Comparison

Makkuro vs DumbCals

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

Head to head
About

Makkuro

Features
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Makkuro is a straightforward nutrition tracker that does what you need without the extras you don't. I built this to be a simple & fuss free nutrition tracker that fit my main goals: • Quick & easy food logging • Easy to add food items and preset-meals (for example, lunchboxes you've made) • See progress over time What's included: • Log meals throughout the day • Track calories & protein intake • Build a library of your go-to foods • Quick entry for simple logging • Save meal templates for repeated entries • View insights and progress charts • Optional HealthKit integration for weight tracking What this app hasn't got: • Subscriptions, costs • Accounts or cloud syncing • Ads • Social features • Meal plans or coaching Simple tracking. Everything you log stays on your device so your data is yours. The app is fully offline.

About

DumbCals

Features
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DumbCals is a simple calorie tracker built for speed. Log food quickly, track daily calories and macros, and review your history without creating an account or dealing with a complicated setup. Features: • Fast food search • Quick calorie and macro tracking • Daily history and trends • Barcode scanning with Premium • CSV export with Premium • iCloud sync and backup with Premium DumbCals is designed to be lightweight, private, and easy to use. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kazemiapp.github.io/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Makkuro4 screens
DumbCals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Makkuro at none against DumbCals's 1. Makkuro also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. DumbCals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Makkuro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Makkuro versus DumbCals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakkuroDumbCals
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPRPL development ABBryan Zamora

In-app purchases

None

Makkuro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DumbCals

One-time1
  • DumbCals Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Makkuro free?
Makkuro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DumbCals free?
DumbCals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makkuro or DumbCals have ads?
Neither Makkuro nor DumbCals shows ads.

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