Why? I’ve been tracking calories since 2015. Thanks to this habit, I’ve lost 25 kg. When I switched from Android to iOS, I really missed the calorie-tracking dashboard I had on my Galaxy Watch. What? Losing fat couldn’t be more straightforward: eat fewer calories than you burn. The catch is that you always have to count how many calories you have left to consume. Is that last snack too much? Or did you save some calories in the morning? …

Intro: How I Finished My 6-Year-Old App Idea To get a better picture, let’s go back to 2013. My idea was to detect popping via microphone, count it, and let the user know if the microwave popcorn was ready. This meant two other things: you wouldn’t have to listen and count popping manually, and you wouldn’t burn microwave popcorn again :) At that time, I thought it was a good and doable idea, so I convinced three fellow university students to start making it. …