Comparison

Natural food guide vs Integral Extra

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

Head to head
About

Natural food guide

Track your nutrition, create recipes, and manage dietary profiles for a healthier lifestyle. This app helps you understand food content, from macronutrients to vitamins and minerals, supporting various health goals like weight loss or managing conditions.

Highlights
  • Detailed food diary
  • Recipe creation and nutrition calculator
  • Customizable dietary profiles
  • Comprehensive nutrient information
  • Personalized health requirements tracking
  • Adjustable portion sizes
Features
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Natural Food Guide focuses on fresh and healthy foods. It is the perfect companion for everyone who loves to cook. You can quickly create your own recipes and estimate their nutritive value, or keep a detailed food diary. Whether you are an athlete who wants to push their body to its limits, or you want to lose weight or prevent health issues – nutrition is the key to a healthy lifestyle! The app is stuffed with information and provides answers to countless questions related to nutrition: What is the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of linseed oil? What is the glycemic index of basmati rice? Which foods contain a lot of calcium and magnesium at the same time? What are the best sources of vegetarian protein? ■ The Best App For Your Needs • Configure the app to fit your specific needs. • Track your diet with the food diary and export detailed analyses as PDF. • Use the recipe feature as a calorie and nutrition calculator to check your favorite meals! • Set your own requirements, e.g. high in vitamin C and low in cholesterol. • Sort the nutrition tables in ascending or descending order by nutrient content. • Add your own notes and manually adjust ratings where necessary. • Change the portion size and observe the effect on the daily nutrient requirements in a live preview. • Create a list of your personal favorites. ■ Dietary Profiles Thanks to several customized profiles you can easily follow different dietary strategies: • Low-salt diet for high blood pressure (the profile also helps you follow the DASH diet) • Healthy fats • Low glycemic load • Low carb diet • Natural foods • Low added sugar • Vegetarian and vegan diet • Low nickel diet for nickel allergy sufferers ■ General Nutrition Facts • Calories (as kcal or kJ), salt, protein, carbohydrates, sugar, added sugar, starch, fiber, alcohol, water content • Detailed information on fats: total fat, saturated fat, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), α-linolenic acid (ALA), linolic acid, omega-6/omega-3 ratio • Cholesterol • Glycemic index and glycemic load • Total glucose (for the diet with diabetes) ■ Minerals And Micronutrients • Minerals: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium • Micronutrients: iron, copper, manganese, selenium, zinc, iodine, nickel • Find all the important macro and micronutrients in your food ■ Vitamin Content • Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9 (folic acid), B12, C, D, E and K • Use the recipe function as a vitamin calculator to plan your supply ► Free version • Values for calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat • Daily requirements based on age, weight and activity level • Access to our food database with more than 1,300 entries • Dietary profile for "Healthy eating" • Creation of five entries in the food diary • Creation of five recipes • Search function with barcode scanner • Shopping list • Detailed articles in the info area • Personal notes, ratings and favorites • Adjustable portion sizes • Direct link to Wikipedia articles • Supports Dark Mode • No internet connection required ► PRO version (one time purchase, no subscription) • Access to all nutrition facts, vitamins, minerals and trace elements • Access to all dietary profiles and individual requirements • Filter and sorting function • Unlimited number of entries in the food diary • Recipe nutrition calculator ■ About Us At Baliza, we have been developing nutritional apps that provide tailored nutritional recommendations to people with special dietary needs since 2011. Our award-winning apps are helpful guides that combine carefully researched information from scientific sources with all the capabilities offered by modern smartphones. You get all of our apps as a fair one-time purchase without a subscription.

