CarbScale

Carb counting for diabetics that works with the Bluetooth scale you already own.

Embedded video (not yet done) summary: Video of my digitial scale: turn on, add plate, add food 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 As food is added, show me using the app to set carbs: Fish by carbiness Beans by search Baked potato by voice Toblerone by UPC [Video of app in use, overlain on the physical scale as food is added]

Get it on Google Play

Sideloading is a way to install Android apps without having to go through the Google Play store.

Why sideload?

You own it. Apps on a store can be pulled, enshittified by updates or (most annoyingly) start requiring a subscription. The APK you download stays exactly as it is, and keeps working even if the app disappears from the store.

Privacy. When you install from Google Play, the app gets associated to your account and the data ends up...who knows where? An APK doesn't go through your Google/Apple account, so there's no install record tied to you.

How to install:

  1. On your phone, tap: Download APK
  2. Tap Download. Chrome's Choose where to download dialog, with a Download button
  3. When it finishes, tap Open. If you miss it, open Chrome's ⋮ menu, tap Downloads, then tap the file. Chrome's File downloaded message, with an Open button
  4. If you've never installed an APK from Chrome, you'll be asked for permission. Tap Settings. The Permission required dialog, with a Settings button
  5. Turn on Allow from this source. You'll go straight to the next step. The Install unknown apps screen for Chrome, with the Allow from this source switch
  6. Tap Install. The Install this app dialog, with an Install button
  7. Tap Open. You're now up and running! The App installed dialog, with an Open button

These screens are from Chrome on Android 17, so yours may look a little different.

Weigh, pick, done. Put food on the scale to weigh it, then choose it by voice, UPC or search. Your carb count and insulin bolus update as you add each item.

Works with the scale you already own. Many are verified (see the list), and any other Bluetooth Low Energy scale takes about 3 minutes to set up.

Free, no catch. No ads, no account, no subscription, no tracking, no notification spam. It doesn't even need internet.

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