CaLoMei vs VolumeX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CaLoMei
Effortlessly track your daily nutrition by simply snapping a photo of your meal. This AI-powered app recognizes food, calculates calories, and provides insights into protein, carbs, and fat. It also offers humorous, sharp-tongued feedback on your eating habits and allows for weight tracking.
- AI food scanning and nutrition calculation
- Daily calorie, protein, carb, and fat tracking
- Humorous AI roast comments on meals
- Weight tracking and progress monitoring
- Unlimited scans with Pro subscription
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CaLoMei uses AI to count your calories. Just snap a photo and you're done. Key Features AI Food Scanning: Take a photo and the app recognizes the food and calculates the nutrition automatically. Daily Calorie Tracking: See your protein, carbs, and fat at a glance. AI Roast Comments: After every scan, it throws a sharp-tongued remark at you. Weight Tracking: Log your weight changes and see whether you're making progress. Free vs Pro The free version includes 3 AI scans per day. Upgrade to Pro to unlock unlimited scans, weight tracking, and all the sharp-tongued roast tone modes. Subscriptions are charged to your App Store account and renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://www.calomei.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.calomei.com/privacy-policy
VolumeX
Track your gym and Hyrox training with specialized libraries and beginner plans. Effortlessly manage nutrition with AI photo analysis and visualize your progress with detailed charts. Customize units and language for a personalized fitness journey.
- Dual-mode training library (Gym & Hyrox)
- AI photo food analysis for nutrition tracking
- Smart beginner workout plans
- In-depth volume and history tracking
- Customizable units and language support
- Strength breakthrough trend predictions (Pro)
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Log your workouts and your meals in one app. VolumeX is a gym tracker and calorie counter made by an indie developer in Hong Kong, available in English and Traditional Chinese. WORKOUT LOGGING • Log weight, reps and sets for every exercise • PR tracking, so you can see when you hit a new personal best • Training volume charts to check your progressive overload • 1,300+ exercises with animated demos and instructions • Beginner plans: choose 2–5 training days a week and get a split routine • Switch between kg and lb anytime CALORIES & MACROS • Free food search, including a Hong Kong restaurant directory (e.g. 敏華冰廳) • Favourites: re-add the meals you eat often in a tap • Barcode scanning with a free daily quota • Manual entry for anything else • AI photo food scan: snap your meal to estimate calories, protein, carbs and fat (1 free scan a day, unlimited with Pro) • Daily calorie and macro goals from your TDEE, or set your own • Water log AI COACH & MEAL PLANS • Chat with the AI coach about your training and nutrition • Get an AI meal plan based on your goals TRAIN WITH FRIENDS • Groups and friends leaderboards to keep each other consistent BRING YOUR HISTORY • Import past workouts from a CSV export (e.g. from Strong or Hevy) • Sync with Apple Health VOLUMEX PRO (OPTIONAL) Workout logging, food search and Favourites are free, with no ads. Pro adds unlimited AI photo scans, AI nutrition estimates in manual entry, and Strength Breakthrough Trend insights. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11gTEpif9I46hPqu5J6qunLoky5Db1Tw4OlhcXinF0nA/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimer: Calorie, TDEE and nutrition figures in VolumeX are estimates for informational purposes only and are not medical advice. Please consult a doctor or registered dietitian before making major changes to your diet or training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VolumeX at 100% against CaLoMei's 33%. VolumeX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. CaLoMei sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and VolumeX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CaLoMei ships an update weekly, VolumeX every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CaLoMei | VolumeX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 471 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tin Lok Chan | HO CHEONG CHENG |
Customer experience
CaLoMei
VolumeX
In-app purchases
CaLoMei
- CaLoMei Pro 月費$4.991 Month
- CaLoMei Pro 月費$7.991 Month
- CaLoMei Pro 月費$9.991 Month
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- CaLoMei Pro 年費3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- CaLoMei Pro 年費3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- CaLoMei Pro 年費7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- CaLoMei 年費3 Days trial$39.991 Year
VolumeX
- VolumeX Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- VolumeX Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









