Comparison

Calorie Counter + vs Shape Calorie Counter

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. Features a verified food database, barcode scanner, and community support.

Highlights
  • Calorie and nutrient tracking
  • Verified food database
  • Barcode scanner
  • Exercise tracking with device sync
  • Recipe and meal 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

Shape Calorie Counter

Easily track your daily caloric intake and macronutrients to achieve your weight goals. Log foods and exercises with a convenient search function. This app is continuously updated to help you reach your fitness objectives.

Highlights
  • Calorie tracking
  • Diet logging
  • Macro tracking
  • Exercise logging
  • Food search functionality
  • Weight goal management
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Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain your weight, Shape is a great option for you. Log foods and exercises, track your daily caloric intake, and take advantage of the search bar to make inputing foods easier than ever! Shape is always improving and expanding and becoming better than ever to make hitting your goals easier.

Screenshots

Calorie Counter +4 screens
Shape Calorie Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shape Calorie Counter at none against Calorie Counter +'s 10. Shape Calorie Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown). Calorie Counter +'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (26K vs 6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calorie Counter + sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Shape Calorie Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calorie Counter + holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calorie Counter + has 26K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Calorie Counter +'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Shape Calorie Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, Shape Calorie Counter monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calorie Counter + versus Shape Calorie Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie Counter +Shape Calorie Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNutraTech LtdMaksym Prysyazhny

Customer experience

Calorie Counter +

All ratings25,969 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,021 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative15.4%

Shape Calorie Counter

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Shape Calorie Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Calorie Counter +

Subscriptions7
  • 1 Month App-Only$6.991 Month
  • 1 Month$6.991 Month
  • 1 month$6.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • 12 Months7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months App-only$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • 12 months App Only$29.99
  • 12 months App-Only$39.99
None

Shape Calorie Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calorie Counter + free?
Calorie Counter + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shape Calorie Counter free?
Shape Calorie Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calorie Counter + or Shape Calorie Counter?
Calorie Counter + is rated higher. Calorie Counter + averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Shape Calorie Counter averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Calorie Counter + or Shape Calorie Counter have ads?
Calorie Counter + shows ads; Shape Calorie Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Calorie Counter + or Shape Calorie Counter?
Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, and Shape Calorie Counter monthly. Most recently, Calorie Counter + was updated on November 9, 2026 and Shape Calorie Counter on November 3, 2026.

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