Comparison

Mist vs Mango Bites

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

Head to head
About

Mist

Easily log your food and exercise with a simple interface. Automatically calculates calories and macros, allowing you to view their impact on your health. Focuses on fast, uncomplicated tracking.

Highlights
  • Quick food and exercise logging
  • Automatic calorie calculation
  • Macro tracking
  • View health impacts (sleep, weight, mental health)
  • Optional calorie count hiding
  • Simple, no-fuss interface
Features
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Track food and exercise as quickly as a notes app. - No complicated menus, calories are automatically calculated - Log meals, workouts, and daily activity in seconds - Search for foods and see their macros - View how diet affects different aspects of health, including sleep, weight, and mental health - Hide calorie counts whenever you want - No complicated features. Just fast, easy food tracking Privacy policy: https://www.getmistapp.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.getmistapp.com/terms

About

Mango Bites

This app uses AI to analyze food photos, providing instant nutritional insights like calories, protein, fats, and carbs. It helps users track meals, monitor water intake, and understand eating patterns through gamified features like quests and streaks.

Highlights
  • AI food photo scanning
  • Calorie, protein, fat, carb tracking
  • Intelligent water tracking
  • Gamified quests and streaks
  • Personalized nutrition insights
  • Dietary pattern analysis
Features
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Meet Mangi, your AI-powered nutrition pal, built to turn weight loss into a habit you actually keep. Snap a photo of any meal and Mangi tracks it, learns your patterns, and grows with every habit you build. Real calorie deficit, real data, real progress. Not another diet you'll quit in two weeks. SNAP, SCAN & UNDERSTAND - Snap it, know it: no math, no manual logging. Get calories, protein, fat, and carbs from a single photo, instantly. - Health Score: a 1-100 rating per meal, warts and all, so you see what's actually helping or holding you back, from gut health boosts to bloat triggers. - Your deficit, live: see exactly where you stand against your daily calorie target, in real time, right from your home screen. MANGI GROWS AS YOU DO - Mangi evolve with you: Hit your deficit, and Mangi grows. Miss it, and Mangi notices. Your companion reacts to your habits day by day. - Your history has a face on it: scroll back through any month and see Mangi's mood for every single day, on track, over, under, or skipped. - Never lose your streak: Mango Freezes protect your progress on busy days, so one bad day doesn't erase three good weeks. - One glance, no unlock: check your calories, streak, and Mangi's mood straight from your home screen widget. - Real quests, not busywork: Show Me Your Plate, Art of No-Cook Meals, Culinary Journey: Exotic. Small missions that build actual skill. DECODE YOUR HABITS, NOT JUST YOUR CALORIES - Your week, decoded: see your Foodie Trends, next to your Roadblocks (Late-Night Snack Trap, Emotional Eating Cycle), so you know exactly what's working and what's not. - Weekly graphs for calories, fiber, and more, turning green the moment you're within your deficit, so progress is visible before the scale ever moves. - Hydration, personalized: a daily water target built for your body, not a generic 8 glasses, tied to real benefits like fat burn, skin, and focus. - Vitamins, minerals, gut health, blood sugar: the full picture of how food affects your energy, digestion, and mood. - Mangi's Cookbook: real dishes like Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps or Prebiotic Apple and Tahini Slices, built around your goal and ready in minutes. MOVE MORE, EAT SMARTER - Works with Apple Health: connect once and Mangi counts your steps on its own, no typing needed. - What you burn counts: the calories you burn moving are added to your day, so your deficit reflects your real life, not a guess. - Your watch workouts, right here: runs, walks, and gym sessions from your Apple Watch show up automatically. No watch? Log any activity in seconds. Mango Bites isn't a game skinning a diet app. It's a habit system with a companion that keeps you honest, one day at a time. Stop guessing. Start losing weight, and keeping it off. Start with Mango Bites.

Screenshots

Mist4 screens
Mango Bites4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mist at 83% against Mango Bites's 40%. Mist also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Mango Bites sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mist holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mist has 563 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Mist's written reviews are positive against 40% of Mango Bites's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mist ships an update every 2 days, Mango Bites weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mist versus Mango Bites: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMistMango Bites
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (563 ratings) — better4.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings563 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB146 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHolographMango Tech LLC

Customer experience

Mist

All ratings560 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral10.7%
Negative6.8%

Mango Bites

All ratings28 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mist

Subscriptions2
  • Mist Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Mist Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
10 purchases

Mango Bites

Subscriptions10
  • 1 Month PRO7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Promo - 3 Months PRO7 Days trial$11.993 Months
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  • 6 Months PRO3 Days trial$17.996 Months
  • Promo - 6 Months PRO3 Days trial$17.996 Months
  • Annual Exclusive PRO subscription3 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • 3 Months PRO7 Days trial$17.993 Months
  • 12 Months PRO3 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • 6 Months PRO7 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • Annual PRO subscription3 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is Mist free?
Mist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mango Bites free?
Mango Bites is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mist or Mango Bites?
Mist is rated higher. Mist averages 4.9 out of 5 from 563 ratings, while Mango Bites averages 4.1 from 28 ratings.
Do Mist or Mango Bites have ads?
Neither Mist nor Mango Bites shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mist or Mango Bites?
Mist ships an update every 2 days, and Mango Bites weekly. Most recently, Mist was updated on October 25, 2026 and Mango Bites on October 25, 2026.

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