Comparison

Cal Plus vs BareMacros

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

BareMacros

Features
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BareMacros: Macro Tracking Without the Bloat No account required. Completely free. No ads. Tired of fitness apps that do everything except what you actually need? BareMacros strips away the noise. Download and start tracking immediately. No account required. No emails. No overwhelming menus. Just the essentials: Protein, Carbs, and Fat. WHAT YOU GET: - Zero sign-up friction: open and track in seconds - A clean, highly curated local searchable food database - Free, unlimited barcode scanning. No premium paywalls just to scan your food - Track the magic triangle: Protein, Carbs, and Fat - Your data stays on your device: complete privacy, zero cloud sync - 100% free: no hidden paywalls or premium tricks - Clean, simple interface designed for daily use WHAT YOU DON'T GET: - Social feeds - Premium paywalls - Account requirements - Unnecessary tracking features - Ads - Subscriptions BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO HIT THEIR MACROS. Whether you're into bodybuilding, keto, macro counting, or just staying fit - BareMacros does one thing and does it right. No distractions. No complexity. Just protein, carbs, fat, and progress. Your privacy matters. All data stored locally on your device. No selling data. No cloud sync surprises. WHY BAREMACROS? Most fitness apps treat you like a product, not a user. We built BareMacros differently. One simple goal: help you track macros without the BS. Download for free. No credit card. No strings attached.

Screenshots

Cal Plus4 screens
BareMacros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BareMacros at none against Cal Plus's 5. BareMacros also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. BareMacros asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, BareMacros every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cal Plus versus BareMacros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCal PlusBareMacros
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDilsahib Singh BhatiaBora Gu

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cal Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Cal Plus 12 months Ad Free$19.991 Year
  • Cal Plus - Family Annual Ad free$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Streak Restore$0.99
  • Call your Coach - 10 minutes pack$1.99
  • Cal Plus Life Time Ad Free$39.99
None

BareMacros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cal Plus free?
Cal Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BareMacros free?
BareMacros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cal Plus or BareMacros have ads?
Neither Cal Plus nor BareMacros shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cal Plus or BareMacros?
Cal Plus ships an update every 4 days, and BareMacros every 2 days. Most recently, Cal Plus was updated on October 24, 2026 and BareMacros on October 12, 2026.

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