Comparison

Value Diary vs Bite

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

Head to head
About

Value Diary

This app helps you achieve your weight loss goals by providing personalized diet plans, easy food tracking with a barcode scanner, and progress monitoring. It supports various diet types and integrates with fitness trackers.

Highlights
  • Personalized weight loss plans
  • Food and exercise tracking
  • Barcode scanner for food items
  • Weight and body measurement tracking
  • Integration with fitness trackers
  • Cloud data backup and restore
Features
Read full description

Join other diet watchers in losing weight the affordable & flexible way! See the Ultimate Food Value Diary difference ! > STEP 1: Get YOUR Weight Loss Plan: -> We have seven plans in the app including the latest purple, green and blue plans as well as old favourites , so you can pick what works for YOU. > STEP 2: Track What You Eat: -> our app makes it easy to track your food throughout the day. Browse millions of foods including popular restaurant menus and use the scanner to instantly find millions of items. > STEP 3: Lose Weight and Track your progress -> Track your weight and body measurements to see how far you have come on your journey. Log foods, track weight loss and reach your diet goals with your personal food tracker and weight loss journey partner. Not all weight loss journeys are the same, your weight loss program shouldn't be either. With our seven plans including the latest purple, green and blue along with older plans we got you covered. Choose healthy diet goals > Track meals > Lose weight! We’ll help you stay on track with your weight loss journey thanks to our easy to use weight loss plans so you can enjoy weight loss that makes you look good and feel great! Download today to track your food and kickstart your personal weight loss plan. Check out of amazing features: √ Food, Alcohol, Exercise & Daily goal calculators. √ Barcode scanner > 3 million barcodes √ Built in food & exercise databases with additional online Food & Restaurant with millions of food and restaurant items. √ Pedometer support - Record your steps on your fitness band or smart watch and have the app automatically convert them to exercise earned within the app for all plans - syncs with Fitbit & Apple Health. (Premium) √ Cloud data backup & restore with automatic backups and ability to copy data between devices. (Premium) √ Online Dining Out Guide - 460+ searchable restaurants. (Premium) √ Meal Maker allowing you to group items together as a meal with automatic portion calculation. (Premium) √ Track healthy choices plus record your daily notes. √ Weight loss tracking with graphs, target & milestones √ Ability to track body measurements (Premium) √ Ability to track days, weeks or months in advance for the planners amongst you. (Premium) √ Value estimator - Calculate food values based on just the calorific value. Premium plans Green Clever Plan - A complete version of this plan which calculates based on Calories, Sugar, Sat. Fat & Protein with a large food value database, exercise & daily goal calculator - everything you need to succeed! Blue Carry over Plan - Uses the same calculations as the clever plan but introduces over 210 FREE foods, a reduced daily goal and the ability to carry over any of your remaining daily goal into your weekly! Purple Little Counting Plan - Uses the same calculations as the clever plan but introduces over 300 FREE foods, our easier plan yet! Standard Plans Based on 2010-2014 plans and calculate based upon Protein, Carbs, Fat & Fibre and has all the database, calculators, barcode scanner and daily goal setting you need to succeed. ------- Premium Subscription Ultimate Food Value Diary is a one time fee to download & use. If you choose to upgrade to Premium you'll be billed $25.99 annually or $4.99 monthly depending on the package you choose, this is charged to your iTunes Account, which will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew can be turned off anytime by going to your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Visit our website: www.ultimatevaluediary.com Contact us for help: valuediarysupport@fenlandersoftware.com Privacy Policy / Terms of Use: http://www.ultimatevaluediary.com/privacy-policy-eula/

About

Bite

Track calories and nutrition for meals eaten at restaurants. Easily add food and drinks to a virtual menu, set calorie targets, and receive real-time feedback on remaining calories. It's designed to help you enjoy dining out while staying on track with your health.

Highlights
  • Calorie and nutrition tracking
  • Personalized virtual menu
  • Instant nutritional calculation
  • Set daily calorie targets
  • Real-time calorie feedback
  • Tracks food, drinks, and alcohol
Features
Read full description

Welcome to Bite, your personal calorie and nutrition tracker designed for eating out. Effortlessly manage your meal's calories and nutrition and stay within your daily goals, all while enjoying your favourite restaurants. How Bite Works: Personalised Menu: Add your chosen food and drinks to your virtual menu. Instant Nutritional Tracking: Bite instantly calculates the total calorie & nutritional values for your selections. Target Setting: Set your desired calorie limit for the meal. Real-Time Feedback: See how many calories you have remaining as you add or remove items. Every Item Covered: Bite is the only app that tracks the nutritional values for drinks as well as food, including alcohol. Bite empowers you to enjoy dining out while staying on track with your health goals. Download Bite today and take control of your diet.

Screenshots

Value Diary4 screens
Bite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bite at none against Value Diary's 10. Bite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Value Diary's advantage is ratings volume (3.6K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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. Value Diary sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Value Diary has 3.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Value Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Value Diary ships an update monthly, Bite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Value Diary versus Bite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValue DiaryBite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB85 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFenlander Software Solutions LtdMel Colton

Customer experience

Value Diary

All ratings3,610 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative23.4%

Bite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Value Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription renewal problems
  • Inconsistent points calculations
  • Barcode scanner not working reliably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync data across devices
  • Customizable meal planning
  • Integration with fitness trackers
  • Expanded international food database
  • Streamlined user interface

Bite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Value Diary

Subscriptions6
  • One Month Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
  • One Month Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 12 Month Premium Subscription$19.491 Year
Show 3 more
  • 6 Month Subscription3 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • 12 Month Premium Subscription$25.491 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 Month Premium subscription$3.99
  • 3 Months Premium subscription$5.99
  • 6 Months Premium subscription$11.99
Show 1 more
  • 12 Months Premium subscription$17.99
None

Bite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Value Diary free?
Value Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bite free?
Bite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Value Diary or Bite?
Bite is rated higher. Value Diary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Bite averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Value Diary or Bite have ads?
Both Value Diary and Bite show ads.
Which is updated more often, Value Diary or Bite?
Value Diary ships an update monthly, and Bite every 5 months. Most recently, Value Diary was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bite on October 12, 2026.

Other comparisons