Carb Manager alternatives: another carb log, or dinners without counting
Stay with Carb Manager if net carbs are the job. Cronometer, MyFitnessPal Premium net-carb mode and Eat This Much are other ways to track. Carby is the alternative if you wanted family dinners on a grocery budget and you are not counting carbs.
Pricing comparison
Carb Manager Basic $0; Premium $3.33 a month billed annually. Cronometer Gold $59.99 a year. MyFitnessPal Premium $79.99 a year (includes optional Net Carbs Mode). Eat This Much free or Premium. MyNetDiary Premium $59.99 a year. Carby $39.99 a year after a 3-day trial.
| App | Starter price | If you stay a year | Trial | Refunds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carb Manager | Free Basic at $0.00. Premium listed at $3.33 a month billed annually on the Premium page. | Premium listed at $3.33 a month billed annually. $0 on Basic. Grocery is extra. | Basic is free with no trial. Premium checkout is in the app; the public Premium page does not name a trial length. | App Store listing: payment is charged at purchase confirmation and the subscription auto-renews unless auto-renew is turned off. Follow Apple or Google Play to cancel. |
| Carby | $39.99/year after a 3-day trial on web yearly checkout | $39.99 if you stay on the web yearly plan after the 3-day trial | 3-day trial on the web yearly offer visitors actually see. Monthly ($9.99) and weekly ($4.99) plans also exist. Read the checkout. | Web Stripe charges: email within 30 days of the charge for a refund. App Store charges go through Apple. Cancel during the trial and you are not charged. |
| Cronometer | Free Basic. Gold $4.99 a month billed annually at $59.99, or $10.99 a month billed monthly, on cronometer.com/gold. | $59.99 on Gold yearly. $131.88 if you stay on Gold monthly at $10.99. $0 on Basic. Grocery is extra. | Basic is free with no time limit. Gold checkout is on the Gold page and in the apps. | Web Gold: set Do Not Auto-Renew in Account Settings and access continues to the end of the term. App Store or Google Play Gold follows those stores. |
| MyFitnessPal | Free food diary. Premium $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month. Premium+ $99.99 a year or $24.99 a month, on MyFitnessPal’s Premium+ page. | $79.99 on Premium yearly. $99.99 on Premium+ yearly. $0 if you stay on the free diary. Grocery is extra. | 7-day Premium or Premium+ trial if you have never upgraded or redeemed a trial. First charge is after the trial unless you cancel. Auto-renews. | Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid the next charge. Premium features stay until the paid period ends. App Store or Google Play purchases follow those stores. |
| Eat This Much | Free forever plan at $0.00/month. Premium listed at $5.00/month on the pricing page. | Help center (updated May 5, 2026) lists Premium at $59.99/year or $14.99 month-to-month. The pricing page shows $5.00/month. Read the checkout you see. | Free forever plan needs no trial. Help center says Premium includes a 14-day free trial. | Help center: no-questions-asked 30-day refund if you email support. Cancel during the Premium trial to avoid the first charge. Website, iOS and Google Play each have their own cancel path. |
| MyNetDiary | Free. Premium $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Premium Plus $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year, on MyNetDiary’s about and AI scanner pages. | $0 on Free. $59.99 on Premium yearly. $99.99 on Premium Plus yearly. A $179.99 lifetime option is listed on the free-tracker page. | Free tier needs no trial. Premium trial on iOS is documented in MyNetDiary’s FAQ index; length is shown in the store checkout. | Premium can be bought on MyNetDiary.com (Paddle) or as an in-app purchase. App Store and Google Play refunds follow those stores. |
Grocery purchases are extra on every row. Read the checkout you actually see.
What each tool is best for
- Family dinners under a grocery budget, not a food diary: Carby
- Carby does not count calories or carbs. It plans five dinners and one aisle list around a store and a spending limit. Use it when the next job is shopping, not logging last night’s plate. Compare
- Detailed carbs plus the rest of the micronutrient panel: Cronometer
- Not keto-first, but carbs are one of many nutrients. Free barcode scan. Compare
- Net carbs as a Premium setting on a general diary: MyFitnessPal
- Premium includes an optional Net Carbs Mode. The product is still a general calorie diary. Compare
- A generated plan that hits carb and calorie targets: Eat This Much
- Future meals, not only a diary. Grocery list on Premium. Not a store-priced family dinner plan. Compare
- Low-carb diet plans on Premium: MyNetDiary
- Free diary plus Premium diet plans including Keto and Low-Carb, per MyNetDiary’s about page. Compare
Verdict
Keep Carb Manager if net carbs, keto recipes and (on Premium) a diabetes carb counter are why you opened it. Use Cronometer or MyFitnessPal for a general diary with carbs. Use Eat This Much to generate macro meals. Use Carby only if you stopped wanting to count and started wanting cheap dinners.
Carby vs Carb Manager in one tableFrequently asked questions
What is the best Carb Manager alternative?
For counting carbs: stay, or use Cronometer / MyFitnessPal Premium net carbs. For generated macro meals: Eat This Much. For grocery-budget family dinners: Carby, which does not count carbs.
Can Carby do keto?
Carby filters diets in its dinner catalog. It does not track net carbs, ketones or glucose. Carb Manager does.
Is Carb Manager a medical device?
It lists a diabetes carb counter on Premium. That is their product claim. Carby is not a medical carb counter. Ask your clinician about diabetes logging.
Sources checked October 20, 2026: Carb Manager homepage · Carb Manager Premium · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 410089731 · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 6779585429 · Carby billing policy · Carby refund help · Cronometer homepage · Cronometer Gold · Cronometer subscription types · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 1145935738 · MyFitnessPal homepage · MyFitnessPal Premium · MyFitnessPal Premium+ · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 341232718 · Eat This Much pricing · Eat This Much homepage · Eat This Much help: what you get · Eat This Much help: cancel any time · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 981637806 · MyNetDiary homepage · MyNetDiary about · MyNetDiary free tracker page · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 287529757. Competitor facts come from those public pages and US iTunes Lookup. Missing cells were omitted, not guessed.