Comparison

Slym vs Shape Calorie Counter

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

Head to head
About

Slym

This app simplifies weight loss by focusing on a single principle: consuming fewer calories than your body burns. It provides essential information for achieving personal weight goals without distractions or gimmicks, leveraging a vast food database and barcode scanning for easy logging.

Highlights
  • Calorie tracking
  • Food & nutrition database
  • Barcode scanning
  • Personalized weight loss plan
  • Weight logging
  • Meal reminders
  • Dark mode
Features
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Slym is designed to make weight loss simple for everyone. Losing weight is made easiest when there is a clear and concise goal that is proven to work. There is only one rule; you must eat fewer calories than your body burns. Slym takes full advantage of this simple fact and only surfaces the information that you need to attain your personal weight goal. No distractions, no gimmicks, just science. Many of us vastly underestimate how many calories are in the foods that we eat. Quick searching, discovery, and privacy are core to Slym. Whether you're beginning a life-changing weight loss journey; or simply wanting to lose those stubborn love handles, Slym will help you become a healthier you. - FOOD & NUTRITION • Quickly search through the #1 food and nutrition database in the world. All of the major brands, restaurant chains, groceries, and more can be found in seconds. BARCODE SCANNING • In a rush or have many food items to log? Quickly scan the barcode to skip the already fast searching process. PRIVACY • There are few things more personal to us than our health. Slym is requesting the absolute minimum amount of information required to properly and effectively calculate your personalized health plan. Slym will never share your private biological information with third parties. • Make use of Sign in with Apple to secure your sensitive information with the trust and authority of Apple. PERSONALIZED WEIGHT LOSS PLAN • Slym utilizes proven science to determine the exact amount of calories that you can eat each day to attain your specific weight loss goals. • Easily view the number of calories that you have remaining in your "daily budget". This number is calculated specifically for you based on just a few health factors. NOTIFICATIONS • Eating at consistent times every day is key to maintaining a healthy metabolism, sleep pattern, and overall health. Not everyone eats breakfast at the same time, so set a reminder that fits your schedule and your lifestyle. WEIGHT LOG • Consistently checking your weight is one of the easiest and most effective ways to keep yourself accountable. Logging weight entries often helps keep you accountable, and also provides a great visualization of your hard work paying off! DARK MODE • Built for those midnight snacks and dark mode lovers.

About

Shape Calorie Counter

Easily track your daily caloric intake and macronutrients to achieve your weight goals. Log foods and exercises with a convenient search function. This app is continuously updated to help you reach your fitness objectives.

Highlights
  • Calorie tracking
  • Diet logging
  • Macro tracking
  • Exercise logging
  • Food search functionality
  • Weight goal management
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Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain your weight, Shape is a great option for you. Log foods and exercises, track your daily caloric intake, and take advantage of the search bar to make inputing foods easier than ever! Shape is always improving and expanding and becoming better than ever to make hitting your goals easier.

Screenshots

Slym4 screens
Shape Calorie Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Slym and Shape Calorie Counter both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Shape Calorie Counter's written reviews are positive against 38% of Slym's. Slym's advantage is ratings volume (150 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Slym against 4.3 for Shape Calorie Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slym has 150 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Slym's written reviews are positive against 67% of Shape Calorie Counter's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slym versus Shape Calorie Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlymShape Calorie Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (150 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings150 — better6
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCooper Labs LLCMaksym Prysyazhny

Customer experience

Slym

All ratings151 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.1%

Shape Calorie Counter

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Slym

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Login button does nothing
  • Cannot create account
  • App crashes on open
  • Sign up screen stuck
  • App won't open
Show 8 more
  • Cannot sign in
  • Sign in page locked up
  • App won't let me login
  • Cannot get past login screen
  • Initial page doesn't load
  • Sign up button unresponsive
  • Cannot sign up
  • Flashing button, nothing happens

Requested features

5 requests
  • Carb count feature
  • Ability to input calories burned
  • Ability to set target calorie intake
  • Add recipe calorie count
  • Simple tutorial or FAQs

Shape Calorie Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Slym

No in-app purchases

None

Shape Calorie Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slym free?
Slym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shape Calorie Counter free?
Shape Calorie Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slym or Shape Calorie Counter?
Shape Calorie Counter is rated higher. Slym averages 4.2 out of 5 from 150 ratings, while Shape Calorie Counter averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Slym or Shape Calorie Counter have ads?
Neither Slym nor Shape Calorie Counter shows ads.

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