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Foodmetric vs Cal AI: two photo calorie counters compared
Cal AI and Foodmetric both start from a photo of your meal. The main differences are what you can do for free and how you correct an estimate.
Updated: 2026-11-04
At a glance
| Foodmetric | Cal AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Photo / AI logging | Free to try (3 + 1 a week on a registered account), Premium up to 10 a day | Core feature; "food scanning analysis results require a subscription" (source) |
| Free trial | 7 days on the monthly plan | 3 days (source) |
| Correcting an estimate | Every food shown with grams; edit before saving | Not compared here |
| Barcode | Free | Available; free tier not verified |
| Food database | Open Food Facts + shared barcode cache | 1M+ foods (company figure, source) |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android | iPhone, Android |
Cal AI facts read on 2026-11-04.
Choose Cal AI if
You want a photo-first app and are happy to subscribe; Cal AI's site says it can use the phone's depth sensor to estimate food volume (source).
Choose Foodmetric if
You want to try photo logging before paying, keep barcode and search free, and edit grams for each food. Foodmetric is available in 30+ languages.
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