Cal Plus vs Maximal Strength
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cal Plus
This app simplifies health and fitness tracking with AI-powered insights and community support. Easily log meals by scanning barcodes or photos, track workouts in real-time, and receive personalized guidance from an AI coach. Connect with others to share progress and stay motivated on your journey.
- Instant food recognition via scanning
- Live workout tracking with 800+ exercises
- Personalized AI coach and insights
- Community groups for accountability
- Restaurant menu and recipe scanning
- Smart meal planning and grocery lists
- Progress visualization and daily reports
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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
Maximal Strength
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Maximal Strength is a free tool from Maximal Performance that calculates your one-rep max and shows you exactly where you rank against strength standards across the main barbell lifts. Enter your weight and reps for any lift and get your estimated 1RM instantly. Then check the Strength Standards tab to see how you compare against Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite benchmarks relative to your bodyweight. 1RM CALCULATOR - Calculates estimated one-rep max using the Epley formula - Covers Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, Overhead Press, and Barbell Row - Toggle between kg and lbs - Results update instantly as you type STRENGTH STANDARDS - See your lift-to-bodyweight ratio - Ranked across 5 levels: Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite - Shows the gap to your next level in kg/lb - Based on widely referenced bodyweight multiplier standards Built for anyone who trains hard and wants real data on where they stand and what they need to hit next. All calculations are estimates based on the Epley formula. Actual 1RM may vary based on fatigue, technique, and individual factors. Want a program to move up through the standards? Visit maximalperformance.nz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maximal Strength at none against Cal Plus's 5. Cal Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Cal Plus sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Maximal Strength asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, Maximal Strength every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cal Plus | Maximal Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilsahib Singh Bhatia | TRACY MAXIMILLIAN SAMUEL SMALL |
In-app purchases
Cal Plus
- Cal Plus 12 months Ad Free$19.991 Year
- Cal Plus - Family Annual Ad free$49.991 Year
- Streak Restore$0.99
- Call your Coach - 10 minutes pack$1.99
- Cal Plus Life Time Ad Free$39.99
Maximal Strength
No in-app purchases









