Comparison

Aqua Cool vs Calo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Aqua Cool

This app provides access to a trusted source of purified drinking water, established in 1984. It ensures the highest quality standards through advanced purification processes and rigorous laboratory testing. Enjoy the purest and healthiest drinking water delivered directly to you.

Highlights
  • 5-gallon bottled drinking water
  • Advanced water purification
  • High-quality laboratory testing
  • Rigorous quality control
  • Absolute filtration level
  • Trusted water supplier since 1984
Features
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Founded in 1984 as a joint venture between Mohammed Jalal & Sons Group and GE (General Electric), Aqua Cool ® (Jalal Ionics Co. WLL), was the first, and remains the longest serving, 5-gallon bottled drinking water supplier in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Licensed by the Ministry of Industry & Commerce and the Ministry of Health, Aqua Cool® prides itself on delivering the purest and healthiest drinking water to its valued customers. Our solid partnership with GE ensures that we have access to the latest knowledge and advanced systems for the process of water purification. Our in-house laboratory is fully equipped with state of the art equipment and manned by a team of highly qualified laboratory technicians who have a proven background in the water purification and bottling industry to ensure the highest standards of quality control and hygiene throughout the production and distribution process. At Aqua Cool®, our water purification and filtration standards are much higher than the mandatory and industry standard requirement of 1-micron filtration. We ensure the best possible drinking experience at all times by providing the additional ‘Absolute Filtration Level’.

About

Calo

This app creates personalized meal plans based on your nutritional needs and fitness goals. It offers chef-cooked, portioned meals delivered daily, ready in minutes. Easily adjust your plan, swap meals, or track progress with health app integration.

Highlights
  • Nutritional analysis
  • Personalized meal plans
  • Chef-cooked meals
  • Daily delivery
  • Fitness goal tracking
  • HealthKit integration
  • Flexible meal adjustments
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Calo analyzes your nutritional needs through our nutritionist-approved algorithm, then matches you with chef-cooked meals portioned to suit your body, fitness goals and taste buds! Each meal is ready in 2 minutes and delivered to you everyday. Achieve your fitness goals whether you'd like to lose weight, maintain weight or gain muscle. Full ease and flexibility, pause, swap meals or change your daily caloric intake anytime. Easily link calo with health app and track your progress. Calo is integrated with HealthKit, to collect your fitness activity and uses it for meal predictions to give you the most suitable meal every time according to your fitness goals.

Screenshots

Aqua Cool3 screens
Calo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calo at 4.7 against Aqua Cool's 2.3. Calo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (53% vs 25%). Aqua Cool's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calo has 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Aqua Cool's written reviews are positive against 53% of Calo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aqua Cool ships an update every 2 months, Calo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Aqua Cool versus Calo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAqua CoolCalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews52.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRARETECH WLLCalo Inc.

Customer experience

Aqua Cool

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Calo

All ratings1,674 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative39.8%

Bugs and requests

Aqua Cool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Calo

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on login
  • Unable to swap meals
  • Delivery issues and missing utensils
  • Incorrect meal contents delivered
  • Inability to change account settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more meal customization
  • Improve meal variety and rotation
  • Enhance delivery tracking and communication
  • Add more dietary and allergy options
  • Improve app stability and performance

In-app purchases

None

Aqua Cool

No in-app purchases

None

Calo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aqua Cool free?
Aqua Cool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calo free?
Calo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aqua Cool or Calo?
Calo is rated higher. Aqua Cool averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Calo averages 4.7 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Aqua Cool or Calo have ads?
Neither Aqua Cool nor Calo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aqua Cool or Calo?
Aqua Cool ships an update every 2 months, and Calo every 3 days. Most recently, Aqua Cool was updated on November 2, 2026 and Calo on November 11, 2026.

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