Calory: Calorie Counter Macros Reviews

by Cesarbiods

I’ve been using Calory for more than a year and there’s a lot I like about it. The Apple Watch app, widgets, counting of burned calories, and it’s simpler design than all the competitors who plaster their services with ads about fitness and the latest fad diets. For a while my only gripes were the small delay between opening Calory and the calories burned syncing, and that the watch app doesn’t function standalone meaning sometimes meals won’t sync to the iPhone. HOWEVER after the last update things have gotten worse. There’s a solid delay anytime you add a meal through the iPhone and the existing calorie burn sync delay is now even longer or just doesn’t sync period. As a paying subscriber please fix these issues I would prefer not to have to get a new calorie counting service,

by Tweesings

Hi, I really love Calory . The simplicity of Calory makes it amazing to use. It’s the ONLY app that I’ve consistently used for almost a year bc it’s so clean, easy, and accessible.

I do have a couple questions/suggestions:
1/ in the recent update, why is the word “other” immediately added to all manual entries? This is annoying since we have to delete it anyways to type in what we actually ate. Just make it empty when manual entry is selected like before the update.
2/ I love the “copy from” function but can you make it so it shows all the items you ate the day before and not break it into “breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner”? This will make it faster to just find what you ate yesterday and then copy it from that day, rather than going into the bins.
3/ for recipe section, is it possible for us to add our own recipes? Rather than what is available online? In the “create recipe” it is still forcing user to add only items already registered in Calory .
4/ can you connect WaterMinder into the this app app? I use both and would love some integration.

Thank you! Love your apps

by Breen Draggledon

I love Calory. It’s the only food tracking app that allows me to prioritize sodium in addition to my macros and calories. It’s widgets are top notch as well, and I love the way the little red balls fill up the screen when you go over. A perfect visual metaphor.

Minor frustration: when adding food to a given meal, if I select an item from my recent list, the item goes into the meal I last ate it with. For example, I click the plus sign on lunch to add a scoop of protein powder, and my recent food features the protein powder I had with dinner the night before. That scoop gets added to dinner despite me having clicked the add to lunch button.

Feature Request: the thing that would make Calory absolutely indispensable to me would be the ability to pre load and then check off items. For example, in the morning I tend to pre plan my day, constructing a meal plan that fits perfectly to my macros. I’d love a little check box or something that let me keep track of which pieces of my meal
Plan I had consumed. It wouldn’t need to interact with the totals to be useful, those could be updated right away, it would just allow me to remember which snacks and such I had eaten. This is particularly useful with supplements where it can be hard to remember how many scoops of protein I’ve had in the day for example.

by Valsyrie

I like how Calory has no ads and uses iCloud for syncing rather than forcing me to create an account and sending me spam emails like other apps. The interface is rather easy to use once you get used to it. I also like that there is an Apple Watch app and complication.

That said there are some things that could be improved. Firstly the Apple Watch complication seems to not consistently update when you add a food from your phone. This is rather frustrating since I would like to be able to look at my calorie count at a glance from my watch but I can’t really do this if the count is sometimes off.

The UI is definitely a lot better when you activate the journal view in the settings. This allows you to see what you’ve eaten so far in the day from the main screen like in most apps. This mode should probably be made the default since some people may not find the journal view in settings and the current default mode wastes a lot of screen real estate on an imprecise calorie progress indicator that looks like a jar of jelly beans.

Also, the developers should consider moving the UI to create new plates from the settings to its own screen since I don’t think it’s very intuitive to have it in settings. Custom plates are not really “settings” but a kind of user data.

by K. Carroll

The good:
~ Simple calorie counter with a minimalistic UI. Not bloated with ads or its own social network, & it doesn't bombard you with hastags & acronyms like an ADHD teenager (cough, Noom).

~ Easy to create custom 'plates', which let you log foods you frequently eat with one tap.

~ Seamless integration w/ Apple Health app.

~ Good macronutrient tracker. Must have premium to use it though.

