Comparison

MacrosFirst vs Clean Simple Eats +

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

Head to head
About

MacrosFirst

This app intelligently adapts your calorie and macro targets based on your metabolism and weight trends. Log meals quickly with AI, barcode scanning, and a vast food database. Track over 50 nutrients, monitor progress, and sync with health platforms.

Highlights
  • Adaptive calorie and macro targets
  • AI-powered food logging
  • Barcode scanner
  • Extensive verified food database
  • Track 57 nutrients
  • Weight trend analysis
  • Sync with Apple Health
Features
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MacrosFirst is the macro tracker that learns your metabolism. It calculates how many calories you really burn from your food log and weight trend, then updates your calorie and macro targets every week so you keep making progress toward your goal. Log meals in seconds with AI, a barcode scanner, and 4+ million verified foods. [ TARGETS THAT ADAPT TO YOU ] • Autopilot: MacrosFirst sets your calories, protein, carbs, and fat, then updates them in weekly check-ins. • Copilot: MacrosFirst sets your weekly calorie budget and you set the macros for each day of the week. • Manual: set your own targets for each day of the week, great for carb cycling or training and rest days. • Your pace is a percentage of body weight per week, so targets stay realistic as your weight changes. Built on validated, peer-reviewed models with guidance from a metabolism scientist formerly at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [ LOG FOODS & MEALS IN SECONDS ] • Search 4+ million verified foods or scan a barcode. • Scan a nutrition label to add a new food without typing. • Daily Meals: set up your meal schedule once, including recurring foods, and it appears in your Journal every day. • Copy meals or whole days, save meals and recipes, or quick-add calories and macros. • Auto-calculate serving sizes to hit an exact macro target. • Count alcohol as carbs, fat, or both so calories and macros always line up. [ AI FOOD SEARCH ] • Describe a meal by voice or text, paste a recipe, or snap a photo. AI finds each food, even the cooking oil you can't see, and matches it to our verified database. [ 57 NUTRIENTS, NOT JUST MACROS ] • 28,000+ lab-tested Core Foods from the USDA and research databases, with data for up to 57 nutrients. • Track vitamins, minerals, fiber, and more against automatic targets based on your calorie target, age, and sex. • See which foods drive each nutrient with Top Sources. [ SEE YOUR REAL PROGRESS ] • Trend weight smooths out daily swings to show where you're really heading. • Track steps and water alongside your nutrition. [ LOG FROM ANYWHERE ] • Apple Watch app, Home and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts for hands-free logging. • Sync food, water, weight, and steps with Apple Health. [ SHARE & STAY CONNECTED ] • Follow friends and family to see their logs, or let your coach follow you. Share foods, meals, and recipes in a tap. ▶ GET EVEN MORE WITH MACROSFIRST PLUS ◀ • Autopilot, Copilot, weekly check-ins, and Expenditure charts. • AI Food Search by voice, text, or photo. • Different Daily Meals for each weekday, plus recurring foods. • Custom nutrient targets, plus nutrient trends and reports for any date range. • Macro Math: calories that always match your macros, even when labels don't. • Import recipes from any website. • Export to Excel or sync daily totals to Google Sheets. • Personal API access to build your own apps and dashboards. • Meal and day notes, unlimited friends, and priority VIP support. ▶ SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS ◀ MacrosFirst is free to download and use. MacrosFirst Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription you can cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy & Security Policy: https://www.macrosfirst.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.macrosfirst.com/terms.html

About

Clean Simple Eats +

This app helps you achieve your health and fitness goals with meal planning, macro tracking, and a large recipe index. It also offers guided workouts and progress tracking to support your wellness journey.

