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Your health, made simple

Track your weight, calories, macros and hydration. Log your symptoms, and generate a PDF report ready for your doctor. All your data stays on your device.

✓ No ads ✓ Your data stays on your device ✓ Works offline ✓ FREE (optional Pro)
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The JYL Balance app on a smartphone
⭐ Available on Google Play and the App Store 🍎 +6,000 foods added by the community 🌍 Used in 38 languages

Everything you need to move forward

A complete diet and wellbeing tracker, whether your goal is to lose, maintain or gain weight.

Free
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Weight tracking

Daily weigh-ins, smoothed trend, BMI, goal projection and motivating milestones.

Free
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Food journal

Reference nutrition database (CIQUAL/ANSES), barcode scanning, favorites, recipes and meal templates.

Free
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500 low-calorie recipes

A catalogue of 500 light recipes created for JYL Balance, plus those submitted by the community. Calories and macros per serving, one-tap adding to a meal, and your own recipes on top.

Free
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Nutrition advice

Clear, well-sourced articles right inside the app: yo-yo effect, plateaus, protein, sleep, calories... To understand what is happening, not just count.

5 free/month, or Pro
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Meal scan

Photograph your plate and the AI estimates the calories and macros of each food in seconds. Premium feature, or free with your own API key.

5 free/month, or Pro
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Voice meal logging

Dictate your meal, “an apple, a yogurt and a slice of bread”, and AI adds it to the right meal. Pro feature. In French only for now.

Free
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Balance coach

The Coach looks at your macronutrient balance over several days and gently suggests foods and recipes to restore it. Free, everything stays on your device.

Pro
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Meal plan

From your goals, JYL Balance builds you a week of meals from its recipe catalogue, with balanced macros across the week. Pro feature.

Free
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Scan & community database

Scan a product: if it's missing, it automatically enriches a database shared by all users.

Free
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Macronutrients

Protein, carbs, fat, fibre and sugars, with a nutrition score and daily alerts.

Free
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Hydration

Personalized goal, one-tap logging, reminders and distribution stats across the day.

Free
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Sleep tracking

Your nights — length, stages and estimated quality — read automatically from a connected watch, or entered by hand. 100% on your device.

Free
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Symptom tracking

Rate your tolerance to the deficit each day (fatigue, transit, sleep…) with a metabolic-adaptation alert.

Free
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Health prevention

An educational page on the risks of an unsupervised diet and the importance of medical follow-up.

Free
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Body-composition scales

Compatible with impedance scales: body fat, muscle mass and hydration.

Free
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Intermittent fasting (optional)

Optional feature you can turn on in your profile if you wish. Track your eating window, derived automatically from your meals: 16:8, 14:10… protocols, a live fasting ring and a 7-day streak, the calorie deficit always remaining what matters.

Free
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Exercise

Log your daily activities (walking, running, cycling, strength training…). Calories burned are estimated from your weight and added to your expenditure.

Free
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Body measurements

Track waist, hips, chest, thigh and arm, with waist-to-hip ratio, sometimes more telling than the scale.

Free
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Activity sync

Connect Apple Health (iPhone) or Health Connect (Android): your steps and active calories are automatically added to your daily expenditure. Your weigh-ins (weight and body fat) are also imported automatically from a connected scale or watch, no more double entry. Read-only, everything stays on your device.

Free
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Plateau detection

Weight stalling? The app spots it, compares your actually measured expenditure against the theoretical one, and offers to recalculate your budget. Plateaus are normal, you just need to understand them.

Free
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Your data belongs to you

Export everything whenever you like: full JSON backup, or CSV and Excel spreadsheets. Re-import in one click when you switch devices.

Free
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Home screen widgets (Android)

Your remaining calories at a glance, plus a "+1 glass of water" button, straight from the home screen, without opening the app.

Free
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Advanced analytics

Annotated charts, cumulative calorie deficit, statistics, forecasts and progress badges.

Free

A PDF report for your doctor

In one click, generate a clear, structured clinical summary to share with your doctor or dietitian, a real tool for dialogue with healthcare professionals.

  • Period summary: weight change, BMI, average intake, adherence
  • Body composition: chart and table (fat / lean mass)
  • Target vs actual nutrition profile, with conformity indicators
  • Tolerance and symptom log
  • GDPR privacy: the name is never stored, entered just for the PDF, then erased

Available in 38 languages

The app automatically adapts to your device's language.

Français English Español Italiano Português Deutsch Nederlands Polski Türkçe Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt Filipino Română Čeština Magyar Svenska Dansk Norsk Suomi Slovenčina Hrvatski Afrikaans العربية עברית اردو فارسی 한국어 日本語 简体中文 ไทย 繁體中文 हिन्दी বাংলা Ελληνικά Kiswahili Bahasa Melayu Русский Українська

Your privacy first

Designed with privacy at its core: your health data stays on your device, no account required, no ads, no tracking. Optional features (AI plate scan, Pro subscription) only send what is strictly necessary; see the privacy policy for details.

✓ 100% local ✓ No tracking ✓ No ads ✓ Free ✓ Offline

Frequently asked questions

Is JYL Balance really free?

Yes. Weight tracking, the food journal, calories, macronutrients, hydration, charts and the PDF report are free and ad-free. Some advanced AI features (plate scan, voice meal entry) are part of the fully optional Pro subscription.

Do I need to create an account?

No. No sign-up is required: open the app and start tracking right away. Your data is stored on your device.

Which devices does JYL Balance work on?

On Android (Google Play), iPhone and iPad (App Store) and directly in your browser (web version), in 38 languages.

Can I count calories and track my macronutrients?

Yes. The food journal is backed by the CIQUAL nutritional database (ANSES) and barcode scanning, and tracks protein, carbs, fat, fibre and sugar with customisable targets.

Can I track my hydration?

Yes: a personal goal, one-tap logging, reminders and statistics.

Is my data protected?

Your health data is stored locally on your device; you can export it (JSON/CSV) or delete it at any time. Optional features only send what is strictly necessary, see the privacy policy.

Does the app help with weight-loss plateaus?

Yes: it detects plateaus and compares your intake with your estimated expenditure to help you understand a stall. JYL Balance is a tracking tool and does not replace advice from a healthcare professional.

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