~ Can purchase a lifetime premium account, instead of having to subscribe indefinitely.

The bad:
~ AWFUL food database. Difficult to search & many incorrect entries, with no option to flag them for review. The premium search seems much better, but I'm not sure it's worth $15/yr or $30/lifetime. (I very much like Calory, but this is the reason I uninstalled).

~ I strongly prefer a target calorie range instead of a single value. I've only seen this on SparkPeople though. Some days I eat too much & others I eat way too little. Also, I find a range much more realistic than a single number. Is anything less than that target good? Is it Price is Right style - get as close to the number without going over? 🤷‍♀️

~ No diet safeguards on Calory. Which might be good people, but could be dangerous for others. this app recommended I eat ~900 calories/day to lose weight fast. Most medical professionals warn against eating less than 1200 cal/day for women.

by Xray Dog

This is a very nice app. I am a Clinical Nutrition Manager and I love the ease of Calory, I do think the database could use a little more tweaking, maybe more connections to usda and other databases if possible, however the ease of entering the macros/micros of a food not found is great. Calory has a ton of potential. It connects to the health app, yet I do see any sleep/steps/activity data in the this app app(would be a nice touch to see fitness). Other than that it’s greAt. I really enjoy Cronometer which is another app that has a ton of food from different databases and if Calory could just have a similar database nothing would beat it.

To conclude Calory is probably going to be amazing soon, it has a ton of potential and it’s not a burden on the wallet by any means. I bought the lifetime subscription because I am invested and believe this will be the perfect calorie tracker soon.

by Sbcremssem

I really like Calory. Overall I think it’s set up to be very user friendly. Just a couple things I wish would change: When we do a quick add, I wish “my foods” were in the quick add list rather than having to go to the “my foods” list to add to your days calorie count. I like to be able to see what I’ve added already and be able to add from that screen rather than going back and forth. Also after adding foods from your data base (instead of manually), once added, I’d like to be able to edit the name so it flows with my other foods. Other than those two things, Calory has really helped me stay on track and is very well put together. I gave it a 4 just because of my personal preference for some of the lay out. I plan to continue using Calory!! Thanks!

by MeliC724

So far I am enjoying Calory. There are a few features that would make it a 5 star. First being able to choose the default meal entry. I want to have it always pop up the foods search, not the calorie amount. Second I would love to remain the meals. As a person who does IF, I don’t technically have breakfast so being able to rename the meals to Meal 1, Meal 2, etc would be amazing. Third, I would love to add time to each meal. Again as a person who does IF, I want to make sure I am sticking to my timeframe so being able to add a time or automatically adding the time I enter (with the ability to edit) would be amazing. Last, would be creating saved meals as entering the same meal every day is annoying.

by Senglander

I find Calory perfect, you can input everything on your own instead of some complicated search system, and the visual tracker of how much I’ve eaten helps me a lot. It’s minimal enough to not be overwhelming but still has all the features I could want!

The only reason I took off a star is that for some reason every night there’s a “limited time offer!” for lifetime premium “expiring in __” which the first time made sense, since apps sometimes give newcomers a discount premium rate, but it’s been a few days and the discount somehow still hasn’t expired... I just find that annoying. Be upfront about that being the rate, don’t try to trick me into buying it on the spot because I think the “deal” will disappear when it actually won’t!

by Mn2014

It’s...

Simple, easy and fast. All I want is an easy way to track my calories myself. I know how many calories I’m consuming and just want to add the number manually myself, Calory allows me to do that. I love the feature that also keeps tabs on your progress towards your goal weight, because obviously anyone tracking calories has a goal in mind. I can see how many calories I need a day to reach my goal weight, how many calories I have left to eat for the day and I can also record my weight and see how it changes over time. That’s all I want. Not a million useless features that most people don’t need or want or understand which makes navigating Calory and trying to record what you want all the more difficult. Calory has none of that, it is very user friendly and I am an absolute fan. FunnMedia gets it, thank you! I will likely upgrade soon to unlock more useful features as I become more consistent with hitting my goals.

by Jennyluvscats99

My husband and I have been using Calory to track our eating for about 4 months and we love it. We actually liked the free app enough to purchase the extras and it is well worth it. You get more food look ups, you can track your water consumption and there were some other features that unlocked with the subscription.