About

Integral Extra

Features
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Más de 30 años ayudando al lector a tener una vida más sana a través de terapias alternativas, alimentación natural, respeto por la naturaleza y medio ambiente. única por las características de su contenido, tratando mensualmente temas de ecología y salud natural. Una apuesta editorial solida para alcanzar el lema de esta cabecera: Vive mejor en un mundo mejor. Descarga INTEGRAL EXTRA de forma gratuita y suscríbete O compra las ediciones individualmente. • Compra de una edición por 3.99€ (Sin renovación automática). • Suscripción anual de 6 números por 14.99€ (Se renovará automáticamente hasta que se cancele) El pago de tu suscripción será cargado a su cuenta de iTunes en la confirmación de la compra, y automáticamente se renovará con los mismos precios que se establecen arriba, a menos que la renovación automática sea desactivada al menos 24 horas antes de que finalice el período actual. Puedes manejar tu suscripción y desactivar la auto-renovación, después de la compra, en el apartado “Account Settings” de tu cuenta en iTunes. Las suscripciones actuales no pueden ser canceladas durante el período de suscripción activo. Tu suscripción iniciará con la edición actual. Cualquier porción no utilizada de un periodo de prueba gratuito se perderá al adquirir una suscripción a esta publicación. Consulta el convenio del usuario en: https://www.connecorrevistas.com/epages/ec9542.sf/es_ES/?ObjectPath=/Shops/ec9542/Categories/TermsAndConditions Y el aviso de privacidad en: https://www.connecorrevistas.com/epages/ec9542.sf/es_ES/?ObjectPath=/Shops/ec9542/Categories/PrivacyPolicy

Screenshots

Natural food guide4 screens
Integral Extra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Natural food guide at every 2 months against Integral Extra's every 9 months. Integral Extra's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Natural food guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Integral Extra sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Natural food guide ships an update every 2 months, Integral Extra every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Natural food guide versus Integral Extra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNatural food guideIntegral Extra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (111 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB85 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBaliza GmbHConnecor Revistas S.L.

Bugs and requests

Natural food guide

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Notes in recipes disappear when app is closed
  • App crashes when selecting a product (iOS 16)
  • Ingredients from other recipes are added when making new ones
  • Scrolling is jerky and buttons are accidentally clicked on iOS
  • App crashes on startup (iPhone 11 Pro Max)
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  • Inconsistent mg definition for high/low potassium

Requested features

28 requests
  • Add custom foods/ingredients
  • Barcode scanning
  • Ability to add own recipes and adjust serving sizes easily
  • More specific brand-name foods in the database
  • Ability to sync across devices (iPhone/iPad)
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  • Add supplements to tracking
  • Add more international/regional foods
  • Option to add drinks
  • Add gluten tracking
  • Add histamine content information
  • Add acid/base comparison
  • Create a favorites list
  • Add a feature to compare products directly
  • Add percentage distribution of calories based on body weight and activity
  • Add option to change measurement units (ounces to cups, etc.)
  • Add baking soda to the list
  • Allow users to adjust nutritional values of existing foods
  • Add more vegan/specialty products
  • Add a GL calculator
  • Ability to duplicate recipes for variation
  • Diagrams for recipes showing ingredient contribution to nutrients
  • Add more updated food choices
  • Add more content and updates
  • Ability to select multiple categories to exclude from default view
  • Add more nutrient info, especially for phosphorus, potassium, and sodium
  • Add more foods and brands
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

Integral Extra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Natural food guide

One-time1
  • Natural Food Guide PRO$8.99
23 purchases

Integral Extra

One-time23
  • No 173 - Marzo 2022$2.99
  • No 174 - Junio 2022$2.99
  • No 175 - Septiembre 2022$2.99
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  • No 176 - Diciembre 2022$2.99
  • Salud N.26$3.99
  • Salud N.27$3.99
  • Salud Nr.27$3.99
  • Salud Nr 27$3.99
  • Abril 2023$3.99
  • Horoscopo Anual - No.6$3.99
  • Psicologías N. 2$3.99
  • Horoscopo Anual$3.99
  • No.7 Septiembre 2024$3.99
  • Salud N.29$4.99
  • Mayo 2025$4.99
  • Enero 2024$4.99
  • Noviembre 2024$4.99
  • Marzo 2024$4.99
  • Julio 2024$4.99
  • Diciembre 2024$4.99
  • Mayo 2024$4.99
  • Salud N.28 - Marzo 2024$4.99
  • Alimentación - Abril 2024$4.99

Questions

Is Natural food guide free?
Natural food guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Integral Extra free?
Integral Extra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Natural food guide or Integral Extra have ads?
Neither Natural food guide nor Integral Extra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Natural food guide or Integral Extra?
Natural food guide ships an update every 2 months, and Integral Extra every 9 months. Most recently, Natural food guide was updated on October 26, 2026 and Integral Extra on October 25, 2026.

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