Comparison

Macrotarian vs CKD Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Macrotarian

Discover restaurants with verified macro and calorie data for millions of dishes. Filter by dietary needs and customize meals to fit your targets. Features an AI scanner for estimating any meal's macros.

Highlights
  • Verified restaurant macro database
  • Discover restaurants with full verified macros
  • Browse menus with complete macros
  • Filter by dietary needs (keto, vegan, etc.)
  • Customizable meal variants
  • AI meal scanner for macro estimates
  • AI meal planner for hitting macro goals
Features
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Macrotarian has the most comprehensive and most accurate verified restaurant macro database in the world, and it is the only app that lets you discover restaurants with full verified macros near you. 40 million dishes, 240,000+ locations, 600+ brands across the US and UK, all sourced from official restaurant nutrition data and checked by a human. Nothing is crowdsourced. Nothing is AI-estimated. Nothing is wrong. No other macro tracker, calorie counter, or nutrition app comes close. • Find macro-friendly restaurants near you Open the map and see every restaurant near you with verified nutrition data. Browse the full menu with complete macros before you walk in. Pick what fits your targets. Log it in seconds. Not a general food tracker. A restaurant nutrition app built for people who eat out. • Why is this different from other macro trackers and calorie counters? Other calorie trackers make you search for a dish and hope a stranger entered it correctly. You get duplicate entries with different numbers. Some newer apps use AI to estimate restaurant macros and admit the data should not be treated as fact. Macrotarian gives you the actual numbers from the actual restaurant. US coverage: 300+ chains, 240,000+ Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, In-N-Out, Sweetgreen, Shake Shack, Panera, Five Guys, Subway, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Wendy's, Wingstop, Whataburger, Jersey Mike's, Popeyes, Dunkin', and hundreds more. UK coverage: 300+ chains, 20,000+ restuarants including Nando's, Greggs, Wagamama, Pret A Manger, Leon, Five Guys, KFC, McDonald's, Subway, Pizza Express, Tortilla, Itsu, and more. The most comprehensive verified restaurant nutrition database for the UK and US. • Find high protein low calorie meals in seconds Set your protein, calorie, carb, or fat targets and see which dishes at which restaurants near you match. High protein low calorie lunch? Low carb dinner? Macrotarian shows you what is available with verified data. Your high protein restaurant finder and low calorie meal planner for eating out. • Every dietary need covered Filter by keto, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, low carb, or halal. If you eat halal and need verified nutrition for halal restaurants near you, Macrotarian has that data. See which restaurants and dishes fit your diet with verified macros. • Customisations and variants Sizes, milk types, sides, crust options, cheese choices - verified macros for every variant. Not the base dish. The actual meal you order. • Macro camera Point your camera at any meal for an instant macro estimate powered by food recognition. Works for home-cooked food, independent restaurants, meal prep, or anywhere not in the database. A calorie scanner and macro estimator for any food. • Autopilot Tell it your macro targets and what you feel like eating. It searches verified restaurant menus near you and builds a meal plan that hits your protein, calorie, carb, and fat goals. • Track everything in one place Log restaurant meals from homemade meals, verified data or scanned estimates. Track daily calories, protein, carbs, and fat against your targets. Save favourites for quick access. Your food diary, meal logger, and macro tracker for eating out. Accurate on date nights, work lunches, and home cooking. Works offline. • Built for serious trackers Whether your goal is weight loss, fat loss, cutting, bulking, body recomposition, or building muscle. For athletes, bodybuilders, gym goers, and anyone tired of guessing macros at restaurants. A reliable restaurant calorie tracker, protein tracker, and macro counter for eating out. • How is the data verified? Sourced from official restaurant nutrition PDFs, websites, and allergen documents only. A human checks every entry. No user submissions. No AI estimates. No guesswork. No third-party sources. Accurate restaurant macros, finally. Start your one week free trial today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CKD Tracker

This app helps individuals with chronic kidney disease manage their health by tracking vital lab results, medications, dialysis sessions, and daily symptoms. It provides insights through charts and trend analysis, and offers reminders for care plans and appointments. Data can be exported for healthcare provider consultations.

