Comparison

Cal Plus vs Friendly

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

Friendly

Effortlessly track your nutrition by simply taking a photo of your meal for instant calorie and macro breakdowns. Set personalized daily calorie targets based on your weight goals and monitor your intake of protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and water.

Highlights
  • Photo-based food scanning
  • Personalized calorie and macro goals
  • Comprehensive macro breakdown
  • Water intake tracking
  • Weekly and yearly subscription options
Features
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Friendly Calories makes nutrition tracking effortless. Simply take a photo of your meal and get instant calorie and macro breakdown. Set your weight goal and get a personalised daily calorie target. Track your protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and water intake all in one place. Whether you're losing weight, building muscle, or just eating better, Friendly Calories is your daily nutrition companion. • Photo-based food scanning • Personalised calorie and macro goals • Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack tracking • Water intake tracker • Full macro breakdown including fiber and sodium • Weekly and yearly subscription options Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://friendlycalories.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cal Plus4 screens
Friendly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cal Plus at 1.6K against Friendly's 10. Cal Plus also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, 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. Cal Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Friendly sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cal Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cal Plus has 1.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Cal Plus's written reviews are positive against 50% of Friendly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, Friendly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cal Plus versus Friendly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCal PlusFriendly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better4.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDilsahib Singh BhatiaThe Friendly App Ltd

Customer experience

Cal Plus

All ratings1,602 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative26.7%

Friendly

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
6 purchases

Friendly

Subscriptions6
  • Pro (1 Month)$9.991 Month
  • Pro (1 Year)3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Pro (1 Year)$14.991 Year
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  • Pro (1 Year)3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Pro (1 Year)$19.991 Year
  • Pro (1 Year)3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cal Plus free?
Cal Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly free?
Friendly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cal Plus or Friendly?
Cal Plus is rated higher. Cal Plus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Friendly averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Cal Plus or Friendly have ads?
Neither Cal Plus nor Friendly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cal Plus or Friendly?
Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, and Friendly weekly. Most recently, Cal Plus was updated on November 12, 2026 and Friendly on November 5, 2026.

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