Calorie Counter + vs ProteinLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calorie Counter +
Easily track your food intake, macros, and exercise to achieve your health goals. Features a verified food database, barcode scanner, and community support for weight loss or healthy habit building. Offers a 7-day free trial.
- Calorie and nutrient tracking
- Verified food database
- Barcode scanner
- Exercise tracking with device sync
- Recipe builder
- Community support
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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
ProteinLog
Effortlessly track your daily calorie, protein, and water intake with AI-powered logging. Quickly log meals by photo, voice, or text, and monitor your progress towards health goals. Integrates with Apple Health and offers smart bottle syncing.
- AI photo, voice, and text food logging
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Water intake monitoring
- Barcode scanner
- Saved meals and templates
- Apple Watch app and widgets
- Apple Health integration
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Track calories, protein and water in seconds, not minutes. ProteinLog is an AI calorie counter, macro tracker and water tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. Snap a photo, say what you ate, type it, scan a barcode, search foods and recipes, or re-log a saved meal. ProteinLog works out the calories, protein, carbs and fat for you. NEW: WATER TRACKING • Log a drink in one tap and watch it pour into the glass • Drinks in your meals count automatically: coffee, juice, smoothies and more • A daily water goal based on your weight and activity • A water bar on the dashboard, right under your calories • Pair a smart bottle to sync your drinks, run UV purify and track filter life • Quick-add water on Apple Watch, Water complications, and a Water widget with one-tap add buttons • Fill lifetime water vessels on your Journey • Drinks sync to Apple Health HOW IT WORKS • Snap, speak, type, scan or search • ProteinLog identifies each food and estimates the portion • Nutrition is matched against verified food databases • See calories, protein, carbs and fat, item by item FEATURES • AI photo, voice and text food logging • Calorie gauge and macro bars at a glance • Eat Well pillars: simple food-quality insights that go beyond calories • A protein streak, emeralds and a Journey tab that reward consistency • Saved meals and templates: re-log your go-to meals in one tap • Barcode scanner plus food and recipe search • Apple Watch app with complications • Home and lock screen widgets • Apple Health integration Whether your goal is weight loss, muscle gain or simply eating better, ProteinLog makes food logging fast enough to stick with. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: ProteinLog requires an active subscription to access all features. Subscription options and pricing are presented within the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Legal Terms of Use: https://www.proteinlog.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.proteinlog.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Calorie Counter + at free with in-app purchases against ProteinLog's subscription. Calorie Counter + also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). ProteinLog's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
Both are free to download. Calorie Counter + sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and ProteinLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ProteinLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calorie Counter + has 26K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Calorie Counter + ships an update fortnightly, ProteinLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calorie Counter + | ProteinLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NutraTech Ltd | Swiftful Dynamics |
Customer experience
Calorie Counter +
ProteinLog
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
ProteinLog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calorie Counter +
- 1 Month App-Only$6.991 Month
- 1 Month$6.991 Month
- 1 month$6.991 Month
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- 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
- 12 months App Only$29.99
- 12 months App-Only$39.99
ProteinLog
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- ProteinLog Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- ProteinLog Yearly$69.991 Year
Questions
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