Comparison

Cicolator vs Quick Calories Counter

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

Quick Calories Counter

Easily track your daily calorie intake without distractions. Log calories in seconds with a simple number and optional note, and view your progress at a glance. Save favorite foods for quick entry and customize your goals for a streamlined experience.

Highlights
  • Log calories with number and note
  • View daily total and remaining budget
  • Save and add favorite foods
  • Customizable calorie goals
  • Data stays on device
  • No ads or accounts
Features
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Sometimes, less is more. Quick Calories Counter is a fast, clean, and focused way to track your daily calorie intake — without the clutter, ads, or distractions of bloated nutrition apps. Whether you're counting calories to lose weight, maintain balance, or just stay aware, Quick Calories Counter makes it effortless: Log in seconds - Add calories with just a number and optional note. Stay on track - See your total at a glance and your remaining budget for the day. Favorites system - Save your most common foods and add them all with a single tap. Customizable - Set your calorie goal, preferred keyboard input, and more. No scanning. No A.I. No accounts. No logging in. No nonsense. Your data stays on your device. Quick Calories Counter is ideal for anyone who just wants to log calories and move on with their day. Simple. Elegant. Effective. Fast. Tip! Swipe left on an entry to reveal more options.

Screenshots

Cicolator4 screens
Quick Calories Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cicolator at none against Quick Calories Counter's 1. Quick Calories Counter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Quick Calories Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cicolator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cicolator against 4.9 for Quick Calories Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Calories Counter has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cicolator ships an update every 6 months, Quick Calories Counter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cicolator versus Quick Calories Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCicolatorQuick Calories Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFeatherhour LLCGavriel Rendler

Customer experience

Cicolator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Quick Calories Counter

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cicolator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Calories Counter

One-time1
  • Unlimited Favorites$1.99

Questions

Is Cicolator free?
Cicolator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Calories Counter free?
Quick Calories Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cicolator or Quick Calories Counter?
Cicolator is rated higher. Cicolator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Quick Calories Counter averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Cicolator or Quick Calories Counter have ads?
Neither Cicolator nor Quick Calories Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cicolator or Quick Calories Counter?
Cicolator ships an update every 6 months, and Quick Calories Counter every 2 days. Most recently, Cicolator was updated on June 4, 2026 and Quick Calories Counter on September 14, 2026.

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