MacrAU vs ScaleShift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
MacrAU
Track Australian food intake with a comprehensive offline database of local supermarkets, restaurants, and government nutrition data. Features include barcode scanning, automatic nutrition label extraction, and adaptive calorie targets.
- Offline Australian food database
- Barcode scanning
- Nutrition label photo extraction
- Adaptive calorie targets
- Weight tracking
- Recipes and meal templates
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Track what Australians actually eat. MacrAU ships with 80,000+ foods from Australian supermarkets, chain restaurants, and government nutrition data. All built in, ready to go, no internet needed. No American products cluttering your search. No junk user entries with bad grammar and questionable macros. Every food in MacrAU is sourced directly from Australian retailers, restaurants, and government databases โ clean, accurate, and curated. Search Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi products by barcode. Log from 50+ chains including Maccas, KFC, Hungry Jack's, Guzman y Gomez, Red Rooster, Grill'd and Boost Juice. Scan any barcode โ unlimited, no daily caps. Something missing from the database? Photograph the nutrition label and MacrAU extracts it automatically โ and it then becomes available for all users. Smart calorie targets that adapt as you go โโ MacrAU learns from your progress and adjusts your daily targets automatically. No manual recalculating, just consistently accurate guidance. ยท Works offline โ the entire food database lives on your phone. ยท Unlimited barcode scanning for Australian grocery products. ยท Photo extraction โ snap any nutrition label to extract macros automatically and add a food. Verified foods are added to the database for all users to enjoy. ยท Adaptive calorie targets that learn from your progress. ยท Recipes, meal templates, and favourites for fast repeat logging. ยท Weight tracking and trends. EARLY ACCESS You're here early! Everything is completely free while we're in early access. Enjoy!
ScaleShift
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ScaleShift makes tracking your daily nutrition effortless. Scan any barcode and ScaleShift instantly pulls in the product's nutrition data. No more typing every food into a search box. No more guessing portion sizes from a generic database entry that doesn't match what's actually in front of you. Set your goal โ cut, maintain, or bulk โ and ScaleShift calculates your personalised daily targets for energy, protein, fat, and carbs based on your body, your activity level, and how aggressively you want to move. Toggle saturated fat, fibre, and sodium on if you want to track them too. Features: โข Barcode scanner with instant lookup against a shared community database โข Manually add any food in seconds when a barcode isn't available โข Build recipes from your saved foods and log them as one item โข Customisable macro tracking โ only see what you care about โข Daily diary grouped by time, with at-a-glance progress for every macro โข Works offline once you've scanned a product (the cache remembers) โข Energy in kJ or Calories, weight in kg or lbs โ pick what suits you Built for people who lift, cut weight for sport, or just want a clean, fast way to know what they're actually eating each day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MacrAU at every 6 days against ScaleShift's every 2 weeks. MacrAU also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MacrAU ships an update every 6 days, ScaleShift every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MacrAU | ScaleShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Nash | Stormview Systems Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
MacrAU
No in-app purchases
ScaleShift
No in-app purchases





