Comparison

Calorie tracker vs NomCal

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

Head to head
About

Calorie tracker

Features
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TARE is a precision macro tracker built for lifters who already know what calories, protein, carbs, and fat mean. Log food fast with photo AI, voice, barcode scanning, food search, quick repeat, or exact manual macros. Every estimate opens on a review screen before it is saved, so you stay in control of servings, calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Track your day around the numbers that matter: โ€ข Calories left โ€ข Protein, carbs, and fat โ€ข Meal history โ€ข Saved foods and repeat meals โ€ข Body check-ins โ€ข Progress from real logs TARE can be used locally without creating an account. Sign in with Apple is available if you want account recovery and continuity across devices. TARE Premium unlocks unlimited AI meals, barcode scans, food search, and deeper progress tools. TARE is for personal fitness and nutrition tracking. It does not provide medical advice, diagnose conditions, or replace a qualified professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://taremacros.com/terms

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NomCal

Features
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**Log a meal in seconds, not minutes.** NomCal is a calorie and macro tracker built around one idea: if logging is slow, you stop doing it. So there are four ways in, and you pick whichever is fastest right now. **Speak it.** Say "two scrambled eggs, a slice of sourdough and a flat white" and NomCal works out the calories, protein, carbs and fat. Correct anything it got wrong before you save. **Scan it.** Point the camera at a barcode and the product comes straight up, with full nutrition. Scanned products are cached, so repeat scans work even without a signal. **Search it.** Generic foods and branded products, with real serving sizes and unit switching โ€” grams to ounces, millilitres to cups or tablespoons. **Or just punch it in.** Quick Add takes calories and macros directly, with a built-in calculator that checks the numbers add up. **BUILT FOR REAL DAYS** โ€ข Your usual meals, one tap away โ€” NomCal learns the breakfasts and lunches you repeat and offers them back โ€ข Recipes with per-serving macros, so a batch of curry gets logged once and reused all week โ€ข Backdate anything: forgot yesterday? Swipe to the day and log it โ€ข Fibre, sugar and sodium alongside the big three โ€” free, not a paid tier โ€ข A health score on every food, so you can see quality, not just quantity **APPLE HEALTH, BOTH WAYS** Everything you log is written to Apple Health. Steps and active energy come back the other way, so your diary shows what you actually have left after moving. This is free and always will be โ€” no calorie tracker should charge you for your own health data. **SEE THE TREND, NOT THE DAY** Weight over weeks and months against your target, steps by day or by month, and a home screen widget with your calorie ring so you can check without opening anything. **GOALS THAT FIT YOU** Tell NomCal your height, weight, age and how active you are, and it works out daily calorie and macro targets โ€” or set your own and it stays out of the way. **PRIVACY** No ads. No data sold, ever. Your diary syncs privately to your account and nowhere else. Delete your account and everything on our servers goes with it โ€” two taps from Settings, no email to support required. **NOMCAL PREMIUM** Voice logging and your usual-meal suggestions are Premium. Everything else โ€” barcode scanning, food search, recipes, Apple Health, micronutrients, the widget โ€” is free, with no entry limits. New users get 3 free voice logs a month to try it properly. โ€ข Monthly โ€” $4.99/month โ€ข Annual โ€” $34.99/year, with a 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://jigneshdevapps.github.io/calorie-tracker/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calorie tracker4 screens
NomCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calorie tracker and NomCal 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. Calorie tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and NomCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Calorie tracker versus NomCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie trackerNomCal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason Omar TurkmaniJignesh Sawant

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Calorie tracker

Subscriptions3
  • TARE Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • TARE Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • TARE Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

NomCal

Subscriptions2
  • NomCal Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • NomCal Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Calorie tracker free?
Calorie tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NomCal free?
NomCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calorie tracker or NomCal have ads?
Neither Calorie tracker nor NomCal shows ads.

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