People with ADHD, autism, and sensory processing differences face unique challenges around food: sensory aversions to textures and smells, medication side effects that suppress appetite, irregular eating patterns, and a near-total absence of nutrition tools designed for their needs. Standard diet apps focus on calorie counting and macros - entirely the wrong frame for this audience.
Spoonful was built around a personal sensory profile: users define their texture, smell, temperature, and taste preferences, and the app uses this profile to score meals and filter recipes. AI-powered plate scanning analyses a photo of a meal and returns a sensory match score. The safe food library lets users save foods they know work for them. Medication-aware meal timing sends reminders calibrated to common ADHD medication schedules. A fasting timer and cycle tracker with ADHD-specific insights round out the feature set. The entire experience is designed to reduce food anxiety, not add to it.
Beta users report reduced mealtime anxiety and improved consistency in eating patterns. Sensory scoring feature cited as uniquely valuable by autistic users. Growing organic traffic from ADHD nutrition and sensory diet search queries.