Cal AI counts calories from a photo. Gojan trains your body with AI.
Cal AI is a calorie counter, not a coach: one recent review says the photo estimate came out far from reality, and an Argentine review says you have to pay before you can use it. Gojan is the AI built to solve training, not the plate.
Where it falls short
Cal AI solved something real: snapping a photo of your food and having AI estimate the calories is convenient, and it passed 15 million downloads per TechCrunch. The problem is accuracy: one review describes an estimate as way off from reality, and in Argentina the most repeated complaint is simple — 'you need to pay to use it,' even after answering the entire onboarding questionnaire. Cal AI aims at your food. Gojan aims at your training, which is a different problem.
Where they differ
What it measures
Cal AI: Food. You photograph a plate and it estimates calories and macros — when it gets it right. One recent App Store review says the estimate came out far from reality.
Gojan: Training. Gojan doesn't guess what you ate: it builds the routine you need, adjusts it when you tell it how it went, and tells you what to do at the gym.
What happens before you pay
Cal AI: Per a US review from September 2026, a long questionnaire first and only at the end the paywall, without having used the app yet. An Argentine review sums it up: 'you need to pay to use it.'
Gojan: You install it and start training. Gojan builds your routine after a few questions (goal, days per week, injuries and equipment), without asking for a card.
What its reviews say
From Cal AI's 2,336 store reviews. Unedited. 664 Argentine reviews, 136 at one or two stars (20%).
“Otra app en donde necesitas pagar para usar la app.”
★☆☆☆☆ · 2026-09-09 · AR
“why not just make us buy the app?? why make us answer these questions and log in with email just to have to pay to even use the app??”
★☆☆☆☆ · 2026-09-12 · US
Data read on 2026-09-20 from public store reviews. The score weights recent reviews over older ones, so it can differ from the plain average the store shows.
Sources for the product facts
Pages consulted for the product's prices and features. Third-party data changes: each one carries the date of the visit.
- techcrunch.com/2026/03/02/myfitnesspal-has-acquired-cal-ai-the-viral-calorie-app-built-by-teens (opens in a new tab) ()Press: Cal AI passed 15 million downloads; MyFitnessPal acquired it (announced 2026-03-02).
What we say about Gojan was checked against the app on 2026-09-26.
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Gojan is the training app built in Spanish: it writes your routine, changes it when you tell it you missed a session or something bothers you, and shows you today's routine every day you walk into the gym.
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