Comparison

AI MealTracker vs Bads

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

Head to head
About

AI MealTracker

Effortlessly log your meals with advanced AI image recognition. Simply point your camera at your food, and the app automatically identifies and records your intake. You can also train the AI to recognize your favorite foods for faster logging over time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered food identification
  • Real-time image recognition
  • Automatic log entry creation
  • Customizable food learning
  • Nutritional habit improvement
Features
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Harness the power of A.I. to help track meals and improve your nutritional habits! AI MealTracker uses a powerful Machine Learning engine to automatically identify and capture information about whatever you eat. Just point your camera at your food and AI MealTracker uses auto-detection and image recognition to identify what it sees, all while displaying the results in real time for you to see. Just hit the capture button and AI MealTracker will create a log entry for you to record the time, date, and items you had. Tracking your food has never been easier! An added benefit of building this app on Machine Learning is that even if the app has trouble correctly identifying certain foods initially, you can teach the app what those items are over time by going into the log, tapping on the incorrect entry, and manually updating the food item to what it should be. Over time, the app can better learn what your go-to snacks and meals look like so tracking them gets even faster and easier! Make AI MealTracker your new, personal meal tracker today and take back control of your nutrition!

About

Bads

Features
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Most habit apps want you to quit. Bads just wants to help you understand yourself. Log what happened, when, and where - in a simple conversation that takes seconds. Over time, Bads finds the patterns you couldn't see yourself: the Friday mornings, the commute home, the specific places where certain habits tend to show up. And when a tough moment hits, Bads is ready. It surfaces strategies that have helped others in the same situation: breathing techniques, physical resets, harm reduction tips. Tailored to your habits, available right when you need them. No streaks to break. No shame. Just awareness, and the tools to do something with it. What Bads does: - Conversational logging - quick, calm, no forms - Pattern detection - In-the-moment coping strategies and guides - Curated reading from trusted health sources - Works for alcohol, tobacco, weed, gambling, and more Progress isn't always a straight line. Bads meets you where you are.

Screenshots

AI MealTracker4 screens
Bads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI MealTracker at none against Bads's 3. AI MealTracker also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 26.2). Bads's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Bads sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AI MealTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI MealTracker ships an update fortnightly, Bads every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AI MealTracker versus Bads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI MealTrackerBads
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJeremy BurkettOliver Dieke

In-app purchases

None

AI MealTracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bads

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$8.99

Questions

Is AI MealTracker free?
AI MealTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bads free?
Bads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI MealTracker or Bads have ads?
AI MealTracker shows ads; Bads does not.
Which is updated more often, AI MealTracker or Bads?
AI MealTracker ships an update fortnightly, and Bads every 3 weeks. Most recently, AI MealTracker was updated on October 13, 2026 and Bads on October 13, 2026.

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