It’s so easy to look up foods and track them, and Calory even remind you periodically to track in case you forget. I tried a few other apps before this but they weren’t as intuitive or easy to use. I definitely will keep using this one!

by Psychpharm3411

This is probably the best food tracking app I’ve tried in a long time! I paid for the lifetime premium features, and it is worth is. The plates make us easy to quickly add a food I eat daily, the widget and Apple Watch features work really well and allows me to keep track of things that much easier. The visual for total calories is also really helpful.

Only thing I wish is that you could track/add more minerals and such for food; like magnesium, potassium, and caffeine. But those are small things that would just be nice but not a deal breaker for me. Overall, this has one of the best lists of vitamins and minerals I’ve seen in a diet tracking app.

by Sjamesmccarthy

Finally an app that makes calorie tracking easy, fast and reliable. I have subscribed to them all: my fitness pal, lifesum, meal plate, yazio and I have to say that this app beats them all if all you want is an easy way to tack what you eat and a price that is affordable and worth the small investment in your health.

Some features I hope to see: 1) basic water tracking. nothing fancy just some icons I can click to add 8oz of water and remind myself to drink it throughout the day. 2) a way from the home screen to swipe into previous days a bit easier. 3) an easier way to get back to home screen when only adding 1 item. the current UX could use be improved on that area. 4) copying meals or items to the next day and sharing meals and items with other this app users.

Just buy it. You will love it.

by GetReviewed223

I liked using Calory alot, its not like other fitness /kcal counting apps that are extremely crowded in design and have too many different options. Some things are kept simple and work best when their simple. Calory is that. Nice way to quickly app your kcals and track your weight. Push notifications are nice but they seem to come a few moments after I log my kcals. Only complaint is when you add a significant amount Calory freezes (500+). Which is a minor inconvenience. Other than that id recommend it.
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Id like to request different themes for Calory if the developers see this. Itd be a nice addition.

by Jadenks

I have been using Calory for four months now, and I have lost nearly 20 pounds! The best thing about Calory is the simplicity. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that other apps have, but that’s what I like about it. It has a clean, visually appealing interface, and it’s so easy to use! It gives you a personalized calorie goal that automatically adjusts with your weight. It’s amazing what you can accomplish with just a little calorie control! There’s no strict diet plan, but it did encourage me to eat a lot more fruits and vegetables since you can eat a ton of them without taking up too many of your daily calories.

by Brececilia

I love Calory! I used to use Lifesum and I was so set in my ways until I discovered Calory. I found out immediately how wrong I was! Calory is amazing! I love how when you add food your circle fills up! I like to think of it as my stomach! I also like the small detail that you can move the little circles around! Another cool feature that I haven’t seen in other calorie tracking apps is the ability to change the color of your app (dark mode included) and Calory cover itself on your home screen! That is so so cool!! I also love the pre set foods with the pictures for tracking. I’m looking forward to when I can create a food! But so far everything is great!

by DevynCu

I was looking for something a little less crazy than MFP but still with the expansive library of foods and this app is close! I love the simple yet more customizable aesthetics. Did you know you could move the little balls around? One of the things I would really like to see incorporated is the ability to put in all of the nutritional information when entering manually. I’m trying to track my electrolyte intake and for the barcodes that this app can’t read or read accurately yet, I would love to put all of those in. Maybe I just didn’t see the way to do it, but I think it would be important to track micros as well.

