Comparison

Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove vs GutLedger

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

Head to head
About

Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove

Easily track your daily fiber intake with a simple logging system. Visualize your progress towards your goals and monitor gut health check-ins. Offers quick logging, barcode scanning, and integration with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • One-tap food logging
  • Searchable food database
  • Barcode scanning
  • Daily fiber goal tracking
  • Gut health check-ins
  • Apple Health sync
  • Home and lock screen widgets
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Only 7% of Americans get enough fiber. Grove makes tracking yours simple. Your day is a hill. Every food you log lands on it, and Grove, the little broccoli, walks toward your goal flag. Tap a food you eat often and it is logged. Use everything for 7 days with no card and no sign-up. After that, keep going with Grove+. TRACK YOUR FIBER (OR FIBRE) . Log in one tap. The foods you eat most sit right on Today. . Search thousands of real foods from the USDA database, or scan a barcode . Pick a serving, like 1 slice or 1 cup. No weighing. . Watch today's total climb toward your goal . Home screen and lock screen widgets. Log a go-to food without opening the app. . Works with Siri: ask about your day or log a food by voice . Syncs with Apple Health: fiber and gut symptoms . iCloud sync: new phone, same Apple ID, everything is there . Export your logs and check-ins as CSV . Light and dark mode SEE YOUR WEEK . One bar for each day, measured against your goal line . Your days in a row on goal, and your best day . A one-tap gut check-in: Great, Good, Meh or Rough . See how your check-ins line up with your fiber GROVE+ The whole app is yours for 7 days. To keep using Grove after that, choose a monthly or yearly Grove+ subscription. WHY GROVE Most nutrition apps make you log every calorie, every macro, every micronutrient just to track one thing. Grove is built around fiber specifically. Whether you're dealing with bloating, IBS, supporting your gut microbiome, eating high-fiber for GLP-1 digestion, or just fibermaxxing your way into 2026, Grove gives you the simplest way to track it. A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER I built Grove because I couldn't find a fiber tracker that wasn't either bloated with features I didn't need or dead simple but ugly. So I made the one I wished existed. If something's not working for you, tap the chat bubble at the top of Today and message me right in the app. I read every message. James Privacy Policy: https://grovefiberapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://grovefiberapp.com/terms

About

GutLedger

Track meals, symptoms, mood, sleep, and fluid intake to understand your gut health. Features include barcode scanning for food logging, Bristol Stool Scale tracking, and menstrual cycle correlation. Offers guided FODMAP elimination diet and smart insights for personalized health management.

Highlights
  • Meal and symptom logging
  • Barcode scanning for food
  • Bristol Stool Scale tracking
  • Gut feeling check-ins
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • FODMAP elimination diet guide
  • Smart trigger detection
Features
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GutLedger is the private gut health diary built for people with IBS - by someone who has it. Track everything that matters: meals, symptoms, mood, stool, sleep, and fluid intake. Stored locally on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No data harvesting. FOOD & DRINK DIARY - Log meals with descriptions, photos, and barcode scanning - Break multi-ingredient meals into components for accurate trigger tracking - Built-in database of 470+ foods auto-tags entries as low, moderate, or high FODMAP - Compound name recognition: "oat milk" -> lactose-free, "almond flour" -> low FODMAP - Drinks tracked separately so you can spot coffee, alcohol, and tea triggers SYMPTOM & STOOL TRACKING - Record symptoms with type, severity, and duration - Log stools using the Bristol Stool Scale with optional photo records (auto-blurred for privacy) - Track urgency and spot patterns over time GUT FEELING CHECK-INS (new in v2.5) - Quick overall self-rating - "how's your gut today?" - that captures patterns the detailed log misses - Time-of-day nudge rows surface a check-in when you usually need one - Pairs with the meal log to correlate "felt rough" days back to the food trigger MOOD, SLEEP & FLUID - Rate mood and stress alongside gut symptoms to uncover the gut-brain connection - Log sleep quality and fluid intake with daily targets MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING - Log periods and see how your cycle phase affects your gut - Period overlay on every calendar view so you can correlate symptoms with hormonal changes SMART INSIGHTS (PRO) - Automatic trigger food detection with correlation scoring and lift over baseline - Safe-foods report - the meals that never cause symptoms - Send trigger foods to ListLedger as "avoid" tags, or to Settle as recipe filters - Symptom heatmap, weekly trends, FODMAP load, day-of-week patterns GUIDED FODMAP ELIMINATION DIET (PRO) Follow the gold-standard 3-phase protocol recommended by dietitians. Structured elimination phase with progress tracking, guided reintroduction challenges across all 7 FODMAP groups, and a personalisation phase showing your individual tolerances. PRO - ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock barcode scanning, advanced trigger detection, PDF doctor reports, CSV export, database backup and restore, predictive alerts, elimination diet guide, cycle overlay, and smart suggestions. Pay once, own it forever. PRIVACY FIRST All data stays on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no telemetry, no ads. Biometric lock protects your health diary. GutLedger doesn't even need an internet connection. MORE FROM CYBER-JACK - ListLedger: shared shopping list with household sync, £2.99 one-time - Settle: FODMAP-aware meal planner that imports recipes from any URL - Letterly: daily word categories puzzle, free on the web - One developer, one Apple Team. Tap "More by this developer" to see all. Built independently by someone who gets it.

Screenshots

Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove4 screens
GutLedger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GutLedger at 100% against Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove's 0%. GutLedger also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and GutLedger sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GutLedger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove's written reviews are positive against 100% of GutLedger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove ships an update every 2 days, GutLedger every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove versus GutLedger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiber Tracker ◦ GroveGutLedger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames McKinneyChristopher Jackson

Customer experience

Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

GutLedger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove

Subscriptions3
  • Grove+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Grove+ Annual1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Grove+ Annual$49.991 Year
2 purchases

GutLedger

One-time2
  • Gutledger Pro$5.99
  • GutLedger Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove free?
Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GutLedger free?
GutLedger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove or GutLedger?
GutLedger is rated higher. Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GutLedger averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove or GutLedger have ads?
Neither Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove nor GutLedger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove or GutLedger?
Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove ships an update every 2 days, and GutLedger every 4 days. Most recently, Fiber Tracker ◦ Grove was updated on November 7, 2026 and GutLedger on October 31, 2026.

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