Kcal Meal Plans vs Formative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kcal Meal Plans
This app provides customized monthly meal plans for weight management, delivered fresh to your door. It integrates with HealthKit to track weight goals and daily steps, helping you achieve your fitness aspirations.
- Customizable monthly meal plans
- Weight management focus
- Freshly cooked meals delivered
- HealthKit integration for weight tracking
- Step goal tracking via HealthKit
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At Kcal we take weight management seriously. We pride ourselves on being one of the best meal plan companies in the UAE and are committed to revolutionizing the diet food industry and healthy food delivery. With us, you’ll transform into your best self with freshly cooked, wholesome and tasty monthly meal plans delivered to your doorstep every day. Our app supports HealthKit integration to sync your weight and keep track of your goal weight. You can also set a step goal and sync your steps from HealthKit to track progress.
Formative
Access multiple UAE fitness brands like Wellfit and FitnGlam in one app. Book classes, manage personal training, and get club updates seamlessly. Stay connected with your fitness community and favorite clubs.
- Book classes and sessions
- Manage personal training
- Club news and events updates
- Access multiple fitness brands
- Stay updated with schedules
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Formative brings together the UAE’s most dynamic fitness brands — Wellfit, FitnGlam, The Platform Studios, and FITCODE — into a single, purpose-driven platform. Seamlessly book classes, manage personal training sessions, and stay up to date with your club — all in one app. Key Features: Book classes and sessions quickly and easily Manage personal training and coaching appointments Stay updated with club news, events, and schedules Access all your favourite clubs under one app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kcal Meal Plans at 100% against Formative's 0%. Formative's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 2.3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Formative holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Kcal Meal Plans's written reviews are positive against 0% of Formative's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kcal Meal Plans ships an update monthly, Formative weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kcal Meal Plans | Formative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KCAL Management DMCC | Scope Software Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Kcal Meal Plans
Formative
In-app purchases
Kcal Meal Plans
No in-app purchases
Formative
No in-app purchases
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