Highlights
  • Track eGFR, creatinine, and other lab values
  • Log blood pressure and dialysis sessions
  • Monitor fluid intake and daily symptoms
  • Manage medications and diet logs
  • View trend charts and insights
  • Set care plan reminders
  • Export data as PDF or CSV
Features
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CKD Tracker is the chronic kidney disease companion built for patients and their care team. Track eGFR, creatinine, blood pressure, dialysis sessions, lab results, medications, fluid intake and daily symptoms in one calm, organized journal. Whether you are in CKD stage 2 monitoring your numbers, stage 3 or 4 working with a nephrologist, on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, or living with a transplant, CKD Tracker keeps the data your kidney care actually depends on in one place. WHAT YOU CAN LOG - Lab values: eGFR, creatinine, BUN, albumin, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, hemoglobin, hematocrit, iPTH, urine ACR, proteinuria. - Blood pressure morning and evening, with trends across weeks and months. - Dialysis sessions including pre and post weight, dry weight, UF target, run time, vascular access notes. - Fluid intake tracking with daily limits and reminders. - Medications including phosphate binders, ESAs, vitamin D analogs, ACE inhibitors and ARBs, diuretics, iron and renal vitamins. - Diet log focused on potassium, phosphorus, sodium and protein. - Symptoms: fatigue, swelling, itching, sleep, appetite, nausea, restless legs. INSIGHTS AND CHARTS - Trend charts across 7, 30, 90 and 365 day windows. - See eGFR decline rate, creatinine direction, and BP control at a glance. - Lab result charts that map your numbers against your CKD stage range. - Export your full log as a PDF or CSV for your nephrologist visits. CARE PLAN AND REMINDERS - Build a CKD care plan with your daily routine, weekly labs and monthly check-ins. - Time sensitive reminders so dialysis prep, meds and pre-clinic fasts are never missed. - Calendar view with completed, missed and upcoming tasks. APPLE ECOSYSTEM - Apple Watch logging for quick BP and symptom entries. - Home screen widget for today's tasks and recent eGFR. - iPhone and iPad with optional encrypted iCloud sync. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data stays on your device. No forced account. Optional iCloud sync is private to you. Nothing is sold, nothing is shared, nothing is mined. BUILT FOR - People with CKD stages 1 through 5 who want their numbers in one organized log. - Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients tracking sessions and dry weight. - Kidney transplant recipients tracking immunosuppressant doses, labs and rejection markers. - Caregivers helping a parent or partner manage CKD. - Renal dietitians and nephrology teams who want a clean shared journal. WHY CKD TRACKER Generic health apps do not understand CKD. They miss the labs, miss the diet rules, miss the dialysis rhythm. CKD Tracker is purpose built for kidney care. The eGFR trend, the phosphorus and potassium budget, the dialysis session log, the BP target, the fluid limit. Every screen reflects how kidney patients and renal teams actually work. IMPORTANT This app is for informational tracking only. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose, treat, or prescribe. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional, including your nephrologist and renal dietitian, before starting, changing or stopping any treatment, medication, dialysis schedule or diet plan. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Macrotarian4 screens
CKD Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Macrotarian at 4.9 against CKD Tracker's 4.4. Macrotarian also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (95% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Macrotarian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and CKD Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macrotarian holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Macrotarian's written reviews are positive against 75% of CKD Tracker's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Macrotarian versus CKD Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrotarianCKD Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better4.4 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB199 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMacrotarian Ltd.Digital Therapeutics

Customer experience

Macrotarian

Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%

CKD Tracker

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Macrotarian

Subscriptions2
  • Macrotarian+ Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Macrotarian+7 Days trial$39.991 Year
15 purchases

CKD Tracker

Subscriptions12
  • weekly access$6.997 Days
  • steady pass$9.991 Month
  • weather max$9.993 Months
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  • monthly access$9.991 Month
  • carey ai max$19.991 Month
  • carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
  • smart pass$29.991 Month
  • premium sale$29.991 Year
  • extended access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • yearly access$39.991 Year
  • free trial3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Lite Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • carey ai credits$8.99
  • Care Plan$9.99
  • Lifetime Upgrade$119.99

Questions

Is Macrotarian free?
Macrotarian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CKD Tracker free?
CKD Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Macrotarian or CKD Tracker?
Macrotarian is rated higher. Macrotarian averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while CKD Tracker averages 4.4 from 12 ratings.
Do Macrotarian or CKD Tracker have ads?
Neither Macrotarian nor CKD Tracker shows ads.

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