# Cal & Vitamin Count: Food Spy — user reviews > 40 indexed App Store user reviews of Cal & Vitamin Count by Tempe Shop LLC, rated 4.85/5 from 288 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cal-and-vitamin-count-food-spy/id6670189676/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cal-and-vitamin-count-food-spy/id6670189676.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 258 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Cal & Vitamin Count? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🤖 Advanced AI food recognition accuracy - 📸 Simple photo-based meal logging - ⚡ Fast and instant nutritional results - 👍 User-friendly interface - 💪 Comprehensive macro and vitamin tracking - 🎯 Effective calorie tracking without manual entry - 🆓 Free tier with daily scans available - 🍽️ Works well with restaurant meals - ⏱️ Saves significant time vs manual logging - 🏥 Helpful for health-conscious users and pregnant mothers **Cons** - 🐛 Severe load time issues - 💰 Limited free tier (1 scan per day) - 💳 Misleading free app advertising - 💸 Expensive subscription pricing ($6/week, $13/month, $45/year) - 🚫 Paywall blocks interface and basic functions - 😤 Frustrating freemium model **Commonly reported bugs** - App takes 4+ minutes to load before allowing uploads - General app stability and performance issues - Unclear daily scan reset timing **Most requested features** - Ad-supported free version instead of paywall - Increased free daily scan limit (5+ scans suggested) - Clearer communication about free vs paid features - Premium features tier without blocking basic functionality ## Newest reviews (13 of 40) ### 5/5 — Very good *2025-03-17, version 1.4.0* AI at Its Best! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can't believe how advanced this technology is! The AI recognizes even complex dishes and gives me accurate nutritional info. Super useful for meal planning. Only one annoying thing - I can not see the interface and some basic functions until I purchase the app. However the app worth it ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-03-14, version 1.4.0* I’ve tried MyFitnessPal and other similar apps, but this one is by far the easiest and most effective. The AI recognition is incredible! ### 5/5 — It works well! *2025-03-14, version 1.4.0* I wasn’t expecting it to work on restaurant meals, but the AI still recognizes most dishes and estimates the calories accurately. Huge time-saver! ### 5/5 — The best *2025-03-14, version 1.4.0* This app has significantly improved my approach to health and fitness. With just a simple photo, it instantly provides detailed nutritional information, including calories and macronutrients, making tracking effortless and efficient. It’s a far superior alternative to manual logging, saving time and increasing accuracy. Highly recommended for anyone looking to streamline their nutrition tracking! ### 5/5 — It catches everything *2025-03-14, version 1.4.0* When I have a quick meal at home and take a picture, this app tells me exactly what kinds of food it is and how many grams it weighs—so useful! I usually struggle to track calories because I don’t know the exact weight, but this makes it so much easier. ### 5/5 — Effortless Calorie Tracking *2025-03-14, version 1.4.0* I’ve tried so many food tracking apps, but this one is by far the easiest to use. Just take a picture and get instant results, no typing needed! ### 5/5 — Amazing for pregnancies *2025-03-13, version 1.4.0* Pregnant moms need this for sure, knowing what vitamins r in food is super important ### 5/5 — Great for a healthier lifestyle!! *2025-03-08, version 1.4.0* Amazing for creating healthier eating habits! So convenient and easy to use. ### 5/5 — Great idea!! *2025-02-27, version 1.3.0* Seems like AI is taking over the world! Which is good in this case haha, cause I can track my calories and nutrition without spending too much time on it. ### 5/5 — helpful *2025-02-25, version 1.3.0* helps me estimate macros of foods that do not have caloric info when i go out to eat very helpful! highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Super accurate classification *2025-02-20, version 1.3.0* I have been using this app to get a handle on my nutrition, and I’m surprised how accurately the AI can classify the foods I take pictures of. Even the most obscure foods the AI can accurately identify. ### 5/5 — Needed this! *2025-02-17, version 1.2.2* This is so convenient and I highly recommend this. Makes tracking everything so easy! ### 5/5 — Innovative *2025-02-16, version 1.2.2* Absolutely love the concept! Takes away the biggest problem I have with food tracking apps which is labeling everything I eat. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Really buggy *2026-01-14, version 1.11.5* The app is great when it actually works. Forever load times. Even when you open the app, it takes like four minutes before it allows you to upload anything. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-08-30, version 1.11.0* I can only scan anything 1 time per day so that being a meal and or barcode. And for me to scan everything I have to pay $6 a week, $13 a month, or 45 a year. All the adds say that it is free so I got it but clearly it’s not ### 1/5 — choose bitepal instead of *2025-07-26, version 1.11.0* honestly, i’m not happy because you have to pay for it. i would much rather an app that you don’t have to pay for. for me BitePal is much better as you don’t have to pay. ### 2/5 — Accurate but slow *2026-04-09, version 1.12.4* I log a few times with text every day like "110g baked potatoes and 110g boiled eggs", I can confirm the accuracy after cross validation with other tools. However, it takes a minute or two to load everytime I launch the app - it's too slow. Also, if my input gets too long, it'll have a higher chance showing me a JSON error and won't log or keep my input. ### 2/5 — I don’t like the limit on free scans *2025-04-27, version 1.8.5* I thought this was free, but no, it’s not after a few scans. You have to go to premium. I don’t know if it resets in the morning ### 3/5 — Really buggy *2025-11-03* The app is great when it actually works. Forever load times and just really bug buggy. ### 4/5 — Good concept *2025-06-19, version 1.10.5* I thought it was free, but I don’t want to pay money for it (even though it’s an amazing deal). So: I would rather there be ads so that it can be free for everybody AND maybe a paid version that gives premium features. The reason I wrote it 4 star is cause you DO get one free scan a day and the concept is great, but 1 scan a day is NOT enough, I need at least 5 I would say. Thanks ### 5/5 — So good *2026-01-06, version 1.11.3* It helped me a lot ### 5/5 — 👍 *2025-11-07, version 1.11.2* Love how it’s free to use, can’t wait to start ### 5/5 — Very good *2025-11-05, version 1.11.2* Cry much like how the app is layed out ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-07-02, version 1.10.6* Pretty simple, helps me track food intake etc ### 5/5 — Meals *2025-05-01, version 1.8.6* Perfect for tracking your meals and stay fit , recommend ### 5/5 — Nice *2025-05-01, version 1.8.6* Useful to track my protein! ### 5/5 — Beginner Friendly *2025-05-01, version 1.8.6* I’m not tech-savvy, but even I figured this out in seconds. ### 5/5 — ❤️ *2025-05-01, version 1.8.6* Super helpful! :) ### 5/5 — Instant Meal Breakdown *2025-05-01, version 1.8.6* Just took a photo and got the full breakdown before I even sat down to eat. ### 5/5 — Work well for me *2025-05-01, version 1.8.6* Excellent --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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