CalPad vs Step Gazelle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalPad
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Notepad but for calorie tracking. The most accurate AI calorie tracker, no guessing involved Automatically calculates and tracks your calories, macros, and nutrition as simple as writing in the Apple Notes app! CalPad generates custom nutrition goals and diet plans based on your information. The easiest way to track your food and to hit your goal to gain or lose weight! This is the simplest and easiest food diary, designed to help you journal your food in just a few seconds per day Just write what you ate as you would in your Notes App Or snap a photo of your meal, or scan a barcode! CalPad will identify the food and log the nutrition for you. Save your go-to meals and reuse them with one tap. Syncs with Apple Health to read your activity data and save your calories and macros! Get daily reminders to help you stay consistent with your tracking. Works offline! Log your meals anywhere and they'll sync when you're back online. CalPad Premium unlocks unlimited AI meal analysis. Subscriptions: Free Trial! 3-day free trial for new users. 1 week $1.99 USD per week. 12 months $79.99 USD per year Auto-renewal: Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage: You can manage or cancel your subscriptions anytime in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://garyjensen.dev/calpad/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://garyjensen.dev/calpad/terms-of-service
Step Gazelle
This app sets personalized daily step goals based on your recent activity, encouraging consistency. A visual representation of a gazelle's journey motivates you to reach your targets and build streaks. Track your progress over time and connect with friends for added motivation.
- Personalized daily step goals
- Gamified progress tracking with a gazelle
- Streak building and goal climbing
- Detailed step history and trends
- Customizable nudges and reminders
- Friend leaderboards and cheers
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Health integration
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Step Gazelle sets your daily step goal from your own recent step history. Beat your 3rd-lowest day from the last 30 days, and your gazelle crosses the savanna to the watering hole. As you build your streak, your goal rises, moving you toward the target you set. How it works Your daily goal is your 3rd-lowest step count from the past 30 days. When you've been walking less, it's easier. As you build consistency, your daily goal rises. Hit your goal, and today counts toward your streak right away. Miss a day? Spend a pass to save your streak. Your gazelle A savanna scene tracks your day. Your gazelle walks toward the watering hole as you walk and reaches it when you hit your goal. Give your gazelle a name, and tap it to say hello. Trends See your step history by week, month, or six months. Track your average and distance, see how they compare with the previous period, and watch your steps rise over time. Plan Choose the target you're working toward and how quickly your goal climbs to get there. A projection chart shows when you'll reach it at your current pace. Nudges on your schedule An afternoon nudge if you're behind and an evening nudge when you're close. You choose when each one can arrive. Friends Sign in with Apple to add friends with an invite link, see each other's steps for the week, send cheers, and start private leaderboards. Signing in is optional; everything else works without an account. Home screen widgets Small and medium widgets show your steps and your gazelle on the savanna, without opening the app. Your steps, from every device Step Gazelle reads from Apple Health, so steps from your iPhone, Apple Watch, or another tracker all count. No manual logging. Built for privacy Without an account, your data stays on your device. If you sign in to add friends, only your daily step totals and display name sync, so your friends can see them. No ads, no tracking. Free to use. Premium unlocks widgets, the difficulty dial, and full Trends history with a one-time purchase. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Step Gazelle at none against CalPad's shown. CalPad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. CalPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Step Gazelle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CalPad ships an update every 10 days, Step Gazelle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalPad | Step Gazelle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Jensen | MATTHEW MICHAEL YOUNG |
In-app purchases
CalPad
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$79.991 Year
Step Gazelle
- Step Gazelle Premium$9.99









