Value Diary vs Bite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Value Diary
Track your food intake using either simple values or detailed calories and macros. This app offers multiple tracking methods, fast logging, and progress visualization to support your weight loss journey.
- Value and calorie/macro tracking
- Fast food logging via search, barcode, or AI
- GLP-1 medication support
- Activity and workout logging
- Weight, body fat, and blood pressure tracking
- Progress charts and trends
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Lose weight your way. Count simple food values, or track calories and macros - Value Diary does both, in one clean, easy diary. Free to download, with two free plans. Log your food in seconds, see what you have left for the day, and watch your weight come down. TWO WAYS TO TRACK Values Every food has one value and you have a daily goal, with a weekly allowance for treats. Pick how much you want to count: • Little Counting - over 300 free foods. The least counting of all. (You may know it as Purple.) • Carry Over - over 200 free foods, with a daily goal to match. (Blue) • Clever - over 100 free foods and the biggest daily goal. (Green) • Classic - the original, with over 50 free foods, in UK, USA/Canada and Australia versions. Free to use. On Little Counting, Carry Over and Clever, finish your day and what you haven't used carries into your week. Calories & Macros Calories, protein, carbs and fat, against targets worked out from your own height, weight, age and activity. • Macro Plus - meal-by-meal goals, your own macro split, in-depth nutrition analysis and AI food logging. • Macro Basic - a daily calorie and macro goal, with eating styles including keto and low carb. Free to use. Not sure which? The app helps you choose, and you can switch later. LOG FOOD FAST • Search your own foods, the food guide and over 3 million foods online, all at once (online is Premium) • Scan a barcode to find a food instantly (Premium) • AI food logging: snap your plate or a nutrition label, or just describe what you ate (Premium, on the Calories & Macros plans) • Meal Maker: group foods into a meal, with portions worked out for you (Premium) • Dining Out guide: 460+ restaurants to search (Premium, on the Values plans) • Favourites for the foods and exercise you log most • Food, exercise and alcohol calculators GLP-1 SUPPORT (Premium) Taking a GLP-1 medication? Keep it all in the same diary as your food and weight. • Log each dose and where you injected • See your estimated levels through the week • Record side effects by morning, afternoon, evening and night • Add a note for the day and set a dose reminder Value Diary is a tracker and does not give medical advice. ACTIVITY • Log your steps and workouts by hand, free • Or sync them automatically from your iPhone, Apple Health or Fitbit (Premium) • Step graphs, records and your week at a glance • On the values plans, exercise earns extra values - use them on the day, save them for the week, or leave them out SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Weight tracking with milestones, your pace and BMI • Body fat and body measurements • Blood pressure and blood glucose against your own targets • Clear charts and trends for each Measurements, blood pressure and blood glucose are part of Premium. EVERY DAY • Your day at a glance: what's left, meal by meal • Daily check-in: note how you feel and tick off your healthy choices • Reminders for meals and weigh day (Premium) • Plan and log days ahead (Premium) • Secure backup, and your diary restored on any device (Premium) • Lock your diary with Face ID • Made for iPhone and iPad PREMIUM Premium is an optional subscription that unlocks every plan and everything marked Premium above, and removes the adverts. Try it free first: 7 days on the yearly plan, or 3 days on six months. We'll remind you before your trial ends. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, for six or twelve months. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or, if you start a free trial, when the trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any weight loss programme. Website: https://www.ultimatevaluediary.com Help: valuediarysupport@fenlandersoftware.com Privacy Policy / Terms of Use: https://www.ultimatevaluediary.com/privacy-policy-eula/
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.
- Calorie and nutrition tracking
- Personalized virtual menu
- Instant nutritional calculation
- Set daily calorie targets
- Real-time calorie feedback
- Tracks food, drinks, and alcohol
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bite at none against Value Diary's 8. Bite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Value Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Value Diary sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bite asks for nothing beyond the download.
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: 70% of Value Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bite's.
Value Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, Bite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Value Diary | Bite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nella Foulds | Mel Colton |
Customer experience
Value Diary
Bite
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
Value Diary
- One Month Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
- 6 Month Subscription3 Days trial$24.996 Months
- 12 Month Premium Subscription$25.491 Year
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- 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 1 Month Premium subscription$3.99
- 3 Months Premium subscription$5.99
- 6 Months Premium subscription$11.99
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- 12 Months Premium subscription$17.99
Bite
No in-app purchases
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