Comparison

SimplyMacros. vs Ballpark

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

Head to head
About

SimplyMacros.

Track calories, protein, carbs, fat, and water without any distractions. This app offers a clean interface, manual day resets, and the ability to edit or delete entries anytime. It's completely free, ad-free, and requires no account.

Highlights
  • Track calories, protein, carbs, fat, water
  • Toggle unwanted macros
  • Manual day reset
  • Edit/delete entries
  • Distraction-free interface
  • No account required
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No nonsense. Just macros. SimplyMacros is nutrition tracking without the nonsense, no diet plans you didn't ask for, no subscription fees, no ads, and zero account required. What we do: Track calories, protein, carbs, fat, water, and much more! Toggle off the macros you don't care about Manual day reset (because not everyone's day ends at midnight) Edit or delete entries anytime Clean, distraction-free interface What we don't do: Charge you money (it's free, forever) Show you ads (never) Require an account (seriously, we don't even have a login) Push diets or meal plans (track what YOU want) Built for real life: Work night shift? Your day doesn't have to reset at midnight. Reset whenever YOUR day ends. Forgot to log breakfast? Edit entries anytime, we're not here to judge. Early Access Notice: SimplyMacros is run by a small team. You might encounter bugs. We're squashing them as fast as we can. Have feedback or suggestions? Email us at: ed@phantomteq.com We actually read them.

About

Ballpark

Features
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Ballpark is a simple, flexible macro tracker built for real life, not perfect precision. LOG MEALS YOUR WAY Write what you ate in your own words, add a photo, or use your voice. Ballpark AI creates an approximate meal entry with calories and macros for you to review and adjust before saving. Prefer full control? Manual meal tracking is always available for free. FLEXIBLE GOALS, USEFUL CONTEXT Set only the calorie and macro ranges that matter to you, or skip goals entirely. Ballpark gives you a clear daily overview and helps you follow longer-term trends without treating incomplete tracking days as complete data. FEATURES • Track calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat • Log meals manually or from natural-language descriptions • Add meal photos or nutrition labels for context • Use voice input and written clarifications • Review and edit every AI estimate before saving • Set optional minimum and maximum goals • Get suggested starting goals from basic personal details • Save favorite meals and quickly reuse recent entries • View weekly, monthly, six-month, and yearly trends • Mark incomplete days for more meaningful averages • Optionally sync weight from Apple Health to track weight trends on your device • Set meal reminders • Export meal data and create local backups • Choose metric or imperial units • Available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian DESIGNED FOR CONSISTENCY Nutrition tracking does not need to be perfectly precise to be useful. Ballpark focuses on reasonable estimates, visible assumptions, and easy corrections, so tracking can fit into everyday life. PRIVACY AND CONTROL Your tracking data is stored locally on your device, and no account is required. You decide whether to use AI processing, photos, voice features, or Apple Health integration. When you use Ballpark AI, the information needed for your request is sent through Ballpark’s backend to OpenAI for processing. Apple Health weight data is read-only, remains stored locally in Ballpark, and is never sent for AI processing. BALLPARK AI Manual tracking, history, trends, exports, and access to existing data remain available without a subscription. Ballpark AI is available through a monthly auto-renewable subscription. It adds AI-powered meal estimates, photo logging, and the option to refine estimates by voice. Estimates are approximate and should always be reviewed before saving. Privacy Policy: https://nickburri.github.io/ballpark-site/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SimplyMacros.4 screens
Ballpark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimplyMacros. at none against Ballpark's 1. Ballpark's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Ballpark sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. SimplyMacros. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimplyMacros. ships an update every 2 months, Ballpark every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SimplyMacros. versus Ballpark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplyMacros.Ballpark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerphantomteq LLCNICK BURRI

In-app purchases

None

SimplyMacros.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ballpark

Subscriptions1
  • Ballpark AI7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is SimplyMacros. free?
SimplyMacros. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ballpark free?
Ballpark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimplyMacros. or Ballpark have ads?
Neither SimplyMacros. nor Ballpark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimplyMacros. or Ballpark?
SimplyMacros. ships an update every 2 months, and Ballpark every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimplyMacros. was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ballpark on November 10, 2026.

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