Comparison

CalBot vs Buff Kitty Protein Tracker

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

Head to head
About

CalBot

Effortlessly monitor your food intake and achieve your health objectives with this intelligent calorie tracking application. It offers multiple convenient logging methods, including photo, voice, and barcode scanning, to simplify your nutrition management.

Highlights
  • Photo meal logging
  • Voice input for meals
  • Barcode scanning for food
  • Personalized calorie goals
  • Advanced progress charts
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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CalBot: Make Calorie Tracking Easy Take control of your health and achieve your fitness goals with CalBot, the smart and intuitive calorie tracking app. Whether you're trying to lose weight, maintain a healthy lifestyle, or fuel your fitness journey, CalBot has you covered. With cutting-edge technology, tracking your calories has never been easier. Why Choose CalBot? • Snap & Track – Take a photo to instantly log your meal—no manual entry needed! • Voice Input – Log meals hands-free by speaking their names. • Barcode Scanning – Quickly add packaged foods by scanning their barcode. • Quick Text Input – Easily add meals via the keyboard. • Personalized Goals – Set your target weight, and CalBot will calculate your ideal calorie intake. • Advanced Progress Tracking – View detailed weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. • Seamless Apple Health Integration – Sync data, including smart scale readings. • Dark & Light Mode – Track your way, day or night. Your Health Journey, Simplified. Say goodbye to tedious logging and hello to smarter health management. Whether at home, dining out, or on the go, CalBot is your ultimate nutrition companion. Start tracking smarter today. Download CalBot now! SUPPORT Our goal is to build the best apps in the world. You can help us by reporting bugs and requesting features via Email: help@steps.app TERMS & PRIVACY: https://steps.app/privacy https://steps.app/terms-of-service

About

Buff Kitty Protein Tracker

Easily track your daily protein intake without the complexity of full calorie or macro logging. Focus on hitting your protein target with quick logging options, AI-powered meal estimates, and visual progress tracking. Achieve your fitness goals with a simple, consistent approach.

Highlights
  • Protein-only tracking
  • Fast meal logging
  • AI meal photo estimation
  • Daily protein target focus
  • Streak and progress visualization
  • Voice logging
Features
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Track protein without turning meals into homework. Buff Kitty is a protein-only tracker for lifters who care about hitting one number every day. No calorie diary. No macro spreadsheet. Just your daily protein target, fast logging, and a gym cat that reacts as you get closer. Set your goal once, then log protein in seconds: - Quick-add the amounts you log constantly, straight from the dashboard - Type the grams when you already know them - Say what you ate when typing is annoying - Snap a meal photo and get an editable AI estimate - Scan a barcode for packaged food - Every estimate is yours to edit before it saves - Today's total, what's left, your streak, and recent entries on one screen Works the same whether you're bulking, cutting, maintaining, or recomping. Build a streak by hitting your protein target, and choose the reminder settings that work for you. Sign in with Apple or Google if you want to back up your protein target, food log, and Kitty progress, then restore them when you reinstall or change phones. Sign-in is optional. Manage your backup, email preferences, and account deletion in Settings. Buff Kitty is a subscription app. Setting your target is free, and a subscription unlocks tracking, the AI estimates, streaks, and the home-screen widget. AI estimates can be wrong, so check them before you save. This is a tracking tool, not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CalBot4 screens
Buff Kitty Protein Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buff Kitty Protein Tracker at none against CalBot's shown. Buff Kitty Protein Tracker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CalBot's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CalBot sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Buff Kitty Protein Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buff Kitty Protein Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalBot has 4.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CalBot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Buff Kitty Protein Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalBot ships an update every 2 weeks, Buff Kitty Protein Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CalBot versus Buff Kitty Protein Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalBotBuff Kitty Protein Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStepsApp GmbHArta Ghasemi

Customer experience

CalBot

All ratings3,920 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews792 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative14.0%

Buff Kitty Protein Tracker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CalBot

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect macronutrient calculations
  • Scanning issues with certain products

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add Arabic language support
  • Improve accuracy of food tracking

Buff Kitty Protein Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

CalBot

Subscriptions9
  • CalApp Calorie Tracker Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CalBot: AI Calorie Tracker PRO1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly2 variants$23.901 Year
  • CalApp Calorie Tracker Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$32.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$47.901 Year
  • PRO Yearly$47.901 Year
6 purchases

Buff Kitty Protein Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Buff Kitty Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Buff Kitty Annual Plan14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Buff Kitty Annual Offer1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is CalBot free?
CalBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buff Kitty Protein Tracker free?
Buff Kitty Protein Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalBot or Buff Kitty Protein Tracker?
Buff Kitty Protein Tracker is rated higher. CalBot averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Buff Kitty Protein Tracker averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do CalBot or Buff Kitty Protein Tracker have ads?
CalBot shows ads; Buff Kitty Protein Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, CalBot or Buff Kitty Protein Tracker?
CalBot ships an update every 2 weeks, and Buff Kitty Protein Tracker weekly. Most recently, CalBot was updated on November 8, 2026 and Buff Kitty Protein Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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