Comparison

GlucosePhone vs MacroStack AI

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

Head to head
About

GlucosePhone

Easily track and visualize your blood sugar levels directly on your iPhone. Retrieve and display glucose data from your Freestyle Libre Link account, with optional Apple Health integration. Your health data is processed securely and locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Blood sugar level tracking
  • Freestyle Libre Link data retrieval
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Optional Apple Health integration
  • Local and secure data processing
  • Trend visualization
Features
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GlucosePhone: Your Blood Sugar Levels – Always in View. With GlucosePhone, you have full control over your blood sugar levels, directly and discreetly on your iPhone. This app, specially designed for the iPhone, allows you to quickly and easily retrieve and visualize your glucose data from your Freestyle Libre Link account. Your values at a glance: See your current blood sugar levels and their trend directly in the app. For a quick overview, you can even display your values as a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Please note that widgets do not update data continuously. To get the most up-to-date values, simply open the app – the data will then update automatically. Optional: Apple Health Integration. Do you want to see your glucose data in Apple Health too? GlucosePhone offers you the optional ability to sync your blood sugar levels with Apple Health, giving you a comprehensive overview of your health data in one central place. Security and Data Privacy First. We understand how important the protection of your health data is. GlucosePhone processes all your blood sugar levels and your login credentials for the Freestyle Libre Link account exclusively locally and securely on your device in the iOS Keychain. No data is stored on external servers or shared with third parties. Important Note: This app is solely for the visualization and monitoring of blood sugar levels. The app is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment. Always consult a doctor or healthcare professional for health-related questions. For more information and our legal notice, please visit our website: glucosephone.chadly.de Questions or issues? We're here to help! Contact us at: glucosephone@chadly.de P.S. Have you already seen our companion apps for macOS and watchOS? Search for "GlucoseDesk" on the Mac App Store and for "GlucoseWatch" on the iOS App Store.

About

MacroStack AI

This app uses your logged food and weigh-ins to adaptively adjust your calorie and macro goals weekly. It reveals your body's actual calorie burn and forecasts your progress, offering personalized insights and meal suggestions.

Highlights
  • Adaptive calorie goal recalibration
  • Revealed TDEE calculation
  • Weekly goal adjustments with explanations
  • Offline food database with barcode scanner
  • AI food scanner for unlabeled items
  • AI nutrition coach for meal suggestions
  • Optional fasting timer
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Most calorie apps hand you a goal from a formula and never check if it works. MacroStack checks every week. It compares what you logged against how your weight actually moved, reveals what your body really burns, and retunes your goal. THE ADAPTIVE ENGINE A textbook formula can only guess your metabolism, and your metabolism changes as you diet. A static goal quietly stops working. MacroStack treats your own results as the source of truth: - Revealed TDEE: the calories your body actually burns, computed from your logs and weigh-ins - Weekly recalibration that adjusts your goal and explains every change in plain language - A weight trend that smooths daily scale noise into a line you can trust - A forecast of where you are heading once enough data lands - Steady when the data says steady. No random goal churn. Cutting, bulking, or maintaining, it works the same way: your results drive your targets. TRACK FAST - 395,000+ foods, searchable offline - Barcode scanner - Popular restaurant items built in - Custom foods and recipes - Today at a glance: progress ring, remaining calories, and a bar for every macro - Home screen widgets and streaks AI FOOD SCANNER No label and no barcode? Point the camera at your plate and get calorie and macro estimates in seconds. AI NUTRITION COACH Ask what to eat. The coach answers with your numbers in front of it: remaining calories, protein gap, current goal. Meal ideas, weekly meal plans, and progress summaries grounded in your actual data. FASTING, IF YOU WANT IT An optional fasting timer with eating window reminders. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no signup. Your log lives on your device and works offline. Export anytime, with encrypted backups when you want them. Set a goal, log your food, step on the scale. The engine does the rest. MEMBERSHIP Full access to MacroStack requires a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. There is no limited free version. - Monthly: $3.99 per month, includes a 14-day free trial - Annual: $34.99 per year, includes a 14-day free trial - Lifetime: $59.99, a one-time purchase (no trial) The Monthly and Annual plans begin with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. These subscriptions renew automatically at the listed price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The Lifetime option is a single payment charged at the time of purchase and does not renew. You can manage or cancel a subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rrexhepi.github.io/macrostack-privacy/

Screenshots

GlucosePhone4 screens
MacroStack AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MacroStack AI at Free against GlucosePhone's $3.99. GlucosePhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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

MacroStack AI is free to download; GlucosePhone costs $3.99 up front. MacroStack AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. GlucosePhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlucosePhone ships an update weekly, MacroStack AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GlucosePhone versus MacroStack AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlucosePhoneMacroStack AI
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChadly MarouaneRexhep Rexhepi

Customer experience

GlucosePhone

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

MacroStack AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GlucosePhone

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MacroStack AI

Subscriptions2
  • MacroStack Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • MacroStack Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • MacroStack Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is GlucosePhone free?
GlucosePhone costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MacroStack AI free?
MacroStack AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlucosePhone or MacroStack AI have ads?
Neither GlucosePhone nor MacroStack AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GlucosePhone or MacroStack AI?
GlucosePhone ships an update weekly, and MacroStack AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, GlucosePhone was updated on October 13, 2026 and MacroStack AI on October 9, 2026.

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