ActiveDay vs Cress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveDay
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ActiveDay is a clean fitness calendar that helps you understand your activity day by day. Take charge of your activity and nutrition in one private, beautifully designed app. ActiveDay is a complete fitness tracker, calorie counter, recipe manager, and workout log - with zero ads, zero trackers, and zero backend. Everything stays on your iPhone or in your own iCloud. WHY ACTIVEDAY • All your numbers in one place: steps, calories, workouts, macros • Beautiful calendar with daily, weekly, and monthly views • Smart Insights that find patterns you'd miss • Built-in recipe library that syncs to your devices • Voice and camera food logging (powered by Apple Intelligence) • 100% private - no analytics, no ads, no servers ACTIVITY TRACKING • Auto-syncs with Apple Health: steps, active calories, workouts, distance, and active minutes • Color-coded heatmap calendar for at-a-glance trends across months • Personal Records auto-detect: longest run, fastest pace, biggest step day, most active minutes, longest food-tracking streak, and more • Customizable workout filters: only count the workouts that matter to you • Goal completion rings and streak tracking NUTRITION & MACROS • Log meals five different ways: search, barcode scan, manual entry, voice dictation, or AI camera scan • Massive food database: USDA FoodData Central, OpenFoodFacts, and FatSecret combined - millions of foods worldwide • Full macro tracking: calories, protein, carbs, fat - per meal and per day • Daily calorie goal and macro progress bars • Smart portion picker - adjust servings on the fly • Meal-by-meal breakdown (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack) RECIPE LIBRARY • Build your own recipe collection with ingredients, instructions, photos, and timing • Dictate cooking instructions hands-free • Auto-calculated per-serving nutrition for every recipe • Tag, categorize, and search your recipes • One-tap log a recipe to any meal with custom servings • Syncs across all your devices via your own iCloud REPORTS & INSIGHTS • Daily calorie balance - eaten vs burned, at a glance • 8-week nutrition trend chart, color-coded against your goal • Meal distribution breakdown - see where your calories actually come from • Top recipes - your most-used recipes over the last 30 days • Compare any two periods side by side • Smart Insights find patterns automatically PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN • We do NOT run a backend or collect your data • No analytics, no ad SDKs, no third-party trackers - ever • Apple HealthKit data stays on your device, read-only • Your recipes live in YOUR iCloud, not on our servers • Voice and camera processing happens on-device using Apple frameworks DESIGNED FOR iPHONE • Native SwiftUI app, fast and fluid • Stunning in dark mode • Customizable themes (premium) • Built specifically for iOS - no Electron wrappers, no web views ACTIVEDAY PREMIUM (optional subscription) Unlock the full experience: • Voice food logging - say what you ate • Camera food scanning - AI-powered meal recognition • Smart Insights - personalized pattern detection • Advanced Reports - calorie balance, meal distribution, top recipes • Activity Search - find any workout fast • Advanced Heatmap - multi-year activity visualization • Custom Themes • Priority Support Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage anytime in App Store account settings. Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/active-day-privacy-policy/home
Cress
This app helps you understand your food intake by tracking calories, macros, and nutrients. It offers detailed nutrition information from various sources and allows for easy logging through search, scanning, or saved meals. Customize your tracking experience and sync data with Apple Health.
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Detailed nutrition analysis
- Barcode and label scanning
- Saved meals and meal planning
- Apple Health integration
- Apple Watch companion app
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Make sense of what you eat with Cress: a calorie tracker, food diary and nutrition tracker with sources you can inspect. Log meals, follow your macros and explore the nutrients behind your day. Every feature is free. No ads. No subscriptions. No paid upgrades. A FOOD DIARY FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Search foods and restaurant menus, scan a barcode or read a nutrition label. Adjust portions, save meals and reuse the foods you eat often. Plan meals ahead and keep planned food separate from what you have actually logged. SEE WHAT IS BEHIND THE NUMBERS Explore nutrition information from published food databases, manufacturer labels and restaurant nutrition documents. See source information and confidence indicators for reported values. When data is missing or uncertain, Cress makes that visible. GO BEYOND CALORIES Track protein, carbohydrates and fat alongside fiber, vitamins, minerals and other available nutrients. Explore daily totals, and turn on the optional Metrics tab for averages and trends. Prefer to focus on nutrients? Hide energy totals while keeping your diary useful. SCAN, THEN REVIEW Use barcode and nutrition-label scanning to find or enter foods. Meal photos can suggest foods to get you started. Review the food and portion before adding it: a photo alone cannot establish exactly what is in a meal. Nutrition-label scanning currently supports English labels. MAKE IT YOURS Use saved meals and weekly meal plans to simplify repeat days. Supplements are included in the diary by default. In Settings, under Tracking > Optional features, choose whether to show the Metrics tab, water, weight or progress photos, or set personal micronutrient targets. These five features are off by default. Set calorie and macro goals separately under Daily goals. Export your diary and delete your account from Settings. APPLE HEALTH AND APPLE WATCH With your permission, Cress writes logged nutrition to Apple Health and can sync water and weight. The companion Apple Watch app lets you check your day and log from your wrist. SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE WHO USE IT Cress does not sell your data. If you would like to support its development, hosting and data work, you can leave an optional one-time tip. Tips never unlock features, and nothing changes if you choose not to contribute. Nutrition information is for general information, not medical advice. Available nutrients and confidence vary by food and source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cress at every 2 days against ActiveDay's weekly. Cress also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. ActiveDay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Cress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ActiveDay ships an update weekly, Cress every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveDay | Cress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrei Zaharia | Alexander Stinson |
In-app purchases
ActiveDay
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
Cress
- Support Cress$1.99









