Comparison

KalCal vs cheFIT

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

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KalCal

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KalCal is the easiest way to track calories. Just take a photo. Powered by AI, KalCal instantly recognizes your food from a photo, barcode scan, or description and provides accurate calorie and macronutrient counts in seconds. No more tedious manual logging. Features: โ€ข Snap any meal โ€” AI identifies it instantly โ€ข Barcode scanner for packaged foods โ€ข Describe your meal in your own words โ€ข Daily calorie and macro goals โ€ข Track your streak and progress

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cheFIT

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ืฉืคื™ืช (Chefit) ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืขื˜ืคืช ื”ืžืœืื” ืœื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืื•ืจื— ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื›ื, ื”ืžืฉืœื‘ืช ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืžืขืงื‘ ืชื–ื•ื ื” ื•ื›ื•ืฉืจ, ืชืคืจื™ื˜ื™ ืชื–ื•ื ื” ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื, ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื—ื›ื ื”ืžื•ืชืื ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืœืžื“ื“ื™ื ื•ืœื™ืขื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื. ืขื Chefit ืืชื ืžืคืกื™ืงื™ื ืœื ื—ืฉ ื•ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืขืงื•ื‘. ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืจื›ื–ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื ื“ืจืฉื™ื ืœื™ืจื™ื“ื” ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ, ื—ื™ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืžืกืช ืฉืจื™ืจ ื‘ืžืžืฉืง ืื—ื“ ื ื•ื—, ื—ื›ื ื•ื’ืžื™ืฉ. ืžื” ืชืžืฆืื• ื‘-Chefit? *** ื—ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื—ื›ื ื•ืžื•ืชืื ืื™ืฉื™ ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉืœ Chefit ืžื‘ืฆืขืช ื—ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื”ืžื‘ื•ืกืก ืขืœ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื (ื’ื™ืœ, ื’ื•ื‘ื”, ืžืฉืงืœ ื•ืจืžืช ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช) ื•ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื” ืœื›ื ื™ืขื“ื™ ืงืœื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ืขืจื›ื™ ืžืืงืจื• (ื—ืœื‘ื•ื ื™ื, ืคื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ื•ืฉื•ืžื ื™ื) ื”ืžื•ืชืืžื™ื ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ืช ืœืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื. *** ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืžืขืงื‘ ื•ืชืคืจื™ื˜ื™ ืชื–ื•ื ื” ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืชื–ื•ื ื” ื™ื•ืžื™: ืžืขืงื‘ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื•ืžื”ื™ืจ ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื›ืœืชื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื™ื•ื. ืชืคืจื™ื˜ื™ ืชื–ื•ื ื”: ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืชืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืžืื•ื–ื ื™ื ืฉื ื‘ื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ืขื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืœื™ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ "ืžื” ืœืื›ื•ืœ". ืžืื’ืจ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืขืฆื•ื: ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืžื”ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืืœืคื™ ืžืื›ืœื™ื ื•ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื, ื›ื•ืœืœ ืกื•ืจืง ื‘ืจืงื•ื“ื™ื ืœื”ื–ื ื” ืžื“ื•ื™ืงืช. ืžืชื›ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื: ืžืื•ืช ืžืชื›ื•ื ื™ื ื˜ืขื™ืžื™ื ืขื ืขืจื›ื™ื ืชื–ื•ื ืชื™ื™ื ืžืœืื™ื ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœื™ื•ืžืŸ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืงืœื™ืง. *** ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ื•ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืขืงื‘ ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืขื™ื: ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ื“ื™ื ืžื™ ืœืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืกื˜ื™ื, ื—ื–ืจื•ืช, ื•ืžืฉืงืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื›ื•ืฉืจ ืื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ืžื•ื‘ื ื•ืช: ืงื‘ืœื• ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืชืืžื•ืช ืœืจืžื” ื•ืœื™ืขื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื. ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช: ืžืขืงื‘ ื•ื™ื–ื•ืืœื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืขื™ื ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืœืื•ืจืš ื–ืžืŸ. *** ื’ืžื™ืฉื•ืช ืžืœืื” ื•ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืื•ืจื— ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืงืฉื”. Chefit ืžืขื ื™ืงื” ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ื’ืžื™ืฉื•ืช ืœื ื”ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืื–ืŸ ื”ืงืœื•ืจื™ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ื›ืžื” ืฉืžืชืื™ืžื” ืœืกื“ืจ ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื›ื. ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ืžื—ืฉื‘ืช ืืช ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ื•ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื›ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ื”ืชืืžื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”. ืœืžื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘-Chefit? ื›ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื ืชื•ื ื™ื. Chefit ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืืช ื”ืกืžืืจื˜ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื ืœืžืืžืŸ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ื•ืœืชื–ื•ื ืื™ ื”ืฆืžื•ื“ ืฉืœื›ื, ืขื ื›ืœื™ื ืคืจืงื˜ื™ื™ื ืœืžืขืงื‘ ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง. ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืืช Chefit ื”ื™ื•ื ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื›ื ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืืžืช.

Screenshots

KalCal4 screens
cheFIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cheFIT at none against KalCal's 2. KalCal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. KalCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. cheFIT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KalCal ships an update weekly, cheFIT monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
KalCal versus cheFIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalCalcheFIT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size75 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCowenDev LLCbarak shemesh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KalCal

Subscriptions2
  • Kal Cal$5.991 Month
  • Kal Cal$29.991 Year
None

cheFIT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KalCal free?
KalCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is cheFIT free?
cheFIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KalCal or cheFIT have ads?
Neither KalCal nor cheFIT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KalCal or cheFIT?
KalCal ships an update weekly, and cheFIT monthly. Most recently, KalCal was updated on October 31, 2026 and cheFIT on November 5, 2026.

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