Comparison

AfroCal vs Cardio Log

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

Head to head
About

AfroCal

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Track your nutrition the African way. AfroCal is the first calorie tracker built specifically for African cuisine โ€” from Jollof Rice and Egusi Soup to Injera and Bobotie. AfroCal is free during beta. More features on the way for early supporters. **SNAP & TRACK** Take a photo of your meal and let AI identify the dish instantly. AfroCal recognises 100+ African dishes across West, East, North, South, and Central Africa with accurate calorie and macro breakdowns. Sign in with Apple to unlock AI food recognition. **QUICK LOG** No camera? Just type what you ate. Enter "Jollof rice with chicken" or "Small bowl of pepper soup" and get instant nutrition data from our curated African food database โ€” no sign-in required. **DAILY DASHBOARD** See your calories, protein, carbs, and fat at a glance. A visual progress ring shows how close you are to your daily goal, with a personalised health score for every day. **SMART INSIGHTS** Track your weekly trends with calorie charts, macro breakdowns, and your most-logged dishes. Understand your eating habits and make informed choices. **MEAL HISTORY** Browse every meal you've logged, organised by date. Each entry shows the food photo or emoji, calories, portion size, and how it was logged. **PERSONALIZED GOALS** Choose from quick presets (Lose Weight, Maintain, Build Muscle) or set custom targets for calories, protein, carbs, fat, and fibre. **YOUR DATA, ALWAYS SAFE** Log meals anytime โ€” even when signed out. Your meals are saved on your device and sync automatically to your account the moment you sign back in. Nothing is ever lost. **PRIVACY FIRST** Sign in with Apple keeps your identity private. Your food photos are analysed securely and never stored on our servers. Delete your account and all data at any time directly from Settings. **KEY FEATURES** - AI food recognition for 100+ African dishes (requires sign-in) - 112-dish curated nutrition database - Quick text-based meal logging โ€” no sign-in needed - Offline-first: meals saved locally, auto-sync on sign-in - Daily calorie and macro tracking - Weekly insights and trends - Portion size adjustment (small, regular, large) - Health score for daily nutrition quality - Sign in with Apple for secure, private sync - In-app account deletion - Dark mode support - Available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian

About

Cardio Log

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The workout is done. Open CardioLog, tap the sport, set the minutes, rate the effort โ€” logged in ten seconds. That is the whole job: a dead-simple cardio journal for people who run, cycle, swim, row or hit the elliptical and just want the work written down. No GPS to babysit. No pace charts to decode. No feed of strangers going faster than you. CardioLog measures nothing โ€” it remembers. You did the session; the app keeps the receipt, adds it to your week and shows how close you are to the 150 minutes of aerobic activity the WHO recommends for adults. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข A session logged before your breathing settles โ€” sport, minutes, effort, done โ€ข Your week at a glance: 112 of 150 minutes on Thursday tells you exactly what the weekend owes โ€ข A streak counter that makes day 14 feel too expensive to break โ€ข Your training mix laid bare โ€” when "I swim sometimes" turns out to be 2 swims in 30 sessions, you will know โ€ข A monthly summary card ready to share: sessions, minutes, active weeks, longest session and your activity mix โ€ข Edit any entry, add notes ("hill repeats", "new shoes"), and export your entire log as CSV anytime PERFECT FOR โ€ข Runners and cyclists who want a diary of the work, not another GPS trace โ€ข Swimmers, rowers and elliptical regulars whose sports GPS apps never handled well anyway โ€ข Anyone chasing the WHO 150-minute week, one logged session at a time โ€ข Lapsed athletes rebuilding the habit who need a streak more than a coach WHY NOT JUST A GPS TRACKER? Trackers record where you went. A journal records that you went. If maps and splits kept you consistent, you would be consistent already. CardioLog strips the workout down to the three facts that build a habit โ€” what, how long, how hard โ€” and turns them into a week you can see and a streak you will not want to lose. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your log lives on your device. No account, no location, no third-party SDKs. A daily reminder at the hour you choose is the only time CardioLog speaks first. It is an activity journal, not a medical device โ€” it measures nothing and assesses nothing. FULL ACCESS CardioLog Pro unlocks the complete experience: the daily volume chart, your training mix by sport, streak tracking and the shareable monthly summary. Choose a Weekly or Yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Tonight, after the run โ€” log it. That is how streaks start. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Weekly and Yearly are auto-renewing subscriptions. 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, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions after purchase. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

AfroCal4 screens
Cardio Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

AfroCal and Cardio Log are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AfroCal versus Cardio Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfroCalCardio Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNestamedia Studios LtdLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

AfroCal

No in-app purchases

None

Cardio Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AfroCal free?
AfroCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cardio Log free?
Cardio Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AfroCal or Cardio Log have ads?
Neither AfroCal nor Cardio Log shows ads.

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