Cronometer alternatives
None of these tracks as many nutrients as Cronometer. If you’re leaving for privacy or offline use, Calorie Tape, which we make, needs no account and works without a connection. MyFitnessPal has the largest database, MacroFactor adjusts your targets every week with no ads, and fatsecret is free with a barcode scanner.
Reasons to look beyond Cronometer
- The free Basic plan shows ads in the app and on its website; Gold is $59.99 a year.
- It needs a connection; its staff have said it can’t offer an offline mode.
- Photo logging, recipe import, the fasting timer and charts beyond seven days need Gold.
- CSV export is on its website, not in the phone app.
The alternatives
We make Calorie Tape, so it’s listed first. The others aren’t ranked; each says what it’s best for.
Calorie Tape OursA food and nutrient log with no account that works offline and keeps your log on your iPhone. Every feature is free.
- Best for
- Privacy, and seeing every nutrient a food reports
- Trade-off
- No recipes, charts, weight tracking or sync, and it’s iPhone only.
- Compared with Cronometer
- Works offline with no ads, where Cronometer needs a connection. Fewer nutrients per food.
MyFitnessPal
The biggest database here, at more than 20.5 million foods including restaurant dishes, with recipes, exercise tracking and 40+ connected apps and devices.
- Best for
- Eating out, and connecting fitness devices
- Trade-off
- Barcode scanning and an ad-free diary need Premium, at $79.99 a year.
- Compared with Cronometer
- A far bigger database, with restaurant dishes.
MacroFactor
A paid diet coach that estimates your energy expenditure and adjusts your calorie and macro targets every week. No ads.
- Best for
- Targets that adapt as you cut, bulk or maintain
- Trade-off
- No free plan: $71.99 a year after a 7‑day trial.
- Compared with Cronometer
- No ads, at $71.99 a year against Gold’s $59.99.
fatsecret
A free weight-loss app with 2.3 million human-verified foods, a free barcode scanner, weigh-ins and a community.
- Best for
- A free barcode scanner with weigh-ins and a community
- Trade-off
- Needs an account; photo logging and meal plans need Premium, priced by region.
- Compared with Cronometer
- Its reports and goals cover calories and macros.
Lose It!
A weight-loss app: it sets a daily calorie budget from your goal and tracks weight and exercise, with more than 50 million foods.
- Best for
- A calorie budget and weight-loss plan made for you
- Trade-off
- Barcode scanning and nutrient targets need Premium, at $79.99 a year.
- Compared with Cronometer
- Offline search, and a one-time Lifetime upgrade.
Side by side
| App | Price | Account | Data used to track you | Barcode scanning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calorie Tape | PriceFree, no ads | AccountNone | Data used to track youNone. The app collects no data. | Barcode scanningFree, and works offline |
| MyFitnessPal | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youIdentifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
| MacroFactor | Price$71.99; no free plan | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | Barcode scanningIncluded |
| fatsecret | PriceFree; Premium varies by region | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | Barcode scanningFree |
| Lose It! | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youContact info, identifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
| Cronometer | PriceFree with ads; Gold is $59.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youContact info, identifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningFree |
Cronometer is in the last row for reference. Yearly US prices; “Data used to track you” is each app’s App Privacy label on the App Store, checked September 29, 2026.
Questions
Is there a Cronometer alternative that works offline?
Calorie Tape keeps its whole food catalog on your iPhone, so search, scanning and logging work offline. MyFitnessPal’s and MacroFactor’s help centers say they need a connection to search their full databases, and Lose It! lists offline search among its features.
Which Cronometer alternative tracks the most nutrients?
None matches Cronometer’s up to 95 nutrients and compounds. Calorie Tape shows every nutrient its sources report (65 for USDA’s generic foods), and MacroFactor tracks micronutrients and shows which foods each came from.
Is there a free Cronometer alternative without ads?
Calorie Tape: every feature is free, and it has no ads. MacroFactor has no ads either, but no free plan; it’s $71.99 a year.
Get Calorie Tape
For iPhone, in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
More comparisons
- Calorie Tape vs CronometerUp to 95 nutrients with an account, or a private log
- MyFitnessPal vs CronometerDatabase size or nutrient depth
- Cronometer vs MacroFactorDeep nutrients, or weekly coaching
- Lose It! vs CronometerA weight-loss plan, or nutrient detail
- MyFitnessPal alternativesFree scanners, nutrient detail, privacy or coaching
- MacroFactor alternativesFree and cheaper options
- Lose It! alternativesFree scanners, no ads, nutrient detail
- fatsecret alternativesOffline, deeper nutrients or coaching
- All comparisonsSix apps side by side
Sources
All checked September 29, 2026. Prices are US prices. Apps change; if something here is out of date, email hellochillcreatures@gmail.com and we’ll fix it.
- Cronometer: App Store (US) · Gold · Free version · Database · Data security · Privacy policy · Account settings (web) · Account (phone app) · Add a note · Forum: offline use (staff reply, 2019) · Forum: offline requests · Google Play
- MyFitnessPal: App Store (US) · Premium · Home page · Help: logging food · Privacy policy · Help: Free, Premium and Premium+ · Help: ad-free experience · Help: without a connection · Help: the free version · Google Play
- MacroFactor: App Store (US) · The app · Privacy policy · Help: offline mode · Google Play
- fatsecret: App Store (US) · The app · Premium · Google Play
- Lose It!: App Store (US) · Help: tiers and pricing · Help: ad-free version · Help: what Premium is · Help: recipes · How it works · Home page · Help: logging food · Privacy policy · Google Play
- Calorie Tape: Privacy Policy · Food Data
Cronometer, MyFitnessPal, MacroFactor, fatsecret and Lose It! are trademarks of their owners, used here only to name the apps. Calorie Tape and Chill Creatures aren’t affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.