Simple Macro vs Macro Tracker App
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.
Macro Tracker App
Easily track your macronutrient intake and daily calories. Understand how your food choices impact your daily totals with detailed logs and trend graphs. Prioritizes user privacy with no account creation or personal data storage.
- Macronutrient tracking
- Calorie logging
- Daily food logs
- Trend graphs
- Privacy-focused design
- No account required
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MacroTrack is the world's simplest macronutrient tracker. Just log what you eat and see totals by macro, with the option to also view calories by day. A daily log of foods eaten will help you understand how the foods you eat contribute to your daily totals. Additionally, graphs show the trend of macro and calorie consumption over time. MacroTrack is also completely focused on privacy. We don't even ask for your name or email - we don't store or record any personal information about you, so there's no need to create an account. Your personal data never leaves your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Macro Tracker App at 100% against Simple Macro's 33%. Macro Tracker App also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (40 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Macro Tracker App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Macro Tracker App has 40 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 Macro Tracker App's.
Simple Macro ships an update every 5 days, Macro Tracker App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Macro | Macro Tracker App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luke Quigley | App Factory, LLC |
Customer experience
Simple Macro
Macro Tracker App
In-app purchases
Simple Macro
No in-app purchases
Macro Tracker App
No in-app purchases
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