Comparison

PainWise vs macalo

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

Head to head
About

PainWise

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【PainWiseとは】 AI技術を活用した慢性痛管理アプリです。 毎日の痛みを簡単に記録し、天気、気圧との相関を分析。 痛みの予測で事前に対策できます。 【主な機能】 ・ワンタップで痛みを記録(部位・強度・メモ) ・天気、気圧と痛みの相関をAI分析 ・7日間の痛み予報で事前に対策 ・HealthKit連携(睡眠・歩数・心拍数) ・医師に共有できるPDFレポート出力 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・天気痛(気象病)に悩む方 ・慢性的な頭痛・関節痛をお持ちの方 ・痛みのパターンを把握したい方 ・痛みの原因を探りたい方 【Premiumプラン】 ・7日間の詳細予報 ・HealthKit完全連携 ・PDFレポート出力 ・詳細AI分析 すべてのデータはお使いのiPhone内に保存され、外部サーバーに送信されることはありません。 【サブスクリプションについて】 ・月額プラン: ¥780/月 ・年額プラン: ¥5,800/年(2ヶ月分お得) ・お支払いはApple IDに請求されます。 ・サブスクリプションは自動更新されます。  次回更新日の24時間前までにキャンセルしない限り自動的に課金されます。 ・購入後、設定アプリからサブスクリプション管理できます。 --- サポート / Support: https://hk-882355.github.io/painwise-privacy/support.html 利用規約 / Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ プライバシー / Privacy: https://hk-882355.github.io/painwise-privacy/

About

macalo

Log your meals with AI-powered calorie and macro estimation. Earn energy from your logged calories to craft and collect virtual sweets. Visualize your daily nutrition and track progress with widgets.

Highlights
  • AI-powered calorie and macro estimation from meal photos
  • Calorie energy for virtual sweet crafting
  • Sweets collection with limited editions
  • Daily nutrition visualization on calendar
  • Home screen widget for progress tracking
  • Barcode scanning for food logging
Features
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Log your meals and their calories become energy to craft sweets. macalo is a calorie tracking app that turns "eating" into "creating." ◆ Just snap a photo — AI estimates your calories Simply take a photo of your meal and AI automatically estimates calories and macros (protein, fat, carbs). Text input and barcode scanning are also supported. ◆ Your calories power the sweet-making process The calories you log become energy that drives the sweet-crafting process. With each step completed, your sweet gets closer to being finished. ◆ Sweets Collection Completed sweets are added to your collection. Collect all kinds of sweets! Limited-edition sweets may appear from time to time. ◆ Visualize your daily nutrition Review your daily calorie intake on the calendar. Check your macro balance at a glance. ◆ Widget support Track your sweet-crafting progress anytime with a home screen widget.

Screenshots

PainWise4 screens
macalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PainWise at every 5 days against macalo's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PainWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and macalo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PainWise ships an update every 5 days, macalo fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
PainWise versus macalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPainWisemacalo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerhiroki kanekoRaizo Kawaguchi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PainWise

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
5 purchases

macalo

Subscriptions2
  • macalo Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • macalo Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$54.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Sugar Gem$0.99
  • 5 Sugar Gems$2.99
  • 10 Sugar Gems$5.99

Questions

Is PainWise free?
PainWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is macalo free?
macalo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PainWise or macalo have ads?
Neither PainWise nor macalo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PainWise or macalo?
PainWise ships an update every 5 days, and macalo fortnightly. Most recently, PainWise was updated on October 31, 2026 and macalo on October 31, 2026.

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