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Cronometer review: the detailed nutrition tracker its reviewers rate highly
What is the verdict?
Our verdict: get Cronometer if you want to log what you eat and see the full nutrient picture, vitamins and minerals included. Two in three of its reviewers give it four or five stars, and its fans praise the tracking above all. Skip it if you eat keto (Carb Manager suits you better) or want your meals planned for you (pick Eat This Much).
$10.99 a month, $59.99 a year, checked Oct 8, 2026
How does Cronometer compare with MyFitnessPal, Carb Manager and Eat This Much?
| App | Price | Free tier | Platforms | Reviews analyzed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronometer | $10.99 a month, $59.99 a year, checked Oct 8, 2026 | Not listed | ios, android, web | 1100 (as of 2026-10-06) | Best for detailed micronutrient tracking |
| MyFitnessPal | $19.99 a month, $79.99 a year, checked Oct 8, 2026 | Not listed | ios, android | 1100 (as of 2026-10-06) | |
| Carb Manager | $8.49 a month, $39.99 a year, checked Oct 8, 2026 | Not listed | ios, android | 1100 (as of 2026-10-06) | |
| Eat This Much | $14.99 a month, $59.99 a year, checked Oct 8, 2026 | Not listed | ios, android, web | 1100 (as of 2026-10-06) | Best for meal plans built from macro targets |
What are the pros and cons of Cronometer?
Pros
- Verified food database
- Detailed micronutrients
Cons
- Slower food logging
- Dense interface
Should you get Cronometer?
Yes, if you want to know exactly what is in the food you eat. Cronometer is a tracker first: you log your meals and it shows your calories and macros alongside vitamins, minerals and fiber against daily targets. Its reviewers like it, and the tracking is the thing they praise most.
Skip it if you eat keto and want an app built around net carbs, or if you want an app to plan your meals for you. For keto, Carb Manager is the better pick; for meal plans, go with Eat This Much. You can see all of them side by side in the table above.
Our score is 7.7 out of 10: the mean store rating of 3.85 out of 5, put on a 10-point scale, from 1,100 reviews collected October 6, 2026. Source: App Store reviews and Google Play reviews.
What does it cost, and is there a free trial?
The app installs free from both stores. The monthly and annual price for Cronometer Gold sits in the verdict box above, taken from the vendor’s pricing page (linked in the sources below) and checked October 7, 2026. The annual plan is the better deal by a wide margin. Both plans cost less than MyFitnessPal’s and more than Carb Manager’s, and the annual plan costs the same as Eat This Much’s. Our product file has no confirmed free tier or free trial, so check the sign-up screen before you commit.
Money is the top complaint, but a smaller one than at most rivals. Of the 253 one- and two-star reviews, 41 (16.2%) mention the price, the paywall, a subscription or charges. For MyFitnessPal it is 205 of 601 (34.1%). Source: Cronometer reviews on the App Store and Google Play, MyFitnessPal reviews on the App Store, collected October 6, 2026.
What does Cronometer do?
Cronometer is a nutrition tracker built on a verified food database, as our product file notes, and one five-star App Store reviewer (June 17, 2026) says a search for chicken breast puts NCCDB entries first, with full nutrition rather than just macros. Each day’s diary shows energy, protein, net carbs and fat against your targets, and a daily report adds targets for fiber, vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, folate and potassium. Our product file lists it on iOS, Android and the web.
What do people love about it?
The tracking, by a long way. Close to half of happy reviewers mention macros, calories, protein or tracking, and one in four call it easy to use. Recipes and meal planning barely come up, which tells you what kind of app this is.
We counted themes by keyword tagging over the 745 four- and five-star and 253 one- and two-star reviews: a review matches a theme when its title or text contains one of the theme’s keywords, and one review can match more than one theme. Source: App Store reviews and Google Play reviews, collected October 6, 2026.
- Macro tracking: 324 of 745 (43.5%) mention macros, calories, protein or tracking.
- Ease of use: 187 of 745 (25.1%) mention it being easy, simple, intuitive or user friendly.
- Recipes: 39 of 745 (5.2%) mention recipes, variety or meals being good or delicious.
- Customer support: 22 of 745 (3.0%) mention support, customer service or a responsive team.
- Meal planning: 2 of 745 (0.3%) mention meal plans, planning or a planner.
What do people complain about?
The paywall first, then updates and bugs. Updates come up in a bigger share of low ratings than at Carb Manager or Eat This Much, though far less than at MyFitnessPal, so expect the odd rough release. Source: the same keyword method applied to the 253 one- and two-star App Store and Google Play reviews, collected October 6, 2026.
- Price or paywall: 41 of 253 (16.2%) mention the price, the paywall, a subscription, premium, charges, refunds or the cost.
- Recent update: 35 of 253 (13.8%) mention an update or a new version.
- Login or crashes: 30 of 253 (11.9%) mention logging in, signing in, crashes, freezing, bugs or the app not working.
- Sync or lost data: 13 of 253 (5.1%) mention sync, entries not saving or lost data.
- Odd or repetitive suggestions: 8 of 253 (3.2%) use words such as repetitive, weird, strange or random.
How do reviewers rate it overall?