Highlights
  • Customizable meal planning with automated grocery lists
  • Macro and calorie tracking with barcode scanner
  • Over 800 macro-friendly recipes
  • In-app shopping for products
  • Guided workout videos and written routines
  • Progress tracking for meals and workouts
Features
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Welcome to CSE+, your all-in-one companion for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and achieving your fitness goals. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast, a health-conscious individual, or someone looking to make positive changes in your life, this app is designed to simplify your journey to a healthier, happier you. Key Features: - Meal Planning: Browse our large recipe index and create your own custom menu plan and we’ll create an automated grocery list from your custom plan. Short on time? Use the built-in meal plans and grocery lists we already created in our Seasonal 7-Week Meal Plans. Get in on this goodness! - Macro Tracking: Easily track all of your CSE meals and snacks, CSE products, restaurants, and other everyday food items with personalized macro and calorie calculator. Use the search menu, barcode scanner and/or voice recognition technology. Stay on track and crush those goals! - Recipes: Take your meals and snacks to the next level with over 800 macro-friendly recipes. Search recipes by name or ingredient and set custom serving sizes (ingredients automatically update). Find your next fave! - Shop with Ease: We’ve never met a CSE product we didn’t love and you can easily shop all our products right from the app! - Guided Workouts: Workout with us anytime you want! We have Guided Workout Videos, Strength Training & HIIT, and Written Workouts with Demo Videos available, so gear up and let's gooooo! - Progress Tracking: Stay motivated by tracking your progress in one place. Record your meals, workouts, and see how far you've come on your fitness journey. Clean Simple Eats is more than just a meal planning app; it's your ultimate wellness companion. Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle, or simply lead a healthier life, this app empowers you to take control of your nutrition, fitness, and overall well-being. Download Clean Simple Eats now and embark on a journey towards a cleaner, simpler, and healthier you. Let's build the best version of yourself together! https://cleansimpleeats.com/pages/cse-plus-terms-conditions

Screenshots

MacrosFirst4 screens
Clean Simple Eats +4 screens

Verdict

The call

MacrosFirst and Clean Simple Eats + both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of MacrosFirst's written reviews are positive against 51% of Clean Simple Eats +'s. MacrosFirst also leads on chart position (#88 vs unranked) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MacrosFirst sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Clean Simple Eats + sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MacrosFirst against 4.8 for Clean Simple Eats +. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24K and 5.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of MacrosFirst's written reviews are positive against 51% of Clean Simple Eats +'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacrosFirst ships an update weekly, Clean Simple Eats + every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
MacrosFirst versus Clean Simple Eats +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrosFirstClean Simple Eats +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24K ratings) — better4.8 (5.9K ratings)
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better50.5% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better5.9K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB121 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMacrosFirst, Inc.CLEAN SIMPLE EATS INC

Customer experience

MacrosFirst

All ratings23,659 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.0%

Clean Simple Eats +

All ratings5,889 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative37.4%

User reviews

MacrosFirst

From 24K App Store ratings

What 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

Clean Simple Eats +

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Comprehensive features
  • 🍴 Delicious recipes
  • 📚 Extensive recipe database
  • 🛒 Convenient shopping integration
  • 🔍 Easy to navigate

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid subscription required for full access
  • 📏 Difficulty adjusting recipe servings
  • 🔍 Challenging to find specific foods
  • 🤯 Confusing navigation and UI after updates
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches with the app

Bugs and requests

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

Clean Simple Eats +

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recipes not displaying properly
  • Grocery list not working as expected
  • Macro calculations inaccurate
  • App crashing or freezing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to save and access personal recipes
  • Improve macro tracking functionality
  • Implement water tracking feature
  • Allow customization of meal plans
  • Provide option to sync plans with family members
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  • Add desktop/web version of the app

In-app purchases

7 purchases

MacrosFirst

Subscriptions7
  • 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
4 purchases

Clean Simple Eats +

Subscriptions2
  • CSE+ Community Monthly Access1 Month trial$1.001 Month
  • CSE+ Community Yearly Access$12.001 Year
One-time2
  • Test$9.99
  • Fresh Start Challenge$29.99

Questions

Is MacrosFirst free?
MacrosFirst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clean Simple Eats + free?
Clean Simple Eats + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacrosFirst or Clean Simple Eats +?
MacrosFirst is rated higher. MacrosFirst averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Clean Simple Eats + averages 4.8 from 5.9K ratings.
Do MacrosFirst or Clean Simple Eats + have ads?
Both MacrosFirst and Clean Simple Eats + show ads.
Which is updated more often, MacrosFirst or Clean Simple Eats +?
MacrosFirst ships an update weekly, and Clean Simple Eats + every 2 weeks. Most recently, MacrosFirst was updated on November 9, 2026 and Clean Simple Eats + on November 6, 2026.

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