Comparison

WeightBuddy vs Protocol

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. Snap photos of your meals for instant calorie insights and receive personalized diet guidance to support your fat-burning and nutrition goals.

Highlights
  • AI calorie and food tracking
  • Instant calorie insights from meal photos
  • Personalized diet guidance
  • Intermittent fasting tools
  • Progress tracking
  • Macro and fat tracking
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

Protocol

This AI-powered app creates customized fitness and nutrition plans based on your goals, equipment, and schedule. It offers ongoing adjustments as you progress and provides AI coaching for follow-up questions. Achieve your fitness objectives with practical, evidence-based guidance.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • AI-driven nutrition guidance
  • Adaptive progress adjustments
  • Built-in AI coaching
  • Goal-oriented planning
  • Evidence-based principles
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Protocol builds personalized training and nutrition plans with AI, grounded in evidence-based coaching principles. Answer a short onboarding flow, get a plan tailored to your goals, equipment, schedule, and experience level, then keep adjusting as you progress. Use Protocol to: - Generate training plans that fit your week - Get nutrition guidance aligned to your goal - Ask follow-up questions with built-in AI coaching - Keep your progress tied safely to your account Whether your goal is muscle gain, fat loss, strength, or general fitness, Protocol helps you stay consistent with a plan that feels practical. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WeightBuddy4 screens
Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

WeightBuddy and Protocol both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Protocol's written reviews are positive against 70% of WeightBuddy's. Protocol also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). WeightBuddy's advantage is ratings volume (376 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WeightBuddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Protocol sells 4 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 Protocol. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeightBuddy has 376 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Protocol's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeightBuddy ships an update fortnightly, Protocol weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WeightBuddy versus Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeightBuddyProtocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (376 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB54 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJoyride GmbHMUSTAFA TOPCU

Customer experience

WeightBuddy

All ratings376 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative19.1%

Protocol

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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
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  • 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
4 purchases

Protocol

Subscriptions4
  • Protocol Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Protocol Pro 3 Months$19.993 Months
  • Protocol Pro 6 Months$34.996 Months
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  • Protocol Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is WeightBuddy free?
WeightBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protocol free?
Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeightBuddy or Protocol?
Protocol is rated higher. WeightBuddy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Protocol averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WeightBuddy or Protocol have ads?
Neither WeightBuddy nor Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeightBuddy or Protocol?
WeightBuddy ships an update fortnightly, and Protocol weekly. Most recently, WeightBuddy was updated on October 25, 2026 and Protocol on October 6, 2026.

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