Calorie Tracker Guide · 2026-11-14
Verdict
mySymptoms Food Diary prices as Free · 3 in-app purchase option(s). Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage prices as Free. mySymptoms Food Diary is marked for Barcode scanner, Coach connection. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is not. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked for Photo logging, Apple Health. mySymptoms Food Diary is not. Editorial scores are 5.5 for mySymptoms Food Diary and 5.9 for Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage, on a 10-point scale. That score is not the store rating.
Price
mySymptoms Food Diary: Free · 3 in-app purchase option(s).
Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: Free.
Monthly figure: mySymptoms Food Diary $9.99, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage unknown.
Yearly figure: mySymptoms Food Diary $59.99, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage unknown.
Features that differ
Photo logging: only Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Barcode scanner: only mySymptoms Food Diary is marked available.
Apple Health: only Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Coach connection: only mySymptoms Food Diary is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Fit
mySymptoms Food Diary has no best-fit line.
Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage has no best-fit line.
Where the scores differ
Pricing value: mySymptoms Food Diary 6.5, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 10. mySymptoms Food Diary: 10 - annualised price $59.99/15 (+0.5 if free trial). Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: 10 - annualised price $0.00/15 (+0.5 if free trial).
Ease of use: mySymptoms Food Diary 5, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 7.8. mySymptoms Food Diary: 5 + 5 x best quality of fast-logging features (AI image/text/audio, barcode). Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: 5 + 5 x best quality of fast-logging features (AI image/text/audio, barcode).
Feature depth: mySymptoms Food Diary 1.9, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 2.3. mySymptoms Food Diary: Quality-weighted share of tracked features available (excellent 1.0 .. poor 0.2), x1.6, capped at 10. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: Quality-weighted share of tracked features available (excellent 1.0 .. poor 0.2), x1.6, capped at 10.
Beginner friendliness: mySymptoms Food Diary 7, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 8.6. mySymptoms Food Diary: 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit.
User feedback: mySymptoms Food Diary 6.6, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 8.5. mySymptoms Food Diary: Bayesian rating 4.37 (iOS 4.60x4055 + Play 4.12x3569, prior 4.3x200) + review stars sentiment +0.70 over 20 reviews. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: Bayesian rating 4.71 (iOS 4.79x17871 + Play 4.51x6558, prior 4.3x200) + review stars sentiment -0.20 over 20 reviews.
Maintenance: mySymptoms Food Diary 9, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 7. mySymptoms Food Diary: Last release 8 days ago (half-life 90d, 70%) + median 8 days between releases (30%). Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: Last release 43 days ago (half-life 90d, 70%) + median 15 days between releases (30%).
Traction: mySymptoms Food Diary 6.5, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 7.3. mySymptoms Food Diary: log10 of 7624 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: log10 of 24429 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10.
Coachability: mySymptoms Food Diary 5.5, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 0. mySymptoms Food Diary: Best quality of aiCoach / coachConnection features. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: Best quality of aiCoach / coachConnection features.
Who should pick which
Choose mySymptoms Food Diary if you need Barcode scanner and Coach connection. Choose Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage if you need Photo logging and Apple Health.