CalDef vs Vitalize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Vitalize
This app provides personalized wellness plans for various health goals, including nutrition, exercise, and supplements. It offers custom meal plans, workout routines, and daily tips, all managed by a certified coach. Track your progress and log your food intake to achieve your wellness objectives.
- Personalized meal plans with recipes
- Supplement recommendations
- Custom workout programs
- Progress tracking (weight, measurements, photos)
- Food logging with macro breakdown
- Daily wellness tips
- Coach-reviewed plans
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Vitalize is your personal holistic wellness companion, built around you and guided by a certified wellness coach. Whether your goal is to reduce inflammation, build lean muscle, heal your gut, balance your hormones, boost your energy, or sleep better — Vitalize creates a fully personalized plan tailored to your unique body, goals, and dietary needs. What's included: Personalized Meal Plans — A fresh 7-day meal plan every month with full recipes, ingredients, and macro breakdowns calibrated to your exact calorie and protein targets. Supplement Recommendations — Supplement stack personalized to your health goal, age, activity level, and dietary restrictions. Custom Workout Programs — A monthly workout plan built around your fitness level and goals, with sets, reps, and rest times. Progress Tracking — Log your weight, measurements, and progress photos over time. Visualize your transformation with charts. Food Logging — Search millions of foods, log your meals, and track your daily calories, protein, carbs, and fats. Daily Tips — Personalized wellness tips every day to keep you motivated and on track. All plans are reviewed and managed by your coach, who adjusts your calories and macros weekly based on your progress. Vitalize is free to download. Personalized meal plans, workouts, supplement guidance, and coaching require a Vitalize Membership subscription ($49.99/month, auto-renewing). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: CalDef at free with in-app purchases against Vitalize's subscription. Vitalize's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. CalDef sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vitalize sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CalDef against 5.0 for Vitalize. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
CalDef ships an update every 10 days, Vitalize fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalDef | Vitalize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Breneer Jacinto | Done Right Coaching LLC |
Customer experience
CalDef
Vitalize
In-app purchases
CalDef
- Remove Ads$4.99
Vitalize
- Vitalize Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Month









