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16 YouTube videos · 11 tweets · 10 web pages · 10 podcasts · 3 App Store listings
techcrunch.com
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8 months ago
MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens
TechCrunch reports the acquisition, citing 15M+ downloads and $30M+ annual revenue; app to remain independent with MFP data integration.
entrepreneur.com
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2025
A Teen Who Built an App Bringing in $30 Million in Annual Revenue Was Just Turned Down By 15 Top Colleges
Entrepreneur covers $30M ARR claim and the viral college‑rejection post on X.
cnbc.com
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2025
Cal AI: How a teenage CEO built a fast-growing calorie-tracking app
CNBC profile notes millions of downloads by mid‑2025 and outlines growth plans.
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
How I Built A $1.4 Million/Month AI App At Age 18
Zach Yadegari, 18, is the co-founder and CEO of Cal AI, a calorie-tracking mobile app that uses AI to analyze photos of food. The app launched in May 2024 and has been downloaded 8…
youtube.com
YouTube
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2024
The 17-Year-Old Who Built a $1.12M/Month Ai App | Zach Yadegari
#ai #saas #apple
Sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/wgmi
Whop - Now hiring Software Engineers: https://whop.com/careers/
Guest: …
youtube.com
YouTube
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8 months ago
Zach Yadegari: Selling Cal Ai for millions at 18-years-old
#software #app #ai
Use Whop to accept payments for your software - http://whop.com/sell/?a=thebrettway
Guest: Zach Yadegari
X - https://x.com/zach_yadegari?lang=en
Youtube - http…
cbsnews.com
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2025
18-year-old from Long Island creates Cal AI calorie counting app worth millions
Local TV segment showing the app in action with the teen founder.
ypulse.com
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2025
Two high schoolers founded Cal AI…
YPulse highlights early traction and revenue, framing youth‑led execution.
twitter.com
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6 months ago
Zach Yadegari (@zach_yadegari) / Posts / X
Zach Yadegari Founder of Cal AI ($40M+ in revenue). Cal AI from 0 -> $40M ARR in 1.5 years. , I was committed to pursuing hobby's
twitter.com
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4 months ago
Jake Castillo (@jakecastilloooo) / Posts / X
I ran the marketing and operations for Cal AI that took us from nothing to #1 app in Health & Fitness in 18 months. In that time we signed hundreds of
93a6d9fa-1556-44f6-98d6-fe101f9c98b8.libsyn.com
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8 months ago
We're Gonna Make It — Zach Yadegari: Selling Cal Ai for millions at 18-years-old
Use Whop to accept payments for your software - http://whop.com/sell/?a=thebrettway Guest: Zach Yadegari X - https://x.com/zach_yadegari?lang=en Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@…
youtube.com
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this month
How Cal AI turned creators into a growth machine — Jake Castillo, Cal AI
techcrunch.com
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2025
Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 universities
techcrunch.com
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2025
Photo calorie app Cal AI… built by two teenagers
Early TechCrunch feature on downloads, ratings, and skepticism around specific claims.
techcrunch.com
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7 months ago
Apple's Cal AI crackdown signals it's still policing the App Store
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
Putting Cal Ai To The Test
Download CAL AI And Use Code GREG For A 3 Day Trial: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cal-ai-calorie-tracker/id6480417616?ppid=1ef6a678-b2f9-4fe1-a38b-2c85d8039024
FREE VIP LIST: htt…
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
What is Cal AI
📱 Tired of tracking calories manually? Say hello to Cal AI – the AI-powered calorie tracker that makes healthy eating effortless! Just snap a photo of your meal and get instant nut…
twitter.com
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8 months ago
Cal AI acquired by MyFitnessPal
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Highlights by Zach Yadegari (@zach_yadegari) / X
Cal AI has been acquired by MyFitnessPal. Cal AI as 17-year old high school students with one mission: make calorie tracking easier with AI.
