# Carb Tracker vs Plainly

The clearest difference is rating: Plainly at 5.0 against Carb Tracker's 1.0. Plainly also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Carb Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Plainly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Carb Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Plainly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plainly has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Carb Tracker ships an update weekly, Plainly daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Carb Tracker | Plainly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carb-tracker-caddy/id6754186967/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plainly-smart-calorie-tracker/id6755892874/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **5** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Daily** |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Size | 2 MB | 47 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Manuel Reindl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1818284578) | [Michael Taylor](https://appshunter.io/developer/1857067355) |

## What reviewers say

### Carb Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carb-tracker-caddy/id6754186967)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Plainly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plainly-smart-calorie-tracker/id6755892874)

This app personalizes your food tracking based on your specific health goals, such as building muscle, managing carbs, or supporting GLP-1 medication. It provides meal-level insights and projected timelines to help you achieve your targets.

**Highlights:** Focus Modes (Protein, Carb, Calorie, GLP-1), Personalized daily targets, Projected goal achievement dates, Meal-level nutritional analysis, Leucine and protein quality tracking, Net carbs and fat-burning state analysis, Digestive risk flagging for GLP-1 users

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plainly Monthly Subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Plainly Annual Subscription | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Carb Tracker free?

Carb Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Plainly free?

Plainly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Carb Tracker or Plainly?

Plainly is rated higher. Carb Tracker averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Plainly averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

### Do Carb Tracker or Plainly have ads?

Neither Carb Tracker nor Plainly shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Carb Tracker or Plainly?

Carb Tracker ships an update weekly, and Plainly daily. Most recently, Carb Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plainly on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*