Comparison

DumbCals vs MacroCalorie

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

Head to head
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

About

MacroCalorie

Features
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MacroCalorie is a privacy-first calorie tracker. You log what you eat, see your calories and macros, and your data stays yours. There's no account to create, no tracking, no ads, and no analytics. Your journal, profile, and the foods you add stay on your devices and sync across them through your own iCloud. You can log offline, and it syncs when you're back online. Your data, your devices • Syncs across your devices through your private iCloud • No account, no sign-up • No trackers, no ads, no analytics Simple, honest tracking • Log a portion and see your calories for the day • Macro breakdown for carbs, protein, and fat • A ring that fills toward your daily goal • Your last 7 days at a glance A goal based on you • Basal metabolism and maintenance from the Mifflin-St Jeor equation • Lose, maintain, or gain, and fine-tune the number by hand A reference food catalog, built in • Around 3,500 CIQUAL 2025 (ANSES) foods, searchable offline • Add your own foods too Available in English and French. Nutrition data: Ciqual 2025 table, ANSES (Open Licence / Etalab).

Screenshots

DumbCals4 screens
MacroCalorie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MacroCalorie at none against DumbCals's 1. DumbCals's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. DumbCals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MacroCalorie asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
DumbCals versus MacroCalorie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumbCalsMacroCalorie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan ZamoraSylvain Muller

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DumbCals

One-time1
  • DumbCals Pro$4.99
None

MacroCalorie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DumbCals free?
DumbCals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacroCalorie free?
MacroCalorie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DumbCals or MacroCalorie have ads?
Neither DumbCals nor MacroCalorie shows ads.

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