Comparison · facts verified on 27 August 2026
Biokode vs Pulso: two AI nutrition coaches, compared on facts
Pulso and Biokode look alike at first glance: a conversational AI coach, dish photos, micronutrients, a daily score and wearable data. The differences lie in what each one crosses, how it calculates your energy expenditure and what it costs per year.
This comparison was built from the Pulso listing on the Spanish App Store and its website, and from the Biokode app and methodology. Whatever is not published, we say so plainly.
What each one does, in one table
| Criterion | Pulso | Biokode |
|---|---|---|
| AI coach | Morfeo: answers your questions and analyses what you eat | Kodi: remembers your history, texts you in the morning and at night, and switches off with a toggle |
| Food logging | Photo with automatic analysis | Photo, voice, text and barcode; estimated portions are flagged and can be corrected |
| Micronutrients | Coverage against reference values (its website does not say which) | 27, against EFSA reference values by sex and age |
| Score | Daily Longevity Score | Daily Bio Score plus a per-meal Health Index (1 to 10), with a published methodology |
| Wearable | Apple Health and Health Connect: steps, active calories and weight | Apple Health and Health Connect: sleep, HRV, steps and workouts, crossed with what you eat |
| How your expenditure is calculated | We could not find the method published on pulso.health | Mifflin-St Jeor plus weekly recalibration from your weight and meals, published in our methodology |
| Backing | Co-created by Dr. Sebastián La Rosa | Public sources (EFSA, WHO, ISSN, ACSM, AASM) and an open methodology |
| Languages | Spanish | Spanish, English and Italian |
| Price | €79.99/year; monthly between €14.99 and €17.00 | €59.99/year or €12.99/month, with a 7-day trial |
Where Pulso wins
- A doctor behind it: if it reassures you that a physician co-created the coach rules, Pulso has that and says so.
- The longevity framing, aimed at people over 40 who do not want to count calories obsessively.
Where Biokode wins
- It crosses food with the sleep and HRV from your wearable: it looks for what repeats between what you eat at night and how you rest, and tells you as a personal correlation.
- Log however you like: photo, voice, a sentence or the barcode, not photo only.
- Named European references: you know what your iron or vitamin D coverage is measured against.
- Auditable energy expenditure: the method is published and recalibrates from your real data every week.
- A coach that starts the conversation and that you can switch off: if you do not want a mascot, keep the data-only mode.
- €20 less per year, and a 7-day trial before paying.
Price: a €20 difference per year
Pulso costs €79.99 a year and between €14.99 and €17.00 a month depending on the plan. Biokode costs €59.99 a year (€5 a month) or €12.99 a month, with a 7-day trial on the annual plan.
Both apps are paid and neither has a permanent free plan. With Biokode you pay less and get the sleep cross plus three more ways to log.
Who each one is for
- Choose Pulso if the longevity framing convinces you and you want a named doctor behind it.
- Choose Biokode if you own a wearable and want to know how what you eat relates to how you sleep, prefer European references and want to pay less.
- Both are wellness tools: neither replaces a healthcare professional.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I get Biokode?
Which wearable data does each one use?
Is there a doctor behind Biokode?
Can I try Biokode before paying?
Where do the facts in this comparison come from?
The coach that crosses your food with your sleep
Photo, voice or a sentence. Biokode turns it into macros and micronutrients against EFSA, and every week tells you what repeats between what you eat and how you rest. 7-day trial.
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Pulso is a trademark of Pulso Health, Inc. and is not affiliated with Biokode. Pulso facts taken from its Spanish App Store listing and pulso.health on 27 August 2026; prices as shown in the in-app purchases on the listing and subject to change. Biokode is a wellness tool and does not replace advice from a healthcare professional.