Verdict

Diet AI: Calorie Tracker scores 6 out of 10 in this guide. Method healthier-v1: weighted blend of 9 data-derived sub-scores; see scoring.md. The record files it for Calorie & Macro Tracking — Individuals focused on precise dietary intake and understanding their macronutrient balance.. It is a weak fit for Users Avoiding Subscriptions — The app heavily gates core features behind a mandatory subscription, with limited free functionality..

Who it is for

Calorie & Macro Tracking — Individuals focused on precise dietary intake and understanding their macronutrient balance. AI-Guided Meal Planning — Users seeking automated diet plans and recipe suggestions tailored to their fitness goals. Intermittent Fasting — Those practicing or interested in structured fasting with integrated tracking features.

Price

Monthly: $14.99.

Yearly: $69.99.

Weekly: $7.99.

Trial: A 7-day free trial is available, which automatically converts to a paid subscription if not canceled..

What the feature record says

Photo logging is marked available. Quality: good. Coverage: strong. Usefulness: high. Allows snapping photos of meals for instant calorie, macro, and nutritional information. Evidence noted: description screenshots

Text logging is marked available. Quality: mixed. Coverage: moderate. Usefulness: medium. Food search is available but heavily criticized by users for poor results and inability to convert measurements. Evidence noted: description reviews

Macro tracking is marked available. Quality: good. Coverage: strong. Usefulness: high. Tracks and displays protein, carbs, and fats, with detailed breakdowns. Evidence noted: description screenshots

Micronutrients is marked available. Coverage: weak. Usefulness: low. Description mentions 'nutritional info' but specific micronutrient tracking is not detailed or shown in screenshots beyond basic macros. Evidence noted: description

Fasting is marked available. Quality: good. Coverage: strong. Usefulness: high. Includes a 'Fasting Tracker' for scheduling, starting, and maintaining intermittent fasting methods. Evidence noted: web

Accuracy focus is marked available. Quality: mixed. Coverage: moderate. Usefulness: medium. Description claims instant accuracy for food logging, but user reviews report poor search results and inability to convert measurements, impacting overall data reliability. Evidence noted: description reviews

Review themes

No positive themes were identified from the provided user reviews. Users report critical bugs preventing app usage, non-functional core features like barcode scanning and search, and aggressive subscription practices including unauthorized charges and difficulty canceling trials.

Disliked: Billing & Subscription Issues (3 mentions). Users report unauthorized charges, difficulty canceling trials, and feeling misled about subscription costs.

Disliked: Core Functionality Problems (2 mentions). Critical bugs prevent initial app usage, and features like barcode scanning are reported as non-functional.

Disliked: Search Quality (1 mentions). The food search engine is criticized for being ineffective and returning irrelevant results.

Scores

Overall 6/10. Confidence on the record is 0.6.

Accuracy: 4.5/10. Quality rating of the accuracy feature (5 if unknown).

Pricing value: 5.8/10. 10 - annualised price $69.99/15 (+0.5 if free trial).

Ease of use: 9/10. 5 + 5 x best quality of fast-logging features (AI image/text/audio, barcode).

Feature depth: 5.6/10. Quality-weighted share of tracked features available (excellent 1.0 .. poor 0.2), x1.6, capped at 10.

Beginner friendliness: 9.4/10. 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit.

User feedback: 7.3/10. Bayesian rating 4.59 (iOS 4.72x458 + Play 0.00x0, prior 4.3x200) + review stars sentiment -1.00 over 7 reviews.

Maintenance: 2.8/10. Last release 349 days ago (half-life 90d, 70%) + median 8.0 days between releases (30%).

Traction: 4.4/10. log10 of 458 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10.

Coachability: 8/10. Best quality of aiCoach / coachConnection features.

Who should skip it

Skip Diet AI: Calorie Tracker if you need Users Avoiding Subscriptions — The app heavily gates core features behind a mandatory subscription, with limited free functionality.; Barcode Scanning Dependents — User reviews indicate the barcode scanning feature is non-functional or unreliable.; Reliable Search Functionality — Users report significant issues with the food search engine, making manual logging frustrating..