Comparison

macalo vs やせるぞう

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

Head to head
About

macalo

Log your meals with AI-powered calorie and macro estimation. Earn energy from your logged calories to craft and collect virtual sweets. Visualize your daily nutrition and track progress with widgets.

Highlights
  • AI-powered calorie and macro estimation from meal photos
  • Calorie energy for virtual sweet crafting
  • Sweets collection with limited editions
  • Daily nutrition visualization on calendar
  • Home screen widget for progress tracking
  • Barcode scanning for food logging
Features
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Log your meals and their calories become energy to craft sweets. macalo is a calorie tracking app that turns "eating" into "creating." ◆ Just snap a photo — AI estimates your calories Simply take a photo of your meal and AI automatically estimates calories and macros (protein, fat, carbs). Text input and barcode scanning are also supported. ◆ Your calories power the sweet-making process The calories you log become energy that drives the sweet-crafting process. With each step completed, your sweet gets closer to being finished. ◆ Sweets Collection Completed sweets are added to your collection. Collect all kinds of sweets! Limited-edition sweets may appear from time to time. ◆ Visualize your daily nutrition Review your daily calorie intake on the calendar. Check your macro balance at a glance. ◆ Widget support Track your sweet-crafting progress anytime with a home screen widget.

About

やせるぞう

Features
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やせるぞうは、体重管理・体脂肪率・歩数を、かんたんに続けられるダイエット&歩数計アプリです。 万歩計・歩数計としても使え、ウォーキングや散歩、日々の運動の記録も手軽に管理できます。 ヘルスケア連携にも対応し、歩数データの自動取得が可能です。 カレンダーやグラフで日々の変化を見やすく振り返ることができ、 食事やカロリーのメモ、気分や体調の記録もまとめて確認できます。 かわいいぞうキャラの育成や着せ替えを楽しみながら、無理なく習慣化できます。 ■こんな人におすすめ ・体重をシンプルに記録したい ・ダイエットをやさしく続けたい ・歩数やウォーキング、散歩の記録もまとめて見たい ・万歩計・歩数計アプリを探している ・食事やカロリーを軽くメモしたい ・気分や体調もあわせて記録したい ・トレーニングや運動の記録もゆるく残したい ・難しい機能より、続けやすさを重視したい ■主な機能 ・体重・体脂肪率の記録 ・歩数の確認(万歩計・歩数計として利用可能) ・ウォーキング・散歩・運動・トレーニングの記録 ・ヘルスケア連携による歩数の自動取得 ・カレンダーでの記録一覧表示 ・グラフによる体重・歩数の変化の可視化 ・食事・カロリーのメモ ・気分・体調の記録 ・記録の見返し ・キャラクターの育成・着せ替え ・毎日続けたくなるキャラクター演出 ・見やすくやさしいデザイン やせるぞうと一緒に、今日の一歩を積み重ねていきましょう。

Screenshots

macalo4 screens
やせるぞう4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: やせるぞう at none against macalo's 5. やせるぞう also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. macalo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. やせるぞう asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

macalo ships an update fortnightly, やせるぞう weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
macalo versus やせるぞう: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermacaloやせるぞう
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaizo KawaguchiYuichi Kitajima

In-app purchases

5 purchases

macalo

Subscriptions2
  • macalo Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • macalo Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$54.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Sugar Gem$0.99
  • 5 Sugar Gems$2.99
  • 10 Sugar Gems$5.99
None

やせるぞう

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is macalo free?
macalo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is やせるぞう free?
やせるぞう is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do macalo or やせるぞう have ads?
Neither macalo nor やせるぞう shows ads.
Which is updated more often, macalo or やせるぞう?
macalo ships an update fortnightly, and やせるぞう weekly. Most recently, macalo was updated on October 24, 2026 and やせるぞう on October 9, 2026.

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