Comparison

CalBot vs BurnStack

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

BurnStack

Visualize your calorie burn by stacking favorite foods and watching them disappear as you exercise. Track over 70 activities with real-time progress and motivational stats to help you stay consistent with your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Visual calorie burning experience
  • Build a stack of foods to burn
  • Track 70+ activities
  • Real-time burn progress
  • Daily calorie goal tracking
  • Activity history and stats
Features
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See how long it takes to burn off your favorite foods. BurnStack is a visual calorie burner app that turns workouts into food-burning progress. Instead of only tracking numbers, you build a food stack and watch it burn away as you move. Choose your activity, start a session, and see your calorie burn come to life in real time. BUILD YOUR FOOD STACK Add foods to your stack and turn them into a visual goal. BurnStack helps make calories easier to understand by showing progress in a simple, motivating way. TRACK WORKOUTS AND ACTIVITIES Track walking, running, cycling, gym workouts, and 70+ activities. BurnStack estimates calories burned based on your activity, time, and weight. WATCH CALORIES BURN As you exercise, your food stack shrinks and burns away. See how much progress you have made toward each food and your full stack. STAY CONSISTENT View your session history, daily progress, goals, streaks, and milestones so you can keep building momentum. FEATURES • Visual calorie burning experience • Build a stack of foods you want to burn • Track 70+ activities • Workout timer with calorie estimates • Real-time burn progress • Daily calorie goal tracking • Activity history and progress stats • Streaks and milestones • Simple fitness motivation WHY BURNSTACK? Most calorie apps focus on charts, logs, and numbers. BurnStack makes fitness progress easier to see by turning calorie burn into something visual, fun, and motivating. Whether your goal is weight loss, fitness, or simply staying active, BurnStack helps you stay consistent by making progress feel rewarding. Build your stack. Start your workout. Watch calories burn. Disclaimer: BurnStack provides estimated calorie burn for general fitness and motivational purposes only. It is not a medical app and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting a new fitness or weight loss program.

Screenshots

CalBot4 screens
BurnStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BurnStack at none against CalBot's 11. BurnStack also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CalBot's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 1). On price and ads 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BurnStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BurnStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalBot has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of CalBot's written reviews are positive against 100% of BurnStack's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CalBot versus BurnStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalBotBurnStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB558 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStepsApp GmbHUrban Plugged

Customer experience

CalBot

All ratings3,920 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews783 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative13.8%

BurnStack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

BurnStack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CalBot

Subscriptions10
  • 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 Quarterly$32.993 Months
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$32.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$47.901 Year
  • PRO Yearly$47.901 Year
None

BurnStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalBot free?
CalBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BurnStack free?
BurnStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CalBot or BurnStack?
BurnStack is rated higher. CalBot averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while BurnStack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CalBot or BurnStack have ads?
Both CalBot and BurnStack show ads.

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