Thank you for all of your brilliant and hard work, I absolutely love what you’re doing!

by Tsubaki🌺

I just downloaded Calory and I absolutely love it. It’s so easy to use and you don’t have to pay, which is great. I’ve tried so many other apps but I like this one the best since it’s actually working for me. The circle filling up when you add calories is a cool idea, and it really helps you be more aware of what you’re eating. I like how you can see the history of your caloric intake and weight over the months, and Calory has a simple but effective feel to it. I hope that in the next update Calory will be able to give a predicted date for when you reach your goal weight, if you’re trying to lose/gain weight. It would be immensely helpful to stay motivated and committed knowing that there is a date to look forward to. Other than that, Calory is great!

by FLy1nRabBit

So many of these apps have so much feature creep and bloat inside of them with hefty reoccurring price tags attached with no other options. this app is like a ray of light from an abyss of darkness. It’s UI is sleek and clean yet it has plenty of customizability.

My only criticism would be to keep adding more food to search up to add to your list of meals eaten, and if possible an option for water intake to be a separate bar next to your calorie intake. I ask for this as I want the macros to be in their own separate category together and water to be more cleanly placed alongside the calories. Otherwise it’s an awesome app, I’ll definitely buying it permanently soon as that luxury seems to be disappearing more and more these days with so many subscription based apps.

by Heudhfb

It’s so much easier then other apps, it’s easy to navigate, you can set your own Kcal goal or use the suggested after you create your profile, you can prioritize certain macros. Most apps are so clusters and hard to understand or just has some much unnecessary stuff and much I don’t understand and can be very overwhelming, Calory is BEYOND EASY. Only issue is when you use the barcode scanner it doesn’t always get the calories right sometimes they are very high or to low but other then that it’s perfect.

Would also like to adjust when my counter resets, I don’t go to bed until 3am and I always like to have a little snack here and there asking as I’m still under calories and I always make sure I do.

by Dpage8

this app targets an assumedly younger demographic who are tired of the ugly & complicated user experiences that all top competitor calorie counting apps seem to have. It’s pretty, focused on simplicity, and the front page circle tracker graphic is super unique and intuitive.

I think Calory has a lot of potential and I’d love to see it become more successful. I am all for supporting apps that are getting off the ground and don’t use ads, but I can’t justify the subscription until one thing changes: the food catalog. Love the “try premium search” feature, but that made me more hesitant to subscribe because it exposed how barren the search database is. If I can’t reliably find something so common like a disposable coffee creamer cup to log, then what good is Calory ? Calorie counting IS the point.

I feel so strongly about the bad UX/UI of other fitness apps that I might search for food on competitor’s apps and log in this app, though. I’ll definitely keep using Calory and look forward to updates and improvements and hope that one day it’s a great fitness app that I’ll happily subscribe to.

by Mfitz911

Currently doing Clean Keto. With that said, I have used and paid for Carb Manager, Myfitnesspal, and various other weight management apps.
this app has a way to go but have to say was reading the negative and also positive reviews and can see that this developer seems to have the attention and passion to make this the best calorie management tool out there. I am happy to say I’m investing in this young company and app developer.
Side note to IOS App Develper(s)
Please take some time when considering which direction to go improving Calory .
With someone that is passionate about Strict Keto lifestyle please learn from other apps (including ones listed above) that focus on diets that include very low carb and Ketogenic Lifestyle. Again, please take the best parts of all the other successful apps and run with it as you have be so successful in doing.
I am quite excited to have found Carory and have been very impressed with the many wonderful suggestions from other users and also follow up and quality of responses from the developer. Keep up the great work! Excited to be part of the this app family!

by 123Nickname Taken

I like the simplicity approach to Calory and went ahead and bought it. I wish now I had waited; it really isn’t ready for release, it is more like a beta version with many bugs to get out. Syncing between devices is kind of halfway, some items sync some do not. (Create a plate on iPad and it doesn’t sync to phone) The food data base is acceptable but lacks some search filters to help get to what you are looking for. App has good potential and I hope they work out the bugs. As for now I am going to delete it and wait for a version/update that isn’t so aggravating to use. I bought it (no subscription) so can use the other (lose it) free version until they get this one sorted out. Then I will give it a try again.

by Cory Nestor

Calory is great, easy to use, full of nutritional information, and integrated with Apple Watch and the new shortcuts app. The only thing missing is the ability to add “Plates” to specific meals easily. The current setup allows you to add a plates using a small icon, but if the icons are the same, such as a veggie burger and a meatless burger, you can tell which is which, unless you know the kcal count (strange identifier). I’d suggest replacing kcal with first 4 letters of the plate name or and abbreviation.

