Cal+ vs HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cal+
This app helps you quickly track your daily intake of calories, fat, carbohydrates, and protein. It functions as a straightforward calculator designed for efficient macro counting.
- Quick macro counting
- Track calories
- Track fat intake
- Track carbohydrate intake
- Track protein intake
- Daily tracking
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Calculator built to count macros quickly. Add calories, fat, carbs, or protein for fast daily tracking.
HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker
This app focuses on tracking your calorie deficit to predict weight loss, offering daily, monthly, and overall progress views. It uses AI to estimate calories from photos or descriptions of meals and workouts, with optional manual logging and Apple Health integration.
- AI calorie estimation from photos
- Automatic deficit tracking
- Daily, monthly, and overall progress views
- Manual logging option
- AI-powered workout calorie calculation
- Apple Health integration
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Track calories, macros, and your deficit with AI or manually. Every feature is free for everyone, no paywalls. Membership removes ads. LOG IN 3 TAPS • Photo: snap your meal and AI estimates it • Text: type "2 eggs, bacon & toast" and you're done • Barcode: scan packaged food • Manual: enter it yourself • Log workouts by describing them, like "45 min run" TRACK WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT • Calories and protein • Carbs (net or total), sugar, fiber, and fat by type • Sodium, caffeine, creatine, and more • Pick only the nutrients you want to see BUILT FOR YOUR GOAL • Lose weight, maintain, or gain • Daily calorie goal based on your body and your goal weight • Your burn updates as you move, so your deficit stays honest SEE PROGRESS BEYOND THE SCALE • Monthly calendar of the days you hit your deficit • Overall deficit total toward your goal • Weight log to watch the trend STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY • Home Screen widgets • Optional meal reminders • Optional Apple Health sync for active calories and weight • Your backup is saved to your account, so switching phones is easy Free to use. No paywall on features. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://hellocalory.com/legal/tos-eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cal+ at none against HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker's 3. Cal+ also leads on ads (none vs shown). HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.89 per 7 days. Cal+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cal+ against 4.9 for HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cal+ ships an update every 2 months, HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cal+ | HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zachary Carey | Emily Lien |
Customer experience
Cal+
HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker
In-app purchases
Cal+
No in-app purchases
HelloCalory AI Calorie Tracker
- Weekly$2.897 Days
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.49
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