Anchored to AHA Heart-Check thresholds
Camera-first, no manual logging
No ads, no data resale
Export or delete your data anytime
How it works
Three taps to know your meal.
01
Point your camera
No barcodes, no logging. Cardia identifies what’s in the meal — even at a restaurant or off a paper menu.
02
Get your heart score
A 1–10 score for the meal’s impact on your LDL cholesterol, based on saturated fat, trans fat, fiber, and portion.
03
Watch your week
Trends across days and weeks. See which meals are pulling your average up — and which are dragging it down.
The Heart Score
One number.
Honest math.
We don't score what looks bad. We score what actually moves your LDL — the cholesterol that ends up in your artery walls. Anchored to FDA per-serving thresholds and the AHA Heart-Check certification standards.
- Saturated fatThe biggest LDL driver. Scored per serving against FDA disclosure thresholds.
- Trans fatHeavy penalty. Any amount counts.
- FiberBonus points. Fiber actively lowers LDL.
- CholesterolTracked for context, doesn’t move LDL much.
Scoring guide
10
Grilled chicken, brown rice, broccoli
9
Oatmeal with berries
7
Chicken Caesar salad
5
Pepperoni pizza, 2 slices
4
Cheeseburger & fries
2
Bacon double cheeseburger
Scored per serving on the three things that move LDL: saturated fat, trans fat, and fiber. Trans fat hard-caps the score.
Built for the long run
Quiet features that actually help.
Cardia is designed to be opened twice a day, not all day. Glance, scan, learn, move on.
Restaurant mode
Point at a paper menu — Cardia scores every dish before you order.
Packaged foods
Snap the nutrition label for a score grounded in the actual numbers.
LDL-focused scoring
We score what moves LDL: saturated fat, trans fat, fiber. We skip the noise.
Swap suggestions
Every score comes with a smarter swap — same kind of food, better numbers.
Yours to keep or delete
No ads. No data resale. Export your full history or delete your account anytime.
No streaks, no shame
No badges, no leaderboards. Just honest information about your meals.
For you
A second opinion in your pocket.
If you've been told your LDL is high, Cardia turns vague advice (“watch the saturated fat”) into a number you can act on at every meal.
For your doctor
Show your week, not a guess.
Cardia keeps a quiet log of every meal you scored — what it scored, what made it score that way. Walk into your next appointment with actual data instead of guessing what you ate.
Pricing
Free to start. Cheap to stay.
No ads. No selling your meals data. Ever.
Free
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Try Cardia with no commitment.
- 5 photo scans per month
- Daily score log
- Manual food entry
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Plus
$9.99/month
For everyday use.
- Unlimited photo scans
- Weekly trend summary
- Apple Health sync
Power
$19.99/month
For people with a lipid panel to manage.
- Everything in Plus
- Priority vision model
- Detailed factor breakdown per meal
- Early access to new features
FAQ
Reasonable questions.
Is this medical advice?
No. Cardia gives you food information, not medical advice. We don’t diagnose or treat anything. Use it alongside your doctor, not instead of one.
How accurate is the photo scoring?
Packaged foods are essentially exact — we read the nutrition label. Photo scoring is an estimate of what’s on the plate and how much. We calibrate against USDA reference values, but accuracy varies by meal complexity — a grilled-salmon-and-rice plate is more predictable than a saucy curry.
What guidelines do you follow?
Per-meal scoring is anchored to FDA nutrient-content thresholds (21 CFR 101.13) and the AHA Heart-Check certification program. Trans fat is treated as a categorical disqualifier — any detectable amount hard-caps the meal score. The daily food-log totals view uses AHA targets: 13g saturated fat (2000 cal diet) and 25g fiber.
Will this work for keto / Mediterranean / DASH / etc.?
Cardia’s default scoring rewards heart-healthy patterns regardless of macro split. Strict keto diets may score lower on fiber until you tune targets in Settings.
Android?
Coming after the iOS launch stabilizes. Drop your email below and we’ll let you know.