Comparison

Palmful vs Points Diary

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

Head to head
About

Palmful

This app helps you track your daily nutrition using a hand-portion method, eliminating the need for calorie counting or barcode scanning. It visualizes your intake at a glance and adjusts targets for different activity levels, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Hand-portion nutrition tracking
  • No calorie counting
  • Visual daily intake summary
  • Adjustable targets for activity days
  • Weekly eating pattern overview
  • Private local data storage
  • No streaks or nagging reminders
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You are already carrying a better instrument. Palmful is a daily nutrition journal built on the hand-portion method — no calorie counting, no barcode scanning, no hand-entering every ingredient in the meal you just cooked. Your hand is the ruler: • Palm = a serving of protein (about 4 oz, or 2 eggs) • Cupped hand = a measure of carbs (about ½ cup of rice, or a slice of bread) • Fist = a portion of vegetables (about a cooked cupful) • Thumb = a thumb of fat (a tablespoon of oil, or an ounce of cheese) The ruler scales with you. Bigger hands, bigger portions — the measure is the body itself. WHY THE NUMBERS FAIL Log a home-cooked meal in a calorie app and you're typing in every ingredient by hand. The more you vary what you eat, the more tedious it gets — so the app quietly nudges you back toward the same safe, packaged meals. But you cook. And the precision was never real anyway; the labels are estimates. Palmful drops the false precision and keeps the part that works: a simple, repeatable portion you can eyeball anywhere, with any meal, in any kitchen. TODAY, AT A GLANCE Open Palmful and see what you've still got room for — two palms of protein short, a fist of veg to go. It answers the only question you actually have at six in the evening: what should I eat next? A few taps to log, then get on with your day. TARGETS THAT MOVE WITH YOUR DAY Training days aren't all the same, so your targets aren't either. Palmful shifts your protein, carb, veg, and fat goals for Hard, Easy, and Rest days — more fuel when you're working, less when you're recovering. And if you already know your numbers, set them yourself: any portion, on any day type. Anything you don't touch keeps following your profile. THE WEEK, AS ONE PAGE Each day is a row; the week is a page you can read at a glance. See the shape of how you've been eating without digging through a feed. QUIET ON PURPOSE No streaks. No "good job!" No red numbers shaming you at midnight. Palmful is the tool a good coach hands you so you can stop obsessing — log a few taps, then put it down. Miss a week and nothing breaks. Nothing resets, nothing nags. Come back when you want to. SETUP IS OPTIONAL Open the app and start logging. Sex, activity level, weight, and goals can all be left blank — tap Skip for now to jump straight in with general targets, and personalize anytime in Settings if you want targets tuned to you. YOUR FOOD LOG STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Everything you log — every portion, every day — stays on your device, in a local database on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up. No server ever sees your food. To make Palmful better, the app sends anonymous, aggregate usage analytics — which screens you open and a few basic actions, nothing more. It never includes your journal entries and is never tied to your identity. If you choose to send feedback from Settings, your message — and a reply address, if you add one — goes to us so we can write back. Nothing else you enter ever leaves the phone. See our privacy policy for exactly what is and isn't collected. Made for iPhone. — Palmful is a tracking journal, not medical advice. Portion estimates are general guidance. Talk to a qualified professional about your own nutrition and health needs. Questions, bugs, or feedback: support@nsquaredlabs.com

About

Points Diary

Features
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Points Diary makes tracking your daily food points simple, fast, and stress-free. Whether you're managing your weight or just eating more mindfully, it turns nutrition labels into a single, easy number — your points. HOW IT WORKS Points Diary calculates points from the protein, carbs, fat, and fiber in your food. Add items in seconds and watch your daily budget update in real time. FEATURES • Barcode scanning — scan any product and get its points instantly from a global food database • Points calculator — enter nutrition values and get points automatically • Built-in food guide — hundreds of common foods with ready-made points, no typing needed • Personal daily budget — a target calculated from your profile (age, height, weight, and more) • Full history — see everything you ate, grouped by day, with running totals • Fast manual entry — add any food in a few taps WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Clean, distraction-free design • Works offline for manual entries • No ads • Your data stays on your device TRY IT FREE Start with a 7-day free trial. Continue with a simple monthly subscription to keep tracking. Subscription details: • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Privacy Policy: https://www.nyystudio.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.nyystudio.com/eula DISCLAIMER Points Diary is not associated with, affiliated with, or endorsed by WW International, Inc. (Weight Watchers) or any related entity. The points method used is based on publicly available information only and does not represent any official program. Results are for personal information only and are not nutritional or medical advice.

Screenshots

Palmful4 screens
Points Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palmful at none against Points Diary'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. Points Diary sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Palmful asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Palmful versus Points Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalmfulPoints Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNishal NarechaniaAdi Zarko

In-app purchases

None

Palmful

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Points Diary

Subscriptions1
  • Points Diary Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Palmful free?
Palmful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Points Diary free?
Points Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Palmful or Points Diary have ads?
Neither Palmful nor Points Diary shows ads.

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