About Ember
Ember is an app that makes calorie counting simple: a photo, a sentence or a barcode is all it takes. It is designed and built in Paris by one person.
Who is behind Ember?
My name is Mus and I live in Paris. I have been a developer for 6 years and a solopreneur for 3: I build apps that help me in my daily life, trying to turn them into tools as many people as possible can enjoy.
With Ember, I wanted a truly intuitive app that makes counting calories easy and pleasant. Most calorie counters ask you to search for every food in a database; I wanted taking a photo of your meal or describing it in one sentence to be enough.
I am the only person behind the project, but I find it exciting and I will take it as far as I can. Every piece of feedback matters, so feel free to write to me.
Mus, creator of Ember
Ember at a glance
- Launched
- October 2025
- Based in
- Paris, France
- Team
- One independent developer
- Available on
- iOS and Android
How Ember works
Ember uses artificial intelligence to estimate a meal’s nutrition, then leaves you the final say.
- Photo
- Snap your plate: Ember identifies the foods, estimates portions and calculates calories, protein, carbs and fat.
- Text
- Describe your meal as you would to a friend, such as “a plate of pasta carbonara and a yogurt”. Ember does the rest.
- Barcode
- Scan a packaged product to get its nutrition facts.
- Correction
- Every estimate stays editable: you can adjust a food, a portion or the preparation at any time.
What guides Ember
Simplicity first
A tracking app is only useful if you open it every day. Ember is designed so that logging a meal takes seconds.
Honesty about accuracy
A photo does not show everything: exact weight, cooking oil or sauces can escape the analysis. Ember gives estimates and lets you correct them. Ember does not replace advice from a doctor or dietitian.
No ads
Ember shows no advertising. The free version includes up to two AI analyses per day, and an optional subscription unlocks more.
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Contact
A question, an idea or a bug? You can write to me directly; I answer every message myself.
Write to mus@tryember.eu
Try Ember
Free, no credit card required: snap your next meal.
