By The Gram vs Macro Tracker App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
By The Gram
This private calorie counting app allows you to track your food intake by weight in grams or by serving size. It focuses on data privacy by not sharing your information and operates offline. It's designed to help with weight loss and intermittent fasting.
- Private calorie counting
- Offline operation
- Track by gram or serving size
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Intermittent fasting support
- Weight loss assistance
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A private calorie counting app that doesn't share your data with anyone. Count your calories by the gram and be confident that only you can see your data. No Ads! Ever! BTG doesn't use an internet connection so you can be sure that your data isn't shared with anyone. But this also means you are responsible for adding new foods to the local database. 50 common foods are pre-loaded into the food database. Like to weigh your food by the gram? Tired of doing quick math to calculate the calories per gram from the serving size? Then BTG is the app made for you! Great for keeping track of your eating window for intermittent fasting. Easiest way to help you lose weight yet! Quick calorie and macro tracking by weight (grams) and by serving size. Also quickly track calories you have burned as well! https://incendiarystudios.com/bythegram/
Macro Tracker App
Easily track your macronutrient intake and daily calories. Understand how your food choices impact your daily totals with detailed logs and trend graphs. Prioritizes user privacy with no account creation or personal data storage.
- Macronutrient tracking
- Calorie logging
- Daily food logs
- Trend graphs
- Privacy-focused design
- No account required
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MacroTrack is the world's simplest macronutrient tracker. Just log what you eat and see totals by macro, with the option to also view calories by day. A daily log of foods eaten will help you understand how the foods you eat contribute to your daily totals. Additionally, graphs show the trend of macro and calorie consumption over time. MacroTrack is also completely focused on privacy. We don't even ask for your name or email - we don't store or record any personal information about you, so there's no need to create an account. Your personal data never leaves your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Macro Tracker App at 100% against By The Gram's 73%. Macro Tracker App also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Tracker App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of By The Gram's written reviews are positive against 100% of Macro Tracker App's.
By The Gram ships an update monthly, Macro Tracker App every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | By The Gram | Macro Tracker App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.6 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Incendiary Studios LLC | App Factory, LLC |
Customer experience
By The Gram
Macro Tracker App
In-app purchases
By The Gram
No in-app purchases
Macro Tracker App
No in-app purchases
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