Stupid Simple Macro Tracker vs MacrosFirst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stupid Simple Macro Tracker
This app simplifies macro tracking for weight loss and muscle building. It allows you to eat freely as long as your intake fits your daily fat, protein, and carb goals. Features include a barcode scanner, custom meal creation, and progress tracking.
- Macro nutrient tracking (fat, protein, carbs)
- Barcode scanner with food database
- Customizable daily nutrition goals
- Log up to 8 meals daily
- Progress photos and tracking
- Intermittent fasting support
- Workout calorie integration
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Join 2.7 million people who chose simplicity over stress. Stupid Simple Macro Tracker is the app people switch to when they're done fighting with the other guys. Tired of cluttered dashboards, screen-hijacking ads, and menus that make logging a simple food feel like filing your taxes? Done paying annual subscription fees that keep climbing? We took a different path — and 2.7 million users agree it was the right one. What makes us different: * Actually simple — log a meal in seconds with custom food icons you build once and tap forever. Most users are up and running in minutes, not days * The Food Bank — save up calories for date night, a party, or the weekend without blowing your goals * Positive habit forming — our clean, judgment-free layout makes tracking so quick and painless that users tell us they never miss a day * No ad torture — our optional short ads are unobtrusive, not screen-hijacking interruptions * Lifetime Premium for less than the other guys charge per year — pay once, own it forever * Responsive support — real humans who actually reply Everything you need to meet your gaols: * Daily macro, calorie, fiber, and water tracking displayed front and center. No need to hunt for it. * Fast food logging with personal food icons * Barcode scanner — scan a label and move on with your day * Custom foods and meals * Apple Health integration to earn extra macros from workouts * Intermittent fasting support * Flexible, customizable meal times * Home Screen widget * Free device sync Go Lifetime Premium once. Use it forever. With Lifetime Premium, there’s no renewal, no price hikes, and no regret. Just the full experience at a price that beats what the competition charges you every single year. Eat whatever you want, as long as it fits your macros. You have nothing to lose but your excuses. From the makers of Stupid Simple Keto.
MacrosFirst
This app helps users track their food intake, calories, and macronutrients to achieve health and fitness goals. It offers features like custom goal setting, automatic serving size calculation, and quick food logging via barcode scanning or label analysis. Users can also monitor progress, share meals, and even convert alcohol calories into macro equivalents.
- Custom macro goal setting
- Automatic serving size calculation
- Barcode and label scanning for food logging
- Detailed macro and nutrient tracking
- Progress analysis and trend reporting
- Meal sharing and social support
- Alcohol calorie conversion
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MacrosFirst is the most powerful macro tracker, food logger, calorie counter, and meal planner—designed to help you easily achieve your health and fitness goals, no matter your diet or fitness level. [ SET & TRACK YOUR MACRO GOALS ] • Create custom daily and meal-level macro goals, including unlimited custom meals, to fit any schedule or diet plan. [ AUTO-CALCULATE SERVING SIZES ] • Automatically calculate serving sizes to hit your specific macro targets with precision. [ LOG FOODS & MEALS IN SECONDS ] • Search a database of over 3M+ verified foods or scan barcodes with the barcode scanner for quick, accurate tracking—and easily copy meals or entire days between dates. [ SCAN NUTRITION LABELS ] • Instantly import nutrition facts by scanning food labels with your camera—no manual entry required. [ TRACK MACROS & NUTRIENTS ] • Get detailed breakdowns of calories, protein, carbs, fats, and more, and customize your view to track the metrics that matter most. [ ANALYZE YOUR PROGRESS ] • Track body weight trends and compare them with your food intake over time using detailed progress reports. [ SHARE MEALS & STAY CONNECTED ] • Share meals, foods, and recipes with friends and family, and view their daily logs for mutual support. [ CONVERT ALCOHOL INTO MACROS ] • Allocate alcohol calories as carbs, fat, or a combination of both, keeping your calorie and macro tracking perfectly aligned. ▶ GET EVEN MORE WITH PREMIUM ◀ [ UNLIMITED DAILY GOALS ] • Set personalized macro targets for specific days, perfect for carb cycling or training and rest days. [ SMARTER FOOD SEARCH ] • Find foods fast using AI—just describe your meal with voice or text, or snap a photo of your plate. [ PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE ] • Save meal and day notes, and use Extra Meals to track unplanned or one-off meals seamlessly. [ ANALYZE YOUR NUTRIENT TRENDS ] • View nutrient trends and averages over any date range to track long-term progress and insights. [ SAVE & EXPORT