Count calories in seconds
Search, scan or snap it. Recipes with every number, and targets set for your body.
What it does
8 featuresSearch the food catalogue
Local and everyday foods with their nutrition.
Scan a barcode
Point the camera at the pack.
Snap your plate
A photo of your plate becomes foods and amounts.
Healthy recipes
Every nutrition number, by meal, scaled to your servings.
Log it again
Your usual breakfast in one tap.
Your own meal
Type the numbers from any label.
Calories and macros for your goal
Set from your body and the pace you pick.
A diary by meal
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, with what is suggested for each.
A calorie counter app in Arabic, with the food we actually eat
The hardest part of counting calories is finding your food. Many apps don't know kabsa, mandi or sukkari dates. In Shulah you search local and everyday foods with their nutrition values, scan a pack's barcode, or snap your plate and it turns into foods and amounts.
Knowing what you ate is not enough: Shulah works out how many calories and how much protein your body needs a day, from your weight, height, age, activity and the pace you pick, whether you want to lose, keep or gain weight.
How you count calories in it
- It works out your needs From your details you get daily targets for calories, protein, carbs and fat, and they adjust as your weight changes.
- Log the way that suits you Search for the food, scan the barcode, snap your plate, or type the values from any label.
- By meal Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, each with a suggested range, and your usual breakfast comes back in one tap.
- Recipes with their numbers Healthy recipes with all their nutrition values, scaled to your servings, added to your meal in one tap.
It helps if
- You want to lose weight and know how many calories a day that takes.
- You want to build muscle and make sure you reach your protein.
- You want a calorie counter in Arabic that knows Saudi and Gulf food.
- You don't want to spend time: a photo or a barcode and you're done.
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3 min readQuestions
Can Shulah count calories in Arabic food?
Yes. You can search a catalogue of local and everyday foods with their nutrition, scan a barcode, snap a photo of your plate, or type the numbers from any label.
How does Shulah set my calories and macros?
From your body and the pace you pick: lose, keep or gain. Your diary shows what is left of each as you log your meals.
Can I count calories from a photo?
Yes. Snap your plate and Shulah lists the foods and amounts; you can change anything before you save.
Does it have Saudi foods?
Yes. Search works in Arabic with local and everyday foods and their values, any product with a barcode can be scanned, and anything missing can be typed from its label.
How many calories do I need a day to lose weight?
It depends on your weight, height, age and activity. Shulah works it out with an established formula, and you can try it now in the site's free calorie calculator.
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