Mostly happy. Of 1,100 reviews, 745 (67.7%) gave four or five stars and 253 (23.0%) gave one or two. In detail: 606 (55.1%) five stars, 139 (12.6%) four, 102 (9.3%) three, 88 (8.0%) two and 165 (15.0%) one, for a mean of 3.85. Source: App Store reviews and Google Play reviews, collected October 6, 2026.
The sample is 500 App Store reviews (May 22, 2026 to October 4, 2026) and 600 Google Play reviews (July 29, 2026 to October 5, 2026), covering 26 app versions. Store reviews lean towards very happy and very unhappy users, so read these as what reviewers said, not what every user thinks. Source: App Store reviews and Google Play reviews; see How we research.
What changed recently?
The App Store listing shows version 4.59.1, with a release note dated September 14, 2026 that lists bug fixes and general improvements. The version history holds 25 release notes, back to January 1, 2026 (collected October 7, 2026). Along the way they add food logging from an Apple Watch (March 26, 2026), Siri food logging (April 2026), updated voice and photo logging (May 28, 2026), a refreshed brand and new target visuals (June 23, 2026) and a Brazilian Portuguese version (September 4, 2026). This page does not chart every release. Source: App Store listing, checked October 7, 2026.
How does Cronometer compare with the alternatives?
Against the trackers it competes with, Cronometer holds up well. Each figure below comes from 1,100 store reviews per app, collected October 6, 2026. Source: App Store reviews for each app (one, two, three, four, in the order listed below) and their Google Play pages.
- Against MyFitnessPal: Cronometer wins. A mean rating of 3.85 against 2.63, and a lower listed price. See the full comparison.
- Against Carb Manager: Carb Manager wins overall. A mean of 4.12 against 3.85 and a lower price, and it is the keto pick. Cronometer wins on micronutrients and the web. See the keto tracker comparison.
- Against Eat This Much: different jobs. Eat This Much plans your meals (156 of its 642 positive reviews mention meal planning, against 2 of 745 here); Cronometer logs them in depth. See our meal planner review.
How did we research this review?
The counts on this page come from public App Store and Google Play reviews, the App Store release notes and the store listings, collected and sorted with AI assistance and checked against the evidence file. We do not test apps by hand. We did not analyze Reddit or forum threads, because Reddit blocks automated collection. The full method is on the how we research page.
Our bias. Cronometer runs an affiliate program on Awin, listed in our product file as a recurring commission, with terms not yet confirmed. Eat This Much and MyFitnessPal also run affiliate programs; our product file lists none for Carb Manager. The verdict on this page comes from the review evidence, not from the commission. See the affiliate disclosure.
What is our recommendation?
If you want a detailed, honest picture of what you eat, get Cronometer. Download it free, log a few ordinary days, and look at the vitamin and mineral targets before you decide whether Gold is worth it; if it is, take the annual plan. If you eat keto, pick Carb Manager instead, and if you would rather the app told you what to eat, go with Eat This Much.
Where can I read more?
What are the most common questions?
Is Cronometer worth paying for?
It is if you want a detailed log of what you eat, which is what its happiest reviewers praise most: 324 of 745 four- and five-star reviews mention its tracking. If you want meals planned for you or a keto-first app, your money goes further elsewhere.
How much does Cronometer Gold cost?
The verdict box shows the monthly and annual price from the Cronometer Gold pricing page, checked October 7, 2026. The annual plan is much the better deal, and our product file has no confirmed free tier or free trial, so check the sign-up screen first.
Where does the 7.7 score come from?
It is the mean store rating of 3.85 out of 5, put on a 10-point scale. That mean comes from 1,100 App Store and Google Play reviews collected October 6, 2026.
What do reviewers complain about most?
Price and the paywall come up most (41 of 253 one- and two-star reviews), then recent updates (35 of 253) and logging in or crashes (30 of 253). Counts are keyword matches, so one review can count under more than one theme.
Is Cronometer good for keto?
It tracks net carbs, but keto users choose Carb Manager: 1 of Cronometer’s 1,100 reviews mentions keto, against 97 of 1,100 for Carb Manager. If keto is your goal, start with Carb Manager.
Can I use Cronometer on a computer?
Yes. Our product file lists it on iOS, Android and the web, which sets it apart from MyFitnessPal and Carb Manager in our comparisons.
Did Plate Scales test the app?
No, we do not test apps by hand. This review reports what store reviews, release notes and the store listings say, with counts.
Does Plate Scales earn money from this page?
Cronometer runs an affiliate program on Awin that pays a recurring commission, so links on this page may become sponsored links. The verdict comes from the review evidence, not from the commission.
Where do the numbers come from?
- Cronometer on the App Store (listing, reviews, release notes, screenshots), accessed October 6, 2026
- Cronometer on Google Play (listing, reviews), accessed October 6, 2026
- Cronometer Gold pricing page, accessed October 7, 2026
- Carb Manager on the App Store (listing, reviews), accessed October 6, 2026
- MyFitnessPal on the App Store (listing, reviews), accessed October 6, 2026
- Eat This Much on the App Store (listing, reviews), accessed October 6, 2026
Updates log. October 8, 2026: Page drafted from 1,100 store reviews across 26 versions and 25 release notes, collected October 6, 2026, with prices checked October 7, 2026.