Mist vs Meal Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Meal Tracker
Effortlessly log your meals using natural language for instant calorie and macronutrient estimates. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive overview of your nutrition and activity. Designed for speed and simplicity, it helps you stay on track with your daily goals.
- Instant calorie and macro estimates
- Natural-language meal logging
- Save frequent meals
- Daily calorie goal tracking
- Apple Health sync
- Minimalist interface
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Bites is the fastest way to track what you eat. No scanning, no measuring, no databases, no friction. Just describe your meal in plain language and Bites instantly gives you calories and macronutrients. Everything is designed for speed: one-step logging, saved frequent meals, a clear daily overview, and seamless Apple Health sync. No setup. No learning curve. Just clarity. Features • Instant calorie and macro estimates using Apple Intelligence • One-step natural-language meal logging • Save repetitive meals for even faster entries • Daily calorie goal tracking • Macros and net-energy overview • Apple Health sync for nutrition, activity, and trends • Clean, minimal interface focused on speed • Small, thoughtful details that make tracking effortless • Optional advanced AI model for verified nutritional accuracy Bites enhances your tracking by giving you instant estimates, unified Apple Health data, net-energy calculation, and quick access to your saved meals. Advanced AI verifies nutritional data against trusted food databases when needed. Everything is built to stay fast and out of your way. Best of all, Bites is completely free to use. Privacy Policy: http://cristianrus.me/apps/bites Terms of Use: http://cristianrus.me/apps/bites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mist at 575 against Meal Tracker's 7. Mist also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Mist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Meal Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mist holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mist has 575 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Mist ships an update every 2 days, Meal Tracker weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Mist | Meal Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (575 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 575 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holograph | Cntxt Limited |
Customer experience
Mist
Meal Tracker
In-app purchases
Mist
- Mist Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Mist Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Meal Tracker
- Bites Gourmet$0.997 Days
- Bites Gourmet$2.991 Month
- Bites Gourmet$9.991 Year
- Snack a candy$0.99
- Snack a cookie$1.99
- Snack a pizza$4.99









