MacroFactor combines food logging with calorie and macro targets that adapt to logged intake and weight trends. It now offers AI photo logging. MacroLog has a free tier, while MacroFactor documents a trial but no ongoing free tier. [1][3]
Facts as of 10 September 2026. Published by MacroLog, the maker of one of the apps compared. We are not neutral. Rival facts were checked on 10 September 2026 using vendor sources and the verified articles cited below.
At a glance
| What you need | What to check |
|---|---|
| Logging without a subscription | 7-day trial; no ongoing free subscription tier. [3][1] |
| Photo logging | AI photo food logging is advertised on the vendor's current product page. [3] |
| A local MacroLog diary | Logging works offline with local storage, except AI photo and voice logging, which need internet. Multi-device sync is planned and is not available today. Data export is a Pro feature. |
Feature comparison
| Feature | MacroLog | MacroFactor |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Manual search, unlimited barcode scanning, basic stats and local storage. Free forever, no card. | 7-day trial; no ongoing free subscription tier. [3][1] |
| Barcode scanner | Free, unlimited. | Included in the paid app; no ongoing free tier. [1] |
| Macros and nutrients | Basic stats free; 12 micronutrients in Pro. | Tracks macros and micronutrients; adjusts calorie and macro targets using logged intake and weight trends. [1][4] |
| AI photo logging | Pro; photo and voice need internet. | AI photo food logging is advertised on the vendor's current product page. [3] |
| Apple Health | Supported on iOS; full data scope below. | Nutrition and weight sync; imported daily calorie/macro summaries appear on Nutrition, not as meals in Food Log. [5][4] |
| Health Connect | Supported on Android; full data scope below. | Supported; the help page documents setup and limits on syncing future entries. [6] |
| Platforms | iOS and Android; no web app. | iOS and Android. [1][6] |
| USD prices: US offers | Pro: $5.99/month or $49/year in the US. The first week costs $2: a paid trial, not a free trial. Prices vary by country and store. | US description: $11.99/month or $71.99/year. The App Store also lists $9.99 monthly and $59.99 annual items; they are not guaranteed offers. [1][7] |
| PLN prices: Polish offers | Prices vary by country and store. Check the Polish purchase screen; the USD amounts above are US prices. | Monthly offers: 47.99, 54.99 or 57.99 zł; annual: 344.99 zł. Bundles are separate products. [2] |
Store entries can be different offers. Amounts with no stated period are not presented as monthly or annual prices.
MacroFactor: what the vendor documents
MacroFactor's adaptive targets use the food you log and your weight trend. The health-sync guide checked today explains that wearable expenditure does not feed that algorithm. Imported calorie totals also do not rebuild a meal-by-meal diary, which matters if you are considering moving years of history. [3][4][5]
Nutrition and weight sync; imported daily calorie/macro summaries appear on Nutrition, not as meals in Food Log. [5][4]
Supported; the help page documents setup and limits on syncing future entries. [6]
MacroLog: free and Pro
Manual search, unlimited barcode scanning, basic stats and local storage. Free forever, no card.
Pro adds AI photo logging, voice logging, 12 tracked micronutrients and CSV/JSON export. Photo and voice use Gemini and need internet access. Accuracy is not guaranteed; low-confidence items are flagged for your review.
Logging works offline with local storage, except AI photo and voice logging, which need internet. Multi-device sync is planned and is not available today. Data export is a Pro feature.
Apple Health on iOS / Health Connect on Android: writes calories, protein, carbs, fat, 12 micronutrients, water and weight; reads weight (two-way), steps and active energy. Steps and active energy are informational only and never change the calorie budget.
Which fits your needs?
Consider MacroFactor for its adaptive-target workflow. Consider MacroLog if you want a free scanner and local diary, with optional Pro photo and voice logging. MacroLog reads steps and active energy as information only; neither changes its calorie budget. [3][4][5]
What this does not solve
- We did not run a side-by-side app test, measure photo accuracy or check every regional paywall. Vendor descriptions establish advertised availability, not measured performance.
- Which store offer your account will receive and real-device sync performance remain unverified.
- MacroLog is available on iOS and Android, with no web app. Multi-device sync is planned. Photo and voice logging require both Pro and internet access.
What this is based on
MacroLog publishes this page and is not neutral. Sources below were read on 10 September 2026 through browser retrieval or the verified sibling articles explicitly identified here. Command-line curl requests failed with DNS errors.
- US App Store — read 10 September 2026
- Polish App Store — read 10 September 2026
- Vendor product/help page — read 10 September 2026
- Health-sync guide, verified today — read 10 September 2026. Verified sibling article; the original vendor sources are linked there.
- Vendor Apple Health documentation — read 10 September 2026
- Vendor Health Connect / Android documentation — read 10 September 2026
- MyFitnessPal alternatives, verified today — read 10 September 2026. Verified sibling article; the original vendor sources are linked there.
Unsuccessful source checks on 10 September 2026:
- Google Play, Poland (hl=pl, gl=PL) — attempted 10 September 2026; unavailable in this run. No unsupported facts were inferred from it.
MacroLog features and prices follow our product documentation, reviewed 10 September 2026. Unverified rival features are marked as not stated in the checked sources.