Simple Macro vs Minimal Calorie Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Macro
Easily monitor your daily macro and micronutrient intake on iOS and Mac. Set personalized targets for lifting and rest days, visualize your progress, and quickly log meals by searching past entries. Integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking.
- Track macro and micronutrients
- Set daily macro targets
- Visualize goal progress
- Quick meal logging
- Apple Health integration
- Cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
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Simple Macro allows you to easily track both the macro and micronutrients that you eat using your iOS device or Mac. - Keep track of your goals for lifting and rest days by setting macro targets. - View goal progress throughout the day with simple visualizations. - Search previously used foods to create meals quickly and easily. - Connect with Apple Health to track important information. - Seamlessly switch between your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to update your food and meals. Simple Macro is a personal project built on SwiftUI, HealthKit, CloudKit, and Catalyst technology.
Minimal Calorie Tracker
This app offers a simple and efficient way to monitor calorie intake. It features a clean design, customizable goals, and seamless syncing across devices. Focus on your nutrition without unnecessary complexity.
- Streamlined meal logging
- Minimalistic design
- Customizable calorie goals
- Seamless iCloud syncing
- Focus on nutrition
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Welcome to Minimal Calorie Tracker, where simplicity meets efficiency in calorie tracking. Our app is crafted for those who seek a straightforward approach to monitoring their calorie intake, without any added clutter. • Streamlined Tracking: Log your meals in seconds. No complications, just simplicity. • Minimal Design: Experience our clean and minimalistic design that keeps your focus where it should be - on your nutrition. • Customizable Goals: Tailor your calorie goals to suit your personal health journey. • Seamless iCloud Syncing: Your data is always with you, synchronized effortlessly across all your devices using iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minimal Calorie Tracker at 100% against Simple Macro's 33%. Minimal Calorie Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). 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.
Minimal Calorie Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal Calorie Tracker has 52 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Simple Macro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minimal Calorie Tracker's.
Simple Macro ships an update every 5 days, Minimal Calorie Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Macro | Minimal Calorie Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luke Quigley | Andres Gandara |
Customer experience
Simple Macro
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In-app purchases
Simple Macro
No in-app purchases
Minimal Calorie Tracker
No in-app purchases
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