Grains vs MacroChef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grains
This app helps you track your food intake and understand your nutrition to achieve your weight and health goals. It offers detailed insights into your diet quality, nutrient intake, and body changes over time, with flexible logging options and trend analysis.
- Diet Quality Score
- Nutrition goal progress
- Adaptive TDEE estimation
- Flexible Calorie Bank
- AI Scan, Barcode, Nutrition Label logging
- Custom foods and recipes
- Sync with Apple Health
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Make progress toward your weight and nutrition goals using Grains, a calorie tracker that goes beyond simple calorie tracking. Whether your goal is fat loss, weight maintenance, or muscle gain, Grains helps you work toward it with a clearer view of what your food provides, how your intake fits your needs, and how your nutrition and body change over time. Grains uses a verified food database with more than 2.3 million food entries to help you log more accurately in greater detail. Download Grains now and start your 30-day free trial. You pay nothing until the trial ends, giving you the full experience before you’re charged. SEE THE NUTRITION BEHIND YOUR CALORIES • See your overall diet quality at a glance with Diet Quality Score • See how much nutrition you get from each calorie and how you’re progressing toward your nutrition goal • Explore data and trends across more than 60 nutrients CONNECT YOUR INTAKE TO YOUR GOAL • True TDEE uses an adaptive algorithm to estimate your daily energy expenditure based on your food and weight records • Calorie Bank gives you a flexible weekly budget, letting you save calories on lighter days and use them on higher-calorie days. • Protein Load shows how your intake compares with a protein target based on your body weight FROM DAILY LOGS TO LONG-TERM TRENDS • View your nutrition and body trends across different time ranges • True Weight smooths daily fluctuations to reveal your underlying weight trend • Track body measurements and sync your nutrition and body data with Apple Health No perfect days required. Consistency matters more than perfection. LOG FOOD YOUR WAY • Log anytime with AI Scan, Barcode, or Nutrition Label • Quickly add meals using Recent Foods and Favorites • Schedule Repeating Foods to be logged automatically • Create Custom Foods and Recipes that fit the way you eat Track your food, understand your nutrition, and make informed progress toward your goals. Start tracking your nutrition with Grains today! SUBSCRIPTION & LEGAL Grains provides nutrition insights for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet or making medical decisions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase or when a free trial ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Questions or feedback: grains_ios@support.enerjoy.life Terms of Service: https://enerjoy.life/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://enerjoy.life/privacy-policy
MacroChef
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Meal prep made ridiculously simple. Build your meals or pick the recipes you want for the week. Tell MacroChef how many portions to prepare. We adjust every ingredient quantity so that each meal hits your personal calorie and macro targets — no calculator, no manual conversions, no compromises on the recipes you actually want to cook. — BUILT FOR REAL MEAL PREP — Most nutrition apps make you track what you ate yesterday. MacroChef plans what you'll cook tomorrow. The output is a shopping list and exact ingredient weights, not another diary to fill in. — SMART BUILDER — Auto mode balances proteins, carbs, fats and produce to match your daily targets. Custom mode lets you set the calorie goal yourself. Either way, MacroChef respects your recipes — no swapping chicken for tofu without asking. — CHEF TIPS, NOT A REPORT CARD — Instead of grading your meal A to E, MacroChef coaches you. Missing a food group, low variety, an ingredient pinned too low — each tip comes with a clear action you can take in one tap. — FINE-TUNE WITHOUT MATH — Adjust any ingredient with a tap. Turn on Magnet mode to keep your daily macros aligned automatically as you edit. Switch any cooked ingredient to its raw weight (and back) with a single toggle — the macros stay correct in both directions. — WHAT'S INSIDE — - Auto-balanced and custom meal preps - Barcode scanner for new ingredients (Open Food Facts) - Apple Health sync for weight and height - Auto-generated shopping lists - English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish - Apple Health sync for weight and height - Light and dark mode - Sign in with Apple, Google or email Cook once. Eat well all week. Privacy Policy: https://macro-chef.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MacroChef at every 4 days against Grains's every 2 weeks. MacroChef also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Grains sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and MacroChef sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grains ships an update every 2 weeks, MacroChef every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grains | MacroChef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Enerjoy Pte. Ltd. | Codzilla |
In-app purchases
Grains
- Grains Pro Monthly$10.991 Month
- Grains Pro Annual1 Month trial$69.991 Year
MacroChef
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annually$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99









