Comparison

Caloringo vs Zero Cal

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

Head to head
About

Caloringo

Effortlessly track your calorie and macro intake with AI-powered photo scanning. Analyze restaurant menus, scan product barcodes, and monitor your weight and water intake. Stay motivated with progress tracking and personalized goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered food photo scanning
  • Restaurant menu analysis
  • Product barcode scanner
  • Weight and water tracking
  • Personalized goals and progress streaks
  • Voice and manual food logging
Features
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Track calories with a single photo using smart AI. Caloringo makes calorie and macro tracking simple, fast, and visual. Just snap a picture of your meal and get instant nutrition estimates with no typing or searching. See your daily calories, macros, water intake, and weight all in one clean dashboard. Track your progress with streaks, goals, and achievements, and stay motivated every day. Designed for easy use and privacy-friendly nutrition tracking. Main features • AI-powered food scan for instant calorie and macro estimates • Menu scan to analyze restaurant menus with calories, macros, ingredients, allergens, and smart diet badges • Product barcode scanner with health scores and Nutri-Score ratings • Ingredient analysis with additive risk warnings and detailed breakdowns • Healthier product alternatives suggested after every scan • Voice entry to log meals hands-free by just speaking • Manual entry for quick, custom calorie and macro logging • Daily dashboard for calories, protein, carbs, and fat • Weight tracking with BMI and clear progress charts • Water tracker with quick-add buttons and a daily goal • Personal goals based on age, height, weight, and activity level • Progress streaks to help you stay consistent and motivated • Achievement cards you can share on social media • Scan history to review all your previously scanned products • Save and reuse restaurant menus from history • Food preferences and allergen warnings for dietary needs • AI recipe creator that builds personalized recipes for you, shows step-by-step instructions, saves your favorites, and tracks their calories Watch • Track calories, macros, and water right from your wrist • Analog clock face with calorie, water, and protein activity arcs • Browse today's meals and remaining nutrition at a glance • Real-time sync between iPhone and Watch Widgets • 6 home screen widgets: calories, macros, water, streak, quick add, and lock screen • Progress rings with modern gradient designs • Log food and add water with one tap without opening the app Premium Unlocks unlimited AI meal scanning, menu scanning, faster nutrition analysis, and a product scanner with healthier alternatives. Perfect for anyone who wants easy calorie tracking, weight control, daily water reminders, restaurant menu analysis, product ingredient analysis, or simple healthy eating support. Caloringo removes the guesswork so you can focus on your goals. Privacy Policy: https://caloriecounter.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://caloriecounter.app/terms

About

Zero Cal

Effortlessly track your daily calorie and macronutrient intake using AI-powered food logging. Choose from voice, text, photo, barcode, or label scanning to quickly log meals and monitor your progress with visual feedback.

Highlights
  • AI-powered food logging
  • Log via voice, text, photo, barcode, or label
  • Calorie and macro estimates
  • Visual progress tracking
  • AI food context analysis
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Logging food shouldn't take longer than eating it. Zero Cal gives you four quick ways to add a meal: • Describe what you ate in your own words • Take a photo and let AI estimate what's on the plate • Scan a barcode or nutrition label • Search more than four million foods See the whole day The calorie ring shows how much you have left. Protein, carbohydrate, and fat stay beside it, so you can check the numbers without digging through charts. Leave room for real life Your daily goal fills three quarters of the ring. The last quarter is a visible cushion for a bigger dinner or an unplanned snack. You can repeat recent meals, change portions, and follow your progress over 14 days. Ask Zero When you want more context, ask for a short AI read on food quality, processing, fullness, and possible blood sugar impact. Stay consistent A logging streak and calendar show which days you tracked. On weekends, a short report sums up the week: completed days, average calories and macros, and a couple of suggestions based on your logs. What you can do • Log by voice, text, photo, barcode, or label • Get calorie and macro estimates • Edit portions and ingredients • Set personal calorie and macro goals • Search foods, review history, and add past meals again • See your logging streak on a calendar • Get a weekend report on completed days, calories, and macros • Turn on logging reminders and weekly report notifications • Use the app in English, Spanish, or Russian • Choose a light or dark theme Zero Cal tracks nutrition. It does not give medical advice. Estimates can differ from the actual food, so check the label or another reliable source when accuracy matters. Zero Cal requires a subscription. Payment is charged to your App Store account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can change or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Caloringo4 screens
Zero Cal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Caloringo at freemium against Zero Cal's subscription. Caloringo also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Caloringo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Zero Cal sells 2 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Caloringo against 5.0 for Zero Cal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Caloringo has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caloringo ships an update every 10 days, Zero Cal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Caloringo versus Zero Cal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaloringoZero Cal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet Ali DemirOleg Filimonov

Customer experience

Caloringo

All ratings38 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Zero Cal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Caloringo

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • All Access (1 Year) FreeTrial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Zero Cal

Subscriptions2
  • Zero Cal Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Zero Cal Yearly2 Months trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Caloringo free?
Caloringo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero Cal free?
Zero Cal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Caloringo or Zero Cal?
Zero Cal is rated higher. Caloringo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Zero Cal averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Caloringo or Zero Cal have ads?
Neither Caloringo nor Zero Cal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caloringo or Zero Cal?
Caloringo ships an update every 10 days, and Zero Cal every 5 days. Most recently, Caloringo was updated on October 28, 2026 and Zero Cal on October 25, 2026.

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