Comparison

Plates vs Moraea

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

Head to head
About

Plates

Effortlessly log your meals by taking a photo, and receive AI-estimated calorie and macronutrient breakdowns. Review and adjust entries before saving them to your personal food diary. Track your daily nutrition without needing a subscription.

Highlights
  • AI photo calorie estimation
  • Edit nutrition estimates
  • Food diary
  • Macronutrient tracking
  • Barcode scanning
  • Portion adjustment
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Free AI photo calorie counter. Snap a meal, review the estimated calories, protein, carbs and fat, edit anything that looks off, and save it to your food diary. No subscription is needed to log. Your food diary, meal editing and daily totals are free, with no account needed to start. Plates shows no ads. Free AI analysis is included every day: up to 10 analyses per device. PHOTO TO FOOD LOG Take a meal photo, check the foods and portions that were recognized, adjust them, and save. AI results are estimates you can edit before saving. RECORD YOUR WAY Take a photo, search the food database, or scan a barcode. Quick-adjust a portion to 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%. See today's calories, protein, carbs and fat and your meals in one place. Goals are optional. WHAT IS FREE? Your food diary, meal editing and daily nutrition totals do not require a subscription. AI analysis has a daily allowance of up to 10 analyses per device. Photo and voice analysis share this allowance; food search and barcode scanning do not use it. Photo and voice analysis are not unlimited. The app interface is in English. Nutrition estimates can be wrong, especially for oils, sauces and portions. Review and edit them before saving. Estimates are for general information, not medical advice. Developed by OpenHealth Inc. Terms of Use: https://openhealth-plates.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://openhealth-plates.web.app/privacy.html

About

Moraea

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Moraea is an AI calorie tracker that makes logging food fast enough to do every day. Describe a meal in plain words, snap a photo, scan a barcode, or say it out loud, and Moraea AI estimates the calories and macros for you. No searching databases, no weighing everything, no giving up by Wednesday. LOG A MEAL IN SECONDS Tell Moraea AI what you ate, photograph your plate, or use your voice. It estimates calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar and sodium, and if it needs one more detail, you just tap an answer. Forgot to log earlier? Describe the whole day in one message and each meal is logged at the right time. Made a mistake? Say "I only had half" and the meal updates. MORE WAYS TO LOG • Share a receipt or order confirmation from your food delivery app straight to Moraea. • Save favorite meals and log them again with one tap. • Ask Moraea AI for a recipe with nutrition per serving. • Use Siri and Shortcuts to log meals, water and weight. • Choose how Moraea AI works: Fast, Balanced or Max. TARGETS THAT FIT YOUR GOAL Your calorie target comes from your own stats, activity level and the pace you choose. Protein is set from your goal weight to help protect lean mass, and your fiber and water targets adjust to your plan. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Weigh-ins plot on a trend chart, not a single scary number, and milestones mark how far you've come. A weekly AI review of your own logs shows what went well and what to focus on next. You can also import past weight from Apple Health. YOUR PROGRESS, BACKED UP Switching phones? Turn on progress backup to keep your food logs, weight history and more safe. Backups are end-to-end encrypted with a key only you hold. Turn it off or delete your backup any time. WIDGETS AND APPLE HEALTH Put your day on the Home Screen with a nutrition snapshot, a water widget with one-tap logging, or a shortcut straight into Moraea AI. Connect Apple Health to bring in weight, steps and active energy, and to save your food, water and weight there. OPTIONAL: MEDICATION TRACKING If you take a GLP-1 or other weight-loss medication, turn on the medication add-on to see doses on the same timeline as your food. Log doses as prescribed, track injection sites, set reminders for the schedule you entered, and record side effects linked to the meal or dose they followed. Leave it off and Moraea is simply a calorie tracker. SHARE A LOG SUMMARY Export a PDF of your nutrition, weight and, if you track them, doses and side effects for any date range. MADE TO LIVE WITH Available in English, Spanish, German, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Designed for every iPhone, including iPhone Duo. Light or dark appearance, metric or imperial units, and a choice of app icons. PRIVACY Your food log, weight and chat history are stored on your device. Meal text and photos are sent for AI processing only when you use Moraea AI. Analytics and crash reporting can be turned off in Settings. MORAEA PRO Moraea Pro includes AI meal logging, AI progress reviews, progress backup, widgets and the PDF export. Weight, water and dose logging are free. Weekly and yearly plans are available, with a free trial for new subscribers. Price, plan length and trial length are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://moraea.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://moraea.app/privacy Moraea is a tracking and education tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you use the medication add-on, always talk to your prescriber or another qualified clinician about your treatment.

Screenshots

Plates4 screens
Moraea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plates at none against Moraea's 4. Plates also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. Moraea sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Plates asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plates ships an update weekly, Moraea every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plates versus Moraea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatesMoraea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB158 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperOpenHealth IncSHIVENDRA ANANTHAN CHELLIAH

In-app purchases

None

Plates

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Moraea

Subscriptions3
  • CalTrak+ Weekly$3.997 Days
  • CalTrak+ Full Access7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • CalTrak+ (Yearly)3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Moraea Pro$99.99

Questions

Is Plates free?
Plates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moraea free?
Moraea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plates or Moraea have ads?
Neither Plates nor Moraea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plates or Moraea?
Plates ships an update weekly, and Moraea every 2 weeks. Most recently, Plates was updated on November 9, 2026 and Moraea on October 31, 2026.

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