Comparison

Happy Scale vs Weight Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Happy Scale

This app helps you understand your weight loss journey by analyzing scale fluctuations. It smooths out daily variations to reveal your true progress, predict future weights, and break down goals into manageable milestones.

Highlights
  • See true progress with mathematical analysis
  • Smooth out weigh-in fluctuations
  • Predict future weight
  • Break down goals into milestones
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • BMI calculator
Features
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Dieting is hard enough. But when you work hard, hop on the scale, and see a number that’s higher than yesterday? Well, that’s just not fair! It’s time to tame the scale! Happy Scale helps you make sense of the frustrating ups and downs of weigh-ins by using mathematical analysis to make sense of your scale weights. You’ll: • understand your true trend, • take the sting out of plateaus, and • be able to predict what you’ll weigh for an upcoming event • SEE YOUR TRUE PROGRESS: Happy Scale uses sophisticated math to learn the true trend of your progress. You can see what you’re really losing each week. • NO MORE PLATEAUS: Use the moving average progress tracking options to see steady progress every day! • SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE: Have a lot to lose? Break your weight loss goal into small, incremental milestone goals so you can focus on short-term, achievable goals! • THE PERFECT SUPPLEMENT: Use this app in conjunction with other popular apps. Weight entries can be automatically imported from apps that support exporting to the Apple Health app, and Happy Scale will export all your weights to Apple Health so other apps can see them. • IMAGINE YOUR SUCCESS: See predictions about what you’ll weigh in the future if you keep up your current trends, and set commitment goals for yourself! • KNOW YOUR NUMBERS: Our BMI calculator shows you exactly where you stand and what weight ranges you need to hit for different health categories. No more guessing if you’re almost there! • WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES: Seamlessly sync between your iPhone and iPad! So, have your previous diets failed because you lost motivation? Try Happy Scale today and join thousands of users who use this app to TAME THE SCALE! ------------------ This app optionally integrates with Apple Health. It is an opt-in feature that’s accessible from the Settings menu. ------------------ If you purchase a monthly or yearly subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple Account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://happyscale.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://happyscale.com/terms

About

Weight Tracker

Easily record, track, and analyze your weight progress with this intuitive application. It offers a stylish interface, dark mode, and the ability to share your logs with friends. No sign-up is required to start managing your weight journey.

Highlights
  • Record weight logs
  • Track weight progress
  • Analyze weight information
  • Save and share logs
  • Find history by date
  • Dark mode support
  • No sign-up required
Features
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Weight Tracker - Weight Diary is a smarter way to manage your weight and track your progress. Our app is a weight management app that allows you to record, track, analyze your weight information using your iPhone. FEATURES: - No sign-up or login required - Stylish, easy to use interface - Save weight logs - Share weight logs with your friends - Find history logs by date - Dark mode support ----- Weight Tracker Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/weighttracker/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/weighttracker/privacy.html

Screenshots

Happy Scale4 screens
Weight Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Happy Scale at 92% against Weight Tracker's 0%. Happy Scale also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 28 months). Weight Tracker's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription). On price, ads, 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. Happy Scale sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Weight Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happy Scale holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy Scale has 58K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Happy Scale's written reviews are positive against 0% of Weight Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Scale ships an update every 11 days, Weight Tracker every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Happy Scale versus Weight Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy ScaleWeight Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (58K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB6 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFront Pocket Software LLC杏娣 吴

Customer experience

Happy Scale

All ratings58,207 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews735 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.7%

Weight Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Happy Scale

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Reminders don't work for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to track body measurements and body fat percentage
  • Provide more chart/graph options (60-day, 6-month)
  • Add a watch app or complication for easier access
  • Implement more celebratory features when reaching goals

Weight Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Happy Scale

Subscriptions2
  • Happy Scale Deluxe (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Happy Scale Deluxe (Yearly)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tip $1$0.99
  • Tip $3$2.99
  • Tip $5$4.99
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  • Tip $10$9.99
  • Happy Scale Premium (Lifetime)$39.99
  • Happy Scale Deluxe (Lifetime)$39.99
2 purchases

Weight Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Weight Tracker Pro$0.991 Month
  • Weight Tracker Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Happy Scale free?
Happy Scale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weight Tracker free?
Weight Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy Scale or Weight Tracker?
Happy Scale is rated higher. Happy Scale averages 4.9 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Weight Tracker averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Happy Scale or Weight Tracker have ads?
Neither Happy Scale nor Weight Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy Scale or Weight Tracker?
Happy Scale ships an update every 11 days, and Weight Tracker every 28 months. Most recently, Happy Scale was updated on November 12, 2026 and Weight Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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