Nutrients & Calories vs Virtualtrails
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nutrients & Calories
Track your macronutrient intake alongside calorie counting to achieve your diet and weight loss goals. Easily log foods, set custom ratios, and sync with Apple Health for a comprehensive approach to nutrition.
- Macronutrient tracking (carbs, protein, fats)
- Calorie requirement calculation
- Customizable nutrient ratios
- Barcode food lookup (OpenFoodFacts)
- USDA fresh food database search
- Apple Health app synchronization
- Support for 5:2 fasting days
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Dieting is not just about calories but also about the kinds of calories you eat. Our clear easy-to-use interface makes it easy to ensure you are getting the right proportion of macronutrients - carbs, protein and fats to match your diet. The step-by-step setup process will work out your calorie requirements and nutrient ratios based on your diet and weight loss goal. Preset nutrient ratios for many common diets are included as well as support for 5:2 fasting days. New foods can be entered in seconds using our custom keypad which has built-in unit support and the ability to enter simple calculations and fractions. Lookup foods by barcode using OpenFoodFacts, recall recently eaten foods, or search the built-in USDA fresh food database containing thousands of common food items - all from within the food entry screen. Fully supports the Apple Health app. The calories and nutrient values of the foods you eat are synced to the Health app and your daily calorie target is automatically adjusted as your weight changes.
Virtualtrails
Visualize your walks and runs with this app that transforms your activities into virtual journeys. Track progress, set goals, and discover new destinations as you move. It integrates with popular fitness platforms to bring your adventures to life.
- Visualizes walking and running activities
- Integrates with Apple Health, Garmin, Strava
- Transforms activities into virtual journeys
- Set and track challenges
- Unlock new destinations and landmarks
- Monitor distance and achievements
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Welcome to Virtualtrails, the ultimate visualizer for your walking and running activities! Our iOS app seamlessly integrates with popular fitness platforms like Apple Health, Garmin and Strava to provide you with a captivating way to track your progress and visualize your journeys. Virtualtrails goes beyond traditional fitness platforms. It transforms your everyday walks and runs into a visually stunning experience. As you log your activities, our app matches your distance covered with various routes, creating a virtual journey that unfolds before your eyes. Set new goals and push your limits with Challenges. Select adventures to complete, independently of any one journey. Use a challenge to guide you through a series of related journeys, or simply as a logbook to keep track of your progress — the choice is up to you. Whether you're strolling through city streets, exploring picturesque landscapes, or conquering challenging terrains, Virtualtrails brings your adventures to life. Watch as your footsteps unlock new destinations and landmarks, providing a sense of accomplishment and discovery. With Virtualtrails, you can set personal goals, monitor your distance, and see your achievements stack up. As you reach milestones along your virtual journey, you'll be rewarded with snapshots and information on nearby points of interest along your route, inspiring you to keep pushing your limits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtualtrails at 100% against Nutrients & Calories's 54%. Virtualtrails also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Nutrients & Calories's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (52 vs 1). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Nutrients & Calories is free to download; Virtualtrails costs $2.99 up front. Nutrients & Calories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Virtualtrails asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtualtrails holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nutrients & Calories has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Nutrients & Calories's written reviews are positive against 100% of Virtualtrails's.
Nutrients & Calories ships an update every 3 months, Virtualtrails monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nutrients & Calories | Virtualtrails |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CURLYBRACE APPS LTD | Joshua McArthur |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Nutrients & Calories
- Ad-Free Premium$5.99
Virtualtrails
No in-app purchases
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