Calo vs ALBAIK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calo
Get personalized, chef-cooked meal plans tailored to your body, fitness goals, and taste. Meals are ready in 2 minutes and delivered daily, offering flexibility to adjust your plan anytime. Seamlessly track progress by linking with your health app.
- Nutritional analysis algorithm
- Chef-cooked, portioned meals
- Ready in 2 minutes
- Daily meal delivery
- Weight loss, maintenance, muscle gain plans
- Flexible plan adjustments
- HealthKit integration for progress tracking
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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.
ALBAIK
Easily order your favorite meals for delivery. Select your location, choose from a variety of food categories and meals, customize your order, and pay securely. Receive real-time updates on your order status from preparation to delivery.
- Location-based delivery selection
- Browse food categories and meals
- Customize meal options (regular/spicy, quantity)
- Secure online payment
- Real-time order status notifications
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Welcome to ALBAIK App Having ALBAIK in your hands makes it convenient to order the meals you love. Explore the menu, customize and place your order. Whether it’s meals or sandwiches, you will find a variety of options, including chicken, seafood like fish and shrimp, vegetarian choices, breakfast like egg sandwiches and falafel, desserts, and beverages. Enjoy different ways to order: - Delivery Service - Pick-Up from any branch - Car Pick-Up - Group Ordering Do not forget to create your favorite order list for quicker re-ordering.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ALBAIK at free against Calo's free with in-app purchases. ALBAIK also leads on ratings volume (7.7K vs 1.7K). Calo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calo against 4.6 for ALBAIK. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 7.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Calo's written reviews are positive against 47% of ALBAIK's.
Calo ships an update every 5 days, ALBAIK fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Calo | ALBAIK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (7.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews — better | 46.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K | 7.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calo Inc. | ALBAIK® |
Customer experience
Calo
ALBAIK
User reviews
Calo
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Tasty food
- 🤝 Good customer service
- 📱 Easy-to-use app
- 🔍 Variety of meal options
- 💪 Convenient and time-saving
Room to improve
- 💰 Overpriced meals
- 🔁 Repetitive menu
- 🚚 Inconsistent delivery times
- 🤔 Lack of customization options
- 🐛 App bugs and crashes
ALBAIK
From 7.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast delivery
- 👍 Good service
- 🚀 Enhanced user journey
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and hangs
- 🐛 Issues with payment and order tracking
- 🔧 Lacking features (e.g. Apple Pay, location saving, customization)
Bugs and 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
ALBAIK
Reported bugs
3 issues- OTP not received during registration
- Inconsistent behavior when payment fails
- Incorrect order status updates
Requested features
3 requests- Add Apple Pay
- Allow saving preferred location
- Provide option to customize orders
In-app purchases
Calo
No in-app purchases
ALBAIK
No in-app purchases
