Comparison

Kara | AI Calorie Tracker vs SimpleSteps Pedometer

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

Head to head
About

Kara | AI Calorie Tracker

This AI-powered health app personalizes nutrition plans, meal suggestions, and coaching based on your unique body, goals, and dietary needs. Effortlessly log meals with photos or text, track progress, and monitor your overall well-being.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized nutrition plans
  • Effortless meal logging (photo, text, voice)
  • Customizable meal plans (keto, vegetarian, etc.)
  • Recipe library with logging
  • Daily health and progress tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Stop guessing. Start knowing. Your body is one of a kind. Kara combines evidence-based nutrition science with AI engineered for food, so your targets, your plan and your coaching are made for you. WHY KARA IS DIFFERENT • AI with one job: nutrition Kara's AI is not a general chatbot with a calorie label. It reads your meal in several steps and works inside a nutrition engine with safety limits that keep your calories and protein from dropping too low. • Every cuisine, recognized From sushi to pasta to a home-cooked stew, Kara's AI recognizes dishes from any cuisine, even several on one plate. Foods Kara already knows come straight from its own food database, and new dishes are reviewed and remembered, so Kara keeps getting better. • Personal to every single user Your targets and your meal plan are calculated for you alone, from your body, goal, diet style, allergies and health conditions, and they keep up as your weight changes. • Effortless Just say what you ate, snap a photo of your plate, or type the whole meal in one sentence, and confirm with a tap. A meal takes seconds to log, and your whole day only a few minutes. • A coach that knows your day Yara reads your meals, water and activity against your own targets, scores your day and tells you the next simple step. YOUR FOODS, YOUR WAY • Real-life portions: home-cooked, restaurant and packaged foods in units like a plate, spoon, glass or ladle. • My Kitchen: save the foods and combinations you eat often, with your own units and amounts, and log them again with one tap. Build packages for repeat meals like breakfast. • Smart list: Kara remembers what you usually eat at each meal and has it ready to log. A 30-DAY MEAL PLAN BUILT FOR YOU Shaped by your targets, food preferences and diet style: personalized, high-protein, keto, Mediterranean or vegetarian. Meals that clash with your allergies or health conditions are left out. Swap any meal, and when your weight or goal changes, build a new plan without losing your history. RECIPES YOU CAN COOK AND LOG Recipes with ingredients, steps, portions and nutrition per serving. Made one? Add it to your day with one tap. YOUR WHOLE DAY IN ONE PLACE Calories, macros, meals, water, weight, activity and Apple Health steps, with reminders and home screen widgets. KARA ON APPLE WATCH See today's calories, macros and steps on your wrist, and log a meal by voice or add water without taking out your phone. WEIGHT PROGRESS Every weight you log on a chart, in daily, weekly and monthly ranges, with how far you are from your goal. Add a progress photo to a weigh-in and see how you change. HOW YOUR BODY FEELS Log symptoms, feelings and energy every day, then see the patterns that showed up most during the month. TREATMENT COMPANION: A MEDICATION LOG, NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Kara does not suggest a medication, a dose or any change to your treatment. You can only log the weight loss medication and dose your doctor prescribed, record each use and set reminders on your own schedule. GIFTS AND INVITES • Gift Kara Pro: buy 1, 3 or 12 months for someone else, or send a link asking a friend to buy it for you. • Invite friends: every 3 friends who get Kara Pro with your invite code earn you a free month. KARA PRO Kara is free to download. Kara Pro unlocks food logging, your meal plan, recipes, your smart coach and more. Start with a 3-day free trial. Kara Pro is an auto-renewing subscription offered monthly or yearly. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple ID Account Settings. A Kara Pro gift is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://karahealth.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://karahealth.app/terms-conditions Support: support@karahealth.app

About

SimpleSteps Pedometer

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SimpleSteps is the easiest way to see your daily steps. Open the app — that's it. No setup, no accounts, no clutter. Just a calm, beautiful view of how much you've moved today. Your steps come straight from Apple Health, shown in a warm, thoughtful interface designed to feel good to look at every day. WHY SIMPLESTEPS • Zero effort — one glance tells you everything • Beautiful design, with adaptive light and dark modes • 100% private — all data stays on your device • No accounts, no sign-ups, no tracking • Available in 74 languages • Automatic miles or kilometers based on your region TODAY See your steps, distance, and goal progress in a clean, glanceable dashboard. Set your daily goal with a simple slider — anywhere from 2,000 to 30,000 steps. Gentle encouragement, never guilt. HISTORY Explore your activity by day, week, month, or year with beautiful charts and clear summaries. Spot trends, celebrate best days, and watch your totals grow. SETTINGS Switch between miles and kilometers. Choose light, dark, or automatic appearance. That's it — no endless menus, no hidden toggles. PRIVACY FIRST SimpleSteps reads step and walking distance data from Apple Health and displays it to you. Nothing is sent anywhere. There are no servers, no analytics, no third parties. Your activity is yours alone. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Whether you're tracking a daily walk, working toward a fitness goal, or simply curious about your movement, SimpleSteps gives you an honest, beautiful view — without the noise. Download SimpleSteps and enjoy step tracking the way it should be: simple.

Screenshots

Kara | AI Calorie Tracker4 screens
SimpleSteps Pedometer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleSteps Pedometer at none against Kara | AI Calorie Tracker's 10. SimpleSteps Pedometer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kara | AI Calorie Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SimpleSteps Pedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kara | AI Calorie Tracker ships an update every 2 months, SimpleSteps Pedometer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kara | AI Calorie Tracker versus SimpleSteps Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKara | AI Calorie TrackerSimpleSteps Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developersoheil azadJason Quigley

Bugs and requests

Kara | AI Calorie Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Incorrect calorie tracking
  • Syncing problems
  • Crashing and freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sync with Apple Health/Fitness
  • More Persian food options
  • Easier weight goal setting
  • Improved calorie calculation

SimpleSteps Pedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kara | AI Calorie Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • 1 Month Basic Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Kara Pro 1 Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Kara Pro 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • 3 Month Basic Subscription$11.993 Months
  • Kara Pro 3 Months3 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Kara Pro 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Kara Pro 1 Year3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Kara Pro, 1-Month Gift$9.99
  • Kara Pro, 3-Month Gift$24.99
  • Kara Pro, 1-Year Gift$49.99
None

SimpleSteps Pedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kara | AI Calorie Tracker free?
Kara | AI Calorie Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleSteps Pedometer free?
SimpleSteps Pedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kara | AI Calorie Tracker or SimpleSteps Pedometer have ads?
Neither Kara | AI Calorie Tracker nor SimpleSteps Pedometer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kara | AI Calorie Tracker or SimpleSteps Pedometer?
Kara | AI Calorie Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and SimpleSteps Pedometer weekly. Most recently, Kara | AI Calorie Tracker was updated on November 7, 2026 and SimpleSteps Pedometer on November 9, 2026.

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