One screen: redesigning the food logger

The islet iOS app shipped a day ago with four screens. It already felt like too many. The food logger had five stacked tag pickers, a chat interface hidden behind a button, and a meal history on a separate screen. Every meal entry meant navigating in, filling out a form that looked like a medical questionnaire, then navigating back. The data was right. The experience was wrong. Safety note: islet is a personal project and is not medical advice. It does not make dosing decisions. All carb estimates are informational only. ...

February 25, 2026 · 5 min · Christopher Griffiths