Besides that, looking forward to upgrading g to premium soon!

by Kansas522

I found Calory in my Apple news feed and thought I would try it. Have been using another app (fitness pal) and this is by far much better. No ads with Premium benefits and this is a good app to use. Would definitely recommend Calory. I like being able to make my own plates and pick a font that describes it for me. Also Kriss has been very helpful in getting a few minor adjustments done. Thanks for this amazing app.

by Pedro Peguero Jr.

Patiently waiting for the database and barcode scanner update. As of now, this looks to be like the best calorie counting app (plus an actual, usable Watch app!) when it comes to UI/UX. Add in better databases and this will be my default calorie counting app for a long time. Will be sure to update my review when 1.2 drops!

Edit: 3 -> 5 stars.

1.2 is great so far. I haven’t ran into any bugs yet, but as for the core functionality of Calory , it works great and haven’t had any issues so far!

by Salt.y

i use Calory every single day and i love it! the visualization of my calories as dots contained in a circle is actually extremely helpful for my diet, like psychologically. and they bounce around which is fun. and any calories over your daily intake are red dots and overflow the circle--which again is just super encouraging to stay on track!! design concept 10/10

suggestions:
- sometimes its hard to remember what my plates are just from the icon alone, maybe add more icons or tiny labels? little images would be extremely helpful but could detract from the design
- be able to subtract calories from exercise
- adjust macros based on ratios rather than grams
- different colors!!! i hate the color options, maybe add a color wheel! :)
- cute sounds when you add food (like in the waterminder app)
- custom notification messages

by Lopezhs7

I’m so ready to completely switch from MyFitnessPal, but the one thing that’s holding me back is the ability to be able to see meal entries made for future dates. I see that this app allows meals to be logged for future dates, but it’s not possible to see that entered data within Calory , only in the Health App. I personally plan and like to log meals ahead of time, especially before a work day.

I hope that the ability to see exercise calories will be added in the near future. 😎

Other than those things, this is a simple, efficient, and fantastic calorie tracking app!

by Chunsanger

One of the worst aspects of other food tracking apps is they push ads, unnecessary extras, or have an overly complicated UI.

this app is thankfully a relief from this sea of poorly designed apps, and offers instead an easy to use, visualize, and utilize app that has just enough integration and extras to be perfect, without cluttering the interface with garbage unnecessary UI.

The easy to visualize quick view, along with the recent macro improvements and significant food database improvements has made this my go-to food tracking application.

by Popatop15

Calory is exactly what I was looking for! I am so tired of using other weight-loss apps which force limitations and regiments down your throat. I simply want a quick and easy way to track my calorie intake each day, and Calory delivers just that! I was actually getting ready to develop my own little tool because I had lost hope in ever finding an app like this. The interface is so easy to use and well designed. Setting it up was easy, no sign up, and it integrates with Apple health! I am proud to say that I'm a premium subscriber as well. Take my money! 💵

P.S. I can't wait for water tracking to be integrated. If I had one suggestion to make it would be to make sure that adding water is just as easy as custom plates! Having it on the widget would be a must-have for me because I would be tracking water much more frequently than any type of food. So needs to have very quick access!

Thanks again for such a great app!

Regards,

Dalton

by Avarlese

It’s very simple to use and has all of the tracking features I need. I’d strongly recommend purchasing premium (the lifetime value is worth it).

The only other feature I’d love to see incorporated somehow, is to sync with my intermittent fasting tracker. Perhaps integrating a fasting tracker into Calory (using the circular visual to also act as a fasting clock, or indicate when I can fill my calorie intake). The notifications also aren’t tailored to my intermittent fasting schedule.