Caligo vs Calorie Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caligo
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Caligo is the calorie tracker for people who hate calorie trackers. If you’ve used apps like MyFitnessPal before, you already know the drill: search for foods, scan barcodes, fix weird entries, weigh ingredients, then eventually give up because it’s too much effort. Caligo takes a simpler approach. Log rough calories quickly. Track your weight consistently. Focus on progress over time instead of perfect entries every day. Why people use Caligo: • Fast calorie logging No barcode scanning. No food database admin. No overbuilt meal-entry flow. • Built for rough tracking You don’t need perfect logs. You just need to be reasonably consistent. • Weight trends, not daily noise Track your weight over time and see the bigger picture more clearly. • A target that adapts As you log calories and weight, Caligo calibrates your target over time based on your trend. • Less friction, more consistency The goal isn’t perfect tracking. It’s tracking you’ll actually stick to. Caligo is best for: • people who have tracked calories before • people who roughly know calorie values already • ex-trackers who quit because logging became a chore • anyone tired of bloated macro apps Caligo is probably not for: • people who want detailed nutrition breakdowns for everything • people who love barcode scanning and food databases • people looking for a macro-first bodybuilding app The idea is simple: rough + fast + consistent beats perfect + annoying. Download Caligo and make calorie tracking feel lighter.
Calorie Widget
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Track your nutrition at a glance. Calorie Widget brings your calorie data directly to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. No manual entry required, it reads your data directly from Apple Health. Key Features • Home & Lock Widgets: View your calories on your lock screen and home screen in multiple sizes. • Weekly Bar Charts: Visualise your daily intake for the current week. • Daily Insights: See your Today kcal, Average kcal, and Total kcal in one screen. • Apple Health Sync: Widgets stay updated automatically. Fast, simple, and private.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Caligo at 15.1 against Calorie Widget's 26.2. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caligo | Calorie Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikhil Kunde | Patrick James McGarrity |
In-app purchases
Caligo
No in-app purchases
Calorie Widget
No in-app purchases








