Comparison

Calorie Counter + vs Glean App

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

Glean App

This platform offers personalized nutrition and workout plans, along with educational resources and community support to help users achieve and maintain long-term fitness goals. It focuses on evidence-based information and an empathetic approach to personal transformation.

Highlights
  • Personalized nutrition and workout plans
  • In-app data tracker (calories, steps, sleep)
  • Macro-friendly recipes and meal planner
  • Exclusive education portal
  • Private community and live calls
  • Optional follow-along workouts
Features
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Glean App is an online coaching platform, purpose built from the ground up by personal trainers Sean Casey and Evan Daly. Glean uses a principle based approach and aims to educate users on how weight loss and other areas of fitness actually work. The main aim of Glean is to empower users by giving them the education and knowledge they need to not only get results but maintain them long term. There’s no quick fixes or empty promises, just evidence based information that actually works. Glean App works on a monthly subscription basis and this will all grant users access to their own: Personalised nutrition and workout plan A data tracker in app to monitor calories, protein, steps, sleep, weight & hydration 100s of macro friendly recipes Your own meal planner Exclusive education portal built personally by Sean & Evan A private community of like minded people Weekly live calls Optional follow along workouts Guest speakers In personal meet ups and so much more. All of the above is included for £25 a month, but additionally you have the option to get 1:1 check ins and your own personal coach for messaging support for £99 a month. Glean App prides itself in being an empathetic based program that understands the needs and struggles of the ordinary person, so they can get results and change their life without judgement or criticism. Sign up today to be part of the growing community of supportive people on a similar journey. Read our terms and conditions: https://gleanapp.com/terms-and-conditions/ Read our privacy policy: https://gleanapp.com/privacy-policy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calorie Counter +4 screens
Glean App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Calorie Counter + at freemium against Glean App's subscription. Calorie Counter + also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (26K vs 13). Glean App's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 and Glean App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $42.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calorie Counter + holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calorie Counter + has 26K ratings behind it against 13, 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 70% of Glean App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, Glean App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calorie Counter + versus Glean App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie Counter +Glean App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26K ratings) — better4.4 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better13
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNutraTech LtdGlean Fitness Limited

Customer experience

Calorie Counter +

All ratings25,955 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews966 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative15.3%

Glean App

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Glean App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Calorie Counter +

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Month App-Only$6.991 Month
  • 1 Month$6.991 Month
  • 1 month$6.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • 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
2 purchases

Glean App

Subscriptions2
  • Basic tier$42.001 Month
  • Premium tier$165.991 Month

Questions

Is Calorie Counter + free?
Calorie Counter + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glean App free?
Glean App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calorie Counter + or Glean App?
Calorie Counter + is rated higher. Calorie Counter + averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Glean App averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do Calorie Counter + or Glean App have ads?
Calorie Counter + shows ads; Glean App does not.
Which is updated more often, Calorie Counter + or Glean App?
Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, and Glean App every 2 weeks. Most recently, Calorie Counter + was updated on October 17, 2026 and Glean App on October 8, 2026.

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