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Cindar vs Cal AI
Cal AI is all about the photo: snap your food, get an estimate. Cindar does photos too, but it starts with the menu, so you see real numbers before you order.
Cal AI is owned by MyFitnessPal.
Side by side
| Cindar | Cal AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Premium $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. | Photo results need a subscription. 3-day free trial. |
| The numbers | Real numbers from menus, labels and USDA data. Estimates are always marked. | AI estimates from photos, about 80% accurate by Cal AI's own count. |
| Eating out | A map of restaurants near you, with the meals that fit your day. | No restaurant feature listed. |
| Photo logging | Try it free. Every day with Premium. | Yes, with a subscription. |
| Barcode scanning | Free. | Yes. |
| Health apps | Apple Health and Health Connect. | Apple Health; Google Fit or Health Connect. |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android. | iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. |
A real number beats a guess
A photo can't see the oil in a dressing. When you eat at a chain, there's a better number: the one the restaurant publishes. Cindar uses it. Where Cindar's numbers come from.
Which is for you?
- Cal AI if photographing every meal is how you like to track, and you're happy to subscribe for it.
- Cindar if you eat out and want to know what fits before you order. Free on the App Store and Google Play.
The same figures, matched to the calories left in a day.
Cindar keeps a running daily calorie budget from logged meals and from activity read through Apple Health or Health Connect, then shows which nearby restaurants and orders still fit. Meals log by photo, receipt or a line of text. Free on iPhone and Android.