Comparison

Calorie Stepdown vs Meal Bridge

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

Head to head
About

Calorie Stepdown

This app helps you manage your daily calorie intake to reach your goals. Set a daily limit and log your food to stay within your target. Once you hit zero, you've successfully met your goal for the day.

Highlights
  • Set daily calorie goals
  • Log food items
  • Track remaining calories
  • Reach zero to complete day
Features
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Calorie Stepdown is a daily calorie tracker to help you meet your daily calorie goals. Set your maximum allowed calories for the day and then add food items accordingly. When you reach zero, you're done!

About

Meal Bridge

Features
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Meal Bridge helps you keep meal planning simple, especially when “family” means more than one household. - Organize everyone Create families and people so preferences and plans stay clear. Your information stays with you on device, with optional sync through iCloud when you want it across your Apple devices. - Plan together Select who you’re cooking for and plan meals with context that reflects real households—not generic grocery lists. - Ideas when you’re stuck Generate meal suggestions powered by AI so you can move from “what’s for dinner?” to a concrete idea faster. You stay in control of what you save and cook. - Share on your terms When you use sharing features, collaborators see what you choose to share through Apple’s CloudKit—built for privacy-conscious coordination. Whether you’re juggling multiple homes or just want one calm place to plan, Meal Bridge keeps meals and people connected.

Screenshots

Calorie Stepdown4 screens
Meal Bridge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Calorie Stepdown at 16.2 against Meal Bridge's 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Calorie Stepdown versus Meal Bridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie StepdownMeal Bridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg CheongCLAYTON BRIDGER MASON

In-app purchases

None

Calorie Stepdown

No in-app purchases

None

Meal Bridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calorie Stepdown free?
Calorie Stepdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meal Bridge free?
Meal Bridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calorie Stepdown or Meal Bridge have ads?
Neither Calorie Stepdown nor Meal Bridge shows ads.

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