DATA ] • Export your meal history to Excel or sync your data to Google Sheets for a deeper analysis of your nutrition. [ IMPORT RECIPES ] • Import recipes from any website, complete with ingredients and step-by-step instructions. [ MACRO MATH CALORIE REPORTING ] Calculate calories based on the actual macros to ensure that calories and macros always match, even when nutrition labels are inconsistent. [ UNLIMITED CONNECTIONS ] • Follow unlimited friends and share your progress, meals, and nutrition insights with your support network. [ VIP SUPPORT ] • Enjoy priority VIP support for Premium subscribers, ensuring your questions and needs are addressed promptly. ▶ SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS ◀ MacrosFirst is free to download and use, with optional Premium features available through auto-renewing subscriptions. Privacy & Security Policy: https://www.macrosfirst.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.macrosfirst.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MacrosFirst at weekly against Stupid Simple Macro Tracker's monthly. MacrosFirst also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Stupid Simple Macro Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and MacrosFirst sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MacrosFirst holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.9K and 22K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Stupid Simple Macro Tracker's written reviews are positive against 74% of MacrosFirst's.
Stupid Simple Macro Tracker ships an update monthly, MacrosFirst weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stupid Simple Macro Tracker | MacrosFirst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.9K ratings) | 4.9 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #94 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Venn Interactive, Inc. | MacrosFirst, Inc. |
Customer experience
Stupid Simple Macro Tracker
MacrosFirst
User reviews
Stupid Simple Macro Tracker
From 7.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 Excellent for tracking macros
- 🚀 Extremely easy and simple to use
- 👍 Helpful for weight loss and fitness goals
- 🔍 Useful barcode scanning feature
- 💰 Good value for one-time payment
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches with recent updates
- 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
- 🔍 Limited food database, especially for international items
- 🤔 Confusing interface and navigation for some users
- 🔢 Inaccurate macro calculations at times
MacrosFirst
From 22K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
- 💯 Accurate macro tracking
- 🔍 Extensive food database
- 🔓 Free features without paywall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 📚 Limited food database for some users
- 🔢 Difficulty adjusting serving sizes
- 🔍 Inaccurate nutrition info for some items
- 🔧 Lacking certain customization options
Bugs and requests
Stupid Simple Macro Tracker
Reported bugs
4 issues- App resets user data and progress
- Syncing and connectivity issues
- Scanning feature not working consistently
- Macro calculations not matching nutrition labels
Requested features
5 requests- Add more robust recipe and meal planning features
- Integrate with fitness tracking and Apple Health
- Improve search functionality and food database
- Allow more customization of macro goals and settings
- Add support for tracking additional nutrients like fiber
MacrosFirst
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search function not working properly
- Time zone issues causing date discrepancies
- Scanning feature recording incorrect nutrition info
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with Apple Health
- Ability to share meals/recipes with friends
- Customizable macro goals (e.g., carb cycling)
- Improved reporting and progress tracking
- Option to submit food data corrections
In-app purchases
Stupid Simple Macro Tracker
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Premium w/ Nutrition Coach3 Days trial$34.991 Month
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- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Annual Premium14 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Premium w/ Nutrition Coach3 Days trial$39.991 Month
- Premium w/ Nutrition Coach7 Days trial$89.993 Months
- Premium w/ Nutrition Coach7 Days trial$99.993 Months
- Premium w/ Nutrition Coach7 Days trial$399.991 Year
- Lifetime AI Upgrade$29.99
- Lifetime Premium - On Sale!$49.99
- Lifetime Premium$69.99
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- Lifetime Premium with AI$99.99
MacrosFirst
- MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Month
- MacrosFirst Premium14 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Month
- MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial$41.991 Year
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- MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial$71.991 Year
- MacrosFirst Premium14 Days trial$71.991 Year
- MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- MacrosFirst Premium14 Days trial$79.991 Year
Questions
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