Simple Macros vs MacRat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Macros
Effortlessly achieve your calorie and protein targets with personalized meal suggestions for home and fast food. Track progress, sync with health apps, and gain smart nutrition insights to stay motivated.
- Personalized restaurant meal combinations
- Effortless health tracking with Apple Health sync
- Smart nutrition insights and food logging
- Progress visualization with charts
- Daily updated protein and calorie targets
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Simple Macros is a completely free calorie counter and macro tracker. No subscription, no paywall, no free trial that turns into a bill. Every feature is free for everyone! Log food with a photo, a barcode, or a quick search, and your calorie and protein targets update as your weight changes, so you avoid plateaus and keep losing. Whether you're eating at home or at your favorite fast food restaurant, Simple Macros tells you exactly what to eat to hit your diet and fitness goals. 100% FREE. REALLY. Other calorie counters lock their best features behind a monthly fee. Simple Macros doesn't. Restaurant meal combos, photo logging, barcode scanning, AI assistant tracking, full macro tracking, favorites, and progress charts are all free. There is nothing to upgrade to. WHY YOU'LL LOVE SIMPLE MACROS: Know What to Order Anywhere: Pick a restaurant and get meal combos that fit your calories and protein, built from each chain's official nutrition. Or build your own order from the full menu, down to extra meat, light sauce, or no bun, and watch the macros update as you go. Over 200,000 restaurant locations are on the map. Track From ChatGPT, Claude and Grok: Connect Simple Macros to your favorite AI assistant. Tell it what you ate, ask how much protein you have left, or ask what to get at Chipotle to finish your day. Everything shows up in the app. Set it up in Settings under AI Assistants. Snap a Photo to Log: Take a picture of your meal and Simple Macros estimates the calories and macros for you. Packaged foods are matched to their real Nutrition Facts. You can even snap a restaurant menu and pick what you ordered. Barcode Scanner: Scan a barcode to log calories and macros in seconds. Can't find a product? Snap the nutrition label and add it yourself. Track All Your Macros: Count calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar, and sodium in one place. You always know how each meal lines up with your daily goals. Favorites: Save the meals you eat all the time, including your own recipes, and log them again in one tap. Weight Loss Made Simple: Set a goal to lose weight, maintain, or build muscle, and Simple Macros adjusts your daily calorie and protein targets as your weight changes. Stay in a steady deficit without the guesswork. Effortless Health Tracking: Sync with Apple Health to track your steps, weight, and workouts automatically. Streaks and Progress: Build a streak every day you hit your calories, earn badges, and watch your weight, steps, calories, and macros trend over time. Whether you're counting calories for weight loss, dialing in your macros for a cut or a bulk, tracking protein to build muscle, or just want a simple food diary, Simple Macros keeps your nutrition on track, for free. Get meal combos for McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, Panda Express, Wendy's, Popeyes, In-N-Out, Raising Cane's, and over 100 more, with new restaurants added all the time. Thousands of people use Simple Macros to lose weight and stay consistent without giving up the food they love. There's no math to do, no subscription to cancel, and you can change your plan anytime. Download Simple Macros free and hit your goals today. APPLE HEALTH USAGE: Simple Macros uses your health data to show your step count, weight, and workouts, to help you reach your fitness and nutrition goals. Terms of use: https://simplemacros.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://simplemacros.com/privacy-policy
MacRat
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MacRat makes flexible dieting actually flexible. Whether you're hitting macros for the first time or you've been tracking nutrition for years, logging food should take seconds — not minutes. Go through coached cuts, bulks, or maintenance to meet your goals. Found a recipe you want to make? Just paste the link and MacRat's AI breaks down the protein, carbs, and fat automatically. No manual entry, no guessing. Snap a photo. Log it instantly. Point your camera at your meal and MacRat's AI identifies the food and estimates your macros on the spot. Just scan & go. Built-in barcode scanner covers millions of packaged foods for quick, accurate logging in seconds. MacRat keeps your daily macro targets front and center so you always know where you stand — and what you have left to eat. What you get: • AI recipe URL → macro breakdown • Nutrition coaching program whether you bulk, cut, or need maintenance • AI photo food recognition • Barcode scanner with huge food database • Daily macro dashboard • Food log & progress reports • 7-day free trial, then monthly or annual subscription **MacRat requires a subscription to access all features. Start with a 7-day free trial — no charge until the trial ends. Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MacRat at none against Simple Macros's shown. Simple Macros's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Simple Macros sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and MacRat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Macros ships an update every 2 days, MacRat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Macros | MacRat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cody Anderson | WILLIAM L MCGREGOR |
In-app purchases
Simple Macros
- Simple 6 Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Simple 6 Pro$9.991 Month
- Simple 6 Pro3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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- Simple 6 Pro$12.991 Month
- Simple 6 Pro1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Simple 6 Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Simple Macros Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Simple Macros Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- $49.99/yr + 30-day trial3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Simple 6 Pro$49.991 Year
- Simple 6 Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Simple 6 Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Simple 6 Pro1 Month trial$99.991 Year
- Simple 6 Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
MacRat
- Monthly Premium$8.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year









