Comparison

Calorie Camera vs Tabekaro

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

Head to head
About

Calorie Camera

Features
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LOG MEALS WITH LESS TYPING Calorie Camera turns your camera into a fast calorie and macro tracker. Photograph food, scan a barcode, or read a nutrition label, then review the result before adding it to your meal log. MADE FOR YOUR GOAL Choose dieting, bulking, or maintenance. Your home view adapts to the goal you select, so remaining calories, protein, fat, carbs, and meal progress stay easy to read. FAST, FLEXIBLE LOGGING • Recognize foods on device and review suggested matches • Look up packaged foods by barcode with Open Food Facts • Read calories and nutrients from nutrition labels • Add foods manually or from the built-in food list • Re-log recent and frequently eaten meals in a tap • Save scanned products for faster use next time SEE THE FULL PICTURE • Compare calories and macros by day, week, or month • Track weight trends and update your calorie goal • Review protein, fat, carbs, salt, fiber, and more • Optionally sync supported nutrition data with Apple Health and import weight data you allow PRIVACY BY DESIGN Food photos and nutrition labels are processed on your device for recognition. Images are not uploaded to our servers. Barcode lookup sends only the barcode number to Open Food Facts. Meal records, weight, and goals stay on your device. No account or ads are required. Optional usage analytics is off by default and can be changed in Settings; meal content and HealthKit data are never sent. Google Analytics retains event-level data for 2 months and user-level data for 14 months; new activity resets the user-data retention period. Standard aggregate reports do not all expire on those dates. FREE TO START Save up to three camera scans per day for free. An optional monthly Premium subscription unlocks unlimited camera and nutrition-label scans. Retakes and reviewing results do not use the free allowance; a scan counts only when you save it. Results and calorie goals are estimates for general wellness. Check product labels when exact values matter. Calorie Camera does not provide medical advice. Terms of Use (Standard Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tabekaro

Features
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Food logging stops because typing is a chore. Tabekaro is a meal log you write in one line. One field, nothing else. Type “2 eggs and toast” and it comes back split into items, calories and protein. No searching, no scrolling through food lists, no long forms. ■ It splits into items by itself ・“cheeseburger with fries” → 640 kcal / Protein 19.0 g ・“3 slices of pizza” → 855 kcal / Protein 36.0 g ・“grilled chicken and salad” → 380 kcal / Protein 56.0 g ・It reads counts (2 eggs), sizes (large, half) and weights (200g, 6 oz) ・Write in English or Japanese — it picks the right dictionary from your text ■ Wrong? Fix it right there ・On the confirmation screen, tap a row to edit the item name, calories or protein ・Add or remove items on the spot. Whatever you set is what gets saved ■ It stacks up ・Today’s total calories and protein ・Daily average and a week of history at a glance ・Past entries stay editable forever ■ Your past is never held hostage ・Viewing, editing, deleting and exporting to CSV always work, purchased or not ・A purchase is only needed to add new entries ■ It stays on your device ・No account, no cloud sync ・What you write is never sent anywhere. Recognition runs on-device ・No ads, ever ■ Pricing ・Log 20 entries before any purchase (the count is cumulative — deleting entries does not restore it) ・From the 21st entry, “Tabekaro Full Version” (US$4.99, varies by region). One payment. It does not auto-renew, so there is nothing to cancel ※ Calories and protein are estimates based on typical standard portions. Not for medical or treatment decisions. ■ Legal Terms of Use: https://probes-telemetry.tanirell.workers.dev/tabekaro/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://probes-telemetry.tanirell.workers.dev/tabekaro/en/privacy

Screenshots

Calorie Camera4 screens
Tabekaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calorie Camera and Tabekaro are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Calorie Camera sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Tabekaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Calorie Camera versus Tabekaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie CameraTabekaro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaiki KiraYUKIHIRO TANIGUCHI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calorie Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
1 purchases

Tabekaro

One-time1
  • Tabekaro Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Calorie Camera free?
Calorie Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabekaro free?
Tabekaro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calorie Camera or Tabekaro have ads?
Neither Calorie Camera nor Tabekaro shows ads.

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