Comparison

NeuralStack.io™ vs CaloCook

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

Head to head
About

NeuralStack.io™

Create personalized audio experiences for focus, sleep, and mindset enhancement. Combine brainwave entrainment, guided breathing, and ambient sounds to build custom 'Stacks'. Listen offline and alongside other apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable Stacks with multi-stage elements
  • Brainwave entrainment (0.5-100 Hz)
  • Guided breathing programs
  • Layered ambience and nature sounds
  • Offline listening
  • Integration with other apps
  • Stack playlists
Features
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Shape your mindset with customizable Brainwave Entrainment Stacks. Listen in Binaural, Monaural, Isochronic, or combined Binaural + Isochronic Tone Modes. Headphones are optional when listening to Monaural or Isochronic tones. Start with 100+ included Explore Stacks, or create your own by combining any of 300+ Multi-Stage Brainwave Entrainment programs with Guided Breathing and background audio elements into an integrated Stack. NeuralStack.io is designed for people who want more than fixed audio tracks. Instead of locking you into pre-made sessions and pre-mixed tones, NeuralStack.io provides advanced tone modulation and flexible tools to create custom soundscapes, so you can shape your ideal mindset for any situation. Includes 300+ advanced brainwave entrainment programs for focus, relaxation, stress relief, memory, insomnia relief, sleep, meditation, anxiety relief, and much more. Create custom multi-stage brainwave entrainment programs for your Stacks: * Add or remove stages, fine-tune stage durations. * Specify any beat frequency from 0.5–100 Hz. * Specify fractional frequencies with 2-decimal precision. * Choose carrier frequencies from 100–1000 Hz with automatic power equalization. * Listen in 4 Tone Modes: Binaural, Monaural, Isochronic, or phase-synchronized Binaural + Isochronic modes. * Supports Schumann Resonance frequencies (ex 7.83 Hz). Listen alongside other audio/video apps: * Set your preference to allow other apps at the app-level or the stack-level. Listen Offline: * Audio resources are synchronized to the device instead of being streamed, eliminating network traffic, saving battery life, and allowing you to listen offline. Guided Breathing: * Remix the included breathing programs to match your pace. * Create custom multi-stage breathing programs with adjustable tempo, text, and visuals. * Supports fractional breathing patterns, such as Coherent 5.5 second cycles. Advanced Global Settings * Use the app's Global Settings to modify tone characteristics, such as cycles-per-pulse and gain to sharpen or soften isochronic and monaural modulation. Stack Playlists * Organize your Stacks into playlists to support your daily routine. * Create sequences of Stacks that use different Tone Modes. Ambience and Nature * Layer dynamic ambience and nature sounds. * Remix programs, combining them to create multi-stage ambient and nature programs, and reuse them across different Stacks. Solfeggio and Schumann Frequencies * Includes single and multi-stage entrainment programs utilizing Solfeggio carrier frequencies and Schumann resonant beat frequencies to be remixed and customized. Color Noise * Layer a color noise element into your stack for sound masking and tinnitus relief. Pure Sine Waves * Create pure sine waves from 100 to 1000 Hz with power equalization and 2-decimal precision. * Remix and combine programs to create multi-stage Solfeggio progressions. Custom Audio Programs * Integrate personal audio files into your Stacks. * Note: This feature is only intended for personal audio files, such as those recorded with voice recording apps, and cannot access copy-protected audio or audio from streaming services. Subscription Required NeuralStack.io offers a free trial. Continued access to all features and content requires an auto-renewing subscription. Subscription options: $2.99/month or $24.99/year. These prices are for the United States, pricing in other countries may vary. Subscription will automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your App Store Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your App Store Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy https://neuralstack.io/#privacy

About

CaloCook

Features
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Stop eating food you hate to hit your goals. CaloCook is built on one idea: you should be able to eat whatever you want and still hit your macros. Craving a burger? Pasta? A big bowl of fried rice? Tell CaloCook what you feel like, set your macro targets, and it instantly generates a recipe engineered to match your exact numbers — calories, protein, carbs, and fat. No meal plans forcing you into chicken and broccoli. No cutting out the food you love. Just real meals, built around your goals — and a full toolkit to keep you on track. Macro-Matched Recipes Type any meal you're craving, set your targets, and get an instant recipe built to hit them exactly. Meal Planning Plan your meals across the week so you always know what's coming and never miss your numbers. Smart Shopping List Every meal you plan automatically builds your shopping list. Arrive at the supermarket ready — no guessing, no forgetting. Food Scanning Snap a photo of any meal to instantly identify and log it — tracking your macros on the go has never been easier. Meal History Calendar A full calendar view of every meal you've logged. See exactly what you ate on any given day and how it stacked up against your targets. Stats & Detailed Analytics In-depth stats on your calorie intake, macro splits, trends over time, and progress toward your goals — so you always know where you stand. Progress Photos Document your physical transformation with dated progress photos, all stored securely in one place. Apple Health Sync Reads your steps and calories burned from Apple Health to give you a complete picture of your daily activity. Whether you're bulking, cutting, or just trying to eat better without the misery — CaloCook makes it effortless. Eat what you want. Hit every macro. That's CaloCook. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NeuralStack.io™4 screens
CaloCook4 screens

Verdict

The call

NeuralStack.io™ and CaloCook are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. NeuralStack.io™ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CaloCook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NeuralStack.io™ ships an update every 3 weeks, CaloCook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NeuralStack.io™ versus CaloCook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeuralStack.io™CaloCook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBanzai Labsxavier Lomma

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NeuralStack.io™

Subscriptions2
  • NeuralStack.io Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • NeuralStack.io Annual Subscription14 Days trial$24.991 Year
4 purchases

CaloCook

Subscriptions4
  • Basic7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Basic (Annual)7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$54.991 Year

Questions

Is NeuralStack.io™ free?
NeuralStack.io™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaloCook free?
CaloCook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NeuralStack.io™ or CaloCook have ads?
Neither NeuralStack.io™ nor CaloCook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NeuralStack.io™ or CaloCook?
NeuralStack.io™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and CaloCook every 5 weeks. Most recently, NeuralStack.io™ was updated on October 6, 2026 and CaloCook on October 7, 2026.

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