Comparison

MacroForge vs Daily Macro Tracker

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

Head to head
About

MacroForge

Features
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MacroForge helps you track calories and macronutrients in a simple, flexible way. Designed for clarity and control, MacroForge makes it easy to create a plan, log foods, and understand your nutrition without clutter or complexity. Whether you’re maintaining, cutting, or bulking, the app adapts to your goals and keeps everything easy to manage. Key features: • Personalized calorie and macro targets • Track protein, carbs, and fats clearly • Flexible portions and custom foods • Visual breakdowns for quick insights • Clean, distraction-free design • Secure iCloud sync across devices MacroForge is built for consistency — giving you the tools you need to stay on track, without getting in the way.

About

Daily Macro Tracker

This nutrition tracker allows you to log calories, protein, carbs, and fats without requiring an account or subscription. Easily scan barcodes, search a database, or add custom foods. All your data is stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Track calories, protein, carbs, fats
  • Barcode scanning
  • Food database search
  • Custom food entry
  • Local data storage
  • No account required
Features
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Daily Macros is a simple nutrition tracker for logging calories, protein, carbs, and fats without subscriptions or account setup. Use barcode scanning to look up packaged foods, search the food database, or add your own custom foods when something is missing. Your saved foods and entries are stored locally on your device, so you can keep tracking without creating an account. Daily Macros is built for people who want a lightweight food log instead of a complicated diet app. Features: Track calories, protein, carbs, and fats Scan food barcodes Search food items Add and reuse custom foods View daily macro totals Works without an account Local storage for your saved foods and entries Simple light and dark appearance options Daily Macros does not provide medical advice, diet plans, or treatment recommendations. Nutrition values may vary by product, serving size, or data source, so always check food labels when accuracy matters.

Screenshots

MacroForge4 screens
Daily Macro Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MacroForge at none against Daily Macro Tracker's shown. Daily Macro Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MacroForge versus Daily Macro Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroForgeDaily Macro Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB461 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraulio Gabriel Villegas JimenezDaniel Walker

In-app purchases

None

MacroForge

No in-app purchases

None

Daily Macro Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MacroForge free?
MacroForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Macro Tracker free?
Daily Macro Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MacroForge or Daily Macro Tracker have ads?
Daily Macro Tracker shows ads; MacroForge does not.

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