Hoot frequently asked questions
Straight answers about what Hoot costs, how logging works, how accurate it is, and where it runs.
About Hoot
What is Hoot?
Hoot is an AI calorie and nutrition tracker for iPhone and Android. You log a meal with a photo, your voice, or a line of text, and Hoot estimates the calories and macros for you.
How is Hoot different from other calorie trackers?
Most trackers ask you to search a food database and enter each item by hand. Hoot works from a photo, a voice note, or a sentence. It shows the assumptions behind each estimate and gives every meal a Nutrition Score, so you learn as you log. Guidance, not guilt.
Who is Hoot for?
Hoot is for adults who want to understand what they eat without turning it into a second job. It works whether you want to lose, maintain, or gain weight. You must be 18 or older to use it.
Is Hoot medical advice?
No. Hoot gives general nutrition information and estimates. It is not medical advice and does not replace guidance from your doctor or dietitian.
Pricing
How much does Hoot cost?
Hoot+ is $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US. The annual plan works out to $3.33 a month. Both plans include every feature.
Is Hoot free?
Hoot is free to download, and every new account gets a 7-Day Guest Pass at no cost. After that, you need Hoot+ to keep logging meals.
What is included in Hoot+?
Everything in the Guest Pass, with no end date: photo, voice and text logging, calories and macros, the Nutrition Score, streaks, weekly Insights, and water and weight tracking. Hoot+ also adds custom macro targets and Apple Health sync on iPhone. Monthly and annual members get the same features.
How do I cancel?
Subscriptions are billed by Apple or Google, so you cancel in your App Store or Google Play subscription settings. Deleting the app or your account does not cancel a subscription.
Can I get a refund?
Refunds are handled by the store you subscribed through. For App Store purchases, you can request one from Apple in your subscription settings or at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Logging and accuracy
How does photo logging work?
Take a photo of your meal. Hoot identifies the foods, estimates the portions, and logs the calories and macros in a few seconds. You can review and edit the result.
Can I log by voice or text?
Yes. Say or type what you ate, such as a turkey sandwich and an apple, and Hoot turns it into a logged meal. One entry can cover several foods.
How accurate are Hoot's estimates?
AI estimates are a strong starting point, not lab measurements. Accuracy improves when you include details such as quantity and how the food was cooked. Hoot shows the assumptions it made, so you can spot anything that looks off and fix it. Consistency matters more than perfect precision.
Can I correct an entry?
Yes. Quick Adjust lets you change a portion or swap an item without starting the entry over.
Does Hoot scan barcodes?
No. Hoot is built around photo, voice, and text logging, so there is no barcode scanner.
What does Hoot track?
Calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugars, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium, plus water and body weight.
What is the Nutrition Score?
Every logged meal gets a score from 1 to 100 based on its protein, fiber, sugar, saturated fat, sodium, and how processed it is, with a short read on what's working and what to watch.
How does Hoot set my calorie target?
Hoot uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equation with your age, height, weight and activity level to estimate what you burn in a day, then adjusts for your goal and pace. Targets do not go below 1,200 calories a day for women or 1,500 for men.
Platforms and data
Is Hoot on Android?
Yes. Hoot is on Google Play for phones running Android 7.0 or later, and on the App Store for iPhone.
Which iPhones are supported?
Hoot runs on iPhones with iOS 16.4 or later.
Does Hoot sync with Apple Health?
Yes, on iPhone with Hoot+. Hoot can read your weight, steps and energy burned from Apple Health, and write your logged nutrition, water and weight back to it. Hoot does not connect to Google Fit or Health Connect.
Is there a Home Screen widget?
Yes, on iPhone. The widget shows today's calories and gives you a shortcut to log food.
How do I delete my account?
Open Hoot, go to Settings, then Account & Profile, and tap Delete account at the bottom of the screen. Deletion is permanent and removes your logs, goals and history. It does not cancel a subscription, so cancel that in your app store first.
Still have a question?
The Help Center has step-by-step guides for plans, logging, targets and your data.