Comparison

Calorie Counter + vs Calories Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Calorie Counter +

Easily track your food intake, macros, and exercise to achieve your health goals, whether it's weight loss or building healthy habits. Utilize a verified food database, barcode scanner, and recipe builder for accurate logging. Sync with fitness devices for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Calorie and nutrient tracking
  • Verified food database
  • Barcode scanner
  • Exercise logging
  • Recipe builder
  • Community support
Features
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Calorie tracking made simple. Whether your goal is weight loss, building healthy habits, or understanding your nutrition, Nutracheck makes it easy. Track your food, macros, and exercise with a fully verified food database. Try free for 7 days. • Track calories & 7 key nutrients • 100% verified food database – 100'000's of items • Barcode scanner & photo search • Exercise tracking with app & device sync • Apple Watch app & widgets • Build & save your own recipes • Community support FLEXIBLE GOALS Weight loss, gain or maintenance – set your own calorie and macro targets to suit your goal. NUTRITION MADE EASY Track 7 key nutrients: carbs, protein, fat, sat fat, sugar, salt and fiber. Set reminders for water and 5-a-day. FAST, ACCURATE LOGGING Search verified foods by keyword or barcode – including items from Kroger, Walmart, Target, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and top eating out places like Chipotle, Subway, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Panera Bread. See product photos for quick recognition. BUILT-IN EXERCISE TRACKER Log workouts manually or sync with Fitbit via Google Health, Garmin, and Apple Health. Choose from 1,000+ activities. ON-THE-GO-TOOLS Use the Apple Watch App or iOS widgets to see your progress instantly – no need to open the app. RECIPE & MEAL BUILDER Calorie count your home-cooked meals. Add your own or use our ready-made favourites. SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY Join challenges, share wins and get encouragement in our friendly forum. ———————————————————————————— WHY NUTRACHECK? • Award-Winning: Voted Best Health & Fitness App and Best Food & Drink App. • Verified food data, popular US brands, and accurate nutrition tracking. • Trusted: Over 20 years of continuous development and 5* App Store ratings. • Real Support: Friendly support team ready to help – real people, real answers. DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT… “Brilliant app. So user friendly!” “Have seen lots of calorie counting websites and apps. This is by FAR the best. No contest.” “At last, a diet that works!” “I’ve been trying to lose weight for the last two years, nothing worked. Until I discovered this app.” “The best app I’ve ever downloaded.” “It’s fantastic!…tells you exactly what you’re eating.” SEE MORE SUCCESS STORIES IN THE APP ———————————————————————————— SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING All new users start with a 7-day free trial. After that, subscribe monthly or yearly – or stay on the free Lite version (with daily diary limits). Manage in Settings: Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled 24 hours before the end of your period. Payment is charged to your iTunes account. Lite access remains free. Terms & Privacy: https://www.nutracheck.co.uk/Info/TermsAndConditions

About

Calories Scanner

Instantly get calorie information for food items by scanning their barcodes. Visualize caloric density and total calories on a gauge. The app archives scanned products with details like EAN, name, and nutritional data.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes for instant calorie data
  • Visualize caloric density and total calories
  • Archive scanned products with detailed history
  • Track EAN, product name, and weight
  • View caloric density per 100 grams
Features
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Calories Scanner Get the calories from any food! Get the calories of any food instantly by scanning its bar code, and visualize it on a calorie-meter gauge. The caloric density of the food you scanned will be indicated, and the total calories of the product, when it is available. This app will be useful for people who do a diet based on caloric density of food. The product scanned are archived in a history section, which provides: - an image of the product - the International Article Number/EAN - the name of the product - the caloric density for 100 grams - the total weight of the product - the total calories of the product.

Screenshots

Calorie Counter +4 screens
Calories Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calorie Counter + at Free against Calories Scanner's $0.99. Calorie Counter + also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Calories Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On ads, monetization model 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

Calorie Counter + is free to download; Calories Scanner costs $0.99 up front. Calorie Counter + sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Calories Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, Calories Scanner every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calorie Counter + versus Calories Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie Counter +Calories Scanner
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (26K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNutraTech LtdFB PUBLISHING LLC

Customer experience

Calorie Counter +

All ratings25,963 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,007 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative15.4%

Calories Scanner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Calorie Counter +

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Barcode scanner not working consistently
  • Incorrect exercise calorie calculations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to track net carbs
  • Improve recipe creation and meal planning features
  • Allow users under 18 to use the app
  • Provide more customization options for calorie/macro targets
  • Add notes section for daily entries

Calories Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Calorie Counter +

Subscriptions8
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 1 Month App-Only$6.991 Month
  • 1 Month$6.991 Month
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  • 1 month$6.991 Month
  • 12 Months7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months4 variants$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months App-only$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 12 months App Only$29.99
  • 12 months App-only$29.99
  • 12 months App-Only$39.99
None

Calories Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calorie Counter + free?
Calorie Counter + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calories Scanner free?
Calories Scanner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calorie Counter + or Calories Scanner have ads?
Both Calorie Counter + and Calories Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calorie Counter + or Calories Scanner?
Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, and Calories Scanner every 21 months. Most recently, Calorie Counter + was updated on November 1, 2026 and Calories Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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