Cronometer

Cronometer is a nutrition app for people who want to log food and follow nutrient intake alongside exercise, weight, and other health measures. Its verified-food database and tracking breadth are useful strengths; the main trade-off is that Basic reports cover only seven days.

Overview

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Cronometer brings food logging and health metrics into one app. It supports meal planning, progress tracking, and client goals as well as individual tracking, with Cronometer Pro aimed at health professionals who need dietary analysis and tools to simplify diet recall, data entry, and analysis.

The appeal is more than calorie counting: Cronometer says users can track up to 84 nutrients and other compounds. That depth suits people who want a closer view of what they eat, while those who only need basic food and exercise logs may not need its broader tracking.

Key features

Food and nutrient tracking

The Basic plan includes a database of over 1 million lab-analyzed or verified foods, giving users a substantial foundation for logging. Barcode scanning helps with packaged foods; manual entry and the ability to create custom foods, meals, and recipes cover entries that need more control. Together, these options make the logging system useful both for routine meals and for food that does not fit a ready-made entry.

Cronometer pairs food tracking with meal planning, exercise logging, weight, and other health metrics. This can help users keep related measures together, but its clearest strength is the detail of its nutrient tracking rather than a single-purpose workout or meal-planning focus.

Reports, integrations, and privacy

Basic reports and charts are restricted to a 7-day window. That is workable for short-term monitoring, but it limits comparisons over longer periods. Gold removes the time-frame restriction on its insights and charts, making it the more suitable plan for anyone who wants to review longer-term patterns.

Listed integrations include Suunto, Keto-Mojo, Dexcom, WHOOP, Apple Health and Apple Watch, and Health Connect. These connections can bring data from compatible services and devices into the broader tracking picture. Cronometer's privacy policy describes safeguards including two-factor authentication, penetration testing, and privacy-by-design. Users can request deletion of their account and personal information, subject to stated exceptions. Support is available at [email protected].

Pricing

Basic

Basic is free and includes tracking up to 84 nutrients and other compounds, plus reports and charts within a 7-day window. It is the sensible starting point for users who want nutrient-level tracking without paying, provided short reporting range is enough. The key sacrifice is the ability to examine charts across longer periods.

Gold

Gold costs $10.99 a month, billed monthly, and adds ad-free tracking, more insights and charts over any time frame, and Crono Coach. It is the better fit for regular users who want ongoing trend review and the additional tools; Basic remains the more appropriate choice for short-term tracking or trying the core app at no cost. A 30-day trial is offered.

Platforms

Cronometer is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The listed platform range gives users options for logging on mobile or using the service in a browser.

Who it's for

Cronometer is a strong fit for people who care about nutrient detail, want a large database of verified or lab-analyzed foods, and track health measures alongside food. Basic suits people monitoring short-term patterns; Gold suits those who need longer-range charts. Health professionals looking for dietary analysis and support with diet recall and data entry may find Cronometer Pro more relevant. It is less compelling for users who need only simple logging and have no use for the nutrient depth or related metrics.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Tracking covers up to 84 nutrients and other compounds, supporting more detailed nutrition review than calorie tracking alone.
• Pros: A database of over 1 million lab-analyzed or verified foods, barcode scanning, and custom entries give users several ways to log what they eat.
• Pros: Food, exercise, weight, and other health metrics can be tracked together, with integrations spanning named health and fitness services.
• Cons: Basic reports and charts stop at a 7-day window, limiting longer-term review unless users move to Gold.
• Cons: Gold is a recurring monthly expense for users who need unrestricted reporting, even though the core tracking is available free.

Alternatives

Fitness Nutrition Software is a broader category to browse if you want to compare nutrition tools beyond Cronometer.

Choose CoachVana instead if coaching clients is the priority: its free plan covers the first 3 active clients and every coaching feature, while the Coach plan supports up to 5 clients.

MyFitnessPal is another freemium option for food and exercise logging, recipes, measurements, and partner app connections; consider it if those are the functions you need.

Practice Better is an alternative to consider for practitioner work, with a free Sprout plan for 3 active clients, 100 MB of storage, and 1 practitioner license.

Tyzra is another freemium option for Android, iOS, and web.

Promealplan is a web-based alternative with a free plan limited to 3 meal plans total, 1 team seat, 7 days per plan, calorie-only tracking, and 3 branded client apps.

Well&Co offers a client-focused alternative whose Starter plan includes up to 5 clients, a day plan builder, nutrition and activity tracking, in-app messaging, and basic analytics.

FITTR is a paid alternative for web, iOS, and Android.

Lifesum is a freemium alternative available on web, iOS, and Android.

Verdict

Choose Cronometer if you want detailed nutrient tracking supported by a large verified-food database and the ability to follow related health measures. Basic makes that core approach accessible free, but its seven-day reporting cap is a real constraint; Gold is the better choice for reviewing trends over time. Look elsewhere if your needs are limited to simpler logging or focus primarily on a different kind of tool.