Best Macro Tracking Apps

MyMacros+ is a food diary app that allows you to set your daily calorie and macros goals and document your weight as you go. You can track carbs, protein, fat, and calories for each day, as well as water intake. Within the app, you can add your own recipes and quickly enter macros from nutrition labels. You can use the barcode or nutrition label scanner to quickly add foods from the store, which can be a real time saver. 

With the Pro $1.99/month upgrade, you get access to features such as diet summaries, data analysis, mealtime reminders, and notes. For another upgrade, you can add on the macro coach option for $9.99/month to get a better idea of exactly how much to eat based on your goals. The macros coach feature updates your target intake each week to keep you progressing and on track. Overall, this app is great for those who already have a good understanding of what to eat, have their own recipes, or simply need a comprehensive app to track food accurately.

MyFitnessPal is the most popular free macro tracking app for a reason. The app's extensive database of food and simple interface make it a great choice for both beginners and more advanced users. It displays your food consumed, remaining calories, and exercise calories burned, which gives you an accurate snapshot of your day. You can view your macros percentages in their nutrition section but must upgrade to the premium version for $79.99/year to view macros for individual foods, scan food barcodes, or set your macros goals in grams for the day.

MyFitnessPal allows you to add your own recipes, import them from a website, and change your serving sizes. It's also great for those who want to connect with friends for additional support or accountability. Overall, MyFitnessPal's free version is great for those who wish to keep track of how much they are eating, want to focus on overall calorie consumption, and need a place to track their food, weight, and progress photos all in one place.

Once you sign up for Lifesum and enter information such as height, weight, and target weight, the app gives you a target calorie goal for the day to help you meet nutrition goals. You can add your foods under breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks and track your water intake for the day. You can track food in advance and input your own recipes, meals, food photos, and daily weight log. 

The free version allows you to track food and exercise but is missing many of the features that make this app great. The upgraded version gives you macros percentages (vs. just showing grams) and you can set your target percentages for your fat, protein, and carb intake each day. It will also allow you access to detailed food information such as fiber, sugar, and sodium which may be important for those with dietary restrictions or specific goals.

Lastly, the upgraded version gives you access to their library of meal plans such as the three-week weight loss or keto burn. These meal plans provide you with all your meals for the day, complete shopping lists, and recipes.

Nutritionix Track, created by dietitians, is an excellent option for those who often eat out or purchase prepared food. This app, which is available on Android and iOS, has an extensive selection of foods from grocery stores, restaurants, and more. They frequently update their database to reflect new menus and allow you to change the portion size and other details as you log your food. Like many other apps, you can upload your own recipes and save favorite foods for easy access, as well as use the barcode scanner for food from the grocery store. 

The app displays your daily totals, and it is quick and easy to see how many calories and macronutrients you have left after every meal. Overall, Nutritionix Track is a pretty straightforward and basic meal tracking app. It is great for those who want an accurate food database without the hassle of trying to input restaurant meals themselves, which can often be challenging.

LoseIt! is a diet and weight loss app that helps you easily track calories, macros, and other metrics such as water consumption and sleep. It encourages exercise as it allows you to earn bonus calories for hitting specific exercise goals. We loved that it seamlessly integrates with many fitness apps, so your data automatically syncs over, saving you time. Unfortunately, you can’t store progress photos in the app, but the ability to email your food logs from the app is quite helpful. 

The free version is a great way to get started, thanks to a large database of food, community support, and an easy-to-use interface where you can see all your information at a glance. It includes features similar to other apps, such as a barcode scanner and food suggestions based on your history. Premium features include carb tracking, analyzing patterns, food insights, sample meals, workouts, and the ability to personalize more goals like sleep and exercise minutes. Overall, this is a great choice for someone who wants to lose weight and needs an app that will help them make better food choices.

Carb Manager is a great macro tracking app for first-time loggers as it is easy to use, has a built-in macros calculator, and gives you many options to customize your plan. This app, which was originally designed for those following the keto diet, has an extensive library of foods to choose from, and gives you many options to customize meals when you add them. We liked that even though it is a food-tracking app, it also offers recipe ideas, meal plans, and the ability to connect with friends who are also using the app.

The premium version gives you access to more recipes and meal plans, and shopping lists to help with meal planning. This version also lets you track more complex health information such as glucose or ketones readings, which helps those following the keto diet, and allows you to connect your fitness devices.

The premium version includes Carb Manager’s Keto Academy courses to learn everything you need to know about the keto diet. It also includes “auto magic” food logging, which uses image recognition technology to track your meals automatically. Overall, this app is great for people who want to learn more about tracking macros, copy foods to multiple days, and get new recipe ideas.