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Calorie tracking.

Installs
277.4M

Across 12 of 13 apps we could match.

MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter has 49% of them.

  • 13 apps
  • 7,241 reviews held
  • 3,243 negative
  • Median $9.99

5 gaps.

Shares of this market’s 3,243 negative reviews.

Accuracyextreme

7.5% vs 1.5% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 244
  • Food Calorie Tracker: BitePal1star· Sep 14, 2026

    BitePal App — The AI is wildly inaccurate for estimating macros from the photo. I have also taken a picture of the actual label and it still tries to change the calories which do not match. I really wanted to like this app but you’re better off using an app like My Fitness Pal which is more accurate.

  • Food Calorie Tracker: BitePal1star· Sep 14, 2026

    do not download — I’m so upset to not be using this app anymore. A 105 day streak and down 25 lbs for nothing because their new update has made it nearly impossible to insert personal calorie counts based off your own information and it makes the ai features unavoidable. Previously, the app was nothing great for tracking calories but it did the job and i didn’t want to lose my streak, but now that

  • Food Calorie Tracker: BitePal1star· Sep 12, 2026

    THIS APP IS STEALING MY MONEY — i can’t give zero stars if i could i would i downloaded this i it won’t let me cancel my subscription but isn’t giving me the benefit of it it’s changing the wrong amount to what it claimed i’m reporting it

UXhigh

14.7% vs 4.9% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 476
  • Calorie Counter by fatsecret1star· Sep 17, 2026

    New format sucks — Please switch back or give us a way to go back to the previous layout. I absolutely hate this new design.

  • MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter1star· Sep 16, 2026

    New Update Causes Long-time Subscriber to Cancel — I’ve been a long-time subscriber, but this update has made the app significantly more cumbersome to use. I don’t like that I can no longer see my goal tiles on the dashboard. Being able to quickly see how much protein and fiber I’ve consumed each day was an important part of how I tracked my nutrition. I also don’t like that when I’m logging foo

  • Calorie Counter by fatsecret1star· Sep 16, 2026

    New update is trash — No longer allows me to add recently eaten food like it used to. I now have to scan every single thing or search everything because recently eaten no longer pops up. Just saved food and saved meals. I’ll be searching for a new app unless this gets reverted back to the original Al

Sync & dataelevated

1.7% vs 0.9% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 54
  • MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter1star· Sep 15, 2026

    Super buggy — Choosing the “sign up with Apple” option has totally broken my data ownership. I bought a premium plan, but I’m still forever paywalled. Was unable to sync recipes and had to re-install the app, went to log in and was forced to re-subscribe as there is no “Restore” option. Was then double billed for the annual plan. And guess what…still can’t get by the paywall. It’s ridiculous this

  • Calorie Counter - MyNetDiary1star· Sep 14, 2026

    Deleted in less than 20mins — Cannot sync to my wearable for free. Have to pay a subscription to have that feature. There is no way to key in manually what my calorie burn is to adjust for my food tracking totals. No calculator that would alternatively use to do my own math. Unrealistic usability with a pretty dashboard

  • Cal AI - Calorie Tracker1star· Sep 13, 2026

    Poor customer service — I’ve been using this app without missing a day for 240 days, went camping, had no service, but still took photos of my food. When I got service a few days later everything was deleted and gone. The app Didn’t keep it there to upload later. When I contacted customer service, I’m pretty sure I was emailing a bot, at least that’s what it felt like. No concern for the issue. T

Named problems · 2
  • Everything gone at once11 of 54
  • Sync fails between devices6 of 54

Limits & capselevated

3.1% vs 1.8% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 99
  • MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter1star· Sep 15, 2026

    Super buggy — Choosing the “sign up with Apple” option has totally broken my data ownership. I bought a premium plan, but I’m still forever paywalled. Was unable to sync recipes and had to re-install the app, went to log in and was forced to re-subscribe as there is no “Restore” option. Was then double billed for the annual plan. And guess what…still can’t get by the paywall. It’s ridiculous this

  • Lose It! – Calorie Counter1star· Sep 14, 2026

    used to be great now hidden behind a paywall — this app was my go to calorie counting app, i’d login in my food by scanning the bar code, had access to a macro chart pie (to make sure i was meeting my protein goals, and it was super easy to use. after gaining a bit of weight back i redownload the app only to see basic free features now hidden behind a paywall. the most basic to scan the barcode of

