Makkuro vs KcalCulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Makkuro
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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.
KcalCulator
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KcalCulator is a calm, beautiful way to track what you eat ā built to stay out of your way and keep your data on your device. SCAN LABELS WITH YOUR CAMERA Point the camera at any nutrition label (English or Spanish). On-device text recognition fills in calories, protein, carbs, fat and more ā no typing, no cloud. YOUR PANTRY, PHOTOGRAPHED Snap a product and Cal Culator cuts out the background automatically, turning your real food into the interface. Your most-used products live in a Frequent rail: logging a repeat meal is one tap. DISHES YOU ALWAYS MAKE Save a finished meal ā photo plus the exact amounts you always use. Add the whole dish to your day in one tap; every ingredient is logged with its own values. A DAY AT A GLANCE A goal ring, three macro beams and a short note show where you stand. The ledger groups your day by meal, in a warm, paper-like design with serif numerals. HISTORY THAT'S HONEST A month calendar shows how each day went: green when you landed near your goal, amber when you were close, red when you were far ā over or under. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No internet connection at all ā everything is computed and stored on your iPhone. App Privacy: Data Not Collected. Cal Culator estimates figures from the data you enter and is not a substitute for professional medical or nutritional advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Makkuro at 15.1 against KcalCulator's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Makkuro | KcalCulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRPL development AB | Zertyn LLC |
In-app purchases
Makkuro
No in-app purchases
KcalCulator
No in-app purchases