apps.apple.com
App Store
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2025
Cal AI - Calorie Tracker
HOW TO USE CAL AI:
1) Answer lifestyle questions to build your plan
2) Snap a photo of your meal*
3) Get your nutritional breakdown*
If you want to get your dream body, Cal AI …
apps.apple.com
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7 months ago
Cal AI: Calorie Food Tracker
At My cal, we believe that reaching your health and fitness goals should be straightforward, personalized, and enjoyable. Our app offers a complete suite of tools to help you track…
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
Cal Ai Vs Myfitnesspal | Best Calorie Tracker App
Cal Ai Vs Myfitnesspal – which one is the best calorie tracker app? In this video, we compare these two popular calorie tracker apps to see which one stands out. Whether you're loo…
calai.app
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Cal.AI
calai.app
Web page
Cal AI | Download Today
Official site describing photo‑based calorie tracking, social proof, and app store links.
apps.apple.com
App Store
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2024
Cal.ai - Food Tracking
Want to look and feel your best while eating well?
Ready to align your mind and body in a climate of confidence and self-love?
With Cal.ai achieving these goals is a breeze!
Here…
twitter.com
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2025
NEW: Long Island high schooler creates an AI calorie-tracking ...
His new company, Cal AI, allows users to snap a photo of their food, and his app will estimate the calories and macros. The app has over 5
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3 months ago
Brett Malinowski — The 17-Year-Old Who Built a $1.12M/Month Ai App | Zach Yadegari | Brett Malinowski
#ai#saas #apple Sponsors: ShopifySign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/wgmi WhopNow hiring Software Engineers: https://whop.com/careers/Guest: Zach Yadegar…
twitter.com
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2019
Davey Bates (@daveybates4) / Posts / X
Cal AI has been acquired by MyFitnessPal Henry and I started Cal AI as 17-year old high school students with one mission: make calorie tracking easier
indiehackers.com
Indie Hackers
Indie Hackers profile — Zach Yadegari (@zach_yadegari) of Cal.AI
Profile page for Zach Yadegari on Indie Hackers, founder of Cal.AI. IH profiles surface stated MRR (when Stripe is connected), shipped products, and bio links.
indiehackers.com
Indie Hackers
Indie Hackers milestones — Zach Yadegari (@zach_yadegari) of Cal.AI
Milestone feed for Zach Yadegari on Indie Hackers — first-person posts about revenue updates, launches, and growth lessons for Cal.AI.
subclub.com
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this month
Sub Club by RevenueCat — How Cal AI turned creators into a growth machine — Jake Castillo, Cal AI
On the podcast: the “magic moment” test for whether creators can sell your app, the one number that caps what you can pay them, and why cloning hit apps like Cal AI rarely pays off…
podcasters.spotify.com
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2025
Relentless — #40 - Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, & Connor McLaren
My first interview with the Co-Founders of App Mafia: Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, Connor McLaren
podcasters.spotify.com
Podcast
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2025
App Smash — Cal AI & the Rise of the App Mafia: $30M / year run-rate
Join the App Success inner circle → http://skool.com/appsuccess In this video we're using AppTweak, my favorite ASO tool. Use the promo code "Darius10" to get 10% off…
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
What AI Photo Calorie Tracker Is Most Accurate? (CalAI vs. Snap Calorie vs. MORE)
What AI Photo Calorie Tracker Is Most Accurate? (CalAI vs. Snap Calorie vs. MORE) **** The 3 Best AI Calorie Tracking Apps in 2026 ➡️ https://youtu.be/-_Ds_xDpGN4
Today I’m going …
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
How To Use Cal AI App | Cal Ai Tutorial For Beginners
Want to learn how to use Cal AI? This Cal AI tutorial for beginners shows you exactly how to use Cal AI app the right way. You’ll learn how to use Cal AI calorie tracker, how to pr…
youtube.com
YouTube
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2025
How To Use Cal Ai App | Beginner Tutorial
⭐DON'T CLICK THIS: https://bit.ly/3v3K6Kr
In this video I show you how to use Cal Ai App. If you want to learn how to set up Cal AI app as a complete beginner then this is the tut…
twitter.com
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8 months ago
Daniel Heintzman (@HeintzmanDaniel) / X
Cal AI has been acquired by MyFitnessPal Henry and I started Cal AI as 17-year old high school students with one mission: make calorie tracking easier
twitter.com
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2025
Zach Yadegari on X
Cal AI is hiring a full-stack TS developer with backend, LLM, and AI infrastructure experience. If you want to help power the most advanced AI
twitter.com
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2024
I love Cal AI's onboarding questions that lead up to the ...
