Comparison

SimplyMacros. vs CradleNote

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

CradleNote

This app provides a shared digital space for parents and caregivers to track baby's daily activities, memories, and growth. It offers quick logging for feeding, sleep, diapers, and more, with shared timers and reminders for seamless care coordination.

Highlights
  • Shared care logging
  • Sleep, nursing, and pumping timers
  • Care history and reminders
  • Growth milestones and play ideas
  • Photo and video memories
  • Care-circle notifications
Features
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Care for your baby together, without losing the thread. CradleNote gives parents and trusted caregivers one shared place for everyday care, memories and growth activities. Log feeding, sleep, diapers, medicine, activities, growth, and notes from a fast, native iPhone and iPad interface. Changes stay connected across the care circle so everyone can see the latest context. Use native timers for sleep, nursing, and pumping. Review the shared care history, set reminders, save photos as memories, and follow age-relevant play ideas and developmental observation guides. Save photos and short videos as private care-circle memories. Add multiple items at once, browse Story and Gallery views, and keep family moments connected with hearts and comments. CradleNote preserves the original capture time when available so memories appear in the right place without extra date entry. Highlights: • Quick native care logging • Shared sleep, nursing, and pumping timers • Care history and caregiver reminders • Adaptive sleep guidance and activity alerts • Growth milestones and play ideas • Private photo and video memories • Fast multi-item memory uploads • Story and Gallery views with hearts and comments • Optional care-circle notifications • Secure account access with multi-factor authentication support CradleNote guidance and developmental content are informational. They are not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for a qualified clinician. An account and a CradleNote care circle are required.

Screenshots

SimplyMacros.4 screens
CradleNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CradleNote at 5.0 against SimplyMacros.'s 4.5. CradleNote also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). SimplyMacros.'s advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CradleNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimplyMacros. has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimplyMacros. ships an update every 2 months, CradleNote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SimplyMacros. versus CradleNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplyMacros.CradleNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerphantomteq LLCVinchy Company

Customer experience

SimplyMacros.

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

CradleNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimplyMacros.

No in-app purchases

None

CradleNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplyMacros. free?
SimplyMacros. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CradleNote free?
CradleNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimplyMacros. or CradleNote?
CradleNote is rated higher. SimplyMacros. averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while CradleNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SimplyMacros. or CradleNote have ads?
Neither SimplyMacros. nor CradleNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimplyMacros. or CradleNote?
SimplyMacros. ships an update every 2 months, and CradleNote every 3 days. Most recently, SimplyMacros. was updated on November 3, 2026 and CradleNote on October 31, 2026.

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