Comparison

Microgram vs Goaltend

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

Head to head
About

Microgram

This app helps you track over 50 nutrients, including macros, vitamins, and minerals, to achieve your health and fitness goals. Log meals easily through various methods like photos or voice commands. It offers personalized plans for weight management, muscle building, or overall well-being.

Highlights
  • Track 50+ nutrients
  • Log meals via photo, voice, text, barcode
  • Personalized fitness goals
  • Focus on longevity and overall health
  • Track macros, fiber, sugar, vitamins, minerals
  • Support for pregnancy and lactation
Features
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Meet Microgram - the next generation nutrient tracker. Track calories and over 50+ nutrients, including macros, fiber, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, omega-3/6, and more. Powered by reliable USDA-sourced data, Microgram makes it easy to log meals by snapping a photo, using voice commands, texting, barcode scanning, or searching manually. REACH YOUR UNIQUE GOALS Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle, gain weight, or maintain your current physique, Microgram personalizes your daily targets to help you get there efficiently. No fitness goal in mind? Microgram also helps you focus on longevity and overall health, supporting sleep, digestion, skin and hair, energy levels, inflammation, brain function, and more by ensuring you meet your essential nutrient needs. WHY TRACK MORE THAN JUST CALORIES? TRACK MACROS: Manage proteins, carbohydrates, and fats to reach weight goals, maintain energy levels, and build muscle. TRACK FIBER: Boost your digestive health and support balanced blood sugar levels and weight management by monitoring your daily fiber intake. TRACK SUGAR: Monitor your sugar intake to maintain steady energy, manage cravings, and support healthy weight management. TRACK VITAMINS & MINERALS: Invest in long-term health and achieve peak performance by preventing deficiencies and supporting vital functions like immune health, bone strength, and energy production. TRACK AMINO ACIDS: Promote muscle repair and growth by tracking essential amino acids in your diet. TRACK OMEGA-3 & 6: Reduce inflammation, maintain heart and brain health by balancing essential fatty acids. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your details for a personalized plan 2. Log your meals via photo, voice, text, barcode, or manual search* 3. Track over 50 nutrients to achieve fitness goals and optimize long-term health* PREGNANCY & LACTATION-FRIENDLY Microgram also supports pregnant and breastfeeding women with tailored nutrient targets designed for both mom and baby, including folate, choline, iron, calcium, omega-3, vitamin D, and other key nutrients critical for development and recovery. If you have any questions or feature requests, please email us at team@microgramapp.com. *A subscription is required for certain features. NOTE: We do not provide medical advice. Always consult a professional before making changes to your nutrition. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Goaltend

This fitness achievement tracker syncs with Apple Health to automatically log your progress towards personalized goals. Celebrate every milestone with visual rewards and maintain consistency with various goal types.

Highlights
  • Track multiple goal types (session, time, streak, weekly)
  • Automatic progress tracking via Apple Health
  • Celebrate achievements with confetti animations
  • Privacy-focused design, no data sharing
  • No account required, works with iCloud
Features
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Goaltend - Fitness Achievement Tracker Transform your fitness journey with Goals, the ultimate achievement tracker that connects seamlessly with Apple Health to celebrate every milestone you reach. ACHIEVE MORE, CELEBRATE EVERY WIN Goaltend turns your fitness data into meaningful achievements. Set personalized targets and watch as the app automatically tracks your progress using your existing workout data from Apple Health. Key Features Track Multiple Goal Types Create session goals to count total workouts, time goals to accumulate hours of activity, streak goals to maintain daily consistency, and weekly goals to establish regular routines. Mix and match different workout types to fit your unique fitness style. Automatic Progress Tracking Goals connects seamlessly with Apple Health to automatically track your progress. No manual logging required. Your workouts from any fitness app or Apple Watch automatically count toward your goals. Celebrate Every AchievementReach a milestone and enjoy satisfying confetti celebrations. Goals recognizes your hard work and helps you appreciate every step of your fitness journey. Privacy First Design Your workout data stays private and secure. Goals only reads your workout information from Apple Health and never shares personal data with third parties. Optional secure storage keeps your goals safe across devices. No Account Required Start tracking immediately. Goals works entirely with your existing Apple Health data and iCloud account. No sign-ups, passwords, or personal information needed.

Screenshots

Microgram4 screens
Goaltend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goaltend at none against Microgram's 11. Goaltend also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Microgram's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Microgram sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Goaltend asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goaltend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microgram has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microgram ships an update every 2 weeks, Goaltend every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Microgram versus Goaltend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrogramGoaltend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLurra, LLCDaniel Hogan

Customer experience

Microgram

All ratings1,102 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Goaltend

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microgram

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent calorie and nutrient tracking
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More user-friendly food logging
  • Better integration with other health apps

Goaltend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Microgram

Subscriptions10
  • Microgram Monthly Access$9.991 Month
  • Microgram Monthly Access$19.991 Month
  • Microgram Yearly Access$23.901 Year
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  • Microgram Yearly Access2 variants$35.901 Year
  • Microgram Yearly Access$44.991 Year
  • Microgram Yearly Access3 Days trial$47.901 Year
  • Microgram Yearly Access3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Microgram Yearly Access$59.991 Year
  • Microgram Yearly Access$71.901 Year
  • Microgram Yearly Access3 Days trial$71.901 Year
None

Goaltend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microgram free?
Microgram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goaltend free?
Goaltend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microgram or Goaltend?
Goaltend is rated higher. Microgram averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Goaltend averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Microgram or Goaltend have ads?
Neither Microgram nor Goaltend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microgram or Goaltend?
Microgram ships an update every 2 weeks, and Goaltend every 5 days. Most recently, Microgram was updated on October 12, 2026 and Goaltend on September 23, 2026.

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