Cronometer vs Lose It

Cronometer starts with nutrient detail

Cronometer lists more than 1.1 million verified foods in its App Store description, including analyzed entries.

Its Gold page describes over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods. Custom macro and micronutrient targets are available on Basic.

You can record calories and up to 95 nutrients and compounds without paying. Basic also includes unlimited use of the barcode scanner.

Gold adds Oracle Nutrient Search. Choose a nutrient you want more of and it suggests foods that provide it. Gold also lets you view nutrition data and charts across any time frame.

Lose It starts with your calorie budget

Fill out your profile and Lose It calculates a personalized daily calorie budget. Food, exercise and weight entries let you track against that budget. Search results adapt to your logging history, and search also works offline.

The App Store describes a global database of 56+ million items and recipes. Premium adds ways to enter meals through a photo, your voice or a barcode scan.

Advanced tracking is part of Premium. It includes protein, carbs, fat and sugar, along with vitamins and minerals.

Premium planning lets you customize meal sections and pre-log food and exercise.

What you can use without a subscription

Cronometer Basic

Basic remains available for as long as you need it. You can create your own foods, meals and recipes, sync apps and devices, and use the full food database.

Macro and micronutrient targets are customizable on the free plan. Basic reports and charts cover a 7-day window.

Lose It Basic

Free calorie tracking covers meals and exercise, with charts to review them. Basic includes a personalized plan and support from friends and groups.

The free tier includes database logging, Apple Health and Google Fit syncing, and the community tab.

Paid plans and renewal terms

Cronometer Gold bills $59.99 annually or $10.99 monthly. The annual option is displayed as $4.99 a month, billed annually. Gold removes ads and includes photo and voice logging.

The Cronometer App Store listing shows the same annual and monthly Gold prices. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

Lose It does not list a Premium price on the website pages checked.

Its App Store listing shows Premium purchases from $9.99 to $79.99, plus Premium Lifetime purchases at $49.99 and $59.99. Those listed prices do not identify which Premium amount is monthly or yearly. The app shows your price before you pay.

Lose It says its yearly subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. The listing mentions a free trial without giving its length.

Free access and paid tools side by side

Another option for calories and macros

TrueCal tracks calories and macros. You can say what you ate to log a meal with Pro.

Manual calorie logging is free, with daily and weekly views and meal history. Pro adds AI, photo, barcode and voice logging, macro breakdowns with sources, custom goals and saved-meal tools.

Pro is $29.99 a year or $9.99 a month. Eligible customers can try Pro free for 14 days in the iPhone or Android app through the App Store or Google Play.

TrueCal works on iPhone, Android and the web.

Common questions about these plans