Comparison

Calories vs Sterk.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily calorie tracking
  • BMR calculation for daily limit
  • BMI calculation
  • Email data backup
  • Metric/Imperial unit switching
  • iPad multitasking support
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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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

About

Sterk.

Effortlessly log your exercise sets with intelligent predictions and review comprehensive statistics for each movement and training session. This streamlined application is designed to help you achieve your fitness objectives.

Highlights
  • Smart set prediction
  • Detailed exercise stats
  • Workout logging
  • Intuitive interface
  • Fitness goal tracking
Features
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Sterk makes tracking your workouts easy. Log your sets quickly with smart set prediction and check out detailed stats for every exercise and workout. It’s minimal, intuitive, and designed to help you stay on top of your fitness goals. Terms of Use (UELA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sterkapp.github.io/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Calories4 screens
Sterk.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sterk. at 80% against Calories's 17%. Sterk. also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.7). Calories's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Sterk. is free to download; Calories costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sterk. holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Calories's written reviews are positive against 80% of Sterk.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calories ships an update every 8 months, Sterk. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calories versus Sterk.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaloriesSterk.
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasThomas Theodor Corne Rooskens

Customer experience

Calories

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Sterk.

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calories

No in-app purchases

None

Sterk.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calories free?
Calories costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sterk. free?
Sterk. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calories or Sterk.?
Sterk. is rated higher. Calories averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sterk. averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Calories or Sterk. have ads?
Neither Calories nor Sterk. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calories or Sterk.?
Calories ships an update every 8 months, and Sterk. every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calories was updated on October 27, 2026 and Sterk. on October 21, 2026.

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