M vs BU Cals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
M
Easily track your calorie and macronutrient intake with daily menus from University of Michigan dining halls. Achieve your health and fitness goals with detailed nutrition information and custom calorie targets. Menus are automatically updated daily.
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Daily U-M dining hall menus
- Detailed nutrition information
- Custom calorie goals
- Historical data reflection
- Automatic menu updates
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Track calories & macros intake with daily menus from each University of Michigan dining hall! - Faster, easier, and more accurate than using outside apps - Helps you achieve your health and fitness goals - Menus automatically updated daily using U-M dining API - Reflect on your previously tracked data - Detailed nutrition information for each item - Custom calorie goals You must connect to U-M WiFi to access up-to-date menus. M-Cals is not an official U-M application and is not affiliated with U-M in any way. Disclaimer: The calorie and nutrition information provided by this app is intended for general information purposes only, and is not intended for use in managing medical conditions or making health decisions.
BU Cals
This app helps college students track calories and macronutrients from their dining hall meals. It provides menu data for informed food choices and visualizes daily breakdowns. Future updates will expand dining hall coverage and features.
- Track dining hall meal calories
- View macronutrient breakdowns (protein, carbs, sugar)
- Log meals quickly without manual entry
- Visual daily calorie and macro dashboard
- Monitor trends over time
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Here's a full App Description draft, consistent with the Promotional Text messaging: Track your dining hall calories — built for college students. Stop guessing what's in your dining hall meals. This app puts real menu data — calories, protein, carbs, sugar, and more — right in your pocket, so you can make informed choices every time you eat. How it works: Browse menu items by dining hall and meal Log what you eat in seconds — no manual entry, no spreadsheets See your daily calorie and macro breakdown at a glance with a clean visual dashboard Track trends over time and stay on top of your goals Summer Edition — V1 This is our Summer release, covering select dining halls to get you started. We're actively building V2, which will expand coverage to every dining hall on campus — coming soon. If you're here for summer session or just want a head start on tracking, this version has you covered now. Built by a student who got tired of not knowing what was actually in his food. More dining halls, more features, and deeper insights are on the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BU Cals at 5.0 against M's 4.0. M's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BU Cals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: M has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | M | BU Cals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grant Patterson | Naman Singhal |
Customer experience
M
BU Cals
In-app purchases
M
No in-app purchases
BU Cals
No in-app purchases









