Comparison

Calidus vs Calybite

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

Head to head
About

Calidus

Track your daily food intake, calories, and macros with a comprehensive food diary. Log meals, build custom recipes, monitor water and weight, and utilize fasting timers. Integrates with Apple Health for a holistic view of your health.

Highlights
  • Food logging with barcode scanning
  • Custom recipe builder
  • Water and weight tracking
  • Fasting timers and schedules
  • Apple Health integration
  • AI-powered recipe component drafting
Features
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A food diary that fits your everyday life. Log what you eat, review your portions and see your calories and macros together. Calidus brings food logging, recipes, water, weight and fasting into one app for iPhone and iPad. START WITH ONE FOOD Search for a food, scan a barcode or create a custom entry. Check the portion before adding it. Clear confirmation lets you know when your food is saved. MAKE REPEAT MEALS QUICKER Use recent foods, log a saved recipe or review yesterday’s meal before adding it to today. Change the portions or remove anything that is different. BUILD RECIPES YOUR WAY Save ingredients and preparation steps. Organize a recipe into reusable components, such as chicken and biscuits, and adjust each component separately. Choose how many portions you ate, including more than one portion of a single-serving recipe. Save a variation without replacing the original. DESCRIBE A RECIPE COMPONENT On supported devices with Apple Intelligence available, describe a component in your own words to draft its ingredients and preparation steps on your device. Review the matched foods and measurements before using the draft. Nutrition is calculated from the food records and portions you confirm. You can always enter and edit details manually. SEE YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Energy rings show calories eaten, estimated calories burned and the difference between them. Track protein, carbohydrates, fat and other nutrients. Optional Apple Health access can bring activity into your calorie budget. BUILD HABITS AT YOUR PACE Log water and weight, review your diary and see a recap of your recent logging. Notifications are optional. Choose a daily meal reminder at a time that suits you; Calidus skips it when that meal is already logged. Edit it or turn it off whenever you like. FASTING, WHEN YOU CHOOSE Use fasting timers, schedules, widgets and Live Activities to follow a fast and review completed sessions. Fasting reminders are separate from your daily meal reminder. YOUR DIARY, YOUR CHOICE No app account is required. Your diary is stored on your device, with optional sync through your own iCloud account. Apple Health access is optional. Basic diary logging works offline; online food searches, barcode lookups, optional sync and sibling-app promotions may use the internet. Calidus has no subscription or in-app purchases. It may show promotions for other Maneo House apps. Calorie targets, energy expenditure and food nutrition are estimates. Review food matches, measurements and AI drafts, including ingredients relevant to your allergies or dietary needs. Calidus is a tracking tool, not medical advice.

About

Calybite

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Calybite is a free nutrition companion that helps you log meals, estimate calories and macros, track water, and see progress over time — with a friendly AI pet by your side. SCAN AND LOG • Photograph a meal or pick a photo from your library • Review calories, protein, carbs, and fat before you save • Edit or replace an item if the estimate needs a fix • Log food manually when you prefer • Free users get a limited number of AI food scans per day YOUR PLAN • Set a goal such as lose, maintain, or gain • Get daily calorie and macro targets from your onboarding answers • Track water toward a daily goal PROGRESS • See calories, meals, and macros for a day, week, month, or year • Optional Apple Health: sync steps, heart rate, blood pressure, and blood glucose when you allow it. Calybite does not measure these itself. CHAT WITH YOUR PET • Name your bunny and chat for general nutrition tips CALYBITE PLUS (OPTIONAL) Upgrade anytime for unlimited food scans, full chat history, Progress charts, and a Plus badge. Plans include Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID Account Settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Free core features (limited scans, logging, water, and account) work without paying. Restore purchases from Profile if you reinstall. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Calybite is for general wellness. Estimates can be wrong. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Account: Sign in with Apple or Google. You can delete your account in Profile → General. Nutrition data may include OpenNutrition. Privacy Policy: https://calybite.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://calybite.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Calidus4 screens
Calybite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calidus at none against Calybite's 4. Calybite's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Calybite sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Calidus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calidus ships an update every 3 weeks, Calybite every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Calidus versus Calybite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalidusCalybite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMANEO HOUSE LCSemangiX Software Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Calidus

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Calybite

Subscriptions3
  • Calybite Plus Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Calybite Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Calybite Plus Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Calybite Plus Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is Calidus free?
Calidus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calybite free?
Calybite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calidus or Calybite have ads?
Neither Calidus nor Calybite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calidus or Calybite?
Calidus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Calybite every 10 days. Most recently, Calidus was updated on November 5, 2026 and Calybite on November 5, 2026.

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