The best calorie and macro tracker apps in 2026
MyFitnessPal, MacroFactor and Cronometer are the names most people meet first. We compared them with Flawless on the questions that decide everyday use: what is free, how you log a meal, whether the app adjusts your target, and whether it also handles your training.
We make Flawless, so read this with that in mind. That is why every claim about the other apps comes from their own websites, checked on 25 September 2026, with links so you can verify it. Prices are left out: they differ by country and change.
Which one for whom
- You want the smartest calorie target and do not mind paying: MacroFactor. Weekly target updates are its core.
- You care most about vitamins and minerals: Cronometer. Up to 84 nutrients in the free version.
- You want the best-known name: MyFitnessPal. Scanning is part of Premium.
- You want food and training in one app without ads: Flawless.
Side by side
| App | Free version | Barcode | Photo / AI logging | Adapts your calorie target | Workout log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flawless | Yes, no ads | Free | Free: 10 a day in your first week, then 3 a day | In PRO | Yes, set by set, free |
| MyFitnessPal | Yes, with ads | Premium | Meal Scan, Premium | Not advertised | Exercise entries, not set by set |
| MacroFactor | No, 7-day trial | Yes | Yes | Yes, weekly | Separate app |
| Cronometer | Yes, with ads | Free | Gold | Not advertised | Exercise entries, not set by set |
“Not advertised” means the app does not present it on the pages we checked, not that it could never do it. Checked on 25 September 2026: MyFitnessPal Premium, MacroFactor trial and targets and apps and plans, Cronometer Gold. All trademarks belong to their owners.
The four apps in short
MyFitnessPal
The best-known food diary, with a big food database and community. On its own Premium page, barcode scanning, Meal Scan photo logging, voice logging, macro goals by day and ad-free logging are all Premium. It tracks exercise, but not as a set-by-set training log.
MacroFactor
The strongest pick if an adaptive calorie target is what you are after: it updates your calorie and macro targets every week from your progress. Logging is fast, with barcode, label scanning and AI photo recognition. There is no free version, only a 7-day trial, and workouts are a separate app, MacroFactor Workouts.
Cronometer
The micronutrient specialist. The free version scans barcodes and tracks up to 84 nutrients against a database of lab-analysed and verified foods, with ads. Gold adds photo and voice logging, an AI coach and a fasting timer.
Flawless
A food log and a full workout log in one app, free and without ads. Log by barcode, text, photo or voice from 6M+ foods; calories, protein, carbs, fat and fibre are measured against targets from published formulas (how we count). PRO adds the adaptive calorie target, detailed micronutrients and an AI coach that reads your food and training together. It is the newest of the four and does not go as deep on micronutrients as Cronometer.
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Try training and food in one app
Free on Google Play and the App Store. The whole log is free; PRO is optional.