Compared by criteria, not ranked

Best Macro Tracker Apps, Compared by Targets and Nutrients

Macro trackers differ less in logging than in what they do with your protein, carbs and fat: whether you set the targets, whether they adjust from your weight, what else they count and what is free. This page compares seven on those five points.

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How we compared

The criteria, chosen before we filled in the table:

Custom calorie and macro goals
The core of macro tracking: your numbers, not a default split.
Targets adjust from your weight trend
Targets that follow results instead of staying fixed.
Nutrients beyond macros
Fiber, sodium and micronutrients matter to some goals.
Net carbs
Needed for low-carb and keto tracking.
Macros on a free plan
Whether you can start without paying.

What we checked: each app’s own site (home, pricing, feature and help pages), on October 23, 2026. Not review sites, blogs or app-store listings.
“Not listed” means we found nothing on the pages cited; it does not mean the app lacks the feature. Prices are left out because they change and differ by country.
Order: alphabetical by app name, CalorTracker included. It is not a ranking, because the right app depends on which criterion matters to you; the section after the table lists, per criterion, which apps do it.
CalorTracker’s own row comes from our code, not from a web page.

The comparison

7 apps compared on 5 criteria, in alphabetical order
App	Custom calorie and macro goals	Targets adjust from your weight trend	Nutrients beyond macros	Net carbs	Macros on a free plan
CalorTracker (our app)	Yes. Custom calorie and macro targets	No. Targets come from your profile and goal; no weekly adjustment	Yes. Sugar, fiber and sodium beside the macros	Yes. Net carbs toggle on the dashboard	Yes. Calories and macros are free
Carb Manager	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[1]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[1]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[1]	Yes. Free^[1]	Yes. Net carb and keto tracking are free^[1]
Cronometer	Yes. A built-in nutritional target wizard^[2]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[2]	Yes. Up to 95 nutrients and compounds, free of charge^[3]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[2]	Yes. Calories and up to 95 nutrients, free of charge^[3]
Lifesum	Yes. Premium^[4]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[5]	Yes. Sugars, fiber and saturated fat^[5]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[5]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[5]
MacroFactor	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[6]	Yes. Adjusts your macro plan weekly from your weight trend^[6]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[6]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[6]	No. No free version^[6]
MyFitnessPal	Yes. Premium: macro tracking with custom goals^[7]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[7]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[7]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[7]	Not listed. Custom macro goals are Premium; other macro display is not stated^[7]
MyNetDiary	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[8]	Yes. Autopilot (Premium)^[9]	Yes. Over 100 nutrient options (Premium)^[9]	Not listed. Not listed on the pages checked^[8]	Yes. Free^[8]

Last verified October 23, 2026. Numbers in brackets point to the sources below.

One app at a time: MacroFactor alternative, Cronometer alternative, MyFitnessPal alternative. CalorTracker features mentioned here: Macro tracker, Weight progress tracker. Our post on how accurate AI calorie counting is explains why every AI estimate should be checked.

By criterion

Apps whose cell says yes, in alphabetical order. Read the table for the conditions (Premium, limits).

Custom calorie and macro goals: CalorTracker, Cronometer, Lifesum, MyFitnessPal
Targets adjust from your weight trend: MacroFactor, MyNetDiary
Nutrients beyond macros: CalorTracker, Cronometer, Lifesum, MyNetDiary
Net carbs: CalorTracker, Carb Manager
Macros on a free plan: CalorTracker, Carb Manager, Cronometer, MyNetDiary

Worth knowing

MacroFactor says it estimates your energy expenditure from what you log and your weight trend, then adjusts your macro plan every week. It also says it will never serve ads.^[6]
Cronometer's home page gives different nutrient counts in different places (up to 95 for everyone, 92 and 84 in the professional section), so the table uses the free-version page.^[2]

Where CalorTracker falls short

No weekly target adjustment from your weight trend: targets come from your profile and goal.
Beyond macros, only sugar, fiber and sodium are tracked; there is no micronutrient breakdown.
No barcode scanner: packaged food is logged from a photo of the label or by hand.
The iOS app is not public yet: today CalorTracker runs on the web and on Android.

Sources and last verified

Every fact about another app on this page comes from that app’s own site, checked on October 23, 2026. Plans and limits change, so check the app before you decide.

We re-verify this page every quarter. Next review due by January 21, 2027. We also re-read every source before a page goes live if its facts are more than 90 days old.

Carb Manager macros tracker page: https://www.carbmanager.com/feature-details/x3xqkreaabj8283a/macros-tracker/ (checked 2026-10-23)
Cronometer home page: https://cronometer.com/ (checked 2026-10-23)
Cronometer: what the free version includes: https://www.cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html (checked 2026-10-23)
Lifesum help: subscriptions and purchases: https://help.lifesum.com/en/category/subscriptions-purchases-vryvr9/ (checked 2026-10-23)
Lifesum home page: https://lifesum.com/ (checked 2026-10-23)
MacroFactor app page: https://macrofactor.com/macrofactor/ (checked 2026-10-23)
MyFitnessPal Premium page: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/premium (checked 2026-10-23)
MyNetDiary home page: https://www.mynetdiary.com/ (checked 2026-10-23)
MyNetDiary Premium Plus article: https://www.mynetdiary.com/premium-plus-and-plateai.html (checked 2026-10-23)

Frequently asked questions

Which macro tracker adjusts targets automatically?

According to their own pages, MacroFactor adjusts your plan weekly from your weight trend, and MyNetDiary lists Autopilot in Premium. CalorTracker sets targets from your profile and goal and does not adjust them.

Do I need a paid app to track macros?

Not according to the pages we read: CalorTracker, Carb Manager, Cronometer and MyNetDiary list macro or nutrient tracking on a free plan. MacroFactor has no free version.

How do I set my own macro targets?

The macro calculator on this site gives a starting split from your goal; the apps above let you enter your own.

Does CalorTracker have a barcode scanner?

No. For packaged food, photograph the nutrition label so the AI can read it, or type the numbers in.

Try it on your own meals

Start free, log your first meal from a photo, and see whether it suits the way you track.

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