Cronometer vs MacroFactor

Gold versus a paid-only app

Cronometer Gold is $10.99 a month or $59.99 a year. The Gold page also shows $4.99 USD per month billed annually at $59.99, and a 54% save line. Basic stays free for unlimited time, with the full database, calories and up to 95 nutrients, unlimited barcode scanning, custom foods, meals, recipes, device sync, and a 7 day window for reports. Gold removes ads and adds photo logging, voice logging, and Crono Coach.

MacroFactor charges $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year, with a 7 day trial and no free plan afterward. Help also lists $47.99 a half year. The 2026 nutrition plus workouts bundle is $89.99 a year for new starts. Everything in MacroFactor, including search, is behind that paywall.

Photo logging is paid on both. Cronometer documented mobile photo logging as Gold only on July 3, 2025. MacroFactor documents a photo beta that prefers lab-analyzed database results. Voice is Gold only on Cronometer. MacroFactor documents Watch voice logging and marks voice or text AI logging in its own comparison table.

Both companies talk about verified foods. Cronometer names NCCDB, USDA, and several national files, and says data is not crowd-sourced guesses. MacroFactor cites more than 1.36 million verified entries and an Open Food Facts partnership. Cronometer's App Store listing says more than 1.1 million verified foods. The companies publish different counts.

Where TrueCal fits

TrueCal sits beside both as a meal-description logger. AI logging comes with Pro. Manual calorie logging stays free. Eligible customers can try Pro free for 14 days in the iPhone or Android app. It works on iPhone, Android, and the web. Sources are shown. Pro includes caffeine tracking with a daily budget.

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Which one to pick

Pick Cronometer if you want a free barcode scanner, a web app, and a long nutrient list, and you can live without a stated Gold trial. Pay $59.99 a year if you want photo, voice, and Crono Coach.

Pick MacroFactor if you will pay after 7 days, want its photo workflow and barcode in one paid app, and do not need a free tier or a stated web logger. Budget $71.99 a year, or $89.99 if you add Workouts as a 2026 starter.

Pick TrueCal if describing meals on phone or web is the main job, with free manual calories. AI logging comes with Pro. Try the same foods in each app.

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