Comparison

Fooodpedia vs TrainingSelf

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

Head to head
About

Fooodpedia

This app offers a comprehensive food tracking experience, going beyond basic calorie counting to provide detailed nutritional information. Log meals quickly through scanning, searching, or manual entry, and monitor your progress with insightful charts and fun quizzes.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive nutrition data
  • Barcode scanning
  • Large food database
  • Progress tracking charts
  • Apple Health integration
  • Nutrition quizzes
  • Dark mode
Features
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A smarter food tracker beyond just calories. WHY FOOODPEDIA? • Comprehensive and accurate nutrition data • Beyond macros: discover probiotics, antioxidants & more • Log your food in seconds • Completely free — no paywalls, subscriptions, or ads. EXPLORE FOOD • Search over 1 million foods (USDA, OpenFoodFacts, CNF, AUSNUT, Ciqual) • Instant barcode scanning • Detailed nutrition facts and portion sizes • Easily add your own foods TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Food tracking with charts • Weight goal calculator • Apple Health integration PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE • iCloud sync for your food data • Switch between g and oz, kcal and kJ • Dark mode • Suggest and vote on new features Track smarter, eat healthier – Download Fooodpedia today!

About

TrainingSelf

Features
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TrainingSelf is a science-based training analytics app with an AI coach that knows your body. Built for cyclists and endurance athletes who train with power, heart rate, and HRV data. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT • Normalized Power (NP), Intensity Factor (IF), Training Stress Score (TSS) • Performance Management Chart: CTL (fitness), ATL (fatigue), TSB (form) • Power Profile radar — know your strengths as a cyclist (sprint, attack, climb) • Power and heart rate zones (Coggan 7 / Karvonen 5) AI TRAINING COACH • Personalized recommendations based on your real biometric data • "Should I train hard today?" — answered with science, not guesswork • AI-generated periodized training plans with compliance tracking • Structured workouts with zones, intervals, and nutrition guidance • Dynamic plan adjustment based on your progress and recovery RECOVERY & READINESS • Readiness Score (0-100): HRV + Sleep + Resting HR + Training Balance • HRV trends with 7-day moving average and baseline range (Plews et al.) • Garmin Connect integration: Body Battery, stress, sleep phases, respiration • Science-backed recovery monitoring (Manresa-Rocamora et al., 2021) DATA INTEGRATIONS • Apple HealthKit — HR, HRV, sleep, workouts, calories • Strava — Activities with power streams, GPS maps • Garmin Connect — Nocturnal HRV, Body Battery, stress, detailed sleep • File import — GPX, TCX, FIT from any device iOS WIDGETS • PMC widget with CTL/ATL/TSB chart • HRV widget with 7-day average and baseline status • Readiness Score widget BUILT ON SCIENCE Every algorithm is backed by peer-reviewed research: Coggan & Allen (TSS/NP), Banister (CTL/ATL/TSB), Plews et al. (rMSSD recovery), and meta-analyses on HRV-guided training and post-exercise nutrition. Free trial: 3 months with 10 AI consultations/day. Subscription plans available after trial.

Screenshots

Fooodpedia4 screens
TrainingSelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TrainingSelf at 17.0 against Fooodpedia's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fooodpedia versus TrainingSelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFooodpediaTrainingSelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlya ChemodanovARTURO DIAZ DELGADO

In-app purchases

None

Fooodpedia

No in-app purchases

None

TrainingSelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fooodpedia free?
Fooodpedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainingSelf free?
TrainingSelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fooodpedia or TrainingSelf have ads?
Neither Fooodpedia nor TrainingSelf shows ads.

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