Tobias Bechtold

indie dev from germany

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

You eat products from Germany and Austria but your calorie counter only has one country's database?

Intake now lets you set multiple countries as database filters at once. Finally works reliably too.

One-time purchase of $6.99 for the base app.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

I have a full-time job and two kids. My dev time starts after bedtime routines, around 9pm on a good day.

Some nights two hours. Some nights thirty minutes before I fall asleep on the couch.

Intake is now the #1 calorie counter in Germany. Built entirely in those evening hours.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

@lightsilver323 https://t.co/mHkhRk5P5A

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

@Joi2James https://t.co/tsgSnBn2sv

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Pushed a bugfix to production at 11pm last Tuesday. Twenty minutes after a user emailed me about it.

That's solo indie dev. The feedback loop is absurdly short. Someone reports a bug, I fix it, I ship it.

The tradeoff: I also introduced that bug because nobody reviews my code.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

so i gave https://t.co/6b2K6hH6JT a shot and registered my app there. one question @burakeregar is revenue data only coming from revenuecat? because i dont use revenuecat. https://t.co/g5flc8XL6C

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

I built a calorie counter and charge $6.99 once for the base app. Every other app wants $9.99/month for what is basically a database lookup.

No account needed either.

#1 in its category in Germany, 5,000+ sales, built after work as a solo dev.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Every calorie app locks AI food recognition behind a subscription. $10/month to point your camera at pasta.

Intake has it too. $3.99/month or bring your own OpenAI API key and pay pennies per scan.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Most calorie counters look like they were designed in a hospital.

I built Intake with full theme customization. Light mode, dark mode, accent colors, custom app icons.

$6.99 once. And it actually looks good.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

I built Intake around one-time pricing. Then AI features needed recurring costs. Users called me out.

So I built an onboarding that explains why AI costs real money and gives you an alternative: bring your own OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini key.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Real App Store reviews for Intake. I didn't write them.

One switched from Yazio, tired of €30/year for a database lookup. Another got a reply from me at 11pm because I read every support message.

$6.99 once. Built after the kids are asleep.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Your nutrition data belongs to you.

Intake stores everything on your device. Sync through iCloud or Google Drive if you want. Export a full PDF report anytime. No account needed, no cloud lock-in.

$6.99 once.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

@Codelaby You should check out fab bar on GitHub

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

$120 a year for an app that counts calories. That's what Yazio and MyFitnessPal charge. For what? A database lookup and coaching tips nobody asked for.
I built Intake. $6.99 once. Calories, macros, 30+ nutrients, fasting, widgets, Apple Watch. Everything included.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

You shouldn't need two phones to count calories on both platforms.

Intake is on iPhone and Android. One purchase, no subscription, no account. $6.99 and it's yours.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Your calorie counter doesn't have to look like a hospital app from 2015.

Intake lets you customize colors, themes, icons. Make it yours.

$6.99. One-time purchase. iPhone and Android.

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Hey @X ,

connect me to people who are into:
- iOS and Android development
- living the indie dev lifestyle
- building with AI
- creating revenue from mobile apps
- marketing mobile apps

#letsconnect

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

@shubhamwhocodes @X Hey i'm a indie dev from germany currently building https://t.co/jRmCUXCiP8. a calorie counter without subscription, account or other gamification bullshit

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

@StefanLaurns i'm currently building https://t.co/jRmCUXCiP8 a calorie counter without subscription, account or other gamification bullshit. lets connect

[Tobias Bechtold @tobibechtold]

Set up Claude to manage my Apple Ads via Astro MCP + asc-cli and it feels like cheating.

Claude pulls keywords from Astro, builds campaigns via asc-cli. Your search term data feeds back into Astro for ASO, so paid and organic keep improving each other.

Anyone else using this?