Comparison

Daily Calorie Tracker+ vs Calorie Deficit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Daily Calorie Tracker+

Features
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Daily Calorie Tracker+ (DCT+) is a minimalist app for tracking your daily caloric intake. Features include: * Simple model of user-defined categories and servings. * ‘Quick Log’ option to add a raw calorie amount to a category. * Define your own servings, with handy presets. * Conveniently adjust serving size (aka intensity) when logging calories. * Your data syncs with your private iCloud account when a network connection is available. * Available separately as an independent WatchOS app. * Fully open source, where code is licensed with Mozilla Public License 2.0. DCT+ prioritizes convenience, quick interactions, and the basic needs of the casual calorie counter.

About

Calorie Deficit Tracker

This app helps users track their calorie balance by calculating calories consumed versus calories burned. It utilizes data from Apple Health and Apple Watch to provide real-time and estimated end-of-day calorie balances, aiding in weight management goals.

Highlights
  • Calorie balance calculation
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch support
  • Real-time calorie balance ('now-mode')
  • Estimated end-of-day balance ('midnight-mode')
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Customizable dashboard
Features
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Count.kcal is a companion app for people that count their calories using apps like MyFitnessPal or Yazio. To reach your weight loss (or weight gain) goals, you need to be in a calorie deficit (or surplus) for a prolonged period of time. This is called the CICO principle (calories in, calories out). Simply put: You will lose weight if you burn more calories than you eat. Use nutritional and burned calorie data from Apple Health to calculate your caloric balance to stay on top of your weight goals. Using Apple Health, you can leverage calorie data from your Apple Watch. Alternatively, you can provide custom burned energy data. Our simple graphs let you quickly see your current calorie balance ("now-mode"). Additionally, the "midnight-mode" will provide you with an estimated end-of-day calorie balance, which takes into account the calories your body will passively burn from now until midnight. This can be useful for knowing what your calorie balance at the end of the day will approximately be after you had dinner, for example. This midnight balance-estimate could also be useful to plan meals that allow you to stay within your daily calorie goals. Calories eaten, calories burned, macros and body weight are all summarized on one single dashboard to help you keep track of your goals. Use home-screen widgets to always keep an eye on your calorie balance. Customize colors to your own taste!  You can also use Count.kcal on your Apple Watch. For quick calorie balance information, use one of many watch face complications or our smart stack widgets.

Screenshots

Daily Calorie Tracker+3 screens
Calorie Deficit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Daily Calorie Tracker+ and Calorie Deficit Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Calorie Tracker+ ships an update fortnightly, Calorie Deficit Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Daily Calorie Tracker+ versus Calorie Deficit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Calorie Tracker+Calorie Deficit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—42 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenAlloc LLCBerken Sayilir

In-app purchases

None

Daily Calorie Tracker+

No in-app purchases

None

Calorie Deficit Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Calorie Tracker+ free?
Daily Calorie Tracker+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calorie Deficit Tracker free?
Calorie Deficit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Calorie Tracker+ or Calorie Deficit Tracker have ads?
Neither Daily Calorie Tracker+ nor Calorie Deficit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Calorie Tracker+ or Calorie Deficit Tracker?
Daily Calorie Tracker+ ships an update fortnightly, and Calorie Deficit Tracker every 8 days. Most recently, Daily Calorie Tracker+ was updated on October 9, 2026 and Calorie Deficit Tracker on October 22, 2026.

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