Comparison

Baseline+ vs Total Calories

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

Head to head
About

Baseline+

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Baseline transforms your Apple Health data into clear, actionable insights. No account needed, no cloud sync, no tracking. Just your health metrics, beautifully organised. Understand Your Health at Every Timescale: • Daily View – See today’s steps, calories, heart rate, sleep, and 30+ other metrics at a glance • Weekly View – Spot patterns and compare against previous weeks • Monthly View – Track longer-term progress towards your goals • Yearly View – See the big picture of your health journey Powerful Features: Trend Analysis - Automatic trend detection shows what’s improving and what needs attention. Clear visual indicators make it easy to understand your progress. Smart Goals - Set personalised targets for any metric. Track your progress with motivating visualisations that celebrate your wins. Beautiful Reports - Generate shareable reports for your doctor, trainer, or personal records. Export as images or text via Messages, Email, or any app. 30+ Health Metrics: Steps, active calories, resting calories, heart rate, resting heart rate, HRV, sleep duration, weight, body fat, BMI, blood pressure, VO₂ max, protein, water, active minutes, and many more. Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets: Glance at your key metrics without opening the app. Multiple widget sizes and styles available. 12 Beautiful Themes: Customise your experience with thoughtfully designed colour themes in both light and dark modes. Privacy by Design: Your health data is personal. Baseline is built with privacy at its core: • No account required – start using immediately • No cloud sync – data never leaves your device • No tracking or analytics – we don’t collect anything • Works offline – no external dependencies • 100% on-device processing – your data stays yours Baseline reads from Apple Health but never writes to it or shares your data with anyone. Built for Performance Native SwiftUI app optimised for iOS 17 and later. Fast, responsive, and designed to handle years of health data smoothly. Terms of Use: https://snugpublishing.co.uk/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://snugpublishing.co.uk/privacy.html

About

Total Calories

Track your daily calorie burn, active and resting, alongside step count directly on your Apple Watch face, home screen, and lock screen widgets. View trends, set goals, and monitor your BMI, with optional advanced features for macros and detailed energy breakdowns.

Highlights
  • Watch face complications for total calories burned
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Daily step count and progress tracking
  • BMI calculation and reference
  • Optional macro tracking (Vitals+)
  • Historical data views and CSV export
Features
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Total Calories shows your daily burn and total calories burned (active + resting) plus step count on your Apple Watch face, Home Screen widgets, and Lock Screen for free. No subscription needed for the basics. No account. Your health data never leaves your phone. If you've ever wished your Apple Watch face just showed your total calories burned for the day, this is that app. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH (FREE) - Total calories burned complications for every watch face style: circular, rectangular, inline, and corner. - Live step count complication too. - Watch app shows today at a glance plus 30-day trends. - Goals you set on iPhone sync straight to the watch. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN (FREE) - Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large sizes. - Lock Screen widgets in circular and rectangular layouts. - Widgets respect the metrics you've turned on and the goals you've set. - Full daily totals visible without opening the app. THE DASHBOARD (FREE) - Total daily calories burned on one clean ring. - Daily steps with progress bar and goal. - Pacing indicator: are you ahead or behind your usual day at this time? - Ask Siri for today's calories or steps. - Optional alert when you hit your daily goal. - iPhone Duo: Today and History side by side. BODY PROFILE & BMI (FREE) - Your BMI, calculated from the height and weight already in Apple Health. - No Health data? Enter height and weight by hand instead. - BMI category reference, with a plain-English note on what the number does and doesn't mean. - Body fat percentage and calorie context are part of Vitals+. MACROS (VITALS+) - Protein, carbs, and fat beside your calories, read from the app that already logs your food to Apple Health. - Nothing to log twice. If it is in Health, it is here. - Track all three, or only the macro you actually count. - Optional gram goals, plus macro averages, charts, CSV columns, and PDF reports. HISTORY (FREE) - 7 / 30 / 90 / 365-day views and any custom date range. - Trend arrows, peak days, and clean bar charts. - CSV data export. GOALS THAT WORK FOR YOU - Optional daily calorie and step goals. - Or skip goals and use it as a clean counter. Your call. - Pacing comparison: same weekday vs. all days, configurable lookback (14 / 30 / 90 days / 1 year). VITALS+ (OPTIONAL) A small monthly, yearly, or lifetime upgrade unlocks: - Macros: protein, carbs, and fat from the food you already log to Apple Health - TDEE and BMR reference figures: your 30-day maintenance and resting energy averages, straight from Apple Health - Body fat percentage alongside your BMI - Active vs. resting calorie breakdown - Net Deficit: calories burned minus food energy from Apple Health - Monthly Summary PDFs ready to share - Custom date-range PDF reports - Deep Trends: period-over-period comparison cards - Evening reminder A free trial is offered to new subscribers. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Read-only Apple Health access. The app never writes to your health records. - Your health data is stored on your device and is never uploaded. - Reports are generated on-device. - No ads. No tracking. No accounts. - Purchases are processed by Apple and RevenueCat, which never receive your health data. Total Calories is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any medical condition. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical advice. Subscription Details Vitals+ is available as an auto-renewing subscription (Monthly or Yearly, both with a 7-day free trial) or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://jackwallner.github.io/vitals/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Baseline+4 screens
Total Calories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Baseline+ at none against Total Calories's 4. Baseline+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Total Calories sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Baseline+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseline+ ships an update every 2 days, Total Calories weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Baseline+ versus Total Calories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseline+Total Calories
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTammy DaviesJack Wallner

In-app purchases

None

Baseline+

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Total Calories

Subscriptions3
  • Vitals+ Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Vitals+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Vitals+ Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vitals+ Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Baseline+ free?
Baseline+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Total Calories free?
Total Calories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Baseline+ or Total Calories have ads?
Neither Baseline+ nor Total Calories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baseline+ or Total Calories?
Baseline+ ships an update every 2 days, and Total Calories weekly. Most recently, Baseline+ was updated on October 25, 2026 and Total Calories on October 31, 2026.

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