Comparison

Keto Clock vs Stupid Simple Macro Recipes

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

Head to head
About

Keto Clock

This app helps you understand your body's metabolic state and optimize fat burn. It offers personalized predictions, macro tracking, and guidance for weight loss and improved metabolic health, whether you're following a keto diet or not.

Highlights
  • Personalized fat burn predictions
  • Metabolic state tracking
  • Fasting timer
  • Customizable macro targets
  • Barcode scanning for food tracking
  • Visual food guides and recipes
  • Advanced health metrics
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KetoClock provides personalized metabolic state predictions; the length of time in each of the Storing Carb and Burning Carb state as well as how long it will take you to reach maximum fat burn state (keto). You will gain insights into how your body uses and stores carbs based on your daily exercise, helping you to create healthy habits, lose weight, and feel great! Tracking your macros is quick and easy, helps you stay on track, and allows us to estimate your metabolic state. Simply snap a barcode, search the database of nearly 1 million foods for a specific item, or add an entire list of foods at once using standard or spoken text (dictation). KetoClock also provides daily guidance through personalized macro targets, exercise recommendations, educational guides, extensive visual food guides, and countless inspirational recipes. Not interested in keto? No problem. KetoClock allows you to customize your daily macro targets based on net carbs to suit your needs and provides expert insights and plenty of motivation beneficial to anyone trying to lose weight or improve their overall metabolic health. KEY FEATURES PERSONALIZED PREDICTIONS OF TIME TO MAX FAT BURN - know how long until you are in the metabolic state of max fat burn METABOLIC STATE METER - track your current metabolic state (storing carbs, burning carbs, max fat burn) and energy balance transitions on your way to maximum fat burn FASTING CLOCK - automatically tracks your time between meals so you can meet your fasting goals and supercharge your weight loss CUSTOMIZABLE DAILY MACRO TARGETS - keto not the right fit? Select a different net carb target that aligns with your lifestyle MACROS TRACKING - simple and efficient macro tracking using voice recognition and natural language processing technology or barcode scanning EXERCISE TRACKING - track your daily exercise and watch how it speeds up your time to max fat burn KETO AND FASTING GUIDES - learn the basics of keto and fasting and how to avoid or minimize the side effects of keto flu ONE OF A KIND VISUAL FOOD GUIDES - compare macro profiles of different foods and find plenty of low carb inspiration with our extensive visual food guides EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF LOW CARB RECIPES – browse by category or search by ingredient RECIPE BUILDER – create your own recipes and analyze the nutritional profile ADVANCED HEALTH METRICS – in-depth physiological analysis that includes daily energy expenditure, body fat percentage, waist-to-height ratio, predicted VO2max ADVANCED PROGRESS REPORTS – view your history for daily fasting times, body metrics, advanced health metrics to keep track of your progress and help you stay motivated. 7-day free trial for new customers. Select a subscription plan and cancel any time prior to the 7 days ending at no cost. Your subscription will automatically renew after any applicable promotional period and your Apple ID account will be charged the subscription price on a recurring basis until you cancel. You can cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple ID account settings. If you cancel your subscription, the cancellation will go into effect at the end of your current subscription period, as applicable. You will have continued access to Ketoclock for the remainder of your paid subscription period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stupid Simple Macro Recipes

Discover thousands of recipes tailored to your nutrition goals, including keto, low-carb, and vegan options. Easily track macros and sync with other fitness apps to simplify meal planning and preparation for your health journey.

Highlights
  • Thousands of macro-friendly recipes
  • Keto, low-carb, and vegan options
  • Macro information per recipe
  • Syncs with other Stupid Simple apps
  • Search by nutrition goals
  • Categorized and sortable recipes
  • Weekly featured recipes
Features
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Stop guessing what to cook. Stupid Simple Recipes finds and even creates recipes that already fit your macros, so eating well never feels like a math problem. Pair it with our companion app, Stupid Simple Macro Tracker, and saving a recipe straight to your food log takes one tap, no retyping ingredients, no guessing calories. Hitting your fitness goals is 80% diet, this is your secret sauce for hitting those targets. VIBE SEARCH: TELL US WHAT YOU'RE CRAVING Pick the protein, carbs, veggies, and cuisine you're in the mood for, and Vibe finds real recipes to match — filtered to fit your daily macros if you want. • Get a free Vibe search every day, or go Premium for unlimited searches and full results • Still can't find exactly what you're craving? Create Recipes puts AI to work writing a brand-new recipe from scratch around your picks, complete with its own photo (Premium) MEAL PLANNER: YOUR WEEK, SORTED Drag recipes onto a simple weekly board, or let Create Meal Plan do the heavy lifting: • Choose how many recipes to batch-cook, how many days to cover, and which meals — breakfast, lunch, dinner • AI builds a full rotation around your macro target and drops it straight onto your calendar, starting Monday — try it free once a day, or go unlimited with Premium • Save named meal plans and reload them anytime, perfect for repeating a favorite week • Generate one combined, de-duplicated grocery list from everything on your plan, ready to share or take to the store (Premium) BROWSE BY CRAVING Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Desserts, Smoothies, Keto, and Cocktails — each with its own macro target, cuisine filters, and a fresh batch of featured recipes every week. MAKE EVERY RECIPE YOURS • Favorite the ones you love • Add private notes or tweak the instructions to match how you actually cook it • Save any recipe as a Custom Food that syncs straight into Stupid Simple Macro Tracker's food log Whether you're cutting, bulking, maintaining, or just trying to eat a little better, Stupid Simple Recipes takes the math out of mealtime. Premium unlocks full cuisine filtering in every category, unlimited search and Vibe results, unlimited AI meal planning, AI-written recipes on demand, and AI grocery lists. Free accounts get real, everyday use — browse, search, plan, favorite, and sync to your food log — plus a daily free try at Vibe search and AI meal planning.

Screenshots

Keto Clock4 screens
Stupid Simple Macro Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keto Clock at 100% against Stupid Simple Macro Recipes's 25%. Keto Clock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Stupid Simple Macro Recipes's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keto Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Stupid Simple Macro Recipes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keto Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stupid Simple Macro Recipes has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Keto Clock's written reviews are positive against 25% of Stupid Simple Macro Recipes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keto Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, Stupid Simple Macro Recipes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Keto Clock versus Stupid Simple Macro Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeto ClockStupid Simple Macro Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.2 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings341 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKetoclock Inc.Venn Interactive, Inc.

Customer experience

Keto Clock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stupid Simple Macro Recipes

All ratings41 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Keto Clock

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Quarterly7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Annual7 Days trial$54.991 Year
7 purchases

Stupid Simple Macro Recipes

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly - Early Bird$1.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Premium - VIP Rate7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium - Half Off$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Keto Clock free?
Keto Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stupid Simple Macro Recipes free?
Stupid Simple Macro Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Keto Clock or Stupid Simple Macro Recipes?
Keto Clock is rated higher. Keto Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Stupid Simple Macro Recipes averages 4.2 from 41 ratings.
Do Keto Clock or Stupid Simple Macro Recipes have ads?
Neither Keto Clock nor Stupid Simple Macro Recipes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keto Clock or Stupid Simple Macro Recipes?
Keto Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stupid Simple Macro Recipes every 2 months. Most recently, Keto Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Stupid Simple Macro Recipes on October 24, 2026.

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