Scales / Head to head
Etekcity vs RENPHO food scale: a bigger database against a deeper one
Same weighing hardware — 1 g, 5 kg, a slim platform. The differences are the screen and the app: Etekcity's VeSync with a million-food Nutritionix database on your phone, or RENPHO's Calibra+ showing macros on a 4.3-inch screen of its own and reporting 25 nutrition facts in its app.
By Mike M.Updated Researched from maker spec pages
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The contenders
Side by side
Bigger database, stated sync
Etekcity ESN00 Smart Nutrition Scale
1 g · 11 lb · VeSync appApp sync9.5 /10The cheapest way into app-tracked macros: 1 g graduation to 11 lb, a full-width platform, AAA batteries, and the VeSync app with the Nutritionix database (about a million foods) that syncs to Apple Health and Fitbit.
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More nutrients per food
RENPHO Calibra+ Smart Nutrition Scale
1 g · 5 kg · 25 nutrientsApp sync9.5 /10The only scale here that shows the macros on its own screen and syncs them: a 4.3-inch display reads calories, protein, fat and carbs as you weigh, 100 foods live on the scale for when your phone isn't out, and the app adds 800,000-plus USDA foods and 25 nutrition facts.
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The verdict
Hardware: nearly the same scale
Etekcity: 5,000 g / 11 lb, 1 g / 0.1 oz / 1 mL, a 9.2 × 6.3 × 0.6 in platform, three AAAs, backlight auto-off 30–120 seconds and scale auto-off at 120. RENPHO Calibra+: 5 kg in 1 g increments, five units, a stainless platform listed at 9.29 × 6.54 in, a 4.3-inch TFT screen, and a USB-C battery the listing rates at 60 days per charge. Both tare. The weighing is the same job done the same way; the screen and the power source are where they part.
Software: the actual decision
Etekcity / VeSync. The page says the app is supported by Nutritionix, which "holds about 1 million food data", and that the scale "connects to free VeSync app, Apple Health and Fitbit". A million entries means the exact brand of Greek yogurt is probably there; the Apple Health handoff means the day's totals land where a watch already logs your training.
RENPHO / RENPHO Health. The Calibra+ listing states "800,000+ USDA foods" in the app and "25 nutrition facts for each meal", Apple Health sync, up to three user profiles, and daily, weekly and monthly reports. The part no other scale here does: calories, protein, fat and carbohydrate read out on the scale's own 4.3-inch screen, with up to 100 foods saved to the unit so a weigh-in works with your phone in another room.
Warranty. Etekcity: 2-year limited plus a 30-day money-back. RENPHO publishes no warranty term on the Calibra+ listing, so we don't claim one.
The Etekcity is the AAA one here; if you want rechargeable on the VeSync app instead, the Luminary and COSORI on Etekcity vs COSORI are that pair.
In detail
The contenders, in full
Bigger database, stated sync
Etekcity ESN00 Smart Nutrition Scale
The cheapest way into app-tracked macros: 1 g graduation to 11 lb, a full-width platform, AAA batteries, and the VeSync app with the Nutritionix database (about a million foods) that syncs to Apple Health and Fitbit.
EvidenceResearched · maker-sourced
The rubric behind the 9.5
Criterion marks are the rubric assessment on its own 0–10 scale. The published score is that weighted result on our 8.4–9.8 recommendation scale — how we score.
- Resolution & capacity (25%)
- 7
- Nutrition database / app sync (25%)
- 9
- Tare & unit handling (15%)
- 8
- Platform size & readability (15%)
- 8
- Battery / charging (10%)
- 5
- Value (10%)
- 10
Why we recommend it
- A million-food database and Apple Health sync at a basic-scale price
- 9.2 × 6.3 in platform fits a dinner plate
- 2-year warranty
Good to know
- 1 g graduation, not 0.1 g — fine for chicken, coarse for creatine
- AAA batteries, not rechargeable
- 120-second auto-off is short when you're portioning five containers
Choose a different pick if…
…you weigh supplements or oils in single-digit grams — you want 0.1 g graduation, which this doesn't have.
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More nutrients per food
RENPHO Calibra+ Smart Nutrition Scale
The only scale here that shows the macros on its own screen and syncs them: a 4.3-inch display reads calories, protein, fat and carbs as you weigh, 100 foods live on the scale for when your phone isn't out, and the app adds 800,000-plus USDA foods and 25 nutrition facts.
EvidenceResearched · maker-sourced
The rubric behind the 9.5
Criterion marks are the rubric assessment on its own 0–10 scale. The published score is that weighted result on our 8.4–9.8 recommendation scale — how we score.
- Resolution & capacity (25%)
- 7
- Nutrition database / app sync (25%)
- 9
- Tare & unit handling (15%)
- 7
- Platform size & readability (15%)
- 9
- Battery / charging (10%)
- 9
- Value (10%)
- 6
Why we recommend it
- Macros on the scale's own screen AND in an app — the only pick here that does both
- 100 presets stored on the scale, so a weigh-in doesn't need your phone
- Apple Health sync and three user profiles
Good to know
- The most expensive scale on this page
- 1 g graduation, like every other scale here
- No MyFitnessPal export stated — Apple Health is the only named sync
Choose a different pick if…
…you live in MyFitnessPal — this app states Apple Health, not MFP.
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Questions
Frequently asked
Does the RENPHO food scale sync with Apple Health?
Yes — the Calibra+ listing states Apple Health sync. The Etekcity ESN00 states Apple Health and Fitbit.
Which has the bigger food database?
Etekcity states about a million foods via Nutritionix. RENPHO states 800,000-plus USDA foods.
Are both scales 0.1 g?
No — both are 1 g graduation. Neither is a supplement scale.
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Receipts
Sources
- Etekcity — ESN00 Smart Nutrition Scale page (capacity, graduation, units, platform, batteries, VeSync + Nutritionix, sync, warranty) (checked 2026-09-21)
- Amazon listing — RENPHO Calibra+ rechargeable smart food scale, model R-MSK03 (5 kg in 1 g increments, five units, tare, 4.3-inch TFT screen showing calories, protein, fat and carbohydrate, 100 food presets stored on the scale, 800,000+ USDA foods and 25 nutrition facts in the RENPHO Health app, Apple Health sync, up to three users, USB-C battery rated 60 days, stainless platform; retailer listing, labeled) (checked 2026-10-04)
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