My Macros+ | Macro Tracker vs Carbon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker
This app helps users track their meals and nutrition with speed and accuracy. It offers extensive customization for macro goals, unlimited meals, and custom food creation. Users can also monitor progress with detailed breakdowns and graphs, and sync data across multiple devices.
- Fast barcode and AI photo scanning
- Customizable macro goals and unlimited meals
- Extensive food database with custom food creation
- Detailed nutrition breakdowns and progress graphs
- Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac)
- Offline tracking capabilities
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Track your meals in as little as 3 taps. Join 1,000,000+ users who've reached their goals with My Macros+ — the diet tracker built by a professional bodybuilder, for people who are serious about results. FAST, ACCURATE TRACKING Scan barcodes and nutrition labels for instant logging. Search a database of over 5 million foods. AI photo scanning is there when you need it. BUILT YOUR WAY Set your macros exactly how you want, unlimited meals with Pro, any food in any serving size. My Macros+ adapts to how you eat — not the other way around. AS FEATURE ON Good Morning America, Men's Health, AskMen, and DailyBurn. WHY MY MACROS+ Created after years of frustration with existing diet apps, My Macros+ is built around one idea: tracking should be fast enough that you actually stick with it. From first-time dieters to elite athletes, our users stay consistent because tracking takes seconds, not minutes. CUSTOMIZE EVERY DETAIL - Create unlimited macro goals with Pro — supports carb cycling, high/low days, and refeeds - Add as many meals per day as you want — no forced Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner structure - Create custom foods fast — enter them straight from the label or snap a photo. No math required - Edit any food to any serving size you want - Smart food search and categorization speed up every entry - Works offline — hundreds of thousands of preloaded foods from popular brands and restaurants, ready when you are SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Daily, meal-level, and per-food nutrition breakdowns - Beautiful weight tracking graphs - Macro calculators to set your starting numbers and adjust as you progress - Track water intake GO FURTHER TOGETHER - Track alongside your friends or coach in My Circle - Copy their custom foods, meals, and recipes straight into your own library ACROSS YOUR DEVICES - Apple Watch — log foods, check macros, and track water and bodyweight from your wrist - Home Screen Widgets — interactive widgets let you log water and track progress without opening the app - Siri & Shortcuts — track hands-free with Siri, automate meal tracking with Shortcuts - Apple Health — two-way sync for nutrition, weight, and more - Dark Mode fully supported SYNC EVERYWHERE - Your tracking goes with you — iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and any other device were My Macros+ lives. NEED HELP HITTING YOUR GOALS? Macro Coach (optional subscription) uses our AI to set your starting macros from a short questionnaire, then intelligently adjusts them as you progress so you stay on track. GO PRO — TRACK FASTER, ANALYZE DEEPER MM+ Pro unlocks the full app — convenience features that make tracking faster, plus powerful tools to analyze your progress. - Unlimited macro goals — supports carb cycling, high/low days, and refeeds - Smart search — adapts to your tracking habits so the right foods surface faster - Advanced Macro Calculator — more inputs, more precision, ready to attack any goal - Diet Summary — an in-depth breakdown of your diet, body weight, and favorite foods across any range of time. See patterns you'd miss day-to-day. - Detailed Analysis — compare any two data points side-by-side. Calories vs. weight change. Protein vs. progress. Anything you want. Find what's actually driving your results. - Bodyweight Goals — set target weights, track trends, and stay on course - Spreadsheet Export — download all your data as CSV for analysis in Excel, Sheets, or your own tools - Notes — log context like training days, energy levels, or anything you'll want to reference later - Meal Timer — set reminders so you never miss your next meal ABOUT OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions are charged to your iTunes Account and auto-renew unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any free trial remaining is forfeited at purchase. Manage subscriptions in your Account Settings. Your account is charged within 24 hours of renewal. Terms of Service: https://getmymacros.com/TermsOfUse.html
Carbon
This app acts as a personalized nutrition coach, helping you track your food intake and weight to adjust your calorie and macro targets. It provides weekly check-ins with clear explanations for any changes made to your plan, supporting various dietary goals like fat loss or muscle gain.
