Comparison

Cal Plus vs Clair

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

Clair

Effortlessly track your food intake by simply taking a photo of your meal. The app uses AI to instantly analyze calories, macros, and ingredients, adapting to your preferred logging method and providing personalized nutrition plans and daily dashboards.

Highlights
  • AI meal analysis from photos
  • Automatic calorie and macro breakdown
  • Personalized nutrition goals
  • Daily progress dashboard
  • Multiple meal logging options
  • Save favorite meals
Features
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Clair — AI Calorie Tracker Snap a photo. Get your calories. It’s that simple. Clair uses AI to instantly analyze your meals and break down calories, macros, and ingredients — no searching databases, no scanning barcodes, no guessing portion sizes. Just point your camera at your plate and let Clair do the rest. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Clair requires an active subscription to access meal analysis, tracking tools, dashboards, and personalized nutrition features. A subscription is required to unlock all app functionality. TRACK YOUR WAY Log meals however works best for you. Snap a photo with your camera, upload from your library, type in what you ate, or re-log a saved meal with one tap. Clair adapts to you. SMART NUTRITION BREAKDOWN Every meal is analyzed into calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar, and sodium — down to individual ingredients. Edit anything if needed. Your nutrition, your control. PERSONALIZED GOALS Clair builds a custom plan based on your body, lifestyle, and goals — whether you want to lose weight, build muscle, or maintain. Calorie and macro targets are automatically calculated and adjustable anytime. DAILY DASHBOARD See exactly where you stand at a glance. Track calories and macros with visual progress rings, monitor steps with Apple Health integration, and review past days easily. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Eat the same meals often? Save them and re-log with one tap. Fast, effortless tracking. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Rollover calories. Metric and imperial support. Clean, intuitive design. Built for results without the hassle. Subscription Details • Subscription required for full access • Auto-renewing subscription • Payment 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 • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Download Clair and make calorie tracking the easiest part of your day. TERMS OF USE (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cal Plus4 screens
Clair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Cal Plus at free with in-app purchases against Clair's subscription. Cal Plus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Clair's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%). 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. Cal Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Clair sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 4.9 for Clair. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cal Plus has 1.6K ratings behind it against 9, 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 Clair's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, Clair every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cal Plus versus Clair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCal PlusClair
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDilsahib Singh BhatiaNoContact

Customer experience

Cal Plus

All ratings1,575 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative26.7%

Clair

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Clair

Subscriptions10
  • Clair - Weekly Plan3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Clair - Weekly Plan$6.997 Days
  • Clair - Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Clair Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Clair - Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Clair Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Clair - Yearly Plan1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Clair - Yearly Plan$49.991 Year
  • Clair - Yearly Plan3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Clair - Yearly Plan1 Month trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Cal Plus free?
Cal Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clair free?
Clair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cal Plus or Clair?
Clair is rated higher. Cal Plus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Clair averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Cal Plus or Clair have ads?
Clair shows ads; Cal Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, Cal Plus or Clair?
Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, and Clair every 6 months. Most recently, Cal Plus was updated on October 30, 2026 and Clair on October 24, 2026.

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