Comparison

Simple Macro vs DumbCals

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

Head to head
About

Simple Macro

Effortlessly log meals and track your daily calorie, protein, carb, and fat intake. Build custom recipes, monitor hydration, and gain insights into your nutrition trends. Prioritizes user privacy with no account required and on-device AI insights.

Highlights
  • Effortless meal logging
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Complete macro tracking
  • Built-in water tracking
  • On-device AI insights
  • Apple Health sync
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Track your nutrition the simple way. Simple Macro makes logging meals fast and frictionless so you can focus on reaching your health goals, not fighting your tracking app. EFFORTLESS MEAL LOGGING Log meals in seconds with multiple entry options. Build a personal food library of your favorites, then quick-log them with a single tap. Create recipes from multiple ingredients and log the whole meal at once. Names auto-capitalize as you type, so there's one less thing to fix. Simple Macro stays out of your way. RECIPES Combine ingredients into reusable recipes with full nutrition totals. Adjust servings on the fly and log with one tap. No retyping every component. COMPLETE MACRO TRACKING Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat with beautiful progress bars that show exactly where you stand each day. See your remaining calorie budget at a glance. Set personalized goals, adjust your over-goal buffer, and watch your progress in real time. WATER TRACKING BUILT IN Stay hydrated with simple +/- controls to log your water intake in ounces or milliliters. See your daily progress and get a satisfying celebration when you hit your goal. INSIGHTS THAT MATTER View your nutrition trends across weeks, months, or the entire year. See your averages, spot patterns, and celebrate streaks of consistent logging. On supported devices, get AI-powered daily insights generated entirely on-device. No data ever leaves your phone. STAY ON TRACK Smart notifications remind you to log at times you choose. Streak protection alerts help you maintain your logging habit before the day ends. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See today's progress without opening the app. The widget displays your calorie ring and macro progress right on your home screen. APPLE HEALTH SYNC Automatically sync your logged meals and water to Apple Health, keeping all your nutrition data in one place. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No tracking. Your nutrition data stays on your device, encrypted and private. Pro users sync via their own iCloud, so we never see your data. SIMPLE MACRO PRO Unlock premium features with a one-time purchase, not a subscription: - Barcode Scanning: Scan product barcodes to instantly fill nutrition data from millions of products - Label Scanning (Beta): Photograph a nutrition label and Apple Intelligence fills in your calories and macros, all on-device - iCloud Sync: Keep your meals, foods, recipes, and goals in sync across all your devices

About

DumbCals

Features
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DumbCals is a simple calorie tracker built for speed. Log food quickly, track daily calories and macros, and review your history without creating an account or dealing with a complicated setup. Features: • Fast food search • Quick calorie and macro tracking • Daily history and trends • Barcode scanning with Premium • CSV export with Premium • iCloud sync and backup with Premium DumbCals is designed to be lightweight, private, and easy to use. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kazemiapp.github.io/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Simple Macro4 screens
DumbCals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DumbCals at 17.0 against Simple Macro's 26.1. On price, ads, 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. Simple Macro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DumbCals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Simple Macro versus DumbCals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple MacroDumbCals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarius SumpterBryan Zamora

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Macro

One-time1
  • Simple Macro Pro$2.99
1 purchases

DumbCals

One-time1
  • DumbCals Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Simple Macro free?
Simple Macro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DumbCals free?
DumbCals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Macro or DumbCals have ads?
Neither Simple Macro nor DumbCals shows ads.

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