Comparison

Potassium Counter & Tracker vs PhosFilter

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

Head to head
About

Potassium Counter & Tracker

This app helps manage potassium intake for various health goals, including lowering blood pressure, managing chronic kidney disease, and supporting nerve health. It allows users to set personalized targets, log food and beverages via barcode scanning or manual entry, and track progress over time. The app also provides nutritional insights and supports healthy diet choices.

Highlights
  • Log potassium intake
  • Track daily and long-term progress
  • Set personalized daily targets
  • Barcode scanner for food logging
  • Add custom foods and recipes
  • Nutritional insights for healthy eating
  • Export data for healthcare providers
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Use this app to increase potassium intake to lower high blood pressure; to restrict potassium intake as advised by your healthcare provider to lower the risk of high blood potassium if you have chronic kidney disease (CKD); to ensure a healthy intake to protect from nerve-related problems such as tingling, numbness, muscle weakness, cramps & spasms, brain fog, irritability. Set your target daily potassium intake based on guidance provided in the app or as advised by your healthcare provider; and your preferences for weights of food (g or oz). Record food and beverage consumption using the barcode scanner (please note that only manufacturers in the US are required to include potassium content in the nutrition label read by the scanner), dictation, search or by favoriting foods and using the serving sizes provided (which can be changed at any time). Tap the notepad to add notes. Compare the potassium content of different foods by tapping the Compare button on the "Foods" screen. Monitor daily and long-term progress, export data to share with healthcare providers, synchronize data with other First Line Medical Communications Ltd nutrient counter apps, and share data with Apple's HealthKit. Add your own foods and recipes and change serving sizes to personalize the app's 400-item database for you. All food and beverage popups indicate whether the item is a plant, good prebiotic, probiotic or ultra-processed food (UPF) to inform a healthy diet and also whether they are high or low FODMAP per serving where data are available to support people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Useful lists show potassium content of foods per 1oz or 100g and serving, which can be toggled from high to low & low to high. Also useful UPF, unprocessed plant, prebiotic, probiotic, high & low FODMAP food lists.

About

PhosFilter

This app helps users identify added phosphates in ingredient lists. It is particularly useful for individuals managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or on dialysis (ESRD).

Highlights
  • Identify added phosphates
  • Scan ingredient lists
  • Dietary management aid
  • CKD support
  • ESRD support
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Easily identifies added phosphates on any ingredient list, ideal for people with Chronic Kidney DIsease (CKD) and those on dialysis (ESRD) This app is governed by the standard Apple Terms of Use, which can be found at (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Potassium Counter & Tracker4 screens
PhosFilter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PhosFilter at Free against Potassium Counter & Tracker's $4.99. PhosFilter also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 23%) and ratings volume (172 vs 38). Potassium Counter & Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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

PhosFilter is free to download; Potassium Counter & Tracker costs $4.99 up front. PhosFilter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Potassium Counter & Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Potassium Counter & Tracker against 4.4 for PhosFilter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 172 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Potassium Counter & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 36% of PhosFilter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potassium Counter & Tracker ships an update monthly, PhosFilter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Potassium Counter & Tracker versus PhosFilter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotassium Counter & TrackerPhosFilter
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (38 ratings)4.4 (172 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38172 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB67 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFirst Line Medical Communications LtdLogic Lab 406 LLC

Customer experience

Potassium Counter & Tracker

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

PhosFilter

All ratings172 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%

In-app purchases

None

Potassium Counter & Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PhosFilter

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Free Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Potassium Counter & Tracker free?
Potassium Counter & Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhosFilter free?
PhosFilter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Potassium Counter & Tracker or PhosFilter?
PhosFilter is rated higher. Potassium Counter & Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while PhosFilter averages 4.4 from 172 ratings.
Do Potassium Counter & Tracker or PhosFilter have ads?
PhosFilter shows ads; Potassium Counter & Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Potassium Counter & Tracker or PhosFilter?
Potassium Counter & Tracker ships an update monthly, and PhosFilter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Potassium Counter & Tracker was updated on September 23, 2026 and PhosFilter on July 18, 2026.

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