Lollipop Scale vs Macro Plates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lollipop Scale
This app helps you precisely measure the calories in your food portions by weighing them. It allows you to evaluate the caloric content of specific amounts of food before you eat.
- Precise calorie measurement
- Weight-based food evaluation
- Portion calorie calculation
- Portable scale integration
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Lollipop is the portable scale for who want to precisely measure the number of calories they eat every day. It allows them to evaluate the number of calories of the specific portion of food they are about to eat according to weight.
Macro Plates
Calculate your daily and per-meal nutritional needs effortlessly. This tool helps you understand your required intake for better dietary planning.
- Daily macro calculation
- Per-meal macro calculation
- Easy-to-use interface
- Dietary planning tool
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MacroPlate takes the guesswork out of eating. Enter your weight, height, age, and goal — and get your personalized daily calorie target plus an exact macro breakdown instantly. WHAT YOU GET • Daily calorie target using the Mifflin-St Jeor formula • Protein, carbs & fat tailored to your body • Split macros across 1–5 meals • Lose weight, maintain, or build muscle SIMPLE BY DESIGN No accounts or subscriptions. Open the app, get your numbers, eat with confidence. Built by a fitness enthusiast who wanted one clean, fast tool. Nothing more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Macro Plates at 5.0 against Lollipop Scale's 3.4. Lollipop Scale's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 35 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Macro Plates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lollipop Scale ships an update every 6 weeks, Macro Plates every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lollipop Scale | Macro Plates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 涛 吴 | Dorian Liriano |
Customer experience
Lollipop Scale
Macro Plates
In-app purchases
Lollipop Scale
No in-app purchases
Macro Plates
No in-app purchases
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