CalPal vs Trekka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
CalPal
Effortlessly track your nutrition by snapping photos of your meals. AI analyzes your food to provide instant calorie and macronutrient breakdowns, helping you manage weight and build healthier habits.
- AI-powered food recognition
- Photo-based meal logging
- Instant calorie and macronutrient breakdown
- Progress tracking
- Personalized meal suggestions (Premium)
- Advanced nutrition insights (Premium)
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GETTING STARTED WITH CALPAL: 1. Tell us about your targets to customize your profile and build your plan 2. Snap a photo of your meal 3. View your full macro and calorie breakdown instantly We built CalPal because tracking your nutrition shouldn't take more effort than preparing your food. If you are serious about hitting your physical goals, we will help you get there with zero friction. This isn't a cluttered, complex diet diary. Our goal is to give you total confidence in your daily intake while getting out of your way. You provide the discipline; we provide the data. IMPORTANT NOTE: CalPal is not a medical tool. The insights provided are suggestions for educational purposes. Always consult a physician or registered dietitian before making significant changes to your diet or fitness routine. *AI FOOD SCANNING FEATURES REQUIRE AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION Privacy Policy: https://calpal.site/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://calpal.site/tos/
Trekka
Virtually walk iconic routes by syncing with your existing step and distance data from Apple Health. Track progress on marathons, hikes, and unique challenges without needing extra workout tracking. Earn notifications for milestones and monitor shoe wear.
- Route progress synced with Apple Health
- Catalog of real-world races and challenges
- Daily streaks and activity summaries
- Lock Screen widget for progress
- Shoe mileage tracking
- Milestone notifications
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Walk the world's most iconic routes (and a few impossible ones) from wherever you are. Trekka turns the steps, distance, and elevation you're already logging in Apple Health into real progress along real-world routes and outrageous challenges: Major marathons, hiking trails, ultra races, and even circling the Earth and climbing to the International Space Station. Some routes take a weekend. Others take years. No workouts or GPS to manage. Just walk, run, or hike your normal day, and watch your marker move along the route. Features: - Route progress powered by Apple Health, no GPS or workout tracking required - A growing catalog of real-world races, hikes, climbs, and unique challenges - Daily streaks and at-a-glance summaries of steps, distance, and elevation - Lock Screen widget that shows your current progress - Shoe mileage tracking: Assign your active pair and watch wear add up - Stats view with activity charts and route history - Milestone notifications at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of every route - Works with iPhone, Apple Watch, Garmin Connect, and any source that writes to Apple Health - Trailhead Pass unlocks more routes and lets you run multiple routes at once - Privacy-first: only the Health data you allow, nothing more Next time someone asks how fit you are, tell them you've climbed Everest. Download Trekka today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trekka at every 9 days against CalPal's every 6 months. CalPal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. CalPal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Trekka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CalPal ships an update every 6 months, Trekka every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalPal | Trekka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 โ better | 18.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muntakim Sami | PARKER ALEXANDER SIROISHKA |
Customer experience
CalPal
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In-app purchases
CalPal
- Calpal Premium Monthly Sub$6.991 Month
- CalPal Premium Annual Sub7 Days trial$22.991 Year
Trekka
- Trailhead Pass$9.99









