Comparison

Calory Notes vs Hara8bu

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

Head to head
About

Calory Notes

Features
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Calory Notes is a serious calorie tracker for people who want consistency without friction. Voice, photo, or manual — AI recognizes the food and computes the macros for you. KEY FEATURES ▸ Three Ways to Log - Voice: say "two eggs and a bowl of rice" — AI splits and identifies - Photo: snap one dish or your whole table; multi-image batch recognition - Manual: precise entry or scan packaged nutrition labels ▸ Smart Nutrition Estimation - Large language model recognizes food in Chinese, English, and Japanese - Auto-estimates grams, calories, protein, carbs, fat - Reads packaged nutrition labels in three languages ▸ Weight Check-in Streak - Daily streak with auto-freeze: 14 consecutive days earns a freeze - Miss a day? Freeze kicks in so you don't break your streak - Multi-month weight calendar with trend visualization ▸ Exercise Check-in - Voice log: "30 minutes running" or "bench press 4 sets of 8 at 80kg" - Apple Health sync: workouts from your watch flow in automatically - Smart reminders: anchored to your sleep time, escalating through the evening ▸ Hydration Reminders - Configurable interval (1-6 hours) - Only during your active hours; silent while you sleep ▸ Your Data, On Your Device - Everything stored locally on your iPhone - One-tap JSON export — restore to a new device anytime - We don't store any personal data on our servers PRIVACY-FIRST - Only the food photo or transcribed text is sent to AI servers for recognition - No name, email, or location collected - No third-party analytics, tracking, or ads - No App Tracking Transparency prompt SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Simplified Chinese / English / 日本語 Need help? stech.developer2@gmail.com

About

Hara8bu

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Hara8bu is a calorie and nutrition tracking app that lets AI handle the hard part. Simply take a photo of your meal, and AI estimates calories, protein, fat, carbs, salt, dietary fiber, and net carbs. Set your goals, log with one tap, and track your progress at a glance. Inspired by the Japanese concept of “Hara Hachi Bu” (eat until 80% full), Hara8bu helps you build healthier habits with daily insights and gentle AI guidance. Features • Photo Logging — AI analyzes meal photos and estimates nutrition automatically • Full Nutrition Tracking — Calories, PFC, salt, dietary fiber, and net carbs • Daily Insights — Get feedback and actionable AI suggestions • Progress Graphs — Track weight and calorie trends • Recovery Guidance — Estimate exercise needed after overeating • Editable Entries — Correct meals and recalculate instantly • Backup — Export/import via files or iCloud Drive No Subscription Hara8bu works with your own AI API key, including free AI services. No monthly subscription required. Unlock all Pro features with a one-time purchase. Privacy First Meals, weight, and goals stay on your device. Photos are only sent to the AI service you choose using your own API key. No tracking. No data collection. Free / Pro • Free: Manual logging, calorie ring, weight & goal tracking, daily insights, trial AI photo analysis • Pro: Unlimited AI photo analysis, AI advice, advanced nutrition tracking, full history, image backup, and more Hara8bu provides general wellness information and is not a substitute for professional medical or nutritional advice.

Screenshots

Calory Notes4 screens
Hara8bu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calory Notes at none against Hara8bu's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hara8bu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calory Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Calory Notes versus Hara8bu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalory NotesHara8bu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSUPERSTRING TECH K.K.Mamiko Tsukamoto

In-app purchases

None

Calory Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hara8bu

One-time1
  • Hara8bu Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Calory Notes free?
Calory Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hara8bu free?
Hara8bu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calory Notes or Hara8bu have ads?
Neither Calory Notes nor Hara8bu shows ads.

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