Calorie Tracker Guide · 2026-11-14
Verdict
Nutron: Food Scanner prices as Free · 6 in-app purchase option(s). Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage prices as Free. Nutron: Food Scanner is marked for Barcode scanner, Macro tracking, Water tracking. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is not. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked for Photo logging, Apple Health, Workout tracking. Nutron: Food Scanner is not. Editorial scores are 4.7 for Nutron: Food Scanner and 5.9 for Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage, on a 10-point scale. That score is not the store rating.
Price
Nutron: Food Scanner: Free · 6 in-app purchase option(s).
Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: Free.
Features that differ
Photo logging: only Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Barcode scanner: only Nutron: Food Scanner is marked available.
Apple Health: only Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Macro tracking: only Nutron: Food Scanner is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Water tracking: only Nutron: Food Scanner is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Workout tracking: only Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage is marked available. Mentioned in the App Store description.
Fit
Nutron: Food Scanner has no best-fit line.
Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage has no best-fit line.
Where the scores differ
Pricing value: Nutron: Food Scanner 7.8, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 10. Nutron: Food Scanner: 10 - annualised price $39.99/15 (+0.5 if free trial). Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: 10 - annualised price $0.00/15 (+0.5 if free trial).
Ease of use: Nutron: Food Scanner 5, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 7.8. Nutron: Food Scanner: 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: Nutron: Food Scanner 1.1, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 2.3. Nutron: Food Scanner: 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: Nutron: Food Scanner 7, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 8.6. Nutron: Food Scanner: 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: 60% easeOfUse + 40% beginner skill-level fit.
User feedback: Nutron: Food Scanner 7.4, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 8.5. Nutron: Food Scanner: Bayesian rating 4.56 (iOS 4.61x1076 + Play 0.00x0, prior 4.3x200) + review stars sentiment -0.40 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: Nutron: Food Scanner 5.9, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 7. Nutron: Food Scanner: Last release 98 days ago (half-life 90d, 70%) + median 5 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: Nutron: Food Scanner 5.1, Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage 7.3. Nutron: Food Scanner: log10 of 1076 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10. Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage: log10 of 24429 total ratings (iOS+Play), 1M ratings = 10.
Who should pick which
Choose Nutron: Food Scanner if you need Barcode scanner and Macro tracking. Choose Weight Loss Bet by HealthyWage if you need Photo logging and Apple Health.