Comparison

The Simplest Calorie Tracker vs Ritmo Timer

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

Head to head
About

The Simplest Calorie Tracker

This app simplifies calorie and macro tracking with a clear dashboard. Log meals quickly, monitor progress towards your goals, and customize targets without complicated features or ads.

Highlights
  • Quick food logging
  • Calorie and macro tracking
  • Clear progress dashboard
  • Customizable daily goals
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Track calories, macros, meals, and progress without the clutter. Free to use, with no sign-up required — open the app and start tracking right away. Optional Premium upgrades are available if you want them, never required. The Simplest Calorie Tracker makes food logging quick and easy, helping you stay consistent with your nutrition goals. Features include: - Fast food search with thousands of USDA foods - Barcode scanning for packaged foods (Premium) - AI Meal Scan for editable nutrition estimates from a photo (Premium) - Manual calorie and macro entry - Optional fiber tracking - Custom recipes with multiple ingredients - Saved foods and recipes for quick logging - Serving-size and gram-based tracking - Daily calorie, macro, fiber, and water goals - Apple Health step tracking, goals, and streaks - Active calories, workouts, and weight tracking with Apple Health (Premium) - Manual exercise and weight logging (Premium) - Health and nutrition trends, history, and progress insights - Daily logging streaks and reminders - Custom themes and iCloud backup Simple, fast, and built to make everyday tracking easier. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ritmo Timer

This interval timer is designed for focused workouts, particularly for Air Bike conditioning. It offers a distraction-free experience with a clean interface, built-in and customizable workout routines, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Built-in interval workouts
  • Workout library (Sprint, Power, Endurance, BJJ)
  • Unlimited custom workout creation
  • Large, easy-to-read timer
  • Clean, minimalist interface
  • Works completely offline
Features
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Train harder. Recover smarter. Ritmo Timer is a clean, distraction-free interval timer built specifically for Air Bike conditioning. Whether you're training for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, HIIT, or improving your conditioning, Ritmo keeps you focused on the workout—not the timer. Features • Built-in interval workouts • Sprint, Power, Endurance & BJJ Conditioning workout library • Create unlimited custom workouts • Large, easy-to-read timer • Clean, minimalist interface • Works completely offline No accounts. No ads. Just train.

Screenshots

The Simplest Calorie Tracker4 screens
Ritmo Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ritmo Timer at none against The Simplest Calorie Tracker's 3. The Simplest Calorie Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. The Simplest Calorie Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ritmo Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ritmo Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Simplest Calorie Tracker has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Simplest Calorie Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Ritmo Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Simplest Calorie Tracker versus Ritmo Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Simplest Calorie TrackerRitmo Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (59 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul KhayetAUSTIN GORDON WOODS

Customer experience

The Simplest Calorie Tracker

All ratings59 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

Ritmo Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Simplest Calorie Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$99.99
None

Ritmo Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Simplest Calorie Tracker free?
The Simplest Calorie Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ritmo Timer free?
Ritmo Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Simplest Calorie Tracker or Ritmo Timer?
Ritmo Timer is rated higher. The Simplest Calorie Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Ritmo Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Simplest Calorie Tracker or Ritmo Timer have ads?
Neither The Simplest Calorie Tracker nor Ritmo Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Simplest Calorie Tracker or Ritmo Timer?
The Simplest Calorie Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Ritmo Timer weekly. Most recently, The Simplest Calorie Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ritmo Timer on October 8, 2026.

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