Vscale vs Primalyst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vscale
This app uses AI to analyze your physique, providing detailed muscle group scores and body composition breakdowns. It also offers comprehensive tracking for weight, measurements, progress photos, goals, and nutrition, all visualized in one place to monitor your body transformation.
- AI physique analysis
- Muscle group scoring
- Body composition breakdown
- Weight and measurement tracking
- Progress photo logging
- Goal setting and motivation
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Vscale is the physique tracker built for people who want to understand their body, improve it and prove their progress. Get a detailed body scan, physique score, muscle ratings, body composition estimates, weight tracking, measurements, progress photos, goals and more in one app. Stop guessing what is changing. Vscale turns your physique into numbers you can track. YOUR PHYSIQUE, SCORED See your physique broken down into an overall score and individual ratings across eight muscle groups. Find your strongest areas, spot the muscles holding you back and see how balanced your physique really is. Explore insights into muscle development, symmetry, V taper, physique potential and more through a clear visual report. SET GOALS AND PLAN YOUR PROGRESS Whether you are cutting, bulking, maintaining or starting from scratch, Vscale helps you build your tracking around your goal. Set a target weight, follow your projected timeline and get a personalised daily calorie estimate based on your body, activity and goal. As your numbers change, your progress updates with you. BODY FAT, LEAN MASS AND MORE Body weight only tells you how heavy you are. Vscale helps you understand what that weight is made of. See estimates for body fat percentage, lean mass, fat mass, BMI, FFMI and other useful body composition metrics. Follow these numbers over time to see whether your progress is coming from fat loss, muscle growth or changes elsewhere in your physique. TRACK WEIGHT, MEASUREMENTS AND PHOTOS Keep your full transformation in one place. Log your weight, record body measurements and save progress photos as your body changes. View your history on clear charts and spot progress that may be difficult to notice in the mirror. Your scans, photos, measurements and goals stay connected, giving you a fuller picture than any single number can. COMPARE SCANS OVER TIME Every scan adds to your physique history. Compare reports and progress photos to see changes in your muscle scores, body composition, weight, measurements and more. See what improved, what stayed the same and where you should focus next. Even small changes become easier to notice when you can compare the numbers directly. A DEXA SCAN IN YOUR POCKET Get detailed body composition insights whenever you want, directly from your phone. Vscale brings body fat, lean mass, fat mass, FFMI and more into one clear report you can revisit and compare over time. No clinic appointment every time you want an update. Your physique data stays ready whenever you want to check your progress. STREAKS, MILESTONES AND PERSONAL RECORDS Real transformations come from staying consistent. Build streaks, unlock milestones and record personal bests as you move towards your goal. Vscale keeps a history of the work you have put in, helping you see how far you have come. The longer you track, the clearer your transformation becomes. YOUR PHOTOS AND DATA STAY YOURS Your physique photos and reports belong to your account. You can delete your account and associated data at any time from the app settings. Your body is always changing. Vscale helps you see it. Vscale provides estimates for fitness and progress tracking and is not a medical device. Questions or feedback? contact@vscaleapp.com Terms: https://vscaleapp.com/terms/ Privacy: https://vscaleapp.com/privacy/
Primalyst
This app provides science-backed guidance rooted in ancestral and evolutionary principles to help users live healthier lives. It offers an AI guide for personalized advice on diet, healing, and movement, alongside tools for nutrient tracking, circadian rhythm alignment, and habit building.
- Primalyst AI ancestral health guide
- Nutrient tracking for animal foods
- Circadian rhythm alignment
- Gentle natural wake-up feature
- Local farm and market finder
- Habit tracking and non-negotiables
- Community forum for ancestral living
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Primalyst brings ancestral living into one place, led by Primalyst AI and interactive protocols that turn what you’re learning into a clear daily plan. PRIMALYST AI Ask about food, daily habits, and your goals. Get practical guidance shaped by an ancestral-health perspective, with relevant context from the app when available. Primalyst AI is for education and general wellness, not diagnosis or treatment. INTERACTIVE PROTOCOLS Explore structured plans with phases, daily actions, and guidance for different situations. Track your progress, pause the whole protocol when you need to, and resume when you’re ready. Primalyst AI and select protocols are available with Primalyst Pro. DAILY TOOLS - Daily Provision — find a daily prompt to support your routine. - Steps — track your steps and compare progress on the leaderboard. - The Den & 365 — organize daily tasks and build consistent habits. - Feast — log food and explore nutrition tracking. Free to use. - Circadian — see local sun times and daily rhythm guidance. Free to use. - Gentle Wake Up — wake with a gradual, sunrise-inspired alarm. - Local Farms — discover farms and markets near you. - Tribe — share questions and progress with the community. - Announcements — keep up with news and updates from Primalyst. WHO IT’S FOR Primalyst is for people exploring carnivore, animal-based, and ancestral approaches to everyday wellbeing, whether you’re just getting curious or already have an established routine. OUR PHILOSOPHY Primalyst focuses on real food, natural light, and movement, bringing these principles into practical tools for everyday life. Stay Rooted. Live True. Primalyst is intended for education and general wellness and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Primalyst at 100% against Vscale's 15%. Primalyst also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Vscale's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 23). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Vscale sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Primalyst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Primalyst holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vscale has 1K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Vscale's written reviews are positive against 100% of Primalyst's.
Vscale ships an update fortnightly, Primalyst every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vscale | Primalyst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DAWNSCAPE LTD | BRYSON CLARK GIBBONS |
Customer experience
Vscale
Primalyst
Bugs and requests
Vscale
Reported bugs
2 issues- Long wait times for analysis
- Unreliable or inconsistent results
Requested features
2 requests- Free access to body analysis results
- Clearer pricing information upfront
Primalyst
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vscale
- Vscale Pro$7.997 Days
- Vscale Pro (1 Year)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Vscale Unlock$3.99
- Vscale Unlock2 variants$4.99
Primalyst
- Primalyst$24.991 Month
- Primalyst Pro$149.991 Year









