Comparison

Happy Scale vs Weight Tracker by WeightHawk

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 new 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 iTunes 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 Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://happyscale.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://happyscale.com/terms

About

Weight Tracker by WeightHawk

This app helps you monitor your weight, body measurements, and food intake, including calories and nutrients. It offers detailed graphs and trend lines to visualize your progress and includes a barcode scanner for easy food logging. All your data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Weight, BMI, and Fat % tracking
  • Food calorie and nutrient logging
  • Body measurement tracking
  • Detailed progress graphs
  • Barcode scanning for food
  • Habit tracker
  • Local data storage
Features
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WeightHawk is a simple privacy focused app to track your weight, food and body measurements. Metrics you can track: - Weight, body mass index (BMI) and fat percentage (Fat %) - Food (calories, macros and many other nutrients) - Body measurements (hip, waist, chest, left bicep, right bicep, etc.) Key features: - Detailed graphs showing your progress for any of the metrics above - Trend lines that makes it very easy to see when you're losing/gaining weight (premium) - Weekly, monthly and yearly date ranges for any of the metrics above - Daily, weekly and monthly averages for all metrics for any of the metrics above (premium) - BMI graph ranges (premium) - Fat % graph ranges (premium) - Hip-to-waist graph for body measurements - Measurement index that lets track how your overall body measurements are changing (premium) - Barcode scanning when searching for food items - Habit tracker - Add notes to weight log (premium) - All your data is stored on your device and never shared Premium features require an active subscription. -------------------------------------- If you purchase a monthly subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes 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 Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. -------------------------------------- Terms of Service: https://weighthawk.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://weighthawk.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Happy Scale4 screens
Weight Tracker by WeightHawk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Weight Tracker by WeightHawk at freemium against Happy Scale's subscription. Weight Tracker by WeightHawk also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Happy Scale's advantage is ratings volume (58K vs 8) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 by WeightHawk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Happy Scale against 5.0 for Weight Tracker by WeightHawk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy Scale has 58K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Happy Scale's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weight Tracker by WeightHawk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Scale ships an update every 5 days, Weight Tracker by WeightHawk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Happy Scale versus Weight Tracker by WeightHawk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy ScaleWeight Tracker by WeightHawk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (58K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB29 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFront Pocket Software LLCRobinson Collado

Customer experience

Happy Scale

All ratings58,108 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews728 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.7%

Weight Tracker by WeightHawk

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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 by WeightHawk

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
3 purchases

Weight Tracker by WeightHawk

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Access7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Access7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Happy Scale free?
Happy Scale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weight Tracker by WeightHawk free?
Weight Tracker by WeightHawk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy Scale or Weight Tracker by WeightHawk?
Weight Tracker by WeightHawk is rated higher. Happy Scale averages 4.9 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Weight Tracker by WeightHawk averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Happy Scale or Weight Tracker by WeightHawk have ads?
Neither Happy Scale nor Weight Tracker by WeightHawk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy Scale or Weight Tracker by WeightHawk?
Happy Scale ships an update every 5 days, and Weight Tracker by WeightHawk every 2 days. Most recently, Happy Scale was updated on October 21, 2026 and Weight Tracker by WeightHawk on September 30, 2026.

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