# Intuitive Eating Buddy vs Benchline

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Benchline at none against Intuitive Eating Buddy's 2. Benchline also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). Intuitive Eating Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (190 vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Intuitive Eating Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Benchline asks for nothing beyond the download.

Benchline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intuitive Eating Buddy has 190 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Intuitive Eating Buddy | Benchline |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (190 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/intuitive-eating-buddy/id1597620252/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/benchline-progress-tracker/id6762416652/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **190** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 70 MB | 18 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Sagital SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1508134771) | [KOLJA MALTE KRISTEK](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894089868) |

## What reviewers say

### Intuitive Eating Buddy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/intuitive-eating-buddy/id1597620252)

This app helps you develop a more natural and intuitive relationship with food by tracking meals, body cues, and lifestyle factors. It aims to quiet the "food noise" associated with dieting and calorie counting, promoting sustainable weight management through awareness and personalized challenges.

**Highlights:** Log meals, hunger, and fullness, Track mood, workouts, sleep, and drinks, Add context with notes and tags, Identify eating patterns over time, Choose personalized challenges for change

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Challenges Plan | $5.99 | per month |
| Yearly Challenges Plan | $19.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and understand
- 💡 Focuses on awareness, not calorie counting
- 💡 Non-judgmental approach to eating
- 💡 Helps track potential problem foods
- 💡 Provides structure for intuitive eating

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes after logging meals (recent update)
- 🐛 App is useless if 'log meal' button doesn't work
- 🐛 Intro message can be off-putting (e.g., 'don't eat processed food')
- 🐛 Feels like diet culture to some users
- 🐛 Basic reports with no analysis

**Reported bugs**

- App kicks user out after logging a meal (recent update)
- Nothing happens when clicking 'log meal' button
- Notes and tags not displayed in timeline (initially)
- Dates in timeline are a day behind

**Requested features**

- Add 'bites' as a unit of measure
- Allow soft drinks to be added to total drinks
- Discourage eating when 'ravenous'
- Allow selection of multiple hunger levels for prompts
- More articles within the app


### Benchline

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/benchline-progress-tracker/id6762416652)

This app helps you monitor any goal and log daily habits. It offers custom benchmarks for fitness, reading, or finance, and visualizes your progress. Stay motivated with streak tracking and detailed statistics in a clean, ad-free interface.

**Highlights:** Customizable goal benchmarks, Daily habit logging, Streak tracking, Detailed statistics, Clean dark interface, Offline data storage, No ads or subscriptions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Intuitive Eating Buddy free?

Intuitive Eating Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Benchline free?

Benchline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Intuitive Eating Buddy or Benchline?

Benchline is rated higher. Intuitive Eating Buddy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Benchline averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Intuitive Eating Buddy or Benchline have ads?

Neither Intuitive Eating Buddy nor Benchline shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*