Comparison

Cal Plus vs VitaCal

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

Head to head
About

Cal Plus

This app uses AI to help you track nutrition and workouts. It offers instant food recognition via scanning, personalized coaching, and community features for motivation. Plan meals, discover recipes, and monitor progress effortlessly.

Highlights
  • AI Coach & Smart Insights
  • Instant Food Recognition (Scan Barcodes/Photos)
  • Live Workout Tracking (800+ Exercises)
  • Menu Scan for Restaurant Analysis
  • Recipe Finder from Pantry Photos
  • Groups & Accountability
  • Habit Tracker
Features
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Cal Plus – FREE AI Smart Nutrition & Workout Tracking Made Simple Transform your health with Cal Plus, an intelligent nutrition and fitness tracking app with your own personal AI Coach and community groups that make staying consistent effortless. What makes Cal Plus special: Instant Food Recognition Scan barcodes or snap photos to instantly log calories and nutrients. Live Workout Tracking Log workouts in real time from 800+ exercises. Track sets, reps, and calories burned, automatically adjusted to your daily goals. AI Coach & Smart Insights Get personalized tips, meal recommendations, workout guidance, and healthier alternatives that adapt to your goals, habits, and lifestyle. Groups & Accountability Join or create groups to share meals, react, comment, and view daily progress together, helping friends stay consistent and motivated. Menu Scan Scan restaurant menus to analyze calories and nutrients instantly. Get personalized suggestions that fit your daily goals when eating out. Recipe Finder Take a photo of ingredients from your pantry or fridge and generate smart recipe ideas with full nutrition breakdowns. Smart Meal Planning Plan meals and create grocery lists with ease. Progress Tracking Visualize your nutrition and training journey with clear analytics and daily summaries. Habit Tracker Build streaks for habits like water, steps, veggies, or cutting back on alcohol. Most of them fill themselves in from what you already log. Daily Insights & Reports Stay motivated with guidance that grows smarter as your AI Coach learns from you. Whether you are counting calories, building muscle, losing fat, or building better habits, Cal Plus keeps everything simple. With AI guidance, live workouts, recipe discovery, menu scanning, and group accountability in one place, making better decisions becomes easier every day. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://calplus.app/privacy-policy.html

About

VitaCal

Effortlessly track your daily nutrition with AI-powered food scanning. Simply take a photo of your meal to instantly log calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Achieve your health goals with personalized targets and a supportive, non-judgmental interface.

Highlights
  • AI food scanning via photo
  • Instant calorie and macro analysis
  • Personalized nutrition targets
  • Weight tracking with trend insights
  • Supportive, non-judgmental interface
  • Logging streaks for consistency
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VitaCal is the AI-powered calorie tracker that makes logging effortless. Snap a photo of your meal and instantly get calories, protein, carbs, and fat -- no manual logging required. Track your nutrition with an app built around speed and simplicity. VitaCal helps you reach your calorie and macro goals with the fastest food logging experience available. SMART AI FOOD SCANNING Take a photo of any meal for instant calorie and macro analysis. The AI identifies foods and estimates portion sizes automatically. Log meals in seconds, not minutes. Describe a meal in words, search foods by name or scan a barcode when you prefer. PERSONALISED TO YOU Personalised calorie and macro targets, built into a clean, intuitive interface with no clutter. SUPPORTIVE, NOT JUDGMENTAL No red alerts for going over your calorie budget. No shame. Just clear information to help you make choices that feel right for you. TRACK WHAT MATTERS - Calories, protein, carbs, and fat at a glance - Daily and weekly nutrition summaries - Weight tracking with trend insights - Logging streaks to build consistency - Manual food entry for when you prefer it YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR DATA The photo you log a meal from is saved with that meal, so you can look back at it on Today. We don't train AI models on your photos, and deleting your account deletes them. BUILT FOR CONSISTENCY, NOT PERFECTION VitaCal helps you build sustainable habits without the stress that comes with rigid tracking apps. Log what you eat, understand your patterns, and make informed decisions. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE VitaCal gives general wellness information from your own data. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. For any medical concern, consult a qualified healthcare professional. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION VitaCal Pro offers 30 meal logs per week by photo, description, food search or barcode, and 25 Ask VitaCal conversations per week. Without Pro you get 5 of those meal logs per week, free forever. Manual entry and quick add are always free. The monthly and annual plans start with a 7-day free trial, once per account. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel any time in your App Store subscriptions. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://vitacal.app/privacy Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at support@vitacal.app

Screenshots

Cal Plus4 screens
VitaCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cal Plus and VitaCal both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VitaCal's written reviews are positive against 63% of Cal Plus's. Cal Plus's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Cal Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and VitaCal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. 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 — 4.8 for Cal Plus against 4.7 for VitaCal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cal Plus has 1.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Cal Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of VitaCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, VitaCal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cal Plus versus VitaCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCal PlusVitaCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDilsahib Singh BhatiaZayin Krige

Customer experience

Cal Plus

All ratings1,585 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative26.7%

VitaCal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cal Plus

Subscriptions1
  • Cal Plus 12 months Ad Free$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Streak Restore$0.99
  • Call your Coach - 10 minutes pack$1.99
  • Cal Plus Life Time Ad Free$39.99
10 purchases

VitaCal

Subscriptions9
  • VitaCal Pro$0.497 Days
  • VitaCal Pro$0.697 Days
  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$1.491 Month
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  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • VitaCal Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • 25 AI Coach Credits$1.99

Questions

Is Cal Plus free?
Cal Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VitaCal free?
VitaCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cal Plus or VitaCal?
Cal Plus is rated higher. Cal Plus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while VitaCal averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Cal Plus or VitaCal have ads?
Neither Cal Plus nor VitaCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cal Plus or VitaCal?
Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, and VitaCal every 3 days. Most recently, Cal Plus was updated on November 8, 2026 and VitaCal on November 9, 2026.

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