Comparison

Cache's Calorie Tracker vs BasicPlate

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

Head to head
About

Cache's Calorie Tracker

Effortlessly track your food intake with AI-powered meal logging, barcode scanning, and a comprehensive food database. Get personalized insights, adaptive calorie goals, and coaching to help you reach your health objectives without clutter or expensive subscriptions.

Highlights
  • AI meal logging by description
  • Barcode scanning
  • Adaptive calorie goals
  • Personalized coaching and insights
  • Weight tracking and goal projection
  • Apple Health sync
Features
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Take control of your eating without the bloat, the clutter, or the expensive subscription. Just describe a meal in plain English ("two eggs, toast, and a coffee") and on-device AI logs it for you. Or scan a barcode, search the food database, or tap one of your favorites. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - AI meal logging: type what you ate in everyday words and let the app do the math - Adaptive calorie goals: your target learns your real metabolism over time, so progress doesn't stall - Personal coaching: weekly recaps, plateau alerts, and same-day nudges keep you on track - Smart suggestions: instantly see what fits your remaining calories and protein KEY FEATURES - Fast logging: AI description, barcode scan, food search, recipes, recents, and favorites - Full nutrition: calories, protein, carbs, fat, and caffeine, grouped by meal - Weight tracking: a trend line that sees through daily noise, plus goal projection and milestones - Insights: eating-pattern detection, weekly energy-balance review, and a plain-English recap - Stay motivated: streaks with a freeze day, goal progress, and gentle reminders - Apple Health sync, iCloud backup across your devices, and a home-screen widget WHY CHOOSE CACHE'S CALORIE TRACKER Most calorie counters hide the basics behind a paywall and bury you in features you'll never use. This one keeps it simple, keeps it affordable, and focuses on the insights that actually move the scale. Download today and make every day a little easier.

About

BasicPlate

Easily track your meals and nutrition with AI-powered logging. Snap a photo, record a voice note, or type a quick description to get accurate calorie and macro estimates. Build mindful eating habits without the frustration of tedious logging.

Highlights
  • AI food logging by photo, voice, or text
  • Barcode scanner for packaged foods
  • Daily calorie and macro tracking
  • Custom recipe creation and import
  • Workout logging with calorie burn estimates
  • Apple Health sync
  • Progress tracking (weight, measurements, photos)
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Track a meal in less than 10 seconds, then get back to your day. BasicPlate is a calorie and macro tracker for people who've downloaded every other calorie counter, used it for a week, and deleted it. The problem was never willpower — it's that logging food is tedious. So we made it simpler. BasicPlate is the calorie tracking app that includes everything you need and nothing you don't. Building mindful eating habits shouldn't be frustrating. Your tools should help you get the job done without getting in the way, and that's why we built BasicPlate. Snap a photo, leave a voice note, or type a quick line — "about two cups, cooked in olive oil" — and combine any of them before the AI estimates your meal. A photo alone can't tell you how something was cooked or how big that serving actually was. That context is what makes the number accurate, and it's the part most AI food trackers skip. --- What's Inside: - AI food logging by photo, voice, or text, in any combination - Barcode scanner for packaged foods - Daily calorie and macro tracking — protein, carbs, fat, against your targets - Custom recipes: describe them out loud, build them by hand, or paste a URL to import the whole thing in a few seconds - Recipes remember their serving size, so logging a half portion is one tap - Workout logging that turns a description of your session into a calorie-burn estimate - Apple Health sync to track your activity data against your goals - One-tap water tracking - Weight, measurements, and progress photos, so you're watching a trend, not just today's number Whether you're cutting, building muscle, holding steady, or just trying to eat with a little more awareness, BasicPlate is built to be the food diary you're still using in six months — not the one buried on page three of your home screen. Free to download, with a free trial included. After the trial, a subscription unlocks unlimited AI logging, unlimited recipes, and full progress history. Monthly and annual plans available. Terms: https://basicplate.com/terms Privacy: https://basicplate.com/privacy Questions or ideas? support@basicplate.com — a real person reads every message. Barcode Scanning Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com) BasicPlate does not provide medical advice. Talk to a qualified professional before starting any nutrition or exercise program.

Screenshots

Cache's Calorie Tracker4 screens
BasicPlate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BasicPlate at none against Cache's Calorie Tracker's shown. BasicPlate also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Cache's Calorie Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BasicPlate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cache's Calorie Tracker against 5.0 for BasicPlate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BasicPlate has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cache's Calorie Tracker ships an update every 6 days, BasicPlate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cache's Calorie Tracker versus BasicPlate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCache's Calorie TrackerBasicPlate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCache SalyersBasicPlate, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cache's Calorie Tracker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

BasicPlate

Subscriptions2
  • BasicPlate Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • BasicPlate Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Cache's Calorie Tracker free?
Cache's Calorie Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BasicPlate free?
BasicPlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cache's Calorie Tracker or BasicPlate?
Cache's Calorie Tracker and BasicPlate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Cache's Calorie Tracker or BasicPlate have ads?
Cache's Calorie Tracker shows ads; BasicPlate does not.
Which is updated more often, Cache's Calorie Tracker or BasicPlate?
Cache's Calorie Tracker ships an update every 6 days, and BasicPlate weekly. Most recently, Cache's Calorie Tracker was updated on October 7, 2026 and BasicPlate on October 10, 2026.

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