kCal Calorie Scanner vs needthat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
kCal Calorie Scanner
Scan food product barcodes to instantly calculate total calories and view detailed nutrient information. Save scanned items to your device and share product details easily. Ideal for grocery shopping in the USA and Canada.
- Barcode scanning for food products
- Calorie calculation
- Nutrient information lookup
- Save scanned items
- Share product details
- Online API for American foods
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This app uses a barcode scanner to scan the barcode on food product labels. Here are a few features: * Scan and calculate the total calories of your food products. * Find information about each food product's nutrients. * Uses an online API for American Food Products. * Save Cart Products on your phone's memory. * Share Product Information across apps. Easy to use and very useful when shopping for food products at a supermarket or a grocery store in USA or Canada.
needthat
A college marketplace app for students to buy, sell, lend, borrow, and request items. It aims to provide a platform for frugal students to trade goods within their community, bypassing expensive retail prices.
- Buy items from other students
- Sell items to other students
- Lend items to peers
- Borrow items when needed
- Request specific items
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Need That! Buy, Sell, Lend, Borrow, Request-the College Marketplace you deserve. Just because we have limited budgets does not mean our budgets should limit us. As frugal college students we can't splurge $100 for a textbook or $60 for those pants you someone wearing in your dorm. We need that marketplace where we can trade our stuff with the people around us. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to needthat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: needthat at 100% against kCal Calorie Scanner's 0%. needthat also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
kCal Calorie Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, needthat daily. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | kCal Calorie Scanner | needthat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mohit Khanna | Lorcan Cheng |
Customer experience
kCal Calorie Scanner
needthat
In-app purchases
kCal Calorie Scanner
No in-app purchases
needthat
No in-app purchases
