Comparison

Progress vs Cali

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

Cali

Effortlessly track your calories and macros with AI-powered photo analysis. Log meals quickly through search, barcode scanning, or by saving favorites. Set personalized goals and gain insights into your progress to achieve your health objectives.

Highlights
  • AI photo meal logging
  • Calorie and macro estimation
  • Fast food search and barcode scanning
  • Customizable goals
  • Progress summaries and insights
  • Favorites and repeat meals
Features
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CaliAI – Smart, Fast & Simple Calorie Tracking Want to lose weight, build muscle, or just stay balanced? Cali makes logging meals effortless and gives you a clear picture of your calories and macros, without the hassle. What you get with Cali: Photo a meal = calorie & macro estimate in seconds (protein / carbs / fat). Fast search + barcode scanning for easy logging. Large food database with Israel coverage (common products and practical units). Favorites & "repeat meals" to log what you always eat with one tap. Personalized goals based on your target, and progress over time. Summaries and insights that show where you stand and what to improve. How it works: Set a goal (loss / gain / maintain) Snap / search / scan a barcode Get clear calorie tracking throughout the day Cali was built to "just work" — no noise, no clutter. Just track and progress. Subscription info: The app is free to download; access to features requires a paid subscription. Subscription details and prices are shown inside the app. Medical note: Cali is not medical advice and not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment. Consult a professional before significant dietary changes. Results may vary depending on input, diet, and activity. Terms: https://caliai-landing-delta.vercel.app/terms Privacy: https://caliai-landing-delta.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Cali4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against Cali's 7. Progress also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Cali's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Cali sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cali has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 6 days, Cali weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Progress versus Cali: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressCali
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings356 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB110 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperProgress WorkoutsRom Ovadia

Customer experience

Progress

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

Cali

All ratings56 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative8.9%

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Cali

Subscriptions5
  • CaliAI Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • CaliAI Premium Yearly3 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • CaliAI Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • CaliAI Premium Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • CaliAI Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • CaliAI Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cali free?
Cali is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress or Cali?
Progress is rated higher. Progress averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Cali averages 4.6 from 56 ratings.
Do Progress or Cali have ads?
Neither Progress nor Cali shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or Cali?
Progress ships an update every 6 days, and Cali weekly. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 4, 2026 and Cali on October 10, 2026.

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