I love Cal AI's onboarding questions that lead up to the paywall. Love the design!
twitter.com
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2025
Cal AI
We've tested our model with thousands of different foods. Cal Ai is 90% accurate, but if you want 100% accuracy we have tons of food in our
twitter.com
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7 months ago
Cal AI has been removed from the App Store
forbes.com
forbes.com
Hacking The App Store: Gen Z's $15M ARR Bootstrapped Success Story
Josipa Majic Predin
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I’m a founder, writer and lecturer focusing on VC funds.
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listennotes.com
listennotes.com
Welcome back to today's episode of TSARP. I'm your host Andrew Weir and today we have a very special guest. He was the founder of totallyscience.co and now he's working on a very c…
hixx.ai
hixx.ai
The rise of the independent AI developer Success stories and emerging trends from Cal AI
[The AI ]()era has arrived, coupled with the economic downturn, more and more independen…
sites.libsyn.com
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2024
The 17-Year-Old Who Built a $1.12M/Month Ai App` | Zach Yadegari
ai #saas #apple Sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/wgmi Whop - Now hiring Software Engineers: https://whop.com/careers/ Guest: Zach …
We're Gonna Make It WGMI
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2024
The 17-Year-Old Who Built a $1.12M/Month Ai App` | Zach Yadegari
<h1>ai #saas #apple</h1> <h1>Sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at <a href= "https://shopify.com/wgmi">https://shopify.com/wgmi</a></h1> <h1>Whop - Now hir…
Starter Story
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3 months ago
I Spent 24 Hours With iOS Millionaires
I traveled to New York to spend 24 hours with the guys who built and sold Cal AI for millions. The video answers one main question: now that AI lets anyone build an app, is it stil…
Starter Story
YouTube
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2 months ago
Bro took his app from $20K to $80K/month by cutting influencers in on the profits 🤯
Bro took his app from $20K to $80K/month, just by cutting influencers in on the profits.
Meet Tomer. He built an AI calorie tracker for the Israeli market (basically CalAI in Hebr…
App Marketing by App Masters
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1 months ago
Cal AI’s Co-Founder Shares His App Growth Secrets
<p>How do you go from $9 in your bank account to building and selling a company in just 15 months?</p><p>In this episode, Jake Castillo, co-founder of Cal AI, breaks down how they …
Superwall
YouTube
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this month
From Fixing Chairs to $60M: Alfie Dickens' Cal AI Story #shorts
From fixing stadium seats to building an influencer empire. Alfie Dickens' journey: a 2-week trial turned into a $60M/year marketing machine for Cal AI. Incredible growth story. #S…
Sub Club by RevenueCat
YouTube
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this month
The comment section that converts
In this clip, Jake Castillo reveals why finding creators in a relevant niche doesn't guarantee conversions. Cal AI's UFC partnerships seemed like a perfect fit but didn't drive dow…
Sub Club by RevenueCat
YouTube
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this month
The UFC creators that bombed
In this clip, Jake Castillo reveals why finding creators in a relevant niche doesn't guarantee conversions. Cal AI's UFC partnerships seemed like a perfect fit but didn't drive dow…
Sub Club by RevenueCat
YouTube
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this month
The secret is the work nobody wants to do
In this clip, Jake Castillo explains why maximizing subscription revenue isn't always the smartest growth strategy. Cal AI kept its pricing accessible because its younger audience …
Sub Club by RevenueCat
YouTube
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this week
Mindshare over profit the $30 a year decision
In this clip, Jake Castillo explains why maximizing subscription revenue isn't always the smartest growth strategy. Cal AI kept its pricing accessible because its younger audience …
App Marketing by App Masters
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this week
The Influencer Marketing Math That Made Cal AI Profitable
<p>How much should you actually pay an influencer?</p><p>And more importantly, how do you make sure influencer marketing stays profitable when a video goes viral?</p><p>Jake from C…
