Comparison

Bright Scale vs Nibbled

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

Head to head
About

Bright Scale

Effortlessly track your weight loss journey with a private, user-friendly app. Log weight quickly, view detailed reports, and celebrate milestones with visual progress comparisons. Stay motivated with timely reminders and personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Seamless weight logging
  • Quick weigh-ins
  • Comprehensive progress reports
  • Visual transformation photos
  • Milestone tracking
  • Timely reminders
Features
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Discover a completely private and smarter way to track your weight loss progress with our user-friendly app designed for effortless tracking and motivation. Stay consistent and on top of your goals with easy-to-use tools and personalized insights. No sign up required. Seamless Tracking: Log your weight quickly and without hassle, making it simple to keep up with your journey. Quick Weigh-Ins: Record your weight in moments, ensuring your progress is always up to date. Comprehensive Reports: Gain valuable insights with detailed progress reports that help you understand your patterns and achievements. Progress Milestones: Celebrate and track key achievements to stay motivated and focused on your goals. Visual Progress Report: Document and compare your transformation with side-by-side photo comparisons, showing how far you’ve come. Timely Reminders: Receive customized reminders that keep you motivated and help maintain your routine. Stay accountable, inspired, and on the path to your best self. Start tracking today and make each step of your journey easier and more rewarding! Bright Scale offers a subscription for premium features, billed directly through your Apple account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime through your iOS device. To cancel, go to Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions, select Bright Scale, and tap Cancel Subscription. Upon cancellation, your subscription will remain active until the end of the current billing cycle, after which premium features will no longer be accessible. No refunds are provided for unused portions of the subscription term. Full terms of service available at https://freshstackapps.com/brightscaleterms.html

About

Nibbled

Track over 80 nutrients beyond just calories with this comprehensive food diary. Log foods, scan barcodes, create custom recipes, and set personalized goals for any nutrient. Integrates with Apple Health and offers robust data export options.

Highlights
  • Track 80+ nutrients per food
  • USDA database of 8,000+ whole foods
  • Barcode scanning
  • Custom food and recipe builder
  • Personalized nutrient goals
  • Apple HealthKit integration
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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There's more to your food than calories. That banana you had for breakfast? It brought along potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, and about 50 other nutrients. Most trackers don't mention them. Nibbled does. Whole foods come from USDA FoodData Central with 80+ nutrients each — vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids. The same data dietitians reference, presented in a way that actually makes sense. Search over 8,000 whole foods, scan barcodes for packaged products, or create and edit your own foods and recipes. Curious which foods in your search have caffeine data? Tap the filter and find out. Sort results by nutrient completeness, calories, or protein to find exactly what you need. Packaged food not in any database? Scan its nutrition label. Nibbled reads the label right on your device — nothing is uploaded — and fills in a new food for you. Values it's unsure of are marked; give the rest a quick look against the label before saving. Set goals for any nutrient, not just the big four. Pin the ones you care about to your dashboard. Set a flexible "Today Only" goal when your plans change. Watch the little celebrations when you hit a target. If you use Apple Health, Nibbled writes detailed nutrient data for every food you log — food name, meal type, and all. Your Health app will thank you. Organize your meals however works for you. Six templates come built in — from a simple list to Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner to a six-slot Grazing mode. Or build your own. Rename everything. It's your kitchen. Your data stays on your device. Always. We don't collect it, we don't see it, we don't sell it. Export it anytime in Markdown, CSV, JSON, or PDF. Share meal templates with friends. Import your data back if you ever need to. Six color themes come along for the ride. Blackberry Jam for late nights. Lemon Meringue for early mornings. Strawberry Shortcake for whenever you're feeling warm. Switch freely — they're all yours. Try Nibbled free for 7 days. After that it's $0.99 a month — or own it forever for $4.99. One purchase, every feature, no recurring cost. The monthly option exists so you can take your time deciding; owning it is the point. No ads, no data collection, either way. And your logged history is always yours to export, purchase or not. · 80+ nutrients tracked per food · 8,000+ whole foods from USDA databases · Barcode scanning with USDA fallback · Nutrition label scanning, on-device (camera or photo) · Custom food and recipe builder · Nutrient filters and sort options · Apple HealthKit integration (nearly 40 nutrients) · Six meal templates with full customization · Personal goals for any nutrient with Today Only option · Duplicate, edit, and move entries between days · Four export formats · Six color themes with ambient effects · Home screen and lock screen widgets · VoiceOver and Dynamic Type accessible · Offline-first — works without internet Data sources: USDA FoodData Central (public domain) and Open Food Facts (Open Database License). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gastlichu.com/nutritracker/privacy-policy This app is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional dietary or medical advice.

Screenshots

Bright Scale4 screens
Nibbled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nibbled at every 3 weeks against Bright Scale's every 11 months. Bright Scale's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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. Bright Scale sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Nibbled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bright Scale against 5.0 for Nibbled. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bright Scale ships an update every 11 months, Nibbled every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Bright Scale versus Nibbled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBright ScaleNibbled
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFresh Stack Apps LLCJose Aguayo

Customer experience

Bright Scale

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nibbled

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bright Scale

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$24.99
2 purchases

Nibbled

Subscriptions1
  • Nibbled Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Nibbled Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Bright Scale free?
Bright Scale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nibbled free?
Nibbled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bright Scale or Nibbled?
Bright Scale and Nibbled are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bright Scale or Nibbled have ads?
Neither Bright Scale nor Nibbled shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bright Scale or Nibbled?
Bright Scale ships an update every 11 months, and Nibbled every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bright Scale was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nibbled on October 7, 2026.

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