Comparison

Steddy vs kcalamari

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

Head to head
About

Steddy

Plan your week, track your progress, and build healthy habits. This app helps you stay consistent with your goals through activity tracking, notes, and insightful data visualizations.

Highlights
  • Weekly planning
  • Streak tracking
  • Activity history
  • Workout notes
  • Data visualizations
Features
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· Create a plan for your next week in minutes · Track your streaks and full activity history · Add notes to remember your favorite workouts · Enjoy beautiful data visualizations

About

kcalamari

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kcalamari is a fast, focused calorie and weight tracker built for people who want useful nutrition data without unnecessary complexity. LOG MEALS FASTER Describe what you ate and let kcalamari help turn it into an editable meal. For supported foods and branded products, kcalamari looks for reliable nutrition data first. When a suitable source is unavailable, AI-assisted estimates help fill the gap while keeping the result transparent and editable. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Log calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat • Search foods and scan supported product barcodes • Create custom foods, portions, and reusable meals • Break recipes and mixed dishes into editable ingredients • Track your weight over time • Take private progress photos and track your progress • Generate progress timelapses • Review daily nutrition and weight trends • Import existing nutrition data from other apps BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY kcalamari is a fully native iPhone app designed around quick interactions, fewer taps, and a clean interface. It focuses on food tracking, weight tracking, and progress. There is no feed, no AI coach, or any other distracting extras. YOUR DATA, YOUR PROGRESS Progress photos remain stored on your device. kcalamari is designed with privacy in mind, so your personal progress stays personal. Support: https://kcalamari.com/support Privacy Policy: https://kcalamari.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://kcalamari.com/terms AI-generated nutrition information may be inaccurate. Always review generated foods, ingredients, serving sizes, and nutrition values before saving them. kcalamari is intended for general wellness tracking and is not a substitute for professional medical or dietary advice. Important: kcalamari’s managed AI features are not included with the free download. Food photo and text analysis, automatic macro calculation, progress tracking, and outline generation require a separate auto-renewable kcalamari AI subscription or, alternatively, an OpenAI API key. Subscription pricing and free-trial eligibility are shown before purchase. When signing up for a free trial your card will be automatically charged after the free trial period has ended.

Screenshots

Steddy4 screens
kcalamari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: kcalamari at every 3 days against Steddy's every 10 days. Steddy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Steddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and kcalamari sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steddy ships an update every 10 days, kcalamari every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steddy versus kcalamari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteddykcalamari
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLight Nudgeadlerlagune OG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Steddy

Subscriptions2
  • Steddy Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Steddy Annual7 Days trial$20.001 Year
2 purchases

kcalamari

Subscriptions2
  • kcalamari AI Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • kcalamari AI Annual1 Year trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Steddy free?
Steddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is kcalamari free?
kcalamari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steddy or kcalamari have ads?
Neither Steddy nor kcalamari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steddy or kcalamari?
Steddy ships an update every 10 days, and kcalamari every 3 days. Most recently, Steddy was updated on November 3, 2026 and kcalamari on October 31, 2026.

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