Comparison

CaloryNote vs Calorie Deficit

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

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About

CaloryNote

Features
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## Simple & Beautiful Calorie Tracking CaloryLog makes daily food and calorie tracking effortless with intuitive design and powerful features that support your healthy lifestyle goals. The all-new Body Planner brings your intake, your burn, and your weight and body-fat trends together on a single screen — so you can plan your diet and see when you'll reach your goals. ## Key Features Beautiful Nutrition Charts - Three chart types: pie, bar, and timeline views - Visualize carbs, protein, and fat balance at a glance - Timeline view shows hourly calorie intake patterns Body Planner (New) - Automatically calculates today's calorie deficit from resting energy (BMR), active calories, and intake - Build today's workout plan from your past workout history and roll it into your projected burn - Visualize intake vs. burn, cumulative deficit, and weight & body-fat trends as graphs - See a projection of how many months until you reach your target weight and body fat - Track protein intake against your daily goal Smart Food Management - Record detailed nutrition information for foods - Auto-calculate nutrition per serving size - Save frequently eaten foods for quick logging - Export your food data as CSV files for analysis Seamless Integration - HealthKit integration syncs with Apple Health - Reads weight, body fat, workouts, and resting energy from Health - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Multi-language support (English & Japanese) - Flexible weight units (grams & ounces) - CSV export for meal detail and daily summary data Goal Tracking - Set daily calorie targets - Set target weight, body fat, daily calorie deficit, and protein goals - Visual comparison of intake vs. goals - Clear display of remaining or excess calories Perfect For - People on weight management journeys - Health-conscious individuals - Fitness enthusiasts and athletes - Anyone wanting to track nutritional balance - Users building healthy eating habits ## Every Feature, Free All of CaloryLog's features are free to use. If you love the app, an optional in-app purchase lets you support development — it's entirely optional and unlocks no gated features. ## Privacy & Security Your data syncs securely through iCloud with complete privacy protection. We never share your information with third parties. Start your healthy eating journey today!

About

Calorie Deficit

Features
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Calorie Deficit makes losing weight simple: log what you eat, and the app tracks your calories and macros — showing exactly how much you have left for the day. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • A calorie ring that fills up with every meal • Protein, fat and carbs tracked against your goal • Calories remaining, big and easy to read ADD A MEAL IN SECONDS • Scan the barcode (open Open Food Facts database) • Search a food by name • Enter calories and macros manually • AI photo estimate (Pro option, with your own key) YOUR GOAL, CALCULATED FOR YOU • Basal metabolism and total burn (Mifflin-St Jeor) • Deficit as a % of your burn — never a random number • Ideal weight, BMI explained, kg to lose INTERMITTENT FASTING BUILT IN (free) • 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD timer with a live countdown • Automatic mode: fasts record themselves between meals • Start from your last meal, see the planned end time • History and charts of your fasts STATS & HISTORY • Calories/day colored by macro, with your goal line • Over/under your goal, day by day • Cumulative deficit over 7 / 14 / 30 days YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Everything is stored on your iPhone. No collection, no account, no ads. Bilingual English / French. Weight from Apple Health (read-only, optional). Calorie Deficit Pro (one-time purchase) unlocks the PDF report, predicted-vs-real weight tracking, automatic photo analysis (via your own Anthropic key, billed per use by Anthropic) and automatic weight sync. Full tracking stays free, forever.

Screenshots

CaloryNote4 screens
Calorie Deficit4 screens

Verdict

The call

CaloryNote and Calorie Deficit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. CaloryNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Calorie Deficit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CaloryNote versus Calorie Deficit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaloryNoteCalorie Deficit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermoreslowly.jpMANUEL NOVO LOPES

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CaloryNote

One-time1
  • Support the Developer$2.99
1 purchases

Calorie Deficit

One-time1
  • Calorie Deficit Pro$3.99

Questions

Is CaloryNote free?
CaloryNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calorie Deficit free?
Calorie Deficit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaloryNote or Calorie Deficit have ads?
Neither CaloryNote nor Calorie Deficit shows ads.

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