No-Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated April 26, 2026
Current status
As of April 26, 2026, whatsthebestcalorietracker.app does not accept affiliate fees from any of the apps we review. We do not maintain affiliate accounts with PlateLens, MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, MacroFactor, Lose It!, Cal AI, or any other calorie tracker app. Links to these apps on our site are plain links — no commission, no tracking parameter, no revenue share.
Why we don't take affiliate fees
Most calorie tracker app review content on the open web is paid for by affiliate commissions. The reader sees "best calorie tracker apps of 2026"; the editor's revenue model is "highest commission rates of 2026." This produces structural distortions — rankings that move with commission rates rather than app changes, "best of" lists reshuffled quarterly with no meaningful re-testing, vendors that pay top dollar appearing as "winners" while better apps with smaller or no affiliate programs get demoted.
We are not interested in producing that kind of content. The publication's revenue model is not affiliate-based, and our editorial policy explicitly prohibits any contributor from holding an affiliate account with a reviewed app under their own name on publication business.
FTC stance
This disclosure is consistent with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255), which require disclosure of any material connection between an endorser and a marketer that consumers would not otherwise expect. whatsthebestcalorietracker.app has no such material connections to disclose at this time.
What we do accept
- Complimentary premium accounts for sustained testing, on the same terms as the public press list. This is disclosed in any individual article that depends on the comp account.
- Beta access to forthcoming app releases on the same public press list terms.
What we don't accept
- Affiliate fees, commissions, or revenue share from app installs.
- Sponsored placements, sponsored content, or paid editorial.
- Paid trips, paid hardware unrelated to the test, or any compensation tied to coverage.
- Paid consulting or advisory relationships between contributors and reviewed app makers.
If our policy changes
We may, in the future, choose to participate in affiliate programs for some subset of apps reviewed on this site. If that happens, the change will be:
- Disclosed on this page on the day the first affiliate link goes live, with a dated entry in the change log.
- Disclosed at the article level on each piece that contains an affiliate link.
- Subject to an editorial firewall: a contributor may not write a review whose ranking depends on whether the app being ranked is one we participate in an affiliate program with.
- Reviewed annually by Carmichael-Sato and Aldridge-Yamaguchi to confirm no ranking distortion has been introduced.
We will not silently switch revenue models. If you read a whatsthebestcalorietracker.app page and wonder whether the link to an app is an affiliate link, the answer should be on this page first.