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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Clean Simple Eats +

This app simplifies healthy living with meal planning, macro tracking, and a large recipe index. It also offers guided workouts and progress tracking to help users achieve their fitness and wellness goals.

Highlights
  • Custom meal planning and grocery lists
  • Macro and calorie tracking with barcode scanner
  • Over 800 macro-friendly recipes
  • Guided workout videos and strength training
  • Progress tracking for meals and workouts
  • In-app shopping for brand products
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: 75% of MacrosFirst's written reviews are positive against 50% of Clean Simple Eats +'s. MacrosFirst also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). 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 — 22K and 5.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of MacrosFirst's written reviews are positive against 50% of Clean Simple Eats +'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacrosFirst ships an update weekly, Clean Simple Eats + every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 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 (22K ratings) — better4.8 (5.7K ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better50.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better5.7K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#80 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB113 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMacrosFirst, Inc.CLEAN SIMPLE EATS INC

Customer experience

MacrosFirst

All ratings22,103 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews501 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.8%

Clean Simple Eats +

All ratings5,701 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative37.0%

User reviews

MacrosFirst

From 22K 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 5.7K 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 22K ratings, while Clean Simple Eats + averages 4.8 from 5.7K 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 September 29, 2026 and Clean Simple Eats + on September 26, 2026.

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