Yes. The free tier covers core food and nutrient logging. Gold ($4.99/mo billed annually, or $10.99/mo) adds photo and voice logging, a fasting timer, custom biometrics, and printable reports.

Does Cronometer track workouts?

No. Cronometer is a nutrition and micronutrient tracker with no training, programming, or progression feature. MuscleBuddy runs training and nutrition in the same app.

Does Cronometer auto-adjust your macros?

Cronometer's own product pages describe biometric-driven targets, not a rolling weigh-in trend adjustment; this pass did not confirm either way. MuscleBuddy auto-adjusts off a rolling weigh-in average against your trajectory and explains the change.

Does Cronometer have anything like the health module?

No. Cronometer tracks nutrition and biometrics you enter, but has no bloodwork trending, no recovery scoring, and no wearable-driven readiness. MuscleBuddy trends your vitals and bloodwork and computes a daily recovery score.

Can a coach use Cronometer to manage clients?

Cronometer is a consumer nutrition app with no published coach or client-management feature. MuscleBuddy includes coach-client management in the same app you train in.

What does MuscleBuddy do that Cronometer doesn't?

It runs four modules that talk to each other: periodized training with automated deloads, adaptive nutrition, a health module (recovery, wearables, bloodwork), and upkeep (medications, appointments, fasting windows). Cronometer is a deep nutrition tracker, but training, health and upkeep are gaps.

Where does Cronometer beat MuscleBuddy?

Clinician-ready printable PDF reports and voice food logging, neither of which MuscleBuddy ships today. If those are your priority, Cronometer is the better pick for the nutrition half of your stack.

Can I import my Cronometer data into MuscleBuddy?

Cronometer supports CSV export. MuscleBuddy has a self-serve import wizard at /import: export your Cronometer history and bring it straight in.

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MuscleBuddy vs Cronometer: which is better in 2026?

A meticulous nutrition and micronutrient tracker with a paid Gold tier for biometrics and reports.

MuscleBuddy compared with Cronometer on features and lowest paid tier.
Feature	MuscleBuddy	Cronometer
Smart progression (auto-adjust load/reps)	Yes	No
Nutrition tracking with auto-adjusting macros	Yes	Not verified
Health module (recovery, wearables, bloodwork)	Yes	No
Coach/client management	Yes	Not verified
Offline-first PWA	Yes	No
AI-powered check-in analysis	Yes	Not verified
Custom programming templates	Yes	No
Medication dose and side-effect log beside the day's food (GLP-1)	Yes	Not verified
Free tier	Yes	Yes
Lowest paid tier	$9.99/mo	$4.99/mo

Cronometer Gold is $10.99/mo billed monthly, or $4.99/mo billed annually ($59.99/yr). A free tier covers core food and nutrient logging.

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When to choose Cronometer

Cronometer is built for people who care about micronutrients, not just calories and macros: its Gold tier adds photo logging, voice logging, a fasting timer, custom biometrics tracking, and printable reports meant to be shared with a clinician. If your goal is meticulous nutrient-level tracking, sharing a clean nutrition report with a doctor or dietitian, or biometric-driven targets rather than training-driven ones, Cronometer has depth here that a training-first app does not try to match.

When MuscleBuddy is the better fit

MuscleBuddy wins because Cronometer has no training feature at all: no workout logging, no programming, no progression, so pairing it with a lifting app is required, not optional. MuscleBuddy folds adaptive macros that move with your weigh-in trend into the same app you train in, with five automatic progression methods, periodized blocks and scheduled deloads on the training side. Then there is