Comparison

Menu Calorie Scanner vs MacroCap

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

Head to head
About

Menu Calorie Scanner

Features
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Point your camera at any restaurant menu and see the calories before you order — no typing, no guessing, no hunting through a food database dish by dish. Menu Scan reads the whole menu at once. It recognizes every dish on the page, then estimates calories, protein, carbs, and fat for each one and scores how healthy it is from 0 to 10. Instead of ordering blind and regretting it later, you get the full nutrition picture of the table in seconds — and it all runs on your device, so it works even with no signal in a crowded restaurant. WHAT YOU GET - Point-and-scan a printed menu and read every dish's nutrition at a glance - Calories plus protein, carbs, and fat estimated for each dish - A 0-to-10 health score so the smartest choice jumps out - Dietary flags for vegan, vegetarian, keto, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and halal - Compare two dishes side by side before you commit - A saved history of past scans plus favorites you can pull up any time PERFECT FOR - Anyone counting calories or macros who eats out and hates guessing - Keto, vegan, and gluten-free diners scanning menus for safe picks - Gym-goers protecting a protein target at restaurants - Travelers reading unfamiliar menus in a hurry WHY NOT JUST LOOK IT UP? Because typing every dish into a food-tracking app while your table waits is slow, and half the restaurant items aren't in the database anyway. Menu Scan reads the actual menu in front of you and gives you the numbers instantly — one scan, whole page. Values are smart estimates for general guidance, not exact medical figures. PRIVACY Scanning and text recognition happen entirely on your device. Your menus and scans stay on your phone — there is no account and nothing is uploaded to a server. FULL ACCESS Menu Scan is free to try with a daily scan limit. Unlock unlimited scans, the full insights dashboard, the weekly meal planner, unlimited saved history, and advanced dietary filters with Menu Scan Pro: - Weekly plan - Yearly plan - Lifetime (one-time purchase) Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Scan your next menu before you order and eat with the numbers in front of you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

About

MacroCap

Easily track your daily calorie and protein goals when dining out. This app provides detailed macro information for over 7,000 restaurant menu items, allowing you to build meals and see real-time nutritional updates. It also includes grocery scanning and progress tracking features.

Highlights
  • Restaurant menu macro data
  • Build custom meals
  • Sort menu items by macros
  • Grocery barcode scanning
  • Daily calorie and protein tracking
  • Progress trends and recaps
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Eating out shouldn't mean guessing. MacroCap has the real numbers for 180+ restaurant and fast-casual menus — over 7,000 items with calories, protein, carbs, fat, and sodium. Pick something that fits your day before you order, instead of reconstructing it afterward. BUILD THE MEAL, WATCH THE MACROS Assemble anything from a menu and see the totals update as you go. Swap the side, skip the cheese, double the protein — the numbers follow every change. SORT BY WHAT'S LEFT Rank a menu by what's closest to your remaining calories, highest in protein, or lowest in cals. You choose from what actually fits, instead of scrolling blind. FIND WHAT'S NEAR YOU Sort restaurants by distance, so your shortlist is places you can actually get to. SEARCH GROCERIES TOO Scan a barcode or search by name across USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts for packaged food and whole ingredients. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE A calorie cap that counts down and a protein floor that counts up. Logging a meal takes about twenty seconds. SEE THE PATTERN Streaks, weekly recaps, and calorie and protein trends. The headline numbers are median-based, so one blowout day doesn't rewrite your whole week. APPLE HEALTH Write your logged meals to Health as dietary energy and macros whenever you want to. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Everything works signed out. Sign in with Apple or Google only if you want your history synced across devices. Nutrition data comes from restaurants' own published menu disclosures, USDA FoodData Central, and Open Food Facts. MacroCap is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any restaurant.

Screenshots

Menu Calorie Scanner4 screens
MacroCap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MacroCap at none against Menu Calorie Scanner's 3. MacroCap also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Menu Calorie Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. MacroCap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Menu Calorie Scanner versus MacroCap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenu Calorie ScannerMacroCap
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhuc PhamSameer Naik

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Menu Calorie Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99
None

MacroCap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Menu Calorie Scanner free?
Menu Calorie Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacroCap free?
MacroCap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Menu Calorie Scanner or MacroCap have ads?
Neither Menu Calorie Scanner nor MacroCap shows ads.

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