Comparison

A Cal AI alternative for Nigerian food

Cal AI made photo calorie counting popular: snap your plate, get the numbers. It is a polished app with millions of users, and it is now owned by MyFitnessPal.

CalChopAI does the same job, built around Nigerian food from the start: swallow counted as prepared, soup whose calories hide in the oil, and portions measured in wraps and ladles.

Who it's built for

CalChopAI: Built for Nigerian food, at home and in the diaspora

Cal AI: A general photo calorie tracker [1]

Photo logging

CalChopAI: Photo scan that splits swallow, soup and protein into separate items you can adjust, and allows for the palm oil

Cal AI: Photo scan, barcode scan or a typed description [1]

Food data

CalChopAI: A curated library of 91 foods from published sources, Nigerian dishes first, with portions measured on Nigerian plates

Cal AI: A database of over a million foods [1]

Free trial

CalChopAI: 3-day free trial

Cal AI: 3-day free trial; the free plan has no photo scanning [1][2]

Price (US, reported)

CalChopAI: 3-day free trial, then a monthly or yearly plan

Cal AI: $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with other prices often tested [1][2]

Prices are as reported by the sources below for US customers, and vary by country, offer and over time. Check the app store for what you would pay.

Where Cal AI is the better choice

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A much larger food database for international and packaged food. [1]
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A long track record and millions of users. [3]

Where CalChopAI is the better choice

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The photo scan is written for Nigerian plates: it tells swallow from soup, splits them into separate items, and looks for the palm oil.
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Swallow is counted as prepared, not as dry flour, the mistake that makes eba look nearly four times heavier than it is.
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Every number traces back to published sources, and our free calorie guide shows all 91 foods.
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Nigeria is priced in naira rather than converted from dollars.

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Common questions

Does Cal AI work for Nigerian food?

It will give you a number for most plates. The best way to judge any app is to scan a few of your usual meals and compare the results with our calorie guide, which lists Nigerian dishes by the portions people actually eat.