- Adaptive macro coaching
- Personalized calorie and macro targets
- Weekly weight trend analysis
- Flexible calorie planner
- Smart food logging with photo recognition
- Support for various diet styles
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The macro tracker that coaches you. Carbon Diet Coach is a nutrition coach and calorie tracker in one. Log your food, weigh in, and check in once a week. Carbon reviews your weight trend and what you logged, decides whether your targets should change, and explains every decision. Carbon pioneered adaptive macro coaching, and thousands of members use it to lose fat, build muscle, maintain, and reverse diet. HOW WEEKLY COACHING WORKS • Answer a few questions about your goal, body, and preferences • Get personalized calorie, protein, carb, and fat targets • Log your food and weigh in, or sync your weight from Apple Health • Check in weekly. Carbon looks at your multi-week weight trend and what you actually logged, then adjusts your macros or holds them steady • Read a clear check-in report, so you're never left wondering why Carbon did or didn't make a change • Pick your check-in day, or check in early when your schedule changes PROTEIN BUILT AROUND YOU Your protein target is based on your lean body mass, with an optimal range for your goal and diet style. Research links higher protein intake during fat loss to keeping more lean mass, so Carbon keeps protein front and center all week. FLEXIBLE CALORIE PLANNER The Calorie Planner works like a weekly calorie budget. Give yourself more calories for weekends, dinners out, and events, and fewer on quieter days, while your week stays on target. • Finished days reflect what you actually tracked, and the rest of your week rebalances around them • Hold protein keeps your protein target steady while daily calories shift • Adjust calories, protein, carbs, and fat for any upcoming day, or reset a day to your weekly defaults COACHING WITH GUARDRAILS When progress stalls, Carbon makes small changes instead of big cuts, keeps your rate of loss in check, and sets a calorie floor for you. If you reach it, Carbon recommends a switch to maintenance or a reverse diet. If your week wasn't fully tracked, Carbon won't react to incomplete data. SMART LOGGING Smart Logger: snap a photo of your meal or describe it, and Carbon matches each food to an entry in our verified food database. You review the matches, confirm your servings, and log the whole plate at once. Smart Suggestions: foods you log often are pre-filled in your diary. Tap to confirm or skip. Remaining Macros: see what's left for the day and preview how a food fits before you log it. Serving Amount Solver: enter the macros you have left and Carbon finds the serving that fits. Plus a barcode scanner, nutrition label scanner, quick add, copy meals, favorites, and custom foods and recipes. GOALS AND DIET STYLES Fat loss, muscle gain, weight maintenance, and reverse dieting. Choose Balanced, Low Carb, Low Fat, Keto, Plant-Based, or High Protein then fine-tune each macro within recommended ranges. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Charts for weight, body fat, lean body mass, calories, macros, and estimated metabolic rate, plus a check-in history showing every adjustment and why. ALREADY HAVE YOUR OWN TARGETS? Use Carbon as a macro, protein, and nutrition tracker, calorie counter, and food log. SUPPORT FROM REAL PEOPLE Questions go to Carbon's support team, and members share tips in our private community. BUILT ON EVIDENCE Created by Dr. Layne Norton (PhD, Nutritional Sciences) and Keith Kraker, RD. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly, 6-month, and yearly plans. Every plan includes full access to all features. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Food database powered by FatSecret: https://fatsecret.com Terms and Conditions: https://joincarbon.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://joincarbon.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker and Carbon both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Carbon's written reviews are positive against 51% of My Macros+ | Macro Tracker's. Carbon also leads on chart position (#120 vs unranked). My Macros+ | Macro Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 8.1K) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. My Macros+ | Macro Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Carbon sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for My Macros+ | Macro Tracker against 4.8 for Carbon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34K and 8.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of My Macros+ | Macro Tracker's written reviews are positive against 79% of Carbon's.
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker ships an update every 10 days, Carbon weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | My Macros+ | Macro Tracker | Carbon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34K ratings) | 4.8 (8.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34K — better | 8.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #120 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | My Macros LLC | Reform LLC |
Customer experience
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker
Carbon
User reviews
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker
From 34K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent macro tracking
- 👍 Customizable goals and settings
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 💡 Ability to create custom foods and recipes
- 👍 Convenient copy/paste meal feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate barcode scanning and food database
- 🔍 Frustrating food search functionality
- 🔍 Limited food options, especially for non-US users
- 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality
- 🤔 Confusing UI navigation in some areas
Carbon
From 8.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Flexible and customizable
- 🔍 Accurate food database
- 💡 Helpful coaching and adjustments
- 🤝 Responsive customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Limited food database for some regions
- 🤔 Strict adherence required for adjustments
- 🤷♀️ Lack of exercise tracking integration
Bugs and requests
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Data loss issues when updating or switching devices
- Inconsistent barcode scanning and nutrition data
- Occasional app freezing or crashing
Requested features
5 requests- Automatic macros calculation based on activity level
- Micronutrient tracking
- Integration with fitness trackers and Apple Health
- Ability to easily modify serving sizes
- More intuitive recipe builder with instructions
Carbon
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes or freezes
- Issues with resetting account data
Requested features
4 requests- Add water intake tracking
- Improve barcode scanning functionality
- Allow more flexibility in macro adjustments
- Integrate with fitness trackers
In-app purchases
My Macros+ | Macro Tracker
- My Macros+ Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
- My Macros+ Pro Subscription$2.991 Month
- My Macros+ Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Macro Coach3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- My Macros+ Pro Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- My Macros+ Pro Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- My Macros+ Pro Annual1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- My Macros+ Pro Annual1 Year trial$34.991 Year
- My Macros+ Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
Carbon
- Monthly Subscription$11.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$11.991 Month
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- Six Month Subscription$59.996 Months
- Six Month Subscription7 Days trial$59.996 Months
- Six Month Subscription14 Days trial$59.996 Months
- Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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