Comparison

Sphere vs Bling

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

Head to head
About

Sphere

Effortlessly track your food intake with AI-powered photo logging and instant search. Designed for speed and consistency, it helps you achieve your weight loss, muscle building, or maintenance goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo logging
  • Instant food search
  • Smart auto-add favorites
  • Skip days for tracking breaks
  • Clean daily dashboard
  • Streak tracking
Features
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The fast calorie tracker, built on USDA data. Say what you ate or snap a photo, and it's logged. Use Sphere free, no subscription and no card. Upgrade to Premium for photo logging, macros and more. JUST SAY WHAT YOU ATE "Two eggs, toast and a coffee." One sentence, no typing, and every food lands in your log. Voice logging is free. Start it from a Lock Screen widget or Control Center, too. FOOD DATA YOU CAN TRUST 12,000 everyday foods measured by the USDA. When a food isn't there, AI fills the gap with an estimate, and you can fix any portion in one tap: cups, ounces, grams or calories. SEARCH THAT PUTS PLAIN FOODS FIRST Everyday foods come before branded products, so the food you meant is usually the top result. MISS A DAY, KEEP YOUR STREAK Earn skip days as you log. Take a day off and your streak is still there when you come back. No reminders on your off days. SAME LUNCH AGAIN? Copy a meal from yesterday and paste it into today. Saved meals and recent foods are one tap away. SET YOUR CALORIE GOAL IN A MINUTE A built-in calorie deficit calculator turns your age, height, weight and pace into a daily target, whether you want to lose, maintain or gain. FREE • Voice logging and food search • Daily calorie goal and deficit calculator • Streaks and skip days • Water tracking • Works offline, syncs when you're back PREMIUM • Photo logging: snap your plate, calories filled in • Barcode scanning • Macro tracking: protein, carbs, fat and more • Progress and weight charts • Apple Health sync Premium is billed through your Apple ID and renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bling

Effortlessly track your food intake by simply snapping a photo of your meal. This app automatically logs calories and macros, transforming your food diary into a fun, visual scrapbook. Set personalized goals and monitor your progress with ease.

Highlights
  • Snap photos to log meals automatically
  • Estimates calories, protein, carbs, and fat
  • Scrapbook-style visual food diary
  • Personalized weight, water, and macro goals
  • Track water intake
  • Log weight and view trends
Features
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Meet Bling— the food diary that does the work for you. Just snap a photo of your meal. Bling recognizes what's on your plate and logs the calories and macros automatically, then turns every meal into a sticker in your daily scrapbook. No more searching huge databases or weighing every bite. Tracking your food has never been this fast — or this fun. WHY YOU'LL LOVE BLING • Snap & log — Take a photo and Bling estimates calories, protein, carbs, and fat for you in seconds. • A diary you'll actually open — Your meals become collectible stickers on a playful, scrapbook-style home screen. • See your day at a glance — Your total intake vs. your daily goal, right at the top. • Stay hydrated — Log water cup by cup and watch your daily total fill up. • Track your weight — Log your weight and follow your trend over time. • Goals that fit you — Tell Bling whether you want to lose, gain, or maintain, and it sets personalized calorie, water, and macro targets based on your body and activity. • Progress that motivates — A clean progress view keeps calories, water, and weight in one place. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your goal — A quick setup learns your body and what you're aiming for. 2. Snap your meal — Point your camera at your food and let Bling do the rest. 3. Review & save — Adjust anything you like, then tap to add it to today. 4. Keep going — Add water and weight, and watch your day come together. DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD Bling isn't another spreadsheet. It's built to be light, friendly, and genuinely enjoyable to use every day — so the habit lasts. Every meal you log becomes part of a little visual story of how you eat. PRIVATE & SECURE Sign in securely with Apple or your email. Your data is yours — and you can permanently delete your account and all your data from inside the app at any time. Download Bling and turn food tracking into something you'll look forward to. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Get full access to the Bling app with a subscription. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account when your purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before that period expires. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime through your Apple ID Account Settings. Privacy policy: https://www.bling.best/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.bling.best/terms Support email: team@bling.best

Screenshots

Sphere4 screens
Bling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sphere at 5.0 against Bling's 4.3. Sphere also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Bling's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sphere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Bling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sphere holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sphere ships an update every 2 days, Bling every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sphere versus Bling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSphereBling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpstory洪 陈

Customer experience

Sphere

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bling

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sphere

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Bling

Subscriptions3
  • Bling Pro Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Bling Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Bling Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Sphere free?
Sphere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bling free?
Bling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sphere or Bling?
Sphere is rated higher. Sphere averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Bling averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Sphere or Bling have ads?
Neither Sphere nor Bling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sphere or Bling?
Sphere ships an update every 2 days, and Bling every 6 days. Most recently, Sphere was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bling on October 25, 2026.

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