Arkameal

Arkameal is a precise nutrition-tracking app — calories, macronutrients and detailed micronutrients — to understand your diet without handing over your data.

PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN
• 100% local by default: no server, no account, no email required.
• AES-256 encrypted database (SQLCipher).
• Optional PIN (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA512) + biometrics.
• Optional cloud backup with end-to-end encryption (AES-256-GCM) when enabled.
• Privacy Dashboard: view, export and delete your data category by category.

COMPLETE NUTRITION TRACKING
• Calories, macronutrients and detailed micronutrients: vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids.
• Personalised nutrition targets per nutrient, aligned with EFSA references based on your profile.
• Automatic Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE).
• Calorie-consistency check (Atwater formula).
• Weight tracking with smoothed curve, coloured BMI band and goal projection.
• Daily / weekly / monthly / custom-period statistics.

INGREDIENTS, DISHES, MEALS
• Ingredient library (categories, tags, favourites, photos).
• Dish creation with real-time nutrition calculation and g/ml/pieces conversion.
• Flexible meal composition (dishes + ingredients).
• Full unit system (metric and imperial).

EVERYDAY PRODUCTIVITY
• Multi-source food search: barcodes, offline databases (ANSES Ciqual, USDA) and online (Open Food Facts).
• Meal planning with calendar and custom sections.
• Auto-generated shopping lists (several sort modes).
• Pantry: stock, expiry, locations, waste tracking.
• Automatic FIFO deduction on consumption.
• Hydration tracking with personalised goal.
• Step-by-step cooking mode with multiple timers.
• Universal search (ingredients, dishes, meals, articles, glossary).
• Photo journal (ingredients, dishes, meals, pantry).

EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT
• Built-in nutrition space: thematic articles, glossary, reading progress, contextual links from nutrient screens.
• In-app contextual help.
• Gamification: badges and levels to unlock.
• Optional social sharing (square image, no personal data).

CUSTOMISATION
• Preset themes + custom theme editor.
• Colour-blind mode (Okabe-Ito palettes).
• Optional OpenDyslexic font.
• WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility (Semantics, screen readers, keyboard navigation, reduceMotion).
• Configurable notifications with quiet hours.
• Android home-screen widgets.

OPTIONAL CLOUD SYNC
• Cloud backup on Google Drive.
• Background synchronisation.
• Conflict detection and resolution.
• Backup version rotation.
• Can be disabled at any time.

LANGUAGES
• French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic.

ARKAMEAL DOES NOT COLLECT
• No name, no email, no phone number.
• No advertising identifier.
• No cookies, no trackers, no ads.
• No automatic sharing with third parties.

The app is intended for users aged 18 and over.

Privacy policy: https://arkhexgm.com/arkameal/privacy/
Terms of service: https://arkhexgm.com/arkameal/terms/
Contact: contact@arkhexgm.com