Plan
Plan the week. The shopping list writes itself.
Choose a recipe for each meal of the week, and Surplus adds up every ingredient into one list. Two recipes that both use chicken give you one line with the total.
For people who find it hard to eat enough
Eat enough to gain weight.
Plan your week, get nudged when it’s time to eat, and watch the weight go on.
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Every feature free for 14 days · Made for iPhone
Built for people who find it hard to eat enough
Most food apps are made for eating less. Surplus is made for eating more, calmly, one meal at a time.
Not hungry in the morning?
That’s common, and mostly habit. Surplus helps you get a first meal in anyway, and starting small counts.
Full after half a plate?
Your stomach level shows when there should be room again, and a shake can still go down before a full meal can.
Forget to eat?
Give each meal a time, and Surplus nudges you when it’s due, with an easier option if a full meal is too much.
How Surplus helps
Nudges
A nudge when it’s time to eat.
Give each meal a time on your day’s timetable, and Surplus reminds you when it’s due. Can’t face it yet? “Can’t eat right now” on your lock screen asks again 45 minutes later.
Logging
Log what you eat in a few taps.
Your regulars, your recipes, a food search or a barcode. About 10,500 everyday foods are built in and work offline, with your own country’s foods first.
The weight gain zone
See the zone you’re aiming for.
Your calories, protein, carbs and fat fill up as you go. A gold band on the calorie ring marks the weight gain zone: past the calories you need to stay the same weight, up to your target.
Your stomach level
Know when there’s room again.
Surplus estimates how full you’re likely to feel from what you’ve logged, and shows when you should have space for your next meal, so it comes when you can face it.
An estimate to help you time meals, not a measurement of your body.
Progress
Watch the weight go on.
Track your weight on a chart, add a progress photo to any weigh-in, and see your steps from Apple Health. If your weight stays flat for three weeks, your calorie target goes up by itself.
10,500everyday foods built in
6countries’ foods first
14 dayswith every feature, free
Surplus Premium
Everything, free for 14 days.
No ads, and no features held back. After your trial, a monthly or yearly subscription keeps it all going. Cancel any time in your iPhone’s settings.
- Food logging, with barcode scanning
- Your recipes, and Surplus’s recipe library
- The week plan and shopping list
- Meal and cooking reminders
- Progress, weigh-ins and progress photos
Your data is yours.
What you log is health data, and we treat it that way.
- No ads, ever. We don’t sell your data or use it for advertising.
- Steps stay on your phone. Surplus reads them from Apple Health to show you, and never stores them.
- Delete it all, any time. Your account and everything in it, from inside the app or by emailing us.
Questions
Who is Surplus for?
People who find it hard to eat enough to gain weight: if you fill up fast, aren’t hungry in the mornings, or forget to eat, Surplus is built around you. It’s for people aged 16 and over.
How is my calorie target set?
Surplus works out how many calories you use in a day from your weight, height, age, sex and activity, then adds a surplus for the pace you choose: slow, steady or quick.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Everything you log is saved on your phone straight away, and about 10,500 everyday foods are built in. Searching the full food database and scanning a new barcode need a connection.
How does the free trial work?
You get every feature for 14 days. After that, a monthly or yearly subscription keeps it going, and you can cancel any time in your iPhone’s settings. Nothing you’ve logged is lost if you stop.
Is Surplus medical advice?
No. Surplus gives general guidance and estimates. If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or have a history of eating disorders, talk to a doctor or dietitian before changing how you eat.
More answers in the help centre.
Start eating enough.
Plan the week, log fast, and stay on track for steady weight gain.
Coming soon to iPhone