BitePal Privacy Report
BitePal tracks you across other companies' apps and websites using your purchases, user content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics, and other data. It integrates 63 third-party SDKs including Facebook SDK and Amplitude. Its developer declares collection of user content linked to your identity. The app requests access to App Tracking Transparency, Camera, and Photos.
Privacy Facts
BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker
This report was made on April 6, 2026 for v2.11.5 of BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker. SDKs and permissions were found by downloading the app from the Apple App Store and inspecting publicly accessible metadata: the bundle's Frameworks directory, Info.plist, and entitlements. No code was decompiled, decrypted, or reverse engineered. Data use disclosures are self-reported by the developer to Apple. The presence of an SDK in the app bundle does not necessarily mean it is active or transmitting data at runtime. This report reflects what was found at the time of analysis and may not reflect subsequent updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BitePal safe to use?
BitePal integrates 63 third-party SDKs spanning infrastructure, analytics, and media. Its App Store privacy label declares cross-app tracking via Purchases, User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, and Other Data. It collects data linked to your identity including User Content. It includes 3 advertising or attribution SDKs. Whether this is acceptable depends on your personal privacy preferences.
Does BitePal track you?
Yes. BitePal uses your Purchases, User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, and Other Data to track you across other companies' apps and websites. It includes 3 advertising or attribution SDKs.
What permissions does BitePal need?
BitePal requests 3 iOS permissions: App Tracking Transparency, Camera, and Photo Library.
What data does BitePal collect?
According to its App Store privacy label, BitePal declares cross-app tracking via Purchases, User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, and Other Data. It collects data linked to your identity including User Content. It collects Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, and Other Data not linked to your identity.
How many SDKs does BitePal have?
BitePal integrates 63 third-party SDKs. 3 for advertising, 10 for analytics, 1 for crash reporting, 1 for payments, 2 for social integration, 20 for infrastructure, and 13 for other.
Does BitePal use Facebook tracking?
Yes. BitePal includes 3 Facebook SDKs: Facebook AEM, Facebook SDK, and Facebook Share. These are used for ad measurement, attribution, and integration with Facebook's advertising platform (developers.facebook.com).
Does BitePal use Google SDKs?
Yes. BitePal includes 18 Google or Firebase SDKs: Firebase App Check Interop, Firebase Auth, Firebase Auth Interop, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase A/B Testing, Firebase Core, Firebase Performance, Firebase Remote Config, Firebase Remote Config Interop, Firebase Sessions, Google Data Transport, Firebase Crashlytics, Google Sign-In, Firebase Core Extension, Firebase Core Internal, Firebase Installations, Firebase Shared Swift, and Google Utilities. These are used for cloud infrastructure and services, not advertising.
Does BitePal use App Tracking Transparency?
Yes. BitePal requests the App Tracking Transparency permission, which means it asks for your consent to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites.
Does BitePal access your camera?
BitePal requests access to your camera. The developer says this is for "BitePal uses the camera to capture photo of your meal". These permissions are only active when you grant them in iOS Settings.
Does BitePal run in the background?
Yes. BitePal registers 1 background mode, which means it can perform certain tasks when you're not actively using it.
