Comparison

WeightBuddy vs DonCapy

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

Head to head
About

WeightBuddy

Effortlessly track your calorie intake and manage your weight with an AI-powered food logger. Simply snap a photo of your meal to get instant nutritional insights and follow a personalized diet plan. This app simplifies weight loss with supportive guidance and clear progress tracking.

Highlights
  • AI calorie tracking via photo
  • Personalized diet guidance
  • Intermittent fasting tools
  • Macro and fat tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Effortless meal logging
Features
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The Simple Way to Lose Weight with AI Calorie Tracker & Support Losing weight shouldn’t feel like a second job. WeightBuddy simplifies weight loss with an AI calorie tracker and food tracker that make logging meals effortless. Just snap a photo, get instant calorie insights, and follow a personalized diet built for real life. Whether you want to burn fat, improve nutrition, or finally stick to a diet that works, WeightBuddy makes the process clear and easy so you can lose weight without stress. WeightBuddy combines a fast calorie counter with supportive guidance from Buddy, your AI companion. Instead of complicated charts or overwhelming menus, you get a calorie tracker that understands your meals, tracks macros and fat, and adapts to your goals. This creates a smoother weight management system that helps you lose weight in minutes a day. How WeightBuddy Helps You Lose Weight Effortlessly 1. Snap Your Food — AI Tracks Calories Instantly Skip the typing and searching. The AI calorie tracker analyzes meals in seconds, giving accurate calorie, fat, and macro data. As a food tracker, it removes guesswork and makes your personalized diet easy to follow. 2. Smart Calorie Counter for Real-Life Nutrition The calorie counter learns your patterns, helping you understand calories and nutrition without overwhelm. It supports flexible eating, better decisions, and long-term weight loss. Whether you’re cutting fat or improving your diet, the calorie tracker keeps things simple. 3. Built-In Intermittent Fasting Tools If you practice intermittent fasting, WeightBuddy helps you stay consistent. Track fasting windows, support fat burning, and combine fasting with calorie awareness to improve weight management naturally. 4. Personalized Diet Guidance from Buddy Buddy provides encouraging tips based on your calorie intake, nutrition habits, and fat-burning goals. This personalized diet approach supports weight loss without judgment. You’ll always know your next best step. 5. Clear Progress Tracking for Better Weight Management See how your calorie tracking adds up day after day. With a simple calorie counter and food tracker, you can measure progress, understand patterns, and lose weight with confidence. Why WeightBuddy Works Better Than Traditional Calorie Counters Most calorie counter apps require endless manual input. WeightBuddy uses AI to turn the hardest parts of weight loss—calorie tracking, food logging, nutrition insights, fat awareness, and personalized diet planning—into automatic steps. This calorie tracker is built for busy people who want to lose weight efficiently. You get: • A calorie tracker that logs meals instantly • A fast calorie counter accurate enough for weight loss and fat burning • A food tracker that understands your diet without extra effort • A personalized diet approach that adapts to your lifestyle • Nutrition guidance that feels supportive, not overwhelming WeightBuddy keeps weight management simple so you can stick with it long enough to see results. Key Features • AI Calorie Tracker: Scan meals for automatic calorie, fat, and nutrition insights. • Food Tracker: Track calories effortlessly with photo-based logging. • AI Calorie Counter: Fast, accurate calorie estimates to support weight loss. • Personalized Diet Plans: Buddy helps you follow a flexible, sustainable diet. • Intermittent Fasting Support: Track fasting windows and enhance fat burning. • Weight Management Tools: Clear progress charts to help you lose weight steadily. WeightBuddy gives you a calorie tracker, calorie counter, food tracker, personalized diet support, intermittent fasting tools, and weight management insights—all in one simple experience. If you want an easier way to lose weight, improve nutrition, and burn fat without complexity, WeightBuddy is the companion that makes it possible. Privacy Policy: https://www.weightbuddy.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.weightbuddy.com/terms-conditions

About

DonCapy

Easily track your meals and understand your nutrition by simply snapping a photo. This app offers simple calorie tracking, clear insights into macronutrients, and a gamified experience to help you build healthier habits without complexity.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo meal analysis
  • Instant calorie and nutrition estimation
  • Simple macro and fiber tracking
  • Personalized home screen customization
  • Gamified experience for habit building
  • Daily nutrition insights and tips
Features
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DonCapy — Easy Calorie Tracking for Weight Loss Take a picture of your meal, and DonCapy helps estimate calories, macros, and nutrition insights in seconds. No food scale, no long forms, no complicated menus. SNAP YOUR MEAL. TRACK CALORIES FAST. Calorie tracking can help you understand what you eat, but traditional tracking often feels like homework. With DonCapy, you can log meals by photo and quickly get an estimate of what you are eating. With DonCapy, you can track: • Calories • Protein • Carbs • Fat • Fiber Whether you are eating at home, at work, or at a restaurant, DonCapy is designed to make calorie tracking simpler and easier to stay consistent with. SIMPLE, FRIENDLY, AND EASY TO USE Meet Don, your albino capybara guide. Don keeps the experience light, friendly, and motivating, helping make food tracking feel easier to repeat every day. TOOLS INCLUDED WITH YOUR DONCAPY SUBSCRIPTION An active subscription gives you access to DonCapy’s features, including: • AI photo meal tracking • Water tracking • Meal reminders • Fasting tracker • Weight tracking • Groups and challenges • Nutrition insights • Simple and easy-to-use tracking tools Take a picture. See the estimate. Keep going. DonCapy is designed to make calorie tracking for weight management simpler. DONCAPY SUBSCRIPTIONS DonCapy requires an active paid subscription to access its tracking features. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms and Conditions: https://doncapy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://doncapy.com/privacy

Screenshots

WeightBuddy4 screens
DonCapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WeightBuddy at none against DonCapy's shown. WeightBuddy also leads on ratings volume (393 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). DonCapy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. WeightBuddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DonCapy sells 3 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for WeightBuddy against 5.0 for DonCapy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeightBuddy has 393 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of WeightBuddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of DonCapy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeightBuddy ships an update fortnightly, DonCapy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WeightBuddy versus DonCapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeightBuddyDonCapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (393 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings393 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoyride GmbHDonCapy LLC

Customer experience

WeightBuddy

All ratings393 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative19.1%

DonCapy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

WeightBuddy

Subscriptions11
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Week$5.997 Days
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Month2 variants$5.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year$23.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year3 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year3 variants$29.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year2 variants$35.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year3 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • WeightBuddy Plus 1 Year3 Days trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

DonCapy

Subscriptions3
  • DonCapy Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DonCapy Pro Yearly3 Days trial$37.991 Year
  • DonCapy Pro Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year

Questions

Is WeightBuddy free?
WeightBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DonCapy free?
DonCapy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeightBuddy or DonCapy?
DonCapy is rated higher. WeightBuddy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 393 ratings, while DonCapy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WeightBuddy or DonCapy have ads?
DonCapy shows ads; WeightBuddy does not.
Which is updated more often, WeightBuddy or DonCapy?
WeightBuddy ships an update fortnightly, and DonCapy every 6 days. Most recently, WeightBuddy was updated on October 30, 2026 and DonCapy on October 9, 2026.

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