Calorie Tracker vs Dancy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calorie Tracker
Effortlessly track your daily calorie and macronutrient intake by simply typing what you ate, snapping a photo of your meal, or scanning a restaurant menu. This intuitive food notebook provides instant calculations and visual progress tracking to help you achieve your health goals.
- AI Food Camera for instant calorie tracking
- Smart Menu Scanner for restaurant options
- Natural language food entry
- Visual progress tracking
- Streak building for daily tracking
- Goal setting for weight and muscle
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Track calories like taking notes. Type "grilled chicken and rice" → get calories + macros Snap a photo of your plate → instantly calculated Scan a restaurant menu → see calories for every option No barcode scanning. No food searching. Just type, snap, or scan. HOW IT WORKS: Open the app Type what you ate, snap a photo, or scan a menu Get calories, protein, carbs, fat → instantly Like texting a friend or sending a photo. That simple. UNDERSTANDS HOW YOU EAT: "Big bowl of cereal" - understands "A photo of your burger" - understands "A complex restaurant menu" - understands No rigid formats. Just type or snap naturally. FEATURES: AI Food Camera: Snap your plate to track calories instantly Smart Menu Scanner: Scan any menu to find the best options Next Meal Suggestions: AI recommends what to eat next based on your remaining calories and macros Daily calorie & macro tracking Weight tracking with progress charts Set goals (weight loss, muscle gain, maintenance) Build streaks to stay consistent Apple Health Integration Clean interface, zero ads Start with 3-Day Free Trial. Upgrade when you're ready. PREMIUM: $9.99/month Unlimited AI Camera & Menu Scans Unlimited entries Next Meal AI Recommendations Advanced insights & weekly reports Full Meal History Weight Progress Tracking Apple Health Integration Not a diet app. Think of it as a food notebook. As easy as Apple Notes, but for tracking meals and hitting your goals. "Only calorie app I've stuck with for months" - Sarah M. "Like Apple Notes for food, makes total sense" - Emma C. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/"
Dancy
This app acts as a personal dance coach, using your phone's front camera to track your movements and provide real-time feedback. Improve your accuracy, practice routines at different speeds, and compete on leaderboards. Privacy is prioritized with on-device processing.
- Beat-by-beat scoring
- Live skeleton tracking
- Personalized coach reports
- XP-based leveling system
- Global leaderboards
- Practice history
- Adjustable practice speed
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Dancy turns your phone into a dance coach. Pick a routine, line the neon figure up over your body, and hit play — your front camera watches your moves and scores every beat in real time. PRIVACY FIRST Body tracking and scoring run entirely on your device. Your camera video never leaves your phone unless you choose to share it. WHAT'S INSIDE - Beat-by-beat scoring: watch your accuracy climb with the music - Live skeleton: see your own skeleton on camera and fix your framing instantly - Coach report: shows your weakest section and how to practice it - Streaks and levels: every dance and every streak day earns XP, with rewards as you level up - Leaderboards: every routine has its own ranking — compete with your best score - Practice history: watch your score curve improve over time - Practice speed: slow any routine down to 0.5x while you learn it - Available in English, Turkish, Spanish, French, and Italian DANCY PRO The free tier includes 3 different dances per day. Dancy Pro unlocks unlimited dances, full-quality video export, and share clips. Auto-renewable weekly, monthly, and yearly subscriptions are available; monthly and yearly plans include a 3-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically through your Apple Account unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://dancyapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://dancyapp.com/terms End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://dancyapp.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calorie Tracker at 100% against Dancy's 0%. Calorie Tracker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Dancy's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Calorie Tracker sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Dancy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calorie Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calorie Tracker has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Calorie Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dancy's.
Calorie Tracker ships an update every 9 days, Dancy daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calorie Tracker | Dancy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ogan Kurtulus | Omer Salih Sar |
Customer experience
Calorie Tracker
Dancy
In-app purchases
Calorie Tracker
- CalNote Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- CalNote PRO3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- CalNote Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
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- CalNote Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- CalNote Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- CalNote Pro Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- CalNote PRO Annual3 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Yearly PRO: 50% OFF Special$39.991 Year
- CalNote Pro Yearly$47.991 Year
- CalNote Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
- CalNote Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- CalNote Pro Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
Dancy
- Dancy Weekly$4.997 Days
- Dancy Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Dancy Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year









