Comparison

Oscilla vs OpenCalorie

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

Head to head
About

Oscilla

This app provides private AI capabilities directly on your iPhone and Mac. Interact with AI models that run locally, allowing for offline use, personalized workspaces, and understanding of documents and images. It offers features like voice conversations and web search for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Local AI models for offline use
  • Voice conversations with AI
  • Built-in memory for context
  • Project organization for related chats
  • Personalized AI assistants
  • Web search for current information
  • File and image understanding
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Private AI. Built Around You. Oscilla brings local AI to your iPhone and Mac. Write, brainstorm, understand documents, and talk things through with AI models that run on your own device. Choose your models, make them your own, and build a workspace around the way you think. - Local AI — Download models and chat offline. - Voice conversations — Speak naturally and hear responses with Voice Mode. - Built-in memory — Keep useful context for more personalized conversations. - Projects — Bring related chats, instructions, and reference files together. - Personal Assistants — Create focused helpers with their own instructions and knowledge. - Web Search — Find current information with sources. - File and image understanding — Ask questions about documents, screenshots, and images with supported models. - OS Bridge — Chat from your iPhone while your Mac runs the model, including models your iPhone couldn’t run on its own. Your AI. On your devices. Under your control. Web Search requires internet access and setup. Features vary by device and model.

About

OpenCalorie

Features
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A calorie & macro tracker for iPhone, built on the open Open Food Facts database - the "Wikipedia of food."

Screenshots

Oscilla4 screens
OpenCalorie4 screens

Verdict

The call

Oscilla and OpenCalorie are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oscilla ships an update weekly, OpenCalorie every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Oscilla versus OpenCalorie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOscillaOpenCalorie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMatthew David FuscoSlawomir Job

In-app purchases

None

Oscilla

No in-app purchases

None

OpenCalorie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oscilla free?
Oscilla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenCalorie free?
OpenCalorie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Oscilla or OpenCalorie have ads?
Neither Oscilla nor OpenCalorie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oscilla or OpenCalorie?
Oscilla ships an update weekly, and OpenCalorie every 4 days. Most recently, Oscilla was updated on November 5, 2026 and OpenCalorie on October 31, 2026.

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