Comparison

macalo vs Sound Vacances

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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." β—† Just snap a photo β€” 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. β—† 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. β—† Sweets Collection Completed sweets are added to your collection. Collect all kinds of sweets! Limited-edition sweets may appear from time to time. β—† Visualize your daily nutrition Review your daily calorie intake on the calendar. Check your macro balance at a glance. β—† Widget support Track your sweet-crafting progress anytime with a home screen widget.

About

Sound Vacances

Features
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A relaxing sound app with Spatial Audio! A tiny diorama, a big world of sound. Come experience ten magical little worlds. ● Head Tracking Spatial Audio, with even more immersion. On AirPods 3, AirPods 4, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max, you can use head tracking to match the sound to your head movements. No supported headphones? The direction of the sound still follows the movement of your iPhone or iPad. ● Lie-Down Mode Turn on head tracking, and the app senses when you lie down. The character on screen lies down with you. On your back or on your side, everything still sounds natural. ● Background Playback Works with the screen off. On the go, while you work, while you fall asleep. Control playback and switch rooms right from the Lock Screen. ● Premium Enjoy high quality Spatial Audio free for up to 15 minutes a day. Subscribe to Premium to remove the time limit and unlock a secret map as a purchase bonus. β—† Terms of Use: https://www.majitrue.com/web/vacances/terms/ β—† Privacy Policy: https://www.majitrue.com/web/vacances/privacy/

Screenshots

macalo4 screens
Sound Vacances4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sound Vacances at none against macalo's 5. Sound Vacances also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

macalo ships an update fortnightly, Sound Vacances every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
macalo versus Sound Vacances: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermacaloSound Vacances
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size50 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaizo KawaguchiMAJITRUE

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

Sound Vacances

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is macalo free?
macalo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sound Vacances free?
Sound Vacances is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do macalo or Sound Vacances have ads?
Neither macalo nor Sound Vacances shows ads.
Which is updated more often, macalo or Sound Vacances?
macalo ships an update fortnightly, and Sound Vacances every 2 days. Most recently, macalo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sound Vacances on October 31, 2026.

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