Palmful - a portion journal
hand portions, not calories
Only for iPhone
Free
iPhone
You are already carrying a better instrument.
Palmful is a daily nutrition journal built on the hand-portion method — no calorie counting, no barcode scanning, no hand-entering every ingredient in the meal you just cooked. Your hand is the ruler:
• Palm = a serving of protein (about 4 oz, or 2 eggs)
• Cupped hand = a measure of carbs (about ½ cup of rice, or a slice of bread)
• Fist = a portion of vegetables (about a cooked cupful)
• Thumb = a thumb of fat (a tablespoon of oil, or an ounce of cheese)
The ruler scales with you. Bigger hands, bigger portions — the measure is the body itself.
WHY THE NUMBERS FAIL
Log a home-cooked meal in a calorie app and you're typing in every ingredient by hand. The more you vary what you eat, the more tedious it gets — so the app quietly nudges you back toward the same safe, packaged meals. But you cook. And the precision was never real anyway; the labels are estimates. Palmful drops the false precision and keeps the part that works: a simple, repeatable portion you can eyeball anywhere, with any meal, in any kitchen.
TODAY, AT A GLANCE
Open Palmful and see what you've still got room for — two palms of protein short, a fist of veg to go. It answers the only question you actually have at six in the evening: what should I eat next? A few taps to log, then get on with your day.
TARGETS THAT MOVE WITH YOUR DAY
Training days aren't all the same, so your targets aren't either. Palmful shifts your protein, carb, veg, and fat goals for Hard, Easy, and Rest days — more fuel when you're working, less when you're recovering. And if you already know your numbers, set them yourself: any portion, on any day type. Anything you don't touch keeps following your profile.
THE WEEK, AS ONE PAGE
Each day is a row; the week is a page you can read at a glance. See the shape of how you've been eating without digging through a feed.
QUIET ON PURPOSE
No streaks. No "good job!" No red numbers shaming you at midnight. Palmful is the tool a good coach hands you so you can stop obsessing — log a few taps, then put it down. Miss a week and nothing breaks. Nothing resets, nothing nags. Come back when you want to.
SETUP IS OPTIONAL
Open the app and start logging. Sex, activity level, weight, and goals can all be left blank — tap Skip for now to jump straight in with general targets, and personalize anytime in Settings if you want targets tuned to you.
YOUR FOOD LOG STAYS ON YOUR PHONE
Everything you log — every portion, every day — stays on your device, in a local database on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up. No server ever sees your food.
To make Palmful better, the app sends anonymous, aggregate usage analytics — which screens you open and a few basic actions, nothing more. It never includes your journal entries and is never tied to your identity.
If you choose to send feedback from Settings, your message — and a reply address, if you add one — goes to us so we can write back. Nothing else you enter ever leaves the phone. See our privacy policy for exactly what is and isn't collected.
Made for iPhone.
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Palmful is a tracking journal, not medical advice. Portion estimates are general guidance. Talk to a qualified professional about your own nutrition and health needs.
Questions, bugs, or feedback: support@nsquaredlabs.com
Fixed the Send feedback form, which failed with a connection error and could not deliver messages.
The developer, Nishal Narechania, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Nishal Narechania
- Size
- 23.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 NSquared Labs dba Palmful