Comparison

Sage Academy vs DietLense

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

Head to head
About

Sage Academy

This AI-powered fitness coach goes beyond calorie counting to provide personalized nutrition plans, meal logging via photo, and continuous support. It helps users build healthy habits and stay consistent towards their weight loss, muscle gain, or general wellness goals.

Highlights
  • AI meal logging via photo
  • Personalized nutrition plans
  • AI coaching and accountability
  • Habit and fasting tracking
  • Progress and body measurement tracking
  • 24/7 AI support
Features
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Sage Academy — train with real fitness coaches Sage Academy is where you find an expert fitness coach and actually reach your goal, with real human guidance, not just an app. Find a coach, join their community, follow their program. Get 1:1 coaching built around you, and discover coaches by real reviews and results, not ad budgets. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.sageacademy.app/terms WHAT YOU CAN DO ON SAGE ACADEMY 1:1 PERSONAL COACHING Work directly with a coach who sees your real progress. Private chat, voice notes, and a plan made for you, adjusted as your body changes. COMMUNITIES Train alongside others. Join a coach's community for group channels, challenges, and the accountability that keeps you consistent. PROGRAMS Follow a coach's proven method, step by step, with structured lessons you can start today. FIND THE RIGHT COACH Discover coaches ranked by real reviews and member results. Earned badges, not paid placement. You choose who's in your corner. THE TOOLKIT THAT POWERS IT ALL Every day you also get the tools that make coaching work: - Snap a photo to log meals: instant calories, protein, carbs, fat - Personalized nutrition and macro targets - Weight trends, body measurements, progress photos - Habits, streaks, and fasting - Weekly reviews Plus an AI coach for the in-between moments, so you stay on track between sessions with your human coach. WHY SAGE ACADEMY - Real coaching, not just another tracker - One app for coaching, nutrition, habits, and progress - Coaches ranked by results, not ad budgets - Support on the hard days: cravings, plateaus, low motivation Because reaching your goal isn't about the perfect diet. It's about the right coach and staying consistent long enough to get there. SUBSCRIPTION Sage Premium unlocks the full experience, including the AI coach and all tracking tools. Start with a 3-day free trial, no card required. Explore the app fully during your trial, then subscribe to keep going. Subscription options: - Yearly: $59.99 - Monthly: $7.99 (Prices may vary by region.) If you choose to subscribe, payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Coaching, communities, and programs are offered by independent coaches and paid separately from Sage Premium. Privacy Policy: https://www.sageacademy.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.sageacademy.app/terms

About

DietLense

Effortlessly track your nutrition and fitness with AI-powered meal scanning. Get detailed macro and micronutrient breakdowns, personalized meal plans, and workout logs. Understand your food's health score and optimize your diet and training.

Highlights
  • AI meal photo scanning for nutrition breakdown
  • Nutrition label and barcode scanning
  • Food health score with pros and cons
  • 30 micronutrient tracking
  • Personalized meal plans and recipes
  • Workout logging and strength progress tracking
  • Family Mode for multiple profiles
Features
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DietLense turns a photo of your food into complete nutrition — calories, macros, and 30 micronutrients — then builds your meals, groceries, and training around your goals. LOG FOOD FIVE WAYS Point your camera and swipe between modes, just like the Camera app: • Meal — snap a photo and AI reads the foods and portions • Scan — barcodes are detected the moment you point at them • Eat or Don't — instant 1–100 health score for any packaged product • Gallery — log from a photo you already took • Voice — type or say what you ate Or search a database of hundreds of thousands of foods, powered by USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts. Searching and selecting foods is always free. BEYOND CALORIES Most trackers stop at calories. DietLense tracks 28 vitamins and minerals and shows exactly which are running low — plus the foods that fix each gap. Your Meal Score rates how balanced and nourishing your whole day is out of 100. It climbs as you hit protein, fiber, produce, and micronutrient variety, so you're eating for how you feel — not just a number. MEALS DECIDED FOR YOU Get meal ideas ranked for your goals and the macros you have left today. Every suggestion shows how it moves your score before you commit. Choose from curated eating styles — Balanced, Mediterranean, Keto, Low Carb, Plant Based, High Protein, Lean Cut, Clean Bulk, Glucose Steady, High Fiber, Micronutrient, Prenatal, and Fertility. Switch anytime and your targets, suggestions, and grocery list update to match. GROCERIES THAT BUILD THEMSELVES Your shopping list assembles from your plan's meals, organized by aisle. Check items off as you shop. MEAL PREP Pick your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack and DietLense builds a full week's prep plan, a scaled grocery list, and step-by-step recipes. Log any prepped meal in one tap. STRENGTH RANK Train is a full workout tracker with a ranking system built in. Log your sets and earn a rank for every muscle group — Trainee through Apex, each with three divisions. • Preset splits: Bro, Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, Full Body • Bodyweight training ranked by reps • Build your own custom split from a searchable database of 200+ exercises • Every exercise is scored against its own standard, so a heavy squat and a strict lateral raise are judged fairly • Gentle Start and Prenatal plans for lower-impact training Your lifts carry across splits — change your program and your history and rankings follow. ALSO INCLUDED • Meal history grouped by day, fully editable • Downloadable PDF health report to share with a coach or doctor • GLP-1 dose and side-effect tracking • Apple Health sync • Face ID app lock • iCloud backup and sync across devices • Dietary preferences and allergy filtering SUBSCRIPTIONS DietLense is free to download. Searching the food database, logging foods you select, and barcode scanning are free. DietLense Plus unlocks AI photo scanning, voice logging, meal suggestions, grocery lists, meal prep, and the workout tracker. DietLense Pro adds higher-accuracy scanning and premium plans. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. IMPORTANT DietLense provides nutrition estimates and general wellness information. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nutrition values from photos are estimates — always verify packaged food labels, especially if you have allergies or a medical condition. Consult your doctor or a registered dietitian before making significant changes to your diet or exercise routine, particularly during pregnancy or while managing a health condition. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sage Academy4 screens
DietLense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: DietLense at 5 against Sage Academy's 1. Sage Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Sage Academy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and DietLense sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sage Academy against 5.0 for DietLense. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DietLense has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sage Academy ships an update every 10 days, DietLense every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sage Academy versus DietLense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSage AcademyDietLense
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB488 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRIDAY TECHNOLOGIES SRLLuke Squillante

Customer experience

Sage Academy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DietLense

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sage Academy

Subscriptions2
  • Sage Premium Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Sage Premium Yearly3 Days trial$89.991 Year
4 purchases

DietLense

Subscriptions4
  • DietLense Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DietLense Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • DietLense Plus (Annual)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • DietLense Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Sage Academy free?
Sage Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DietLense free?
DietLense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sage Academy or DietLense?
Sage Academy and DietLense are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Sage Academy or DietLense have ads?
Neither Sage Academy nor DietLense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sage Academy or DietLense?
Sage Academy ships an update every 10 days, and DietLense every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sage Academy was updated on October 31, 2026 and DietLense on November 5, 2026.

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