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Food Scanner

Food Scanner is an iPhone app with optional wearable companion support. It also works standalone on iPhone.

The app turns a food photo into an AI-assisted nutrition overlay with estimated calories, macros, and concise pros and cons. Users can capture from the iPhone camera, choose a photo from the library, or send an image from the optional wearable companion.

Supported Modes and Models

• Local iPhone Vision (default, on device)
• xAI Grok
• OpenAI
• Anthropic Claude
• Google Gemini / Gemma
• Ollama vision models
• PocketPal
• Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints

Optional Wearable Companion (Google Glass XE)

The optional Google Glass XE companion captures a food image and sends it to the iPhone app over local Wi-Fi or iPhone Personal Hotspot. Analysis runs on iPhone, and results are displayed back on the companion display.

Requires: Google Glass XE, ADB on a computer, and an iPhone Personal Hotspot. Connect Glass to the iPhone hotspot before opening Food Scanner.

Install path: this page → GitHub

1. Download the companion APK from the button below (or from theGitHub release).
2. Follow theGoogle Glass XE installation guide on GitHubfor ADB install, USB debugging, and hotspot setup.
3. Open this iPhone app and confirm the connection indicator.
4. On Glass, open the scan food command andtap the touchpad to launch — wait about one second, then tap again to capture a food photo.

Do not rely on saying “Ok Glass.” Use the touchpad tap on the scan food Glass command.

Download Google Glass companion (APK)Installation guide on GitHub

Notes

• Nutrition values are AI estimates for general information only.
• The app is not medical advice and should not be used for diagnosis or treatment.