Comparison

Calorie Help vs MacroCalorie

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

Head to head
About

Calorie Help

Features
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Calorie.Help is your ultimate AI-powered photo calorie tracker for general wellness and healthy lifestyle management. No more typing, scanning, or estimating—just snap a photo of your meal, and let our smart technology do the rest. Whether you're working toward weight management, building healthy habits, or just eating more mindfully, Calorie.Help makes food tracking effortless and accurate. Key Features: AI Image Recognition Take a photo of your meal, and our advanced AI will instantly identify the food, estimate portion sizes, and calculate calories and macronutrients. Instant Calorie Estimates Track calories, carbs, protein, and fat with one tap. Get nutritional data in seconds without manual entry. Daily & Weekly Progress Stay on top of your wellness goals with visual charts and personalized summaries. See what you've eaten, how many calories you've burned, and where you can improve. Custom Goals & Reminders Set your calorie targets and dietary goals. Get reminders to log meals and stay consistent with your healthy lifestyle plan. Smart Food Logging Edit, adjust, or confirm detected foods with ease. Add details manually if needed—your log, your control. Offline Mode No internet? No problem. Snap and save your meals offline; your data syncs when you're back online. Privacy First Your health data is yours. We never share or sell your personal information. Important: Calorie.Help is designed for general wellness and healthy lifestyle management only. This app provides estimates and general guidance, not medical advice. Consult with healthcare professionals for medical conditions or dietary restrictions. Individual needs vary based on health, activity, and medical conditions.

About

MacroCalorie

Features
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MacroCalorie is a privacy-first calorie tracker. You log what you eat, see your calories and macros, and your data stays yours. There's no account to create, no tracking, no ads, and no analytics. Your journal, profile, and the foods you add stay on your devices and sync across them through your own iCloud. You can log offline, and it syncs when you're back online. Your data, your devices • Syncs across your devices through your private iCloud • No account, no sign-up • No trackers, no ads, no analytics Simple, honest tracking • Log a portion and see your calories for the day • Macro breakdown for carbs, protein, and fat • A ring that fills toward your daily goal • Your last 7 days at a glance A goal based on you • Basal metabolism and maintenance from the Mifflin-St Jeor equation • Lose, maintain, or gain, and fine-tune the number by hand A reference food catalog, built in • Around 3,500 CIQUAL 2025 (ANSES) foods, searchable offline • Add your own foods too Available in English and French. Nutrition data: Ciqual 2025 table, ANSES (Open Licence / Etalab).

Screenshots

Calorie Help4 screens
MacroCalorie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Calorie Help at 13.0 against MacroCalorie's 26.5. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Calorie Help versus MacroCalorie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie HelpMacroCalorie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSOCIALADFUNNELSylvain Muller

In-app purchases

None

Calorie Help

No in-app purchases

None

MacroCalorie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calorie Help free?
Calorie Help is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MacroCalorie free?
MacroCalorie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calorie Help or MacroCalorie have ads?
Neither Calorie Help nor MacroCalorie shows ads.

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