Comparison

CARMA HEALTH vs Protocol AI

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

Head to head
About

CARMA HEALTH

This AI-powered health app simplifies health monitoring with features like photo-based food tracking, adaptive workout plans, and food quality scoring. It also offers sleep tracking, stress management tools, and guided breathing exercises to support a healthier lifestyle.

Highlights
  • AI-powered health monitoring
  • Photo-based food and macro tracking
  • Adaptive workout trainer
  • Food quality monitor
  • Sleep tracking and feedback
  • Stress monitoring and breathing exercises
Features
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CARMA is THE AI-Powered, All-In-One Health App. We use AI to make monitoring your health EASY, including: - Track your food / macros through a photo - Modify your workouts based on your health data with our adaptive trainer - Eat healthier with our food quality monitor CARMA Helps you to: - Eat cleaner through advanced nutrition tracking, food quality scoring, macro targets, and much more - Sleep Better through sleep tracking and feedback - Train effectively, through workout programs and biofeedback - Manage your stress, through stress monitoring and breathing exercises Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ (Standard Apple EULA)

About

Protocol AI

This app acts as a personal training partner, offering intelligent recovery tracking and personalized workout plans. It helps users train smarter, recover effectively, and achieve fitness goals faster by providing insights into body readiness and performance metrics.

Highlights
  • Intelligent recovery tracking
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Body Battery readiness indicator
  • Workout logging with rest timers
  • Performance and sleep insights
Features
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Unlock Your Full Potential with Protocol Protocol is your personal training partner, combining intelligent recovery tracking with goal-driven workout plans to help you train smarter, recover better, and hit your goals faster. Core Features: Know When to Push or Rest Your Body Battery shows exactly how charged you are, so you can plan intense sessions or take a recovery day with confidence. Personalised Training Plans From muscle gain to recomposition, Protocol builds bespoke 8–24 week programmes based on your goals and fitness level. Track Every Workout Log sets, reps, and weight with built-in rest timers, and see your progress week after week. Performance Insights Get a clear view of your recovery, sleep, strain, and activity to stay on track and avoid burnout. Train with purpose. Recover with precision. Achieve your best. Requires accurate Apple Health data. We recommend Apple Watch for best results, but any device that records heart rate, HRV, sleep, etc. into Apple Health will work.

Screenshots

CARMA HEALTH4 screens
Protocol AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CARMA HEALTH at 100% against Protocol AI's 0%. CARMA HEALTH also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). Protocol AI's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CARMA HEALTH sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Protocol AI sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CARMA HEALTH holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CARMA HEALTH has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CARMA HEALTH's written reviews are positive against 0% of Protocol AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CARMA HEALTH ships an update monthly, Protocol AI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CARMA HEALTH versus Protocol AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCARMA HEALTHProtocol AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrew ShaulsonWARREN JAMES DAY

Customer experience

CARMA HEALTH

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Protocol AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CARMA HEALTH

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Base$14.991 Month
  • CARMA Fitness Plan$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Zenith Mind Plan$34.991 Month
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  • Monthly Meal Plan$34.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • CARMA Annual Subscription2 variants$99.991 Year
8 purchases

Protocol AI

Subscriptions8
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited access$14.991 Month
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  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited access$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access$59.991 Year

Questions

Is CARMA HEALTH free?
CARMA HEALTH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protocol AI free?
Protocol AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CARMA HEALTH or Protocol AI?
CARMA HEALTH is rated higher. CARMA HEALTH averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Protocol AI averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CARMA HEALTH or Protocol AI have ads?
Neither CARMA HEALTH nor Protocol AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CARMA HEALTH or Protocol AI?
CARMA HEALTH ships an update monthly, and Protocol AI every 4 days. Most recently, CARMA HEALTH was updated on November 3, 2026 and Protocol AI on October 30, 2026.

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