Comparison

Cookie Management vs ChromaCal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cookie Management

Manage Girl Scout cookie sales and inventory for an entire troop or individual scouts. Track orders, booth sales, payments, and transfers in real-time across devices. Facilitates data entry for other platforms and supports various payment methods.

Highlights
  • Real-time inventory tracking
  • Order and booth sale management
  • Troop and individual sales tracking
  • Payment and transfer management
  • Data synchronization across devices
  • Reporting for eBuddy, COCO, Snap
  • Square payment integration
Features
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The Cookie Management app provides an easy and convenient way to track your Girl Scout cookie inventory and sales across the entire troop. It supports actions such as orders, pickups, booth sales, transfers, and many more. This is your one-stop shop for all your cookie season needs - no need to buy multiple apps! The data is sync'd across devices so all members in the troop will see the same real time data. This app can also be used by a single Girl Scout in case the entire troop does not want to adopt it. See the app in action! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUcKRFoa35EjPcyF2nB_9VHHVlh6v-MLQ Feature summary: - Both TCMs and parents can use it - Supports both Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Bakers with the ability to customize cookie list and pricing - Real time inventory breakdown - TCMs can manage orders, Girl Scouts (including parents), warehouse pickups, Girl Scout pickups, individual & troop booth sales, cookie transfers (both Girl Scout and troop), and payments - Parents can manage their orders and individual booth sales, as well as see all the Girl Scouts in the troop along with parent contact information - Convenient reports to facilitate entering data into eBuddy, COCO, or Snap - Supports paying with Square - And much more. Inventory features: - Single page to get an overview of inventory distribution between all Girl Scouts and the troop - Includes a breakdown by Girl Scout of owed/paid to the troop - Includes a breakdown of individual cookie counts (inventory/sold) - Numbers are real time - when members of your troop enter their orders/booth sales, the inventory is automatically updated on your device. Girl Scout profile features: - Upload a picture of your Girl Scout - Add multiple users for each Girl Scout - each one will be able to log into the app for free and enter orders for that Girl Scout. This is great for also letting grandmas, uncles, etc. enter orders for you as well. - Parents can be assigned to multiple Girl Scouts - See a breakdown of each Girl Scout's inventory, sold, and payment statuses - Ability to call or text parents/Girl Scout directly from profile page - Set goals per Girl Scout Cookie order features: - Back-order support so you can keep track of what customers want when you don't have the cookies in stock - Digital Cookie / Smart Cookie support - Filter orders by delivered, paid, and back ordered statuses - Ability to search orders - TCMs can view orders for every Girl Scout in the troop - Color coded order list to quickly identify order statuses - Track troop donations and troop to troop donations - Track which orders are delivered and which are paid (including payment method) - Optional notes for each order Booth sale features: - Multiple parents can use the app at the same time at the same booth sale and it will automatically synchronize between all devices - See a history of all sales with the ability to modify or delete any of them - Auditing - track starting and ending inventory and the app will tell you if your counts are off or sales are unaccounted for - Capture signatures for both cookie pickups and returns - Track which Girl Scouts attended troop booth sales along with their start and end times - Intuitive UI for quickly entering sales - Also track troop donations/tips, troop to troop donations, and payment method Cookie pickup features: - Warehouse pickups to represent picking up cookies from the warehouse - Girl Scout pickups to represent picking up cookies from the TCM - Auto-emails a receipt to all TCMs and parents of the Girl Scout when a Girl Scout pickup is created - Capture a signature for Girl Scout pickups - Filter Girl Scout pickup list by individual Girl Scout Payment features: - Track payments to the troop - See how much each Girl Scout has paid and how much they owe - Capture signatures for payments Transfer features: - Transfer cookies between Girl Scouts - Transfer cookies from Girl Scouts back into the troop - Transfer cookies between troops

About

ChromaCal

Features
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ChromaCal turns your calendar into a living heatmap. Color-code your days by event type — workouts, reading, rest, deep work, family — and watch the rhythm of your life emerge, one square at a time. FEATURES • Heatmap Calendar — each day fills with the colors of what happened that day • Color-Coded Event Types — define your own categories and assign each a color • Year View — twelve months on one screen, scroll back through earlier years • Stats & Streaks — per-type frequencies, longest streaks, current runs • Four Palettes — Vivid, Earthy, Pastel, Sunset; light and dark mode • Home Screen Widget — pin your current month in small or medium size • iCloud Sync — private, end-to-end, through your own Apple ID • CSV / JSON Export — your data is yours, no lock-in PRICING ChromaCal is free to use. ChromaCal Pro unlocks year view, stats & streaks, the widget, the expanded palette, and CSV/JSON export for a one-time $9.99 — no subscription, ever. PRIVACY ChromaCal stores your calendar locally on your device with optional iCloud sync through your own Apple ID. No third-party analytics. No advertising. No tracking. No data brokers. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://chromacal.vibe2viable.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://chromacal.vibe2viable.com/privacy

Screenshots

Cookie Management4 screens
ChromaCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChromaCal at every 6 days against Cookie Management's fortnightly. Cookie Management's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cookie Management sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ChromaCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookie Management ships an update fortnightly, ChromaCal every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cookie Management versus ChromaCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookie ManagementChromaCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael BermanVibe2Viable LLC

Bugs and requests

Cookie Management

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot access the app
  • Won't let me login
  • Won't let me reset password
  • No email received for password reset
  • App is not working
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  • Developer's site is down
  • Error occurred fetching information from the server
  • Charged 3 times for the app
  • Cannot re-edit some things
  • Cannot delete account
  • Reports are useless and do not update
  • Prices are wrong for some cookies
  • Selected family app, still had to use troop format
  • Individual users not able to sign in
  • Forgot password link never sent an email
  • Cannot get single family to work
  • Needs update for new cookie types

Requested features

23 requests
  • Update for Android users
  • Allow families to make girl-to-girl transfers
  • Make email optional
  • Add credit card swipe functionality
  • Sync with GS software like Digital Cookie or Smart Cookies
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  • Ability to export reports to Excel
  • Improve reports functionality
  • Add dark mode
  • Develop a meeting/troop management app that works with cookie app
  • Automated 'add your troop' wizard
  • Ability to do starting and ending inventory without entering sales
  • Allow users to pay per season instead of annually
  • Improve user interface for families
  • Add ability to delete account
  • Allow re-editing of entries
  • Support for pre-orders
  • Improve individual user sign-in
  • Fix password reset email delivery
  • Make app free for troop use
  • Improve app description regarding costs
  • Better support for booth sales tracking
  • Allow users to bypass email entry
  • Integrate with GSUSA

ChromaCal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cookie Management

One-time3
  • Girl Scout Slot$0.99
  • Family Account$1.99
  • Troop Account$5.99
1 purchases

ChromaCal

One-time1
  • ChromaCal Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Cookie Management free?
Cookie Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChromaCal free?
ChromaCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cookie Management or ChromaCal have ads?
Neither Cookie Management nor ChromaCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cookie Management or ChromaCal?
Cookie Management ships an update fortnightly, and ChromaCal every 6 days. Most recently, Cookie Management was updated on November 2, 2026 and ChromaCal on November 5, 2026.

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