project

Sift

Scan a menu. See your best options. Order in seconds — not after 10 minutes of Googling macros.

Sift verifies recognized dish titles before it ranks your options, then explains the source and confidence behind each pick. Menu photos and recognized text never leave your phone.

Download on the App Store →

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why I built this

A couple years ago, I lost 40 lbs. That process rewired how I think about food — I went from eating whatever to tracking every meal, learning what an actual high-protein plate looks like, and building habits that stuck. But the hardest part was never the kitchen. It was eating out.

Every restaurant was the same routine: squint at the menu, Google three dishes, guess the macros on the rest, and hope for the best. If I was with friends, I'd either hold up the table or just wing it and regret it later. There was no tool that worked at the speed of a real decision — standing in a restaurant, hungry, with people waiting.

So I built one. Sift lets you scan a menu, correct anything it is unsure about, and get options ranked by your goals in seconds. No Googling, no logging, no account. Just verify, choose, and order.

Designed, developed, and shipped solo — from first prototype to App Store.

features

Verified Scan

Scan a printed menu or screen, then confirm detected dish titles before Sift ranks them.

Nutrition Estimation

On-device analysis estimates calories and macros, while validated catalog matches show published values.

Allergen Warnings

Clearly marks flagged, unknown, and user-noted concerns as warnings, never a safety guarantee.

Goal-Based Ranking

Set your targets — high protein, low carb, cutting, bulking — and dishes re-rank to match.

Order Hacks

Actionable tweaks for any dish: "sauce on the side (−150 cal)" or "swap fries for vegetables (−280 cal)."

Smart Search

Filter by dish name, ingredients, or restrictions with natural language.

built with

End-to-end in Swift and SwiftUI for iOS 26. Camera processing and menu analysis happen on-device using Apple frameworks. Public nutrition catalog downloads can refresh verified coverage without uploading scans. Optional iCloud sync is limited to your food profile and favorites.