Pengu vs Calorie Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pengu
Track your intermittent fasting and meals with a gentle approach. Features include fasting timers, one-photo meal logging with auto-detection, and calorie counting. Monitor your progress with a visual mascot and calendar view.
- Intermittent fasting timers (16:8, 18:6)
- One-photo meal logging
- Calorie and nutrition tracking
- Penguin progress mascot
- Auto-detected food menus
- Calendar view of past data
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Pengu: a gentle fasting, diet, and meal tracker. Intermittent fasting timers (16:8, 18:6), one-photo meal logging, and calorie tracking — all in one app. [Key features] • Pick a plan like 16:8 or 18:6 and start the timer with one tap • A penguin mascot shifts with your fasting progress, so you can see how it's going at a glance • Snap a food photo and Pengu auto-detects the menu and nutrition • When the result looks off, edit it by hand right away • Daily totals for calories, protein, carbs, and fat • Calendar view of your past fasts and meals • Available in English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese [Pengu Pro] Unlimited photo analysis, full history, every fasting plan, and extra insights. Cancel anytime from your subscription settings. Take it lightly, keep it going — with Pengu. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shore-clutch-a8c.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-36cb98f789b8807fa028f82bdb713cb5
Calorie Diary
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Calorie Diary: Snack Tracker helps you understand YOUR snacking habits - no strict calorie counting, no guilt. WHY CALORIE DIARY? Most apps make you count every calorie. We believe real change starts when you understand your own patterns, when and how often you reach for food. That's why we track habits, not just numbers. KEY FEATURES - Log snacks in seconds from a database of 300+ foods with smart search - Habit analytics - discover your riskiest hour of the day and day of the week - Body tracking - weight, waist, and hips with clear charts - 19 badges and achievements to keep you motivated - 5 color themes - green, blue, black, purple, pink - Add your own custom snacks and meals to the database - Google Drive backup - your data stays safe - Fully localized in English, Slovak, German, Polish, and Spanish WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone who wants to better understand their relationship with food, not a diet plan, but a diary that reveals your behavior patterns. CALORIE DIARY PRO Unlock unlimited stats, advanced analytics, and an ad-free experience with a yearly or lifetime subscription. Track your habits. Understand yourself. Change what you want to change.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calorie Diary at none against Pengu's 3. Calorie Diary also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pengu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Calorie Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pengu | Calorie Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | junhee cho | PC News, s. r. o. |
In-app purchases
Pengu
- Pengu Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Pengu Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pengu Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Calorie Diary
No in-app purchases
