The Best Macro Tracking Apps (2026)

Macro tracking apps compared

Last checked Nov 10, 2026, on each app's official store listing and developer pages. Prices are US prices in US dollars before tax; prices in other countries differ. "Not in the listing" means the pages we checked don't mention it; the app may still have it. "Not checked" means we haven't verified it. The BodyMacros column describes the app at launch.

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How we compared

We compared what you use every day to count macros: the free plan, barcode scanning, price, targets that adjust to your progress, the food database and workout logging. Every fact about the other apps comes from their official store listings and developer pages, last checked on November 10, 2026. We didn't test the apps ourselves or measure how accurate their databases are, so we give picks by need instead of a single ranking.

Quick picks

The most complete free plan: Cronometer. Its free plan includes the barcode scanner, custom macro and micronutrient targets and up to 95 nutrients; Gold is $59.99 a year in the US. The app is in English only.

Targets that adjust every week: MacroFactor. It re-estimates your calories and macros from what you log and your weight trend. There's no free plan; it's $71.99 a year in the US, and workout logging is a separate app.

The biggest databases: MyFitnessPal lists more than 20.5 million foods and Lose It! more than 50 million items. Both keep the barcode scanner in their paid plans.

Macros and lifting in one app: BodyMacros. It logs your food and your sets, and uses your weight trend and training days to re-estimate calorie and macro targets every week, with the reason for each change. It has no free plan.

The apps, one by one

MacroFactor: weekly adaptive calorie and macro targets from your intake and weight trend, an expenditure estimate, AI photo, voice, label and barcode logging, 1.36 million verified foods, and coached, collaborative or manual modes. There's no free plan, only a free trial; it costs $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year in the US. Workout logging is a separate app, MacroFactor Workouts, or $89.99 a year for both.

MyFitnessPal: the free plan logs food, weight and exercise, with ads, from a database of more than 20.5 million foods. Premium ($19.99 a month or $79.99 a year in the US) adds the barcode scanner, meal scan, voice logging, custom macro goals by meal and by day, data export and no ads. A Premium+ tier with meal plans and grocery lists is sold only in the US, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; see the app for its current price.

Cronometer: the most detailed free plan here, with a free barcode scanner, custom macro and micronutrient targets, up to 95 nutrients and more than 1 million verified foods. Gold ($10.99 a month or $59.99 a year in the US) adds photo and voice logging, an AI coach, a macro scheduler, a fasting timer, unlimited history and no ads. Its interface is in English only.

Lose It!: a free Basic plan with a personalized daily calorie budget and calorie and exercise logging. Premium ($79.99 a year in the US, or $299.99 once for lifetime) adds the barcode scanner, macro and nutrient tracking, photo and voice logging, fasting and meal planning.

Yazio: a free calorie counter with more than 4 million foods, a barcode scanner, a fasting timer and step and workout tracking, according to its store listing. Pro adds long-term trend insights and removes ads; see the app for current pricing.

FatSecret: free, with a barcode scanner, photo recognition, calorie and macro reports, a food journal and sharing with a health professional, according to its store listing. An optional Premium adds meal plans from dietitians; see the app for current pricing.

BodyMacros: the food log and the lifting log in one app, with no ads and one price. It scans barcodes, includes the Brazilian TACO table and re-estimates your calorie and macro targets every week from your weight trend and training days, telling you why they changed. There's no free plan: a 7-day trial, then one subscription.

Free vs paid

Cronometer, MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, Yazio and FatSecret all have free plans, but they draw the line in different places: Cronometer keeps the barcode scanner and custom macro targets free, while MyFitnessPal and Lose It! put the scanner and custom macro goals in their paid plans. MacroFactor and BodyMacros have no free plan, only a trial.

Macros and workouts in one app

In the other apps we checked, workouts are either exercise logging or, for MacroFactor, a separate app with its own subscription. If you lift to lose fat or build muscle, having both in one place lets your calorie and protein targets follow your training. That's what we built BodyMacros for.

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Head-to-head comparisons

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