Comparison

Simple Calorie Log App vs Tabekaro

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

Head to head
About

Simple Calorie Log App

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Simple Calorie Log helps you record meal calories and weight with minimal effort and understand your daily progress toward your goal (cut or bulk). Key features Meal logs: add/edit/delete date & time, meal name, calories, and notes Weight logs: add/edit/delete date, weight, and notes Goal settings: cut/bulk mode, target weight, target date, daily calorie goal Today overview: progress shown with numbers and a graph Trends graph: switchable periods (week, month, 6 months, year) Language toggle: Japanese / English Light / Dark Mode Highlights Fast launch and minimal input steps No account required, fully offline Data stored locally on your device Start with today’s entry and build a simple, sustainable routine.

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Tabekaro

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Food logging stops because typing is a chore. Tabekaro is a meal log you write in one line. One field, nothing else. Type “2 eggs and toast” and it comes back split into items, calories and protein. No searching, no scrolling through food lists, no long forms. ■ It splits into items by itself ・“cheeseburger with fries” → 640 kcal / Protein 19.0 g ・“3 slices of pizza” → 855 kcal / Protein 36.0 g ・“grilled chicken and salad” → 380 kcal / Protein 56.0 g ・It reads counts (2 eggs), sizes (large, half) and weights (200g, 6 oz) ・Write in English or Japanese — it picks the right dictionary from your text ■ Wrong? Fix it right there ・On the confirmation screen, tap a row to edit the item name, calories or protein ・Add or remove items on the spot. Whatever you set is what gets saved ■ It stacks up ・Today’s total calories and protein ・Daily average and a week of history at a glance ・Past entries stay editable forever ■ Your past is never held hostage ・Viewing, editing, deleting and exporting to CSV always work, purchased or not ・A purchase is only needed to add new entries ■ It stays on your device ・No account, no cloud sync ・What you write is never sent anywhere. Recognition runs on-device ・No ads, ever ■ Pricing ・Log 20 entries before any purchase (the count is cumulative — deleting entries does not restore it) ・From the 21st entry, “Tabekaro Full Version” (US$4.99, varies by region). One payment. It does not auto-renew, so there is nothing to cancel ※ Calories and protein are estimates based on typical standard portions. Not for medical or treatment decisions. ■ Legal Terms of Use: https://probes-telemetry.tanirell.workers.dev/tabekaro/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://probes-telemetry.tanirell.workers.dev/tabekaro/en/privacy

Screenshots

Simple Calorie Log App3 screens
Tabekaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Calorie Log App at none against Tabekaro's 1. Simple Calorie Log App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Tabekaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Calorie Log App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Simple Calorie Log App versus Tabekaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Calorie Log AppTabekaro
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKentaro MasuokaYUKIHIRO TANIGUCHI

In-app purchases

None

Simple Calorie Log App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabekaro

One-time1
  • Tabekaro Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Simple Calorie Log App free?
Simple Calorie Log App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabekaro free?
Tabekaro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Calorie Log App or Tabekaro have ads?
Neither Simple Calorie Log App nor Tabekaro shows ads.

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