--- title: MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app... description: MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the AI-powered calorie counting app built by two teenagers that amassed over 15 million downloads and $30 million in annual... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/myfitnesspal-has-acquired-cal-ai-the-viral-calorie-app-built-by-teens-hifxyhrkf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens | daily.dev og:description: MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the AI-powered calorie counting app built by two teenagers that amassed over 15 million downloads and $30 million in annual... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/myfitnesspal-has-acquired-cal-ai-the-viral-calorie-app-built-by-teens-hifxyhrkf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hifxyHrkF.png og:image:alt: MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the AI-powered calorie counting app built by two teenagers that amassed over 15 million downloads and $30 million in annual recurring revenue in under two years. The seven-person Cal AI team, including co-founder CEO Zach Yadegari, has been retained. The Cal AI app will remain independent with its core photo-based calorie estimation feature, but has already been integrated with MyFitnessPal's database of 20 million foods. MFP views the two apps as serving distinct audiences: Cal AI targets users who want speed and simplicity, while MFP caters to those wanting detailed nutritional accuracy. Deal terms were not disclosed, but the acquisition closed in December after nearly a year of negotiations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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