Comparison

Pro Cal vs CalPal

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

Head to head
About

Pro Cal

This app offers AI-powered calorie counting, nutrient tracking, and exercise logging. It also features AI analysis for skin and hair health, providing personalized insights and progress reports. A virtual companion offers encouragement to help users build healthy habits.

Highlights
  • AI food recognition via photo
  • Nutrient and calorie tracking
  • Exercise logging and calorie burn estimation
  • AI skin and hair analysis
  • Personalized nutrition plans
  • Progress reports and charts
  • Virtual companion for motivation
Features
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Pro Cal AI Calorie Counter — Your new favorite easy-to-use, accurate and reliable calorie tracker! Knowing exactly how much you eat has never been this simple. Pro Cal helps you with diet management, calorie counting, exercise tracking, and now skin and hair care too. With accurate calorie counts and smart AI analysis, you can trust the information behind your plan. Key Features: Smart Food Scanner: Take a photo of your food and our AI food diary recognizes your meal and calculates the calories. Nutrient Tracking: Track more than just calories. Keep your carbs, protein and fat in check for a balanced diet. Exercise Logging: Log running, walking, cycling, strength training or yoga in a few taps. Pro Cal estimates the calories you burn and adds them to your daily balance. AI Skin Analysis: Take a selfie and get a Skin Score out of 100, with detailed results for Hydration, Texture, Redness and Clarity. AI Hair Care Analysis: Snap your hair from 4 angles and get a Hair Care Score out of 100, with insights on density, texture, split ends, frizz, breakage and hair loss. AI Coach: Ask anything about your meals, workouts, skin or hair and get instant answers. Performance Reports: See how your calories, nutrients, skin and hair scores change over time. Meet Your Squirrel Buddy: Staying on track is more fun with a friend by your side. Your buddy reacts to every meal with cheerful comments, playful moods and kind encouragement, so building healthy habits feels like a game you want to keep playing. Why Choose Pro Cal? Friendly User Interface: Pro Cal is simple and intuitive, so anyone can use it with ease. Privacy First: Your privacy and data security always come first. All in One: Calories, macros, exercise, skin and hair in a single app. How it works: Build your plan: Answer a few questions and Pro Cal creates a nutrition plan tailored to your lifestyle. Log your meals and workouts: Snap a photo, scan a barcode or use voice logging for your meals, and add your workouts in seconds. Scan your skin and hair: Get your scores and compare every new scan with the last one. Track your progress: Colorful charts show your progress, while your squirrel buddy cheers you on. Additional Features: -Calorie deficit plans for weight loss -Calorie surplus tracking for bulking -Workout logger and calorie burn calculator -Water tracker with daily reminders -Barcode scanner for packaged foods Disclaimer: We do not offer medical advice. All recommendations, including skin and hair results, should be viewed as suggestions. Please consult a professional before starting a new nutrition or care plan. Premium Subscription: To use the features in the app, you need to subscribe. Subscriptions are billed automatically at the rate of the selected subscription plan. Privacy Policy: https://madduck.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://madduck.com/terms-of-use/

About

CalPal

Effortlessly track your nutrition by simply taking a photo of your meal. Get instant macro estimates and clear insights to guide your health journey without tedious logging.

Highlights
  • Instant macro estimates via photo scanning
  • Intuitive interface for daily tracking
  • Real-time progress visualization
  • Simplified nutrition logging
  • Goal-oriented health insights
Features
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Track Your Nutrition with Photo-Powered Simplicity Transform your health journey without the complexity. CalPal brings you a seamless way to track your nutrition and reach your goals. Simply snap a photo of your meal and instantly see your macros—no tedious logging, no confusion, just clear insights to guide your choices. FEATURES: - Instant macro estimates with photo scanning - Clean, intuitive interface for easy daily tracking - Real-time progress visualization CalPal combines innovative technology with an easy-to-use interface to revolutionize nutrition tracking. Take the guesswork out of healthy eating and make informed decisions with every meal. Perfect for: - Fitness enthusiasts - Health-conscious individuals - Busy professionals - Anyone looking to optimize their nutrition Ready to maximize your health without the hassle? Your path to better nutrition starts here. Download CalPal today and join thousands who've discovered how simple staying healthy can be. *Note*: CalPal provides estimated nutritional information for general reference purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Analysis features require a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pro Cal4 screens
CalPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pro Cal and CalPal both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CalPal's written reviews are positive against 36% of Pro Cal's. CalPal also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Pro Cal's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pro Cal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and CalPal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalPal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Cal has 14K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pro Cal's written reviews are positive against 100% of CalPal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Cal ships an update every 2 weeks, CalPal every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pro Cal versus CalPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro CalCalPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMadduckNikola Uzelac

Customer experience

Pro Cal

All ratings13,681 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative61.5%

CalPal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pro Cal

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Errors when searching for foods

Requested features

3 requests
  • Free trial period
  • More flexible calorie/nutrition goals
  • Improved barcode scanning and manual food entry

CalPal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pro Cal

Subscriptions10
  • Calorie tracker- weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Count calories-weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Unlimited$9.991 Month
  • Unimited1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Unlimited$29.991 Year
  • One time offer ! -annual$29.991 Year
  • Calorie tracker-Offer$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited$39.991 Year
  • Calorie tracker-yearly$39.991 Year
3 purchases

CalPal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • CalPal Day Pass$0.99

Questions

Is Pro Cal free?
Pro Cal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalPal free?
CalPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pro Cal or CalPal?
CalPal is rated higher. Pro Cal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while CalPal averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Pro Cal or CalPal have ads?
Neither Pro Cal nor CalPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro Cal or CalPal?
Pro Cal ships an update every 2 weeks, and CalPal every 6 days. Most recently, Pro Cal was updated on November 7, 2026 and CalPal on November 4, 2026.

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