Features
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A limit with a basis
Your daily ceiling comes from FDA, AHA and WHO guidance, your age, and how strict you want to be — not a number someone made up.
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Milligrams or grams of salt
Read the number the way your labels print it. Sodium in milligrams or salt in grams, switchable at any time — it's the same intake either way.
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The foods that actually matter
A library of 187 high-sodium foods and drinks. Bread, deli meat, cheese, sauces and soup carry far more than the shaker ever does.
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Photo, barcode or voice
Log from a picture, scan a package, or just say what you ate. AI does the first pass and you confirm before anything saves.
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Your day at a glance
A clean progress ring shows how much of your limit is left, with a weekly calendar tracking the streak behind it.
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Yours, on your device
Everything runs locally. No accounts, no data collection, no ads.
How it works
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Set your limit
Enter your age and choose how strict you want to be. The app applies FDA, AHA and WHO guidance to set your daily sodium ceiling.
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Log what you eat
Search the library or capture a meal by photo, barcode or voice. Each entry counts against the day's allowance.
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Stay under it
The ring shows what's left before you spend it. Days under the limit build your streak on the weekly calendar.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How is my daily sodium limit set?
From FDA, AHA and WHO guidance, combined with your age and how strict you want to be. The FDA and AHA put the adult ceiling at 2,300 mg a day, and the app builds your target around that rather than an arbitrary number.
How much sodium do most people eat?
Most adults eat around 3,400 mg a day, well past the 2,300 mg the FDA and AHA recommend. Almost none of it comes from the salt shaker.
Where does most dietary sodium come from?
Bread, deli meat, cheese, sauces, soup and restaurant meals carry the vast majority of it. That's why putting the salt away at the table changes so little on its own.
Can it show salt in grams instead of sodium in milligrams?
Yes. You can read the number either way and switch whenever you like — it's the same intake, shown the way your labels print it. European labels usually give salt in grams; US labels give sodium in milligrams.
Can I log a meal from a photo?
Yes. You can log from a photo, a barcode scan, or your voice. AI does the first pass and shows you the result to review and correct before anything is saved.
Is it useful for a DASH or low-sodium diet?
Yes. Both are built around a daily sodium ceiling, which is exactly what the app tracks. You can set a stricter limit than the standard 2,300 mg and log against it.
How many foods are in the library?
187 high-sodium foods and drinks, with the sodium per serving for each — chosen to cover the items that actually move the number.
Does it track my streak?
Yes. A weekly calendar shows which days you stayed under your limit, so the habit stays visible.
Do I need an internet connection or an account?
No account is ever required and your data stays on your device. AI photo, barcode and voice logging need a connection; searching the library and logging by hand work offline.
Does Sodium Tracker work on iPad?
Yes. It runs on both iPhone and iPad.
Can it help with blood pressure?
Sodium Tracker records the sodium in what you eat — it doesn't measure blood pressure and isn't a medical device. If you're managing hypertension, use it alongside your doctor's guidance, not instead of it.
Is sodium the same thing as salt?
Not quite. Table salt is about 40% sodium by weight, so 2,300 mg of sodium is roughly 5.8 g of salt. The app handles the conversion and shows whichever unit you prefer.