MacroFactor alternatives: another macro diary, or dinners without TDEE
Stay with MacroFactor if you want the app to move your calorie target from your weight trend. Cronometer, MyFitnessPal and MyNetDiary are other logs. Eat This Much generates meals to hit macros. Carby is the alternative if you wanted grocery-budget family dinners instead of a paid macro coach.
Pricing comparison
MacroFactor $71.99 a year after a 7-day trial, no free tier. Cronometer Gold $59.99 a year, free Basic. MyFitnessPal Premium $79.99 a year, free diary. MyNetDiary Premium $59.99 a year, free diary. Eat This Much free or Premium. Carby $39.99 a year after a 3-day trial.
| App | Starter price | If you stay a year | Trial | Refunds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacroFactor | $11.99 a month, $47.99 per half year, or $71.99 a year, US prices on the App Store listing. | $71.99 on the yearly nutrition plan. $143.88 if you stay on monthly at $11.99. Nutrition + Workouts bundle $89.99 a year for new users on or after January 1, 2026, per MacroFactor help. | 7-day trial of the premium ad-free app. No free subscription tier. | Auto-renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage from Apple or Google account settings. App Store purchases follow Apple. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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
- A free verified diary if you will set targets yourself: Cronometer
- No adaptive TDEE coach. Strong free barcode and micros. Compare
- Premium Autopilot they compare to MacroFactor: MyNetDiary
- MyNetDiary’s about page describes Advanced Autopilot on Premium as comparable to MacroFactor’s adaptive algorithm. That is their claim. Still a diary. Compare
- Generated meals that hit the macros: Eat This Much
- The generator builds future meals. MacroFactor logs what you ate and then adjusts. Compare
- A cheaper-feeling diary with a free tier: MyFitnessPal
- Free log, paid scans. Targets are not MacroFactor-style weekly expenditure updates. Compare
Verdict
Keep MacroFactor if adaptive expenditure is why you paid. Use Cronometer or MyNetDiary for a diary with a free tier. Use Eat This Much to generate the meals. Use Carby only when the missing product was budget dinners, not another macro coach.
Carby vs MacroFactor in one tableFrequently asked questions
What is the best MacroFactor alternative?
Cronometer or MyNetDiary to keep logging without MacroFactor’s price. Eat This Much to generate meals. Carby to plan grocery dinners. None of those copy MacroFactor’s expenditure algorithm.
Does Carby adjust calories from my weight?
No. Carby does not take daily weights or TDEE.
Is MacroFactor cheaper than Carby?
No, on the public yearly figures we have: $71.99 vs Carby’s $39.99 web yearly. MacroFactor also has no free forever tier.
Sources checked October 20, 2026: MacroFactor site · MacroFactor App Store listing · MacroFactor subscriptions help · iTunes Lookup id 1553503471 · 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 · MyNetDiary homepage · MyNetDiary about · MyNetDiary free tracker page · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 287529757 · 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 · MyFitnessPal homepage · MyFitnessPal Premium · MyFitnessPal Premium+ · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 341232718. Competitor facts come from those public pages and US iTunes Lookup. Missing cells were omitted, not guessed.