Calorie Control & Diet Tracker, built by Willson Studio, is a straightforward health and fitness utility that focuses on logging what you eat and keeping an eye on your daily calorie intake. It's been around for a few years now, and you can grab it directly from the Google Play Store without spending a cent on the initial download. The app is free to install, and while you can start using it right away without creating an account, some of the more advanced tracking features do require a simple sign-up. It's the kind of tool that doesn't push too hard on subscriptions, though there are occasional prompts for optional in-app purchases to unlock extra themes or remove banner ads, which pop up now and then during use. On the Google Play Store, the app holds a decent rating, with a few hundred thousand installs, which suggests it has a quiet but loyal following.

Getting started with it is pretty simple. Once you finish the download and install, you set up your profile with your height, weight, and activity level, which helps it calculate a daily calorie budget for you. From there, you use the search bar to look up foods, either by scanning the barcode on packaged goods or just typing in a food name. After your meals, you tap to add the portion size, and it updates your remaining calorie count for the day. A tip that I picked up over time is that the food database isn't as massive as some competitors, so you're better off saving your frequently eaten meals as custom entries to speed things up later. The water tracker is tucked away in the main dashboard, so it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it, but logging hydration is just a tap away. It also has a simple weight chart that you can update weekly, which gives you a clearer picture of your progress without any glossy extras.

Compared to other options I've tried in this genre, like Lose It! or MyFitnessPal, this one feels a lot less cluttered. I wouldn't say it's a perfect fit for someone who wants to track every single micronutrient, but for me, it does the job without the constant pressure to upgrade to premium. I've messed around with apps that bombard you with social features and recipe blogs, but this one just focuses on the numbers and keeps things quiet. I ended up choosing this app over the others because it's lighter on my old phone, and the interface doesn't slow me down when I'm just trying to log a quick snack between meetings.

• 🧩 The barcode scanner is surprisingly quick. In my experience, it recognizes most of the packaged foods I buy from local grocery stores, which means I don't have to type out every single item. Compared to MyFitnessPal, the scanner here feels less laggy on slower connections, though the database might not have every obscure brand.
• 📊 The daily dashboard layout is really clear. It puts your calorie count, macronutrient breakdown, and water intake all on one page without requiring you to scroll endlessly. I find that when I use other apps like Lose It!, I get lost in the menus, but this one keeps everything visible in a single glance, which is great for a quick check during the day.
• 🕒 The meal timestamps feature is something I didn't think I needed until I used it. It automatically logs when you add an entry, so you can look back at your eating patterns over the week. This helps me see if I'm snacking too late at night, which is a detail that's not as obvious in other trackers I've tested.
• 💾 An offline mode is built in for basic logging. If I'm at the gym without a signal, I can still add entries, and it syncs up when I get back online. This is handy because some popular calorie counters just give you an error screen when your connection drops, which is frustrating during a workout.

• ⚡ It runs smoothly even on older Android devices. I have a budget phone that struggles with heavy apps, but this one opens and loads my daily log without any noticeable lag, which is more than I can say for Lifesum on the same handset.
• 💰 The free version is genuinely usable. You don't feel like you're missing out on the core tracking features if you don't pay. On the Google Play Store, I've seen other apps hide the food database behind a paywall, but here, the basics are wide open.
• 📉 The weight loss projection chart is straightforward. It doesn't use fancy graphs that are hard to read; it just shows a simple line of where you were and where you're headed. I find it more motivating than the complicated stats in Fitbit's food logging section.

• 🔋 The ads can be a bit intrusive. While they don't crash the app, they do interrupt the flow when you're switching between screens. It's not as bad as some free utilities, but it's definitely noticeable compared to the ad-free experience in a paid app like Macros.
• 🍎 The food database misses a lot of local or homemade dishes. When I cook traditional meals from scratch, I often have to manually create entries because the search results come up empty, which takes extra time that I don't always have.
• 🔔 The reminder notifications are pretty basic. You can set a time to log your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but you can't customize the message or have it remind you to drink water at different intervals. It's a minor thing, but customizing this in Noom was much easier.