  • Lose It! – Calorie Counter2star· Sep 14, 2026

    Down hill — Used to live this app but now everything, even the basics like your calorie budget is behind a paywall.. I get wanting money but it’s obsessive atp

Named problems · 1
  • Core feature locked behind the paywall16 of 99

Billingelevated

47.2% vs 30.6% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 1,531
  • MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter1star· Sep 16, 2026

    New Update Causes Long-time Subscriber to Cancel — I’ve been a long-time subscriber, but this update has made the app significantly more cumbersome to use. I don’t like that I can no longer see my goal tiles on the dashboard. Being able to quickly see how much protein and fiber I’ve consumed each day was an important part of how I tracked my nutrition. I also don’t like that when I’m logging foo

  • MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter1star· Sep 15, 2026

    Super buggy — Choosing the “sign up with Apple” option has totally broken my data ownership. I bought a premium plan, but I’m still forever paywalled. Was unable to sync recipes and had to re-install the app, went to log in and was forced to re-subscribe as there is no “Restore” option. Was then double billed for the annual plan. And guess what…still can’t get by the paywall. It’s ridiculous this

  • Calorie Counter - MyNetDiary1star· Sep 14, 2026

    Deleted in less than 20mins — Cannot sync to my wearable for free. Have to pay a subscription to have that feature. There is no way to key in manually what my calorie burn is to adjust for my food tracking totals. No calculator that would alternatively use to do my own math. Unrealistic usability with a pretty dashboard

Named problems · 4
  • Price judged too high for the value106 of 1531
  • Trial converted without clear consent70 of 1531
  • Cancellation blocked or broken38 of 1531
  • Charge the user never authorised22 of 1531

Also counted

ThemeOf 3,243 negatives
  • Performance391 · 12.1% · 12 apps
  • Support270 · 8.3% · 12 apps
  • Ads243 · 7.5% · 10 apps
  • Login & auth166 · 5.1% · 11 apps

The tick marks the store-typical rate. A review can mention more than one theme, so these sum past 100%.

What Apple surfaces for “calorie tracking”

41 storefronts · 14 recurring suggestions

Position in Apple’s suggestions
1510
free calorie tracking…
calsynpro
calcountai
calmotion
calorai
kalo
cheatr
kaeru
lusie
caloriecoach
calray
fit ai
nourish
sano
010203041

Countries

Measured 18 September 2026.

Is anyone looking for this?

What Apple and Google complete after calorie tracking, in their order.

Who they're for
kidsweight gainpregnancyindian food
Google
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App Store
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Marked App Store phrases are searched, but no app in this market says them in its name. Audiences are what Apple and Google complete after “calorie tracking for”, with the query stripped.

Potential customers

People the apps here do not serve, and what they asked for.

  • Wants lesstoo many features 26 · just a basic one 14 · it used to be simpler 437
  • Outgrown itbulk entry 12 · bulk edit 3 · select all 315
  • Wants it to plug inApple Health 9 · Apple Watch 214
  • Shut out by device or contextiPad 314

Counted in 1 to 4 star reviews. The small numbers are how many reviews named each thing. What they wrote is in the free trial.

Who’s in it

All 13 apps counted in this market · 2026-09-14.

Apps count as part of a market for 90 days after they last appear in it. Installs are Google Play's own count, last captured 2026-09-14. 12 of 13 apps have an Android listing we could match. A dash means we could not pair the two stores, not that the app is absent from Play.

What they charge, and what it costs them

Prices from Apple’s public pages; the share counts payment-mechanics language only.

