Comparison

Progress vs CalBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Progress

This smart fitness app provides personalized training plans and guidance to help users build muscle and lose weight effectively. It offers detailed exercise instructions, progress tracking, and load management based on user feedback.

Highlights
  • Customized training plans
  • Personalized guidance
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Load management
  • Effective workouts and exercises
  • Muscle group focus
  • Progress tracking with graphs
Features
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Your Personalized and Smart Fitness Training App: Maximize your workout results. Grow muscle mass and achieve optimal weight loss with intelligent, professional, and personalized guidance that will lead you from one workout to the next, all the way to your goal. ●Customized training plan according to the trainee's level. ●Personal trainer to guide you from one workout to another. ●Progressive overload. ●Load management based on your effort level reports. ●The most effective workouts and exercises for every muscle in the gym. ●Focus on specific muscle groups. ●Division of workouts according to target muscles. ●Tracking progress. ●Photos and videos for every exercise. ●Instructions on how to perform the exercises. ●Daily body weight tracking. ●Progress graph. Main trainer: Erez Ben Yaakov, a natural bodybuilder and Mr. Israel 1 specialist in training and nutrition.  Owner of the PROGRESS company. @Erez_Ben_Jacob

About

CalBuddy

Easily track your calorie intake with AI-powered food scanning and personalized insights. Quickly log meals from a vast database of common foods, making nutrition management simple and efficient for reaching your weight goals.

Highlights
  • AI food scanning and logging
  • Personalized weight goal insights
  • Quickly log common foods
  • Extensive Israeli food database
  • Simple and fast user experience
Features
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הדרך הקלה והחכמה לשלוט בקלוריות שלך! נמאס לך לספור קלוריות ידנית? עם CalBuddy, מעקב התזונה שלך הופך לפשוט, מהיר ומדויק – בלחיצת כפתור! - סרקו והכניסו מזון בקליק – אין צורך לנחש, ה-AI שלנו מזהה את המנה שלך מיד. - מעקב חכם ומותאם אישית – קבלו תובנות שיעזרו לך להגיע למטרות המשקל שלך. - חוויית שימוש קלה ומהירה – לא מסובך, לא מעייף – פשוט עובד עבורך. - שמור מאכלים נפוצים לשימוש חוזר מידי. - הוסיפו ארוחה ברגע מתוך מאגר של אלפי מאכלים נפוצים בישראל מחשבון הקלוריות CalBuddy – הדרך החכמה והפשוטה לאיזון קלוריות ושמירה על הבריאות שלך! הורידו עכשיו והתחילו כדי לעשות צעד ענק אל עבר המטרות שלכם! הערה: איננו מציעים ייעוץ רפואי. כל ההמלצות באפליקציה הן בגדר הצעה בלבד. יש להתייעץ עם איש מקצוע ולעשות בדיקה עצמאית לפני התחלת תוכנית קלורית או תזונתית חדשה. תוצאות ניתוח סריקת מזון וגישה ליכולות האפליקציה דורשות מנוי בתשלום או תקופת נסיון. תנאים שימוש: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
CalBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Progress at 5.0 against CalBuddy's 4.4. Progress also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). CalBuddy's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. CalBuddy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalBuddy has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 6 days, CalBuddy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Progress versus CalBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressCalBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.4 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings338 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProgress WorkoutsTomer Cnaan

Customer experience

Progress

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CalBuddy

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CalBuddy

Subscriptions6
  • מנוי PRO שבועי$6.997 Days
  • מנוי PRO חודשי$11.991 Month
  • מנוי שנתי3 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • מנוי שנתי3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • מנוי PRO שנתי7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • מנוי PRO שנתי3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalBuddy free?
CalBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress or CalBuddy?
Progress is rated higher. Progress averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CalBuddy averages 4.4 from 38 ratings.
Do Progress or CalBuddy have ads?
Neither Progress nor CalBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or CalBuddy?
Progress ships an update every 6 days, and CalBuddy fortnightly. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 4, 2026 and CalBuddy on October 11, 2026.

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