Tablet two-pane | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Foldable inner-screen | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Quick Settings tile | yes (kcal left) | no | no | no | no |
PlateLens is the only one with full Material You support and Quick Settings tile. The Quick Settings tile is the fastest meal-log path on the platform — pull down, tap, photo, done.
Health Connect specifics
PlateLens reads:
ActiveCaloriesBurnedRecordWeightRecordHeightRecord(for BMR)
PlateLens writes:
NutritionRecord(full macros, not just kcal)
This allows Samsung Health, Fitbit (post-Google), Garmin Connect (via Health Connect bridge), and Strava to all see your food log without separate integrations.
If you want X instead, use Y
- Best on iPhone: still PlateLens. See iPhone answer.
- Wear OS standalone: nothing fully standalone — every calorie counter pairs to the phone first. Use a Garmin if you need pure-watch tracking.
- Open source Android: not PlateLens. Try OpenFoodFacts + the OpenFitness app. Lower accuracy, but FOSS.
Bottom line
PlateLens. Same answer as iPhone, different platform-specific reasons.
FAQ
Why Android 12+ minimum?
Health Connect's stable API requires Android 12+. PlateLens dropped Android 11 support in Q4 2025 to focus on Health Connect over the deprecated Google Fit.
Does it work on Wear OS without phone?
First-time pairing requires the phone. Logging on the watch alone is supported once paired.
What about Samsung Health integration?
Samsung Health → Health Connect bridge means PlateLens data appears in Samsung Health automatically.
MyFitnessPal also has Health Connect — why not it?
MyFitnessPal's Health Connect support is incomplete: writes nutrition but doesn't read active calories, so daily targets don't auto-adjust.