Calories vs Activity Rings+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calories
Track your daily calorie intake to manage your weight or stay in shape. Calculate your daily limit using BMR and monitor your BMI to determine if a diet is needed. The app supports metric and imperial units and allows data export via email.
- Daily calorie tracking
- BMR calculation for daily limit
- BMI calculation
- Email data backup
- Metric/Imperial unit switching
- iPad multitasking support
- Apple Watch app
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Is it time to think about your weight?. If you plan to start a diet or just want to stay in shape this application is for you. Track your daily calories. Set your limit and see whether you can stay below. More features: - Calculate your daily limit with the help of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) method - Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) to see whether you should start a diet - E-Mail the data for backup and further processing - switch between metric and imperial units - support for the iPad multitasking (split view, ...) Apple Watch version: - see how much money is left and the limit - watch app and glance interface for a quick lookup
Activity Rings+
This app displays your Apple Watch Activity Rings and Stand Hour progress directly on your watch face. Get a quick glance at your daily steps and activity data without needing to open the main app.
- Activity Rings display
- Stand Hour indicator
- Daily Steps at a glance
- Complications for watch faces
- Percentage or remaining data view
- Tap to refresh data
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Wish it were easier to see whether you’ve met your Stand Hour yet? This app uses your HealthKit data to offer complications for your favorite Apple Watch faces that show your Activity Rings, plus a Stand Hour circle to show whether you’ve already earned it at a glance. Note: If the app is missing on your Watch after purchase, go to the App Store on your Watch to install. (Scroll to the bottom, click Account -> Purchased, and tap the download cloud next to Activity Rings+) - APPLE WATCH APP In the app, see a quick view of your Move/Exercise/Stand data and your familiar Activity Rings, with an added indicator showing whether you've met the current Stand Hour. Also see today's Steps at a glance—no more scrolling down to interpret your activity data! Tap the screen to switch to percentage view or Calories/Minutes/Stand Hours remaining. - COMPLICATIONS On newer Apple Watch faces (Meridian, Infographic, California, etc.), you can add complications that feature your Activity Rings with an added stand indicator that illuminates when you've met the current stand hour. On older Apple Watch faces, (Breathe, Modular, Colors, Simple, etc.), you can add a Stand Indicator that will be colored solid if you've met the current stand hour or will be a hollow outline if you still need to stand up. Note: Complications refresh in the background as often as Apple permits. Tap the complication to open the app if you'd like to refresh the data immediately. Your Stand Hour will always clear at the start of the next hour, so if you see Activity Rings+ lit up, you'll know you've hit it. If you have any issues with HealthKit permissions, make sure to grant permissions from your iPhone via Settings -> Privacy -> Health. If complications are not available immediately after installation, rebooting your Apple Watch usually does the trick!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Activity Rings+ at 61% against Calories's 17%. Activity Rings+ also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). 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
Calories costs $0.99 and Activity Rings+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Activity Rings+ holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Calories's written reviews are positive against 61% of Activity Rings+'s.
Calories ships an update every 8 months, Activity Rings+ weekly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Calories | Activity Rings+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 3.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Brandon Wallace |
Customer experience
Calories
Activity Rings+
In-app purchases
Calories
No in-app purchases
Activity Rings+
No in-app purchases









