Comparison

Marcolab vs Simple Calorie Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Marcolab

Features
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Marcolab - Simple Macro Tracker The cleanest, most focused macro nutrition tracker. No fluff, no distractions, just results. Finally, a macro tracking app that respects your time and privacy. Track protein, carbs, and fats in seconds - completely offline and distraction-free. Why Choose Marcolab Instant Tracking Log your macros in seconds. No complex menus, no learning curve. 100% Private Your data never leaves your phone. No account, no cloud, no data collection. Zero Distractions No ads, no notifications, no premium upsells. Just clean, focused tracking. Key Features: Lightning-fast macro logging Completely offline functionality Customizable macro targets Barcode scanner Clean, simple interface Export your data anytime Perfect for serious lifters, privacy-conscious users, and anyone tired of bloated nutrition apps. Download Marcolab and discover macro tracking without the noise.

About

Simple Calorie Tracker

This app uses AI to help you track your calorie and macro intake. It offers features like barcode scanning, food search, and weight tracking. It also syncs with health platforms and provides personalized insights based on your data.

Highlights
  • AI meal photo scan
  • Barcode scanning
  • Food database search
  • Manual macro logging
  • Weight tracking with trend line
  • Apple Health & Google Health sync
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Calvin is a simple calorie, macro, fitness, and health tracker that keeps the basics free. Track food, calories, macros, weight, workouts, steps, sleep, recovery, and health trends in one place — without ads or requiring an account. Barcode scanning and food search are free. Most calorie trackers moved them behind a subscription. Calvin does not. FREE, AND STAYING FREE • Barcode scanning for packaged foods • Food search with USDA Branded and Open Food Facts • Calorie, macro, protein, carb, fat, fiber, sugar, and sodium tracking • Fast manual logging, common foods, recents, usuals, one-tap repeat logging, and copy yesterday's log • Custom recipes • Weight tracking with a smoothed trend line and adaptive maintenance calories based on your real weight trend • Fitness tracking for workouts, steps, distance, and active time • Apple Health integration and automatic compatible smart-scale weigh-ins • Body fat and lean mass trends when available • Google Health connection • Sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, personal baselines, and a daily recovery score • Weekly and monthly recaps, plus year in review • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complication • Siri, Shortcuts, and CSV export FAST FOOD LOGGING Start typing a food and Calvin surfaces foods you've logged before. One tap logs it again. The built-in pantry makes everyday staples like eggs, apples, rice, and chicken quick to add. CALORIES & MACROS, YOUR WAY Calories stay front and center while macros and nutrients are there when you want them. Choose which metrics appear throughout the app. Turn calorie numbers off for a simpler on-track-or-over view. FITNESS, WEIGHT & MAINTENANCE CALORIES Keep workouts and daily activity alongside nutrition. Track weight with a smoothed trend line, and let Calvin adapt your maintenance-calorie estimate over time based on your real weight trend. HEALTH & RECOVERY Bring together sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, breathing rate, activity, and other available health signals. Calvin compares supported metrics with your recent baseline. Your daily recovery score summarizes how you're doing and highlights the signals that changed. APPLE HEALTH & SMART SCALES Connect Apple Health to bring supported fitness and health data into Calvin. Compatible smart-scale weigh-ins can appear automatically, including body fat and lean mass when your scale provides them. Connections are optional. APPLE WATCH Check calories remaining, your chosen macros, and recovery from the Calvin Apple Watch app and complication. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED. NO ADS. Use Calvin without creating an account. Your food log lives on your device, not on a Calvin server. Connecting Apple or Google is optional and does not upload or restore your food log. WEEKLY, MONTHLY & YEARLY TRENDS See patterns across nutrition and health data with weekly and monthly recaps and a year in review. CALVIN PLUS — AI MEAL SCANNER Calvin Plus adds AI-powered meal photo scanning and deeper insights. Take a photo and Calvin identifies foods on your plate and estimates their nutrition. It can account for things a photo may miss, like cooking oil, and asks before keeping uncertain additions. Adjust portions, add a missing item, or make a correction without starting over. Monthly and annual plans are available in your local App Store currency with a 3-day free trial. Barcode scanning, food search, calorie and macro tracking, fitness, weight, health features, and the other core features above remain free. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Calvin helps you understand nutrition, fitness, weight, and health without turning every meal into homework. Track what matters. Ignore what doesn't. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calvinhealth.com/privacy

Screenshots

Marcolab4 screens
Simple Calorie Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marcolab at none against Simple Calorie Tracker's 2. Marcolab also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Simple Calorie Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Marcolab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Marcolab versus Simple Calorie Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarcolabSimple Calorie Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLink Vector Pty LtdKevin Miguel Estrada Garcia

In-app purchases

None

Marcolab

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Calorie Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Calvin Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Calvin Plus Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Marcolab free?
Marcolab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Calorie Tracker free?
Simple Calorie Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marcolab or Simple Calorie Tracker have ads?
Neither Marcolab nor Simple Calorie Tracker shows ads.

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