Comparison

Cicolator vs Calodin

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

Head to head
About

Cicolator

Easily track your daily calorie intake with features like AI-powered meal descriptions, barcode scanning, and custom recipe portioning. Personalize your experience with themes and set daily calorie goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meal logging
  • Barcode scanner for food items
  • Custom recipe calorie calculation
  • Daily calorie intake summary
  • Save favorite foods
  • Personalizable themes
Features
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Cicolator is designed to make calorie logging simple! Add favorites, scan barcodes, portion meals, log using AI, and more! - Calorie Tracking: Pick a date and create a log entry for what you've eaten and how many calories it contains. - Magic Entry: Sometimes you don't have access to nutritional information. Describe your meal and Cicolator will estimate it for you using AI. - Daily Summary: Quickly see your calorie intake and how close you are to your daily limit. - Meals: Tracking a snack is easy enough, but what about your favorite recipe? Add the ingredients up, divide it by weight or servings, and then log your portions. - Favorites: Save frequently logged items as a favorite for easier entry. - Barcode Scanner: Use your camera to get nutritional information from product barcodes. - Daily Calorie Intake: Have a specific calorie goal? Raise or lower your goal within Settings. - Themes: Personalize your experience by changing the color scheme

About

Calodin

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Calodin is a calorie tracking app that integrates with HealthKit. It is intended for people looking for an app with simple calorie tracking. How to use the app: - Set a target calorie count (the default is 2000, adjust as necessary) - Add your favorite meals and their calorie amount - Set up some reminders and be notified around mealtime - Pick the meals you're having, or enter a custom amount of calories - See throughout the day where you're at! If you give permission to access Health app data, calories logged will also be logged via Health as "Dietary Energy". Your calorie goal, consumed calories and food you've added to the app will be synced via iCloud.

Screenshots

Cicolator4 screens
Calodin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Calodin at every 3 weeks against Cicolator's every 6 months. Calodin also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cicolator ships an update every 6 months, Calodin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cicolator versus Calodin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCicolatorCalodin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFeatherhour LLCNico Verbruggen

In-app purchases

None

Cicolator

No in-app purchases

None

Calodin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cicolator free?
Cicolator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calodin free?
Calodin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cicolator or Calodin have ads?
Neither Cicolator nor Calodin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cicolator or Calodin?
Cicolator ships an update every 6 months, and Calodin every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cicolator was updated on June 4, 2026 and Calodin on September 14, 2026.

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