Comparison

Hoot vs Cravium

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

Head to head
About

Hoot

This AI-powered app simplifies food logging by estimating calories, macros, and portions from photos, voice, or text. It provides a nutrition score for each meal and offers supportive insights to help users build healthy habits without guilt or overwhelm.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meal logging (photo, voice, text)
  • Nutrition Score for meals
  • Automatic macro targets
  • Supportive insights and guidance
  • Water and weight tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Calories in. Progress out. Calorie tracking works. The experience usually doesn’t. Hoot is the AI-powered calorie tracker for people who have tried tracking, hated the hassle, and still believe the habit can help. Log meals in seconds by photo, voice, text, or label scan. Hoot estimates calories, portions, and nutrition from the way you actually describe food. No endless database searches. No spreadsheet energy. Just fast logging, useful feedback, and a friendly owl that helps without judging. LOGGING THAT FITS REAL LIFE • Snap it. Say it. Type it. Log a full meal in seconds. Hoot does the math, so you can get on with your day. • Repeat meals in one tap Same breakfast? Same lunch? Use Recents or save a favorite, then log it again without starting over. • Fix mistakes by talking to Hoot Something look off? Say “no cheese,” “half the portion,” or “this was yesterday.” Quick Adjust recalculates the log for you. • See how Hoot got there Review the foods, portions, and assumptions behind every estimate. Adjust anything that does not look right. GO DEEPER WITH HOOT+ Unlock the full Hoot experience with Hoot+. • Learn from every meal Get a 1 to 100 Nutrition Score and a short “Hoot Says” insight on every log. See what is working and what to try next. A lesson, not a judgment. • Understand your macros Track protein, carbs, fat, fiber, calories, and more without turning your life into a spreadsheet. • See your week clearly Weekly Insights turns your logs into trends, wins, and practical suggestions based on what you actually ate. • Track the bigger picture Follow streaks, weight, water, calories, and nutrition over time. Connect Apple Health to sync steps, calories burned, and nutrition data. BUILT FOR REAL-LIFE GOALS Whether you are trying to lose weight, maintain your weight, gain weight, hit your protein goals, or simply understand what you eat, Hoot helps turn food logging into a habit you can actually stick with. GUIDANCE WITHOUT GUILT Hoot helps you stay curious about your choices, not critical of them. The owl nudges. It does not lecture. Miss a day? Start again. Eat something indulgent? Log it anyway. Logging is the habit. USING A GLP-1? Hoot can help you keep an eye on protein, fiber, hydration, calories, and overall nutrition while your appetite changes. Hoot provides general nutrition guidance, not medical advice. Talk with your clinician about your individual nutrition, calorie, protein, and medication needs. WHY HOOT? If your old calorie tracker felt slow, cluttered, tedious, or judgmental, Hoot was built to be the alternative. Describe what you ate. Let Hoot handle the math. Learn something useful. Move on with your day. You eat. We do the math. Guidance without guilt. HOOT+ Hoot+ unlocks the full Hoot experience and premium features. Subscription plans, pricing, trials, and introductory access may vary by offer. Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID and can be canceled through your App Store subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cravium

This app simplifies healthy eating by suggesting high-protein meals from local restaurants. It personalizes recommendations based on your goals, dietary needs, and preferences, helping you stay on track without endless menu scrolling.

Highlights
  • Personalized meal suggestions
  • High protein focus
  • Dietary filters (vegan, keto, etc.)
  • Location-based recommendations
  • Calorie and protein tracking
  • Gentle mode for lighter options
Features
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Just tell me what to eat. Some days the hardest part of eating well isn't the eating. It's the deciding. Cravium takes that off your plate. You tap once and get one specific order that's loaded with protein, from a real place near you, whether that's a chain or a little local spot. No scrolling through fifty menus. No second guessing. MADE FOR REAL LIFE, INCLUDING GLP-1 DAYS Maybe you're keeping your protein up on a GLP-1 medication. Maybe you're training and counting macros. Maybe you're just done thinking about it. Cravium shapes every pick around you. And on the days when food feels like a lot, you can flip on a gentler mode for lighter, easier options. HOW IT WORKS Tell us your goal and protein target once. Set your location so we can look nearby. Tap Decide for me and the reel lands on one real order. You'll see exactly why it's a good call: the protein, the calories, and how it fits the rest of your day. Like it? Lock it in, then order online or pull up directions in a tap. IT FITS HOW YOU ACTUALLY EAT Filter by diet, whether that's vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, keto, paleo, halal, gluten free, or dairy free. Flag the stuff that doesn't sit right with you, like fried, spicy, super sweet, or red meat, and you'll never see it again. Keep the nearby spots you love and hide the ones you don't. STAY HONEST WITH YOURSELF A simple calendar tracks the protein you actually logged, with streaks to keep the momentum going. Ate something else today? Add it in and round out your day. A FEW HONEST NOTES Cravium helps you decide and keep track. It isn't medical or nutritional advice. Protein and calorie numbers are estimates, and figures for local spots are AI best guesses, so check with the restaurant before you count on them, especially if you have allergies. We aren't affiliated with any medication or restaurant brand. You need to be 18 or older to use Cravium. So stop deliberating. Just tell us what to eat.

Screenshots

Hoot4 screens
Cravium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cravium at none against Hoot's 7. Cravium also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Hoot's advantage is ratings volume (128 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Hoot sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Cravium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cravium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoot has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hoot versus Cravium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHootCravium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (128 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings128 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHoot FitnessCarlos Dasilva

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Hoot

Subscriptions7
  • Hoot Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Hoot Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Hoot Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • annual_19.99_no_trial$19.991 Year
  • Hoot Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Hoot Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Hoot Annual$39.991 Year
None

Cravium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hoot free?
Hoot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cravium free?
Cravium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hoot or Cravium?
Cravium is rated higher. Hoot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while Cravium averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hoot or Cravium have ads?
Neither Hoot nor Cravium shows ads.

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