AppMoney complaints
Food Calorie Tracker: BitePal$3.99–$59.99 · 8 tiers15.2% of 349
Cal AI - Calorie Tracker$0.99–$29.99 · 7 tiers12.8% of 461
Lose It! – Calorie Counter$9.99–$79.99 · 10 tiers10.6% of 301
Calorie Counter - MyNetDiary$8.99–$59.99 · 5 tiers7% of 100
HitMeal-Calorie & Food Tracker$6.99–$39.99 · 5 tiers6.4% of 234
Lifesum: AI Calorie Counter$21.99–$119.99 · 8 tiers5.3% of 301
MacroFactor - Macro Tracker$9.99–$89.99 · 6 tiers5.3% of 131
Calorie Counter by Numify$5.99–$59.99 · 6 tiers5.1% of 279
MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter$9.99–$79.99 · 7 tiers2.9% of 889
Cronometer: Calorie Counter$10.99–$59.99 · 4 tiers0% of 163
Calorie Counter by fatsecret$10.49–$59.99 · 7 tiers0% of 26
AI Calorie Counter: Eatlike$3.99–$39.99 · 5 tiers0% of 8
Nommie - AI Calorie Tracker$9.99–$29.99 · 2 tiers0% of 1

What each one owns, where each is exposed

Owns. Dominant reach (2.34M ratings), decade-long food database, brand recognition, streak culture

Exposed. 72% negative share; two-star reviews explicitly citing the May 2026 UI overhaul destroying daily readability; basic features like quick-add moved behind a paywall at $79.99/yr max; users publicly directing others to competitors

Owns. Photo-based logging novelty, 335K ratings showing real reach

Exposed. 72% negative share; billing described as predatory — refund requests rejected for a full year per receipts; 7 IAP tiers up to $29.99

Owns. Design polish, AI logging hook, 150K ratings

Exposed. 64% negative share; AI hallucinations destroying tracking trust ('The AI hallucinates, sometimes fails to record items to the diary entirely'); 8 IAP tiers up to $119.99

AI Calorie Tracker by Yazio

Owns. Free entry tier, broad nutrition data

Exposed. 62% negative share; opaque hidden usage limits users hit without warning; bait-and-switch pricing in ads (advertised $23.90, charged $35.89 per receipt)

BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker

Owns. Gamified avatar concept, low entry price ($0.99 min)

Exposed. 53% negative share; receipts document charging both basic and pro simultaneously then refusing to cancel one; ghost charges after deletion

Owns. Lowest negative share among scaled apps (40%), 763K ratings — the current safe harbor for MFP refugees

Exposed. Still 40% negative; 10 IAP tiers up to $79.99; the incumbent most likely to absorb the exodus if a new entrant is slow

Owns. Nutrition-depth reputation, 93K ratings, 26% negative share — best-in-class anger metric at scale

Exposed. Full-screen interstitial ads in free tier driving paid-user defection; search UX regressed in recent update; not a UI stability story

Owns. Lowest negative share in the set (25%), coach-mode differentiation, 18K ratings

Exposed. Small reach; billing loop bug trapping users post-subscription with no working escape; support scripted and unresponsive

Owns. 13% negative share — the quietest app in the category; 156K ratings

Exposed. Low anger may reflect low engagement rather than delight; no receipt-level evidence of a loyal, vocal power-user base

Browse the apps behind these counts

Every app we count, with the complaint it runs furthest above the store’s typical rate.

Open the app library

Is there a market for a new calorie tracking app?

13 apps compete on this shelf, holding 7,241 App Store reviews. And the widest unfixed complaint, accuracy, runs in 12 of 13 of them at 7.5% of negative reviews against 1.5% typical. Those are counts, not a verdict. The page shows what is unfixed, not whether to build.

What do users complain about most in calorie tracking?

1. Accuracy: in 12 of 13 apps, 7.5% of negative reviews; 2. UX: in 11 of 13 apps, 14.7% of negative reviews; 3. Sync & data: in 9 of 13 apps, 1.7% of negative reviews; 4. Limits & caps: in 11 of 13 apps, 3.1% of negative reviews; 5. Billing: in 13 of 13 apps, 47.2% of negative reviews.

How many calorie tracking app reviews did App Imp count?

7,241 US App Store reviews across 13 apps, 3,243 of them negative. Counted on the 2026-09-14 snapshot, never estimated.

How this is counted

Every number is arithmetic over the reviews we hold, re-counted weekly: nothing modelled, nothing scored. Themes come from a frozen pattern classifier rather than a model reading reviews, so the same review always lands in the same bucket. A market rate is pooled across every app here; the store rate is the same count across 13,217 apps. A complaint is only called a gap when at least half the market carries it, at least 20 reviews are behind it, and the market’s rate is elevated above the store’s, the same cutoff used everywhere on this site, because a problem concentrated in one app is that app’s bug, and a problem every app on the store shares is nobody’s gap.