MacroFactor alternatives
If you want to stop paying for MacroFactor, Cronometer and fatsecret are free with a barcode scanner, and Calorie Tape, which we make, is free with no account, no ads and no connection needed. MyFitnessPal and Lose It! have free plans with ads. If MacroFactor’s weekly target changes matter to you, check how each alternative sets targets.
Reasons to look beyond MacroFactor
- There’s no free plan: $71.99 a year after a 7‑day trial.
- Your log lives in an account, and searching its full database needs a connection.
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 MacroFactor
- Free, offline and private, with no account. Targets stay where you set them.
Cronometer
The deepest nutrient tracker here: up to 95 nutrients and compounds from lab-analyzed sources, with recipes, charts and apps for iPhone, Android and the web.
- Best for
- The most nutrient data per food
- Trade-off
- Ads on the free plan; Gold is $59.99 a year. Needs an account.
- Compared with MacroFactor
- A free plan with a free barcode scanner, and a web version.
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 MacroFactor
- Free, where MacroFactor has no free plan.
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 MacroFactor
- A free plan with ads and a far bigger database. Premium is $79.99 a year, more than MacroFactor.
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 MacroFactor
- A free plan, and a one-time Lifetime upgrade instead of a subscription.
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 |
| Cronometer | PriceFree with ads; Gold is $59.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youContact info, identifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningFree |
| fatsecret | PriceFree; Premium varies by region | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | Barcode scanningFree |
| MyFitnessPal | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youIdentifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
| Lose It! | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youContact info, identifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
| MacroFactor | Price$71.99; no free plan | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | Barcode scanningIncluded |
MacroFactor 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 free alternative to MacroFactor?
Several. Cronometer and fatsecret scan barcodes on their free plans, and Calorie Tape is free with no account or ads. If MacroFactor’s weekly target changes are why you use it, check how an alternative sets targets before you switch.
What’s cheaper than MacroFactor?
Cronometer Gold is $59.99 a year, against MacroFactor’s $71.99; MyFitnessPal Premium and Lose It! Premium are $79.99. Calorie Tape and fatsecret’s free plan cost nothing.
Which MacroFactor alternative has no ads?
Calorie Tape. Cronometer, MyFitnessPal and Lose It! show ads on their free plans; fatsecret’s pages don’t say either way.
Get Calorie Tape
For iPhone, in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
More comparisons
- Calorie Tape vs MacroFactorA paid coach that adjusts your macros, or a free log
- MyFitnessPal vs MacroFactorFree with ads, or a paid coach
- Cronometer vs MacroFactorDeep nutrients, or weekly coaching
- Cronometer alternativesOffline, private, bigger or coached
- MyFitnessPal alternativesFree scanners, nutrient detail, privacy or coaching
- 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.
- MacroFactor: App Store (US) · The app · Privacy policy · Help: offline mode · 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
- fatsecret: App Store (US) · The app · Premium · 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
- 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
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