Comparison

M vs Dining Hall Macros

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

Head to head
About

M

Easily track your calorie and macronutrient intake with daily menus from University of Michigan dining halls. Achieve your health and fitness goals with detailed nutrition information and custom calorie targets. Menus are automatically updated daily.

Highlights
  • Calorie and macro tracking
  • Daily U-M dining hall menus
  • Detailed nutrition information
  • Custom calorie goals
  • Historical data reflection
  • Automatic menu updates
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Track calories & macros intake with daily menus from each University of Michigan dining hall! - Faster, easier, and more accurate than using outside apps - Helps you achieve your health and fitness goals - Menus automatically updated daily using U-M dining API - Reflect on your previously tracked data - Detailed nutrition information for each item - Custom calorie goals You must connect to U-M WiFi to access up-to-date menus. M-Cals is not an official U-M application and is not affiliated with U-M in any way. Disclaimer: The calorie and nutrition information provided by this app is intended for general information purposes only, and is not intended for use in managing medical conditions or making health decisions.

About

Dining Hall Macros

This app provides detailed macronutrient information for food items available in university dining halls. It helps users build meals to meet their protein and calorie goals, log their intake, and track progress over time. Dietary filters and allergen information are also available.

Highlights
  • Daily menu macronutrient data
  • Meal building to hit targets
  • One-tap food logging
  • Daily and historical tracking
  • Dietary and allergen filters
  • Cross-device account sync
Features
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Dining Hall Macros shows what is actually in your dining hall food. Every item on today's menu, with the real protein, carbs, fat, fiber and calories, pulled straight from your university's own dining data and refreshed every morning. BUILD A PLATE THAT HITS YOUR TARGET Tell it your protein and calorie target for the meal. It picks items from across the stations and puts a plate together that hits it. Do not like it? Reroll. LOG WHAT YOU ATE One tap per item, in half, single, one-and-a-half, double or triple servings. Your daily totals update as you go. TRACK IT OVER TIME Log your weight. See daily totals against your targets. See whether the last two weeks actually moved. YOUR ACCOUNT FOLLOWS YOU Sign in with your email on any phone and your diary, targets, diet settings and weight history come with it. EATING AROUND A DIET Vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and allergen filters. Set what you avoid and it stops suggesting it. SCHOOLS UT Austin, Texas A&M, UNC Charlotte, UCLA, UC Berkeley, MIT, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Northwestern, Notre Dame, UChicago and Vanderbilt. Not your school? Email ammo.biz08@gmail.com and it gets built if the dining data is public. Free. Built by Ammo Performance Group.

Screenshots

M4 screens
Dining Hall Macros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dining Hall Macros at 5.0 against M's 4.0. Dining Hall Macros also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). M's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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

Dining Hall Macros holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

M ships an update every 4 weeks, Dining Hall Macros every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
M versus Dining Hall Macros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMDining Hall Macros
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrant PattersonAiden Muhammad

In-app purchases

None

M

No in-app purchases

None

Dining Hall Macros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is M free?
M is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dining Hall Macros free?
Dining Hall Macros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, M or Dining Hall Macros?
Dining Hall Macros is rated higher. M averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Dining Hall Macros averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do M or Dining Hall Macros have ads?
Neither M nor Dining Hall Macros shows ads.
Which is updated more often, M or Dining Hall Macros?
M ships an update every 4 weeks, and Dining Hall Macros every 2 days. Most recently, M was updated on November 4, 2026 and Dining Hall Macros on November 6, 2026.

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