CountIt vs FUELS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
CountIt
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CountIt is your all-in-one calorie and nutrition tracker designed to make healthy eating simple, fast, and effective. Whether you're counting calories, planning meals, or reaching fitness goals, CountIt helps you stay on track with ease. Key Features: - No subscriptions or microtransactions โ completely free to use - No login required โ start tracking instantly without creating an account - Full access to the USDA FoodData Central database, with over 500,000 items and complete nutrition data - Support for custom foods, recipes, serving sizes, and portion quantities - Customizable widgets to visualize daily calories and nutrient intake - Barcode scanner for fast and easy food logging - Quick Add feature to log calories, macros, or full meals in seconds
FUELS
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FUELS turns your camera into a nutrition coach. Point it at any meal and get an instant calorie and macro breakdown powered by AI - no barcode scanning, no tedious manual entry. KEY FEATURES Photo Logging Take a photo of any meal - homemade, restaurant, snack, or drink - and AI identifies every item on the plate and estimates calories, protein, carbs, and fat in seconds. AI Nutrition Coach Chat with your personal coach to get meal suggestions, understand your eating patterns, and stay on track with your goals. The coach knows your full history and adapts its advice to you. Daily & Weekly Insights See your calorie and macro trends at a glance. Track progress toward your daily targets and spot patterns across the week. Private by Design Your food diary lives on your device and syncs privately across your Apple devices via iCloud. No account required. No data sent to external servers. Delete everything at any time from Settings. Lock Screen Widget Add the FUELS widget to your lock screen for one-tap access to the camera - log a meal before you even unlock your phone. HOW IT WORKS FUELS uses Google Gemini AI for photo analysis and the coaching chat. You will need a free Gemini API key from Google AI Studio (aistudio.google.com) - paste it once in Settings and you are ready to go. YOUR DATA - Stored locally on your device - Synced privately across your Apple devices via iCloud - Never sent to FUELS servers - Fully deleted when you clear your food diary in Settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FUELS at every 9 days against CountIt's every 15 months. FUELS also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CountIt ships an update every 15 months, FUELS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CountIt | FUELS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timmy Nguyen | IULIIA SANDUTSA |
In-app purchases
CountIt
No in-app purchases
FUELS
No in-app purchases









