Comparison

ScanPlates vs Grammi

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

Head to head
About

ScanPlates

Features
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O ScanPlates usa inteligência artificial para analisar seus pratos em segundos. Basta tirar uma foto e descubra calorias, macros e nutrientes sem precisar registrar manualmente. Ideal para quem quer emagrecer, ganhar massa ou simplesmente entender melhor o que come no dia a dia. Sem complicação. Sem perda de tempo. Apenas a verdade sobre sua alimentação. Privacy Policy: https://www.scanplates.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.scanplates.com/tos

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Grammi

Features
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Grammi is a free calorie counter app for iPhone that stays out of your way. Scan a barcode, check the numbers, done. No ads, no account, and your food diary stays on your iPhone. FREE — AND IT STAYS FREE • Unlimited barcode scanning, backed by the Open Food Facts database of millions of products • Not in the database? Photograph the nutrition label. Grammi reads the numbers, you check them, and the product is remembered for next time • Basic foods — eggs, fruit, rice, meat — with real portion sizes, in your language, even offline • Search, add food by hand, copy yesterday's meals • Calories, protein, carbs and fat — plus fiber, sugar, saturated fat and sodium • Daily goals, a weight log with a 7-day average, water and streaks • Every chart for the last 7 days • Widgets in your colour and counter look, Control Center buttons, Apple Watch, Siri Shortcuts and Apple Health • Export your diary as a spreadsheet (CSV) — it's your data • GLP-1 medication log for semaglutide, tirzepatide or liraglutide: a dose-day reminder, injection-site rotation and a two-tap daily note on appetite and side effects — a log only, never dose advice • Plants & fiber: a weekly card with how many different plants you ate, plus fiber and protein • Badges for logging, streaks, protein, water and more — Bronze is free • Two daily food games, also on your Home Screen: Calorie sense (guess the calories) and Plate sort (12 foods, 4 hidden groups). Challenge friends, keep your streak with shields, and get a recap of your year every December • On iPhones with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer, iOS 26): recipes written for your goal, with nutrition calculated from the food database, not guessed GRAMMI PRO • An adaptive target: your real burn rate, calculated from what you ate and how your weight actually moved — not a formula based on your age • Weekly challenges, personal records and Streak run: rounds of 5 back to back, counting your perfect rounds and correct answers in a row • 30- and 90-day charts, plus a chart builder • Fasting timer and Ramadan mode: suhoor and iftar times calculated on your phone, offline • Macro planner with separate targets for training and rest days • Import recipes from a link and log food by voice • Vitamin and mineral report, suggestions for what fits the rest of your day, and app icons • Photograph a meal (iPhone 15 Pro or newer, iOS 27) • GLP-1 insights: your appetite on each day after a dose, and your weight with every dose change marked • Four more looks for the calorie counter: a fuel gauge, a plate of where your calories came from, 200-calorie bites and calories by meal • Widget buttons to add water or repeat a meal, and an iftar countdown on the Lock Screen • Plants & fiber over 30 and 90 days, and illustrated covers for recipes without a photo • Badges up to Diamond, a meal plan with a shopping list, and private progress photos • Family Sharing: one Yearly or Lifetime purchase covers up to six family members PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up, no tracking, no ads — ever. Your diary is stored on your iPhone. Speech and photos are processed on the device. The only things that leave your phone are the barcodes and words you look up, and the recipe links you choose to import. ABOUT PRO Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan is 70% off for the first year with the code LAUNCH70. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://grammiapp.com/privacy.html?lang=en Food data from Open Food Facts, available under the Open Database License.

Screenshots

ScanPlates4 screens
Grammi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grammi at every 2 days against ScanPlates's weekly. ScanPlates's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. ScanPlates sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Grammi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanPlates ships an update weekly, Grammi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ScanPlates versus Grammi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanPlatesGrammi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHugo Rodrigo De SouzaERAY UCAR

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScanPlates

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • LifeTime$199.99
3 purchases

Grammi

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is ScanPlates free?
ScanPlates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grammi free?
Grammi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanPlates or Grammi have ads?
Neither ScanPlates nor Grammi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanPlates or Grammi?
ScanPlates ships an update weekly, and Grammi every 2 days. Most recently, ScanPlates was updated on November 9, 2026 and Grammi on November 10, 2026.

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