Calorie Tracker Guide · 2026-11-14
Verdict
Dexcom Clarity prices as Free. Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker prices as Free · 8 in-app purchase option(s). Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker is marked for Photo logging, Text logging, Macro tracking. Dexcom Clarity is not. Editorial scores are 4.2 for Dexcom Clarity and 5.4 for Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker, on a 10-point scale. That score is not the store rating.
Price
Dexcom Clarity: Free.
Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: Free · 8 in-app purchase option(s).
Features that differ
Photo logging: only Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Text logging: only Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Macro tracking: only Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Water tracking: only Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Workout tracking: only Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Fit
Dexcom Clarity has no best-fit line.
Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker has no best-fit line.
Where the scores differ
Pricing value: Dexcom Clarity 10, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 5.3. Dexcom Clarity: 10 - annualised price $0.00/15 (+0.5 if free trial). Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: 10 - annualised price $69.99/15 (+0.5 if free trial).
Ease of use: Dexcom Clarity 5, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 7.8. Dexcom Clarity: 5 + 5 x best quality of fast-logging features (AI image/text/audio, barcode). Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: 5 + 5 x best quality of fast-logging features (AI image/text/audio, barcode).
Feature depth: Dexcom Clarity 1.1, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 2.3. Dexcom Clarity: Quality-weighted share of tracked features available (excellent 1.0 .. poor 0.2), x1.6, capped at 10. Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: Quality-weighted share of tracked features available (excellent 1.0 .. poor 0.2), x1.6, capped at 10.
Beginner friendliness: Dexcom Clarity 7, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 8.6. Dexcom Clarity: 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit. Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit.
User feedback: Dexcom Clarity 5.9, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 8.5. Dexcom Clarity: Bayesian rating 4.31 (iOS 4.60x13153 + Play 3.87x8508, prior 4.3x200) + review stars sentiment +0.15 over 20 reviews. Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: Bayesian rating 4.65 (iOS 4.74x1188 + Play 4.36x161, prior 4.3x200) + review stars sentiment +0.55 over 20 reviews.
Maintenance: Dexcom Clarity 1.5, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 8. Dexcom Clarity: Last release 312 days ago (half-life 90d, 70%) + median 78 days between releases (30%). Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: Last release 24 days ago (half-life 90d, 70%) + median 12 days between releases (30%).
Traction: Dexcom Clarity 7.2, Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker 5.2. Dexcom Clarity: log10 of 21661 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10. Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker: log10 of 1349 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10.
Who should pick which
Choose Shelog: Food Log, Diet tracker if you need Photo logging and Text logging.