Comparison

Nutrient Logger vs Rootkin

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

Head to head
About

Nutrient Logger

This app allows users to meticulously track their daily intake of both macronutrients and micronutrients. It provides detailed breakdowns of vitamins, minerals, carbs, and protein, helping users understand their body's nutritional status. The app also offers personalized targets and educational insights into the function of each nutrient.

Highlights
  • Detailed nutrient breakdown (macro & micro)
  • Extensive food database
  • Save reusable meals
  • Personalized nutrient targets
  • Learn about nutrient functions
Features
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Nutrient Logger is the offline-first nutrition tracker for people who want to know what's actually in their food - not just calories and macros, but the full spectrum of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids your body needs. Unlike cloud-based trackers, your food log never leaves your device - no account, no cloud, and no ads. And unlike macro-focused apps, every entry breaks down 80+ nutrients so you can spot gaps before they become deficiencies. Key Features: * Personalized From Day One Tell us how you eat - balanced, plant-based, keto or low-carb, carnivore, or pescatarian - and what you care about most, from energy to bone and joint health. Nutrient Logger moves the nutrients you're most likely to run low on to the top of your Nutrition tab, so the gaps that matter to you are the first thing you see. Change your answers anytime in settings. * Detailed Nutrient Breakdown See your daily intake of both macro and micronutrients, from protein and fiber to magnesium and vitamin B12. Choose which nutrients matter to you, reorder them, and set how many each group shows at a glance to build a Nutrition tab that fits your goals. * Barcode Scanner Scan any packaged food to instantly pull in its nutrition data. If we don't recognize a barcode, you can search manually or add it as a custom food - nothing stops you from logging. * Extensive Food Database Search from tens of thousands of foods, including whole ingredients and packaged items, to log meals with precision. Smart search understands what you mean - type "whole milk" and find it instantly, even expand common shortcuts like "OJ" or "PB". * Log Anything Scan barcodes, search our database, or add your own - and save your go-to meals for faster logging next time. * Personalized Targets Set your own calorie, macro, and micronutrient goals - or use recommended daily values based on your age and sex. Track your progress and stay balanced, with trend charts for calories, macros, and water alongside every nutrient. * Water Tracking Log water with one tap and watch an animated tracker fill toward your daily goal. See your hydration trends over 7 or 30 days (Premium). * Body Metrics & Goals (Premium) Track weight, body fat, BMI, and waist circumference - pick which ones matter to you. Set a goal and deadline and Nutrient Logger calculates the pace you need, projects your trajectory, and sets a BMR/TDEE-based calorie target to get you there. * Streaks & Achievements Build a daily logging streak and a weekly body-tracking streak, with milestone celebrations along the way. See your longest streak, total days logged, and more on your profile. * Nutrient Trend Charts (Premium) See how your intake of any nutrient changes over 7 or 30 days. Spot patterns, track consistency, and compare against your daily target. * Weekly Deficiency Insights (Premium) A weekly digest flags the nutrients you've been running low on, with foods that would help close the gap. * Apple Health Sync (Premium) Automatically write your daily calories, protein, fat, carbs, and water to Apple Health. Import weight data from Health to keep everything in one place. * CSV Export (Premium) Export your full food log with nutrient data for any date range - ideal for sharing with a doctor or dietitian. * Learn as You Log Discover what each nutrient does for your body and why it matters to your overall health. Nutrient Logger is perfect for anyone serious about nutrition-whether you’re on a specific diet, managing a deficiency, or just curious about your health. It’s time to go beyond calories and truly understand your food. * Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *

About

Rootkin

Build and share your family tree while capturing spoken memories from relatives. This private space allows you to record stories, organize photos, and create shareable keepsakes. It keeps your family connected with gentle reminders and ensures your data is always exportable.

Highlights
  • Build interactive family trees
  • Record and attach voice memories
  • Share trees with family members
  • Organize photos by person
  • Create shareable newsletters/cards
  • Export tree data as GEDCOM
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Rootkin is where your family actually shows up. Build your family tree, share it with the people in it, and capture the stories — in their own voices — before they fade. Rootkin is a private space for your family, not another social network and not a public database. RECORD THE VOICES THAT TELL YOUR STORY This is the part most family trees miss. Pick a question — "Tell me about the first house you ever lived in" — hand the phone over, and press record. Two minutes is plenty, and no account is needed to answer. Every recording gets an automatic transcript and stays tied to the people in it, so you can find it again by person or topic. ASK, AND THE ANSWER COMES BACK Send a question to your mom, your uncle, your grandmother. They record their answer from a simple link — no app, no account — and the moment they finish, their voice lands in your tree. BUILD YOUR TREE TOGETHER Add parents, children, siblings, and partners, or just describe your family in your own words — Rootkin turns what you say into people and relationships. Invite family with a simple code, and everyone sees the same tree, kept in sync in real time. SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY An interactive tree shows how everyone connects — including step and adoptive relationships. Pinch to zoom, pan to explore, and tap anyone to jump to their page. PHOTOS THAT BELONG TO PEOPLE Attach photos to the people in them, so the family album organizes itself over time. KEEPSAKES WORTH SHARING Turn memories and photos into a PDF newsletter or greeting card for the whole family — complete with codes that play the voices out loud. GENTLE REMINDERS Birthdays, anniversaries, and a daily feed of what your family has added — without notifications that nag. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your tree is only visible to the family members you invite. Nothing is public, nothing is searchable on the open web, and nothing is sold. Photos and details about children get extra protection, managed by the people you trust. YOUR DATA, YOURS Export your full tree anytime as GEDCOM — the standard format every genealogy tool understands. No lock-in. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOUR FAMILY IS iPhone, iPad, and the web. Grandma on her tablet, your cousin at a laptop, you on your phone — same tree, in sync, at the same time. A family tree, full of spoken memories. SUBSCRIPTIONS Viewing and listening are always free. Rootkin Family is an optional auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly, that covers you plus a co-editor, unlimited viewers on your tree, and voice recording for your family. Pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rootkin.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rootkin.app/privacy

Screenshots

Nutrient Logger4 screens
Rootkin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rootkin at 5.0 against Nutrient Logger's 4.4. Rootkin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Nutrient Logger's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nutrient Logger sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Rootkin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rootkin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nutrient Logger has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Nutrient Logger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rootkin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nutrient Logger ships an update every 10 days, Rootkin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nutrient Logger versus Rootkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNutrient LoggerRootkin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (120 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason VanceLloyd Financial Consulting LLC

Customer experience

Nutrient Logger

All ratings120 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.2%

Rootkin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Nutrient Logger

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly - Discounted7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly - Discounted7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Rootkin

Subscriptions2
  • Rootkin Family$4.991 Month
  • Rootkin Family$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Nutrient Logger free?
Nutrient Logger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rootkin free?
Rootkin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nutrient Logger or Rootkin?
Rootkin is rated higher. Nutrient Logger averages 4.4 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Rootkin averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nutrient Logger or Rootkin have ads?
Nutrient Logger shows ads; Rootkin does not.
Which is updated more often, Nutrient Logger or Rootkin?
Nutrient Logger ships an update every 10 days, and Rootkin every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nutrient Logger was updated on October 13, 2026 and Rootkin on October 9, 2026.

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