Lose It! vs Cronometer
Lose It! is built around a weight-loss plan: a calorie budget from your goal, weigh-ins and streaks, with barcode scanning and nutrient targets in Premium at $79.99 a year. Cronometer is built around nutrient detail: up to 95 nutrients and compounds and a free barcode scanner, with Gold at $59.99 a year. Both show ads on their free plans.
Which one fits you
Choose Lose It! if
- You want a calorie budget and schedule worked out for you.
- You want offline search, or a one-time Lifetime purchase at $299.99.
- You stay on track with friends, groups and logging streaks.
Choose Cronometer if
- You want vitamins and minerals in depth.
- You want barcode scanning for free.
- You want a cheaper paid plan: Gold is $59.99 a year.
At a glance
| Lose It! | Cronometer | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Lose It!Basic is free. Premium is $79.99 a year; Lifetime is $299.99. | CronometerCronometer leads: Basic is free. Gold is $10.99 a month or $59.99 a year. |
| Ads | Lose It!Full-screen ads between screens and banner ads in the food log, on Basic. A one-time Eliminate Ads purchase removes them. | CronometerAds in the free Basic plan, in the app and on its website. Gold removes them. |
| Barcode scanning | Lose It!Premium | CronometerCronometer leads: Free |
| Nutrients | Lose It!Calories free; nutrient targets and advanced tracking with Premium | CronometerCronometer leads: Up to 95 nutrients and compounds |
| Foods | Lose It!Lose It! leads: More than 50 million | CronometerMore than 1.1 million verified foods |
| Account | Lose It!Required (free) | CronometerRequired (free) |
| Data used to track you | Lose It!Contact info, identifiers and usage data | CronometerContact info, identifiers and usage data |
| Works offline | Lose It!Lose It! leads: Offline search is one of its logging features | CronometerNeeds a connection to search and log |
| Recipes | Lose It!Yes, for every user | CronometerYes, free; importing from a link needs Gold |
| Weight and exercise | Lose It!Yes; syncing with fitness trackers needs Premium | CronometerCronometer leads: Yes, with Apple Health, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura and Whoop; syncing is free |
| Devices | Lose It!iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and the web | CronometeriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and the web |
From each app’s App Store listing (US), website, help center and privacy policy, checked September 29, 2026. A check marks the app that leads a row; rows without one are close, or a matter of taste.
A plan, or detail
Lose It! starts from your goal: it works out a daily calorie budget and a schedule, tracks your weigh-ins, and keeps you going with friends, groups and logging streaks. Premium adds nutrient, water and sleep targets.
Cronometer starts from what’s in your food: up to 95 nutrients and compounds from lab-analyzed sources, with targets you set. Its free plan includes the barcode scanner, recipes, and charts over the last seven days.
Price and ads
Lose It! Premium is $79.99 a year, with a one-time Lifetime upgrade at $299.99; Lose It! says its in-app prices vary with promotions. Cronometer Gold is $10.99 a month or $59.99 a year.
Both free plans have ads. Lose It! shows full-screen ads between screens and banner ads in the food log, which a one-time Eliminate Ads purchase removes. Cronometer shows ads in the app and on its website until you pay for Gold.
A third option: Calorie Tape
Calorie Tape, which we make, scans barcodes for free, shows every nutrient a food reports and needs no account; it works offline and has no ads. It doesn’t plan weight loss or track weight, and it tracks fewer nutrients per food than Cronometer.
Questions
Is Lose It! or Cronometer better for weight loss?
Lose It! is built for it, with a calorie budget and schedule from your goal and weigh-ins against it. Cronometer tracks weight too, but centers on what’s in your food.
Which scans barcodes for free?
Cronometer. Lose It! keeps its barcode scanner in Premium.
Which costs less, Lose It! Premium or Cronometer Gold?
Cronometer Gold, at $59.99 a year against Lose It! Premium’s $79.99. Lose It! also sells a one-time Lifetime upgrade at $299.99.
More comparisons
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- Cronometer vs MacroFactorDeep nutrients, or weekly coaching
- Lose It! alternativesFree scanners, no ads, nutrient detail
- Cronometer alternativesOffline, private, bigger or coached
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Calorie Tape: Privacy Policy · Food Data
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