Comparison

Metodo ZAC vs Frulo

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

Head to head
About

Metodo ZAC

Features
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Metodo ZAC ti accompagna nel percorso di allenamento seguito dal tuo coach. Consulta la scheda assegnata, guarda i video degli esercizi e registra serie, ripetizioni e carichi. Durante la seduta puoi seguire il recupero e riprendere l’allenamento mentre navighi nell’app. Nel diario personale raccogli le tue sensazioni e i feedback da condividere con il coach. Nella sezione Progressi puoi consultare i check, le misure e le fotografie inseriti dal coach. Quando disponibili nel tuo percorso, puoi consultare anche i consigli alimentari assegnati. Per utilizzare le funzionalità del percorso è necessario un account autorizzato e associato al coach.

About

Frulo

Effortlessly track your food intake by simply taking a photo of your meal. The AI analyzes your plate to provide instant calorie and macronutrient breakdowns. Set personalized goals for weight loss, maintenance, or gain, and receive guidance from an AI nutrition coach.

Highlights
  • AI food scanner with photo analysis
  • Barcode scanner for packaged foods
  • Log meals with Siri voice commands
  • AI nutrition coach for personalized advice
  • Customizable calorie and macro targets
  • Healthy recipe library
  • Progress tracking and BMI analysis
Features
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Point your camera at your plate and Frulo's AI turns it into calories, protein, carbs and fat in seconds. No database to dig through, no scale, no typing. Frulo is built for anyone who wants to eat with intent, whether the goal is to lose weight, hold steady, or gain weight and build muscle. It sets a daily calorie and macro target from your body, your activity and your goal, then makes hitting it the easy part. AI FOOD SCANNER • Snap a photo of any meal and get calories, protein, carbs and fat for what is actually on the plate • Adjust a portion and every number updates with it • Describe a meal in plain words when a photo is not practical BARCODE SCANNER • Point the camera at a packaged food and the full nutrition label lands in your diary • Snacks, drinks and supermarket meals logged in a second LOG WITH SIRI • "Hey Siri, log a bowl of oatmeal" and it is done, without touching your phone • Nothing to open, nothing to type YOUR AI NUTRITION COACH • Chat with a coach that already knows what you ate today • Ask what to cook tonight, how to hit your protein, or whether dinner still fits • It asks follow-up questions and answers with your own numbers, not generic advice CALORIES AND MACROS, BUILT AROUND YOUR GOAL • A clean daily diary for calories, protein, carbs and fat • Targets calculated for losing, maintaining, or gaining weight • Daily totals against your target, at a glance HEALTHY RECIPES • A library of recipes with calories and macros already worked out • From a high-protein dinner to a lighter lunch, each one ready to log in a tap PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • Weight trend and where it sits on the BMI scale • Calorie averages and macro splits over weeks and months • Tell whether the week really went the way it felt HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your goal and get a daily calorie and macro target. 2. Log meals with a photo, a barcode, a sentence or Siri. 3. Follow the trend and ask your coach what to change. Download Frulo and find out what your plate is really made of. Frulo Pro is a subscription (monthly or yearly), managed from your Apple Account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Metodo ZAC4 screens
Frulo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metodo ZAC at none against Frulo's 4. Metodo ZAC also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Frulo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Metodo ZAC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metodo ZAC ships an update every 4 days, Frulo every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Metodo ZAC versus Frulo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetodo ZACFrulo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco MisteroAlessandro Bortoluzzi

In-app purchases

None

Metodo ZAC

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Frulo

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Metodo ZAC free?
Metodo ZAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frulo free?
Frulo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metodo ZAC or Frulo have ads?
Neither Metodo ZAC nor Frulo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metodo ZAC or Frulo?
Metodo ZAC ships an update every 4 days, and Frulo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Metodo ZAC was updated on October 31, 2026 and Frulo on October 31, 2026.

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