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Myron at a glance
Facts, story and imagery for coverage. For questions, interviews or test access: support@myron.app — you'll hear back from the founder personally.
Facts
| Name | Myron: Calorie Counter & Coach |
|---|---|
| What | Calorie tracking + workout journal by voice, with an evidence-based AI coach |
| Platforms | iPhone and Apple Watch (standalone Watch app), web dashboard |
| Price | Free; AI features via the "Myron Coach" subscription (monthly or yearly) |
| Language & market | German, DACH region |
| Data basis | Official nutrient databases per language — USDA FoodData Central, Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS 4.0), Ciqual, CREA — plus barcode data via Open Food Facts |
| Privacy | Speech recognition runs entirely on the device — audio never leaves the iPhone. Servers in Germany. |
| Developer | Markus Schwed, Germany (solo developer) |
| Launch | August 2026 — on the App Store |
Why Myron exists
Tracking apps don't fail for lack of features — they fail because logging feels like bookkeeping. Myron removes the keyboard: "scrambled eggs from three eggs and two slices of whole-grain bread" is recognized and logged as you say it — on the iPhone, or between two sets right on the Apple Watch. It was built by a single developer in Germany who tracks and trains every day and was done with typing.
Every Sunday the AI coach takes an honest look at the week: weight trend against goal, actual calorie expenditure (back-calculated from weight history and nutrition instead of merely estimated), training volume per muscle group, and recovery from resting heart rate, HRV and sleep. Its recommendations follow an evidence-based playbook with a quarterly literature review — documented under Methodology.
The name: Myron of Eleutherae, the ancient sculptor of the Discus Thrower — the app shapes the body, and the human first name makes the voice coach addressable ("Hey Myron, eighty kilos, eight").
What makes it different, in three points
- Voice-first, on-device: speech recognition entirely on the device — the privacy counterpart to cloud dictation.
- Official German food data: government nutrient values and everyday portions ("one slice", "a medium apple") instead of translated US databases.
- A coach that actually pays attention: a weekly review from real history data (adaptive expenditure, recovery, volume) with one-tap adjustments — no generic tips.
Imagery
Cleared for editorial use in the context of coverage about Myron. Right-click → "Save as" or link directly.
Press kit download
Everything in original resolution: app screenshots straight from the device (iPhone 17 Pro Max, 1320 × 2868), app icon, wordmark and a 24-second demo video of voice logging.
- Complete press kit (ZIP, approx. 4 MB) — all screenshots, logos and the demo video in one archive
- Demo video: voice logging (MP4, H.264, 24 sec.) — meal and supplement logged in a single spoken sentence
- App icon (1024 px) · Wordmark (transparent, for light backgrounds) · Wordmark (dark background)
- Founder photo: Markus Schwed (JPG, 2400 px) — cleared for editorial coverage of Myron
