Comparison

DrQuack vs Calorie Critters

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

Head to head
About

DrQuack

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DrQuack is your cute, personal calorie tracking companion: a virtual goose that lives on your phone and keeps you accountable every day. Track what you eat from a rich library of foods and prepared meals; from Cheese Pizza to Chicken Breast, and watch DrQuack react to your daily habits. Feed him well and he’ll thrive. Neglect your goals and he’ll let you know! FEATURES: • Calorie Tracker: Log meals with calories in, calories out, and net calories at a glance • Ready Meals: Quickly add prepared foods like pizza, burgers, hot dogs, and more • Full Food Library: Browse Meat & Poultry, Fish & Seafood, Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Dairy, Legumes, and more • Custom Foods: Add your own foods to My Foods for quick access • Personalized Calorie Goal: Set your gender, age, height, weight, and activity level for a tailored daily target • History: Review your intake day by day with a clean calendar view and statistics • Day & Night Mode: DrQuack’s world changes with the time of day Whether you’re losing weight, bulking up, or just staying healthy, DrQuack makes the journey simple, visual, and fun. Start tracking today: DrQuack is not hungry for your data and will not share it or sell it to anyone!

About

Calorie Critters

This app makes calorie tracking engaging by rewarding users with collectible creatures for logging meals. It offers fast food logging, personalized goal setting, and integration with health data to help build sustainable healthy eating habits.

Highlights
  • Fast food logging via scan, photo, or search
  • Personalized calorie, protein, carb, and fat goals
  • Collect and customize creatures
  • Integrates with Apple Health for automatic goal adjustment
  • Social features like daily quests and leaderboards
  • Privacy-focused with no data selling or third-party ads
Features
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Calorie tracking is easy to start and hard to keep up. Calorie Critters gives you a reason to come back: every meal you log earns points, and points open packs full of creatures that grow alongside you. No tedious data entry. No guilt. Just a fast, friendly way to build a habit that sticks. TRACK FOOD FAST Scan a barcode, snap a photo of your meal, or search a huge food database. Logging takes seconds, so you'll actually do it. HIT YOUR GOALS Set a calorie target and track protein, carbs, and fat. Calorie Critters adapts to your goal, whether that's losing weight, building muscle, or just eating a little better. GROW YOUR COLLECTION Every day you log earns points, and points open packs. Unlock new species, dress your critters in hats and accessories, give them a habitat to live in, and watch your collection fill out. Your streak isn't just a number, it's a tiny world you're building. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Connect Apple Health and your steps, workouts and weight can adjust your daily target automatically. Completely optional, and off unless you turn it on. STAY MOTIVATED WITH FRIENDS Take on daily quests, keep your streak alive, and see how you stack up on the friend leaderboard. A little friendly competition goes a long way. PRIVACY FIRST Your health data is yours. We never sell your personal data or show third-party ads. Ever. Free to use, with an optional Premium subscription if you want more. Track your nutrition. Grow your critters. Build the streak. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Calorie Critters Premium is available as an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly: $4.99 per month - Yearly: $49.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://caloriecritters.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrQuack at none against Calorie Critters's 2. Calorie Critters's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price 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. Calorie Critters sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DrQuack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DrQuack versus Calorie Critters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrQuackCalorie Critters
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB102 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDavid KelenALEK CRNOGORAC

In-app purchases

None

DrQuack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Calorie Critters

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is DrQuack free?
DrQuack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calorie Critters free?
Calorie Critters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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