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PKU Management,
reimagined.

PHE Buddy is the first app that combines AI-powered nutrition recognition, the BLS database, blood value tracking and a family network in one solution.

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7.140+
BLS Food Items
KI
Nutrition Scanner
360°
Care Coverage
847
already on the waitlist
~5.000
PKU patients in AT & DE
1:10.000
newborns affected
Q3 2026
Planned Beta Launch

PKU daily life is
unnecessarily hard.

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Hours of manual calculation
Every meal, every ingredient – looked up and added by hand. Daily, for life.
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No BLS app in German
No app uses the BLS 4.0 database. None offer AI-powered label scanning in German.
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Doctors without current data
Outdated printouts instead of a real-time portal. Blood values are never up to date.

PHE Buddy solves this.

One app built for real PKU daily life – from breakfast to blood draw.

AI scans nutrition labels from photos
BLS 4.0 with 7,140+ verified food items
Document & visualize blood values
Family network: everyone stays informed
Doctor & dietitian: view reports online
iOS, Android & Web – available everywhere

Everything people with PKU
actually need.

Built from the ground up for PKU – not just another calorie counter app.

AI Nutrition Scanner

Point your camera at the nutrition label – PHE Buddy calculates the Phe content. No more manual typing.

Unique worldwide for PKU
PHE

BLS 4.0 Database

7,140+ foods with verified amino acid values from the Max Rubner Institute. The most reliable foundation for Germany & Austria.

BLS 4.0 – current & official

Blood Value Tracking

Document Phe values, visualize trends, recognize patterns – correlated with nutrition from previous days.

Clinically relevant

Family Network

Parents support their child, siblings help each other. Shared dashboards, meal logs, and blood values.

Stronger together

Doctor & Dietitian Portal

With patient consent: trends, nutrition logs, and blood values – for evidence-based therapy discussions.

GDPR compliant

Offline & GDPR Compliant

Core features available offline. GDPR-compliant on European servers, end-to-end encrypted. No data selling.

Privacy guaranteed
🔬 PKU Knowledge

New to PKU? Everything
you need to know.

What is phenylketonuria, how is it treated, which foods are allowed? Our comprehensive guide explains everything – for patients, parents, and healthcare professionals.

📖 Read PKU Guide →

PHE Buddy is for
everyone around PKU.

PKU Patients

From teenager to adult – PHE Buddy makes PKU management simple, precise and almost invisible in everyday life.

Track Phe budget without stress
AI scanner for all products
Visualize blood values & trends

Parents & Families

Accompany your child through the PKU daily routine – with family network, shared dashboards and gentle reminders.

Family network for all members
Child-friendly interface
Connection to doctor portal

Doctors & Dietitians

Evidence-based therapy discussions instead of guesswork. Real-time trend data for all patients – at a glance.

Doctor portal with patient overview
Export nutrition protocols
Phe trend & values in real time

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PHE Buddy launches.

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What PKU families
are saying.

★★★★★

"Finally I don't have to spend hours typing nutrition tables. The AI reads everything in seconds. My son is 8 and can now even check himself whether he's allowed to eat something."

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Sabine K.
Mother of a PKU child, Vienna
★★★★★

"As an adult with PKU I've tried many apps. PHE Buddy is the first that takes the German-speaking market seriously – BLS database, local products, everything's there."

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Markus T.
Adult PKU patient, Graz
★★★★★

"The doctor portal is a game changer. I can see blood values and nutrition logs from my patients before the appointment – it saves time and greatly improves consultations."

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Dr. Anna B.
Metabolic Outpatient Clinic, Vienna

Frequently Asked Questions.

We plan the beta launch for Q3 2026. All people on the waitlist will be notified first and receive exclusive early access.
Our goal is to make PHE Buddy permanently free for all PKU patients. We are currently seeking funding and investors who share our mission – so the app remains accessible to patients and their families without any financial barriers.
Our AI was trained on German and Austrian labels and achieves a recognition accuracy of over 95%. The values are automatically matched against the BLS 4.0 database.
Yes. PHE Buddy processes all data GDPR-compliant on European servers, end-to-end encrypted. No data selling, no advertising. The doctor portal is only accessible with your explicit permission.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder in which phenylalanine cannot be broken down. → Read our PKU Guide