Comparison

CalDef vs macro

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

Head to head
About

CalDef

This nutrition tracker helps you lose weight by monitoring calories and macros. It features an AI coach for personalized advice, a vast food database, and tools for meal planning and progress analysis. Track meals via search, barcode, or photo, and monitor water intake and sleep.

Highlights
  • AI-powered nutrition coach
  • Massive food database with offline access
  • Barcode and photo meal logging
  • Automatic macro breakdown
  • Personalized meal planning
  • Weight trend charts and analytics
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Meet CalDef - the nutrition tracker that actually knows you. Track calories, hit your macros, and lose weight with an app built around your real goals. CalDef combines a massive food database, AI-powered tools, and a personal coach named Olie - all in a clean, premium dark interface. OLIE, YOUR AI COACH Chat with Olie anytime. Ask what to eat, check your protein, get a meal idea for dinner. Olie reads your actual logged data - calories left, macros hit, meals eaten today - and gives real, personalized answers in seconds. TRACK EVERYTHING - Log meals by search, barcode scan, or AI plate photo scan - Automatic macro breakdown: protein, carbs, and fat - Set calorie and macro goals - or let CalDef calculate them for you - Organize meals by Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks - Water intake and sleep tracking built in FOOD DATABASE Millions of foods from around the world. Regional databases for Philippines, United States, United Kingdom, France, and Japan. Works offline too. AI MEAL PLANNER Running low on calories? Tap AI Plan and get meal suggestions matched to your remaining budget, protein goal, and food preferences - including strict Halal filter. COACH & ANALYTICS Weight trend charts, macro donut, 7-day calorie history, body transformation photos, and smart insights that tell you exactly how you're doing. APPLE HEALTH & WIDGET Syncs steps and active calories from Apple Health. Writes food intake back automatically. Home screen widget shows your calories and macros at a glance. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE - Create custom recipes and save them to your log - Shopping list built from meal plans - Workout logging with route and intensity - Streaks and XP to keep you consistent - Supports kg/cm and lbs/ft Start free. No account needed. Your data stays on your device.

About

macro

This app helps you manage your nutrition by quickly logging meals. It offers features like AI-powered tracking, photo scanning of food, and barcode scanning for packaged items. The app prioritizes user privacy with all data stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • AI-powered calorie tracking
  • Log meals in seconds
  • Scan food with camera
  • Scan barcodes
  • 100% private data storage
  • Fast and responsive
Features
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Spend time eating, not tracking. macro makes calorie counting feel effortless. No endless searching through confusing databases-just snap a photo, describe your meal, or scan the nutrition label, and let macro do the work for you. Experience a simpler way to stay on top of your nutrition. Whether you want a healthier body, to lose weight, build muscle, or practice intermittent fasting, macro gives you total control over your health with zero friction and complete privacy. Why macro is Different: - Snap & Log: Take a quick photo of your meal or nutrition label for maximum accuracy. You can also type a quick description of your food or scan nutrition labels. macro estimates your calories and macros in seconds. -Built-in Fasting & Water Tracker: No need for multiple apps. Track intermittent fasts, monitor your fasting stages, and log your daily water intake right alongside your meals. - Visual Progress & Photo Comparisons: See your real-world transformation as it happens. Update your weight, log progress photos to create side-by-side before-and-after collages, and share your milestones to stay motivated. - Complete Progress Dashboard: See the full picture of your health journey. Track weight trends, goal timelines, BMI history, daily calorie deficits, and active calories burned in clean, easy-to-read charts. -Fast, Clean & Privacy-Focused: Designed to keep your health journey simple and secure, with lightning-fast logging, no intrusive ads, and seamless cloud backup options. Download now— pay once, use forever. Track your calories, hit your macros, and reach your fitness goals without the headache. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CalDef4 screens
macro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: macro at none against CalDef's shown. macro also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (49 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CalDef sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and macro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CalDef against 5.0 for macro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: macro has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalDef ships an update every 10 days, macro daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CalDef versus macro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalDefmacro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better5.0 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreneer JacintoCarl Angel Rosales

Customer experience

CalDef

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

macro

All ratings49 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CalDef

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
7 purchases

macro

Subscriptions6
  • macro Cloud7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • macro Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • macro Plus7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • macro Cloud7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • macro Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • macro Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • macro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is CalDef free?
CalDef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is macro free?
macro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalDef or macro?
CalDef is rated higher. CalDef averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while macro averages 5.0 from 49 ratings.
Do CalDef or macro have ads?
CalDef shows ads; macro does not.
Which is updated more often, CalDef or macro?
CalDef ships an update every 10 days, and macro daily. Most recently, CalDef was updated on October 18, 2026 and macro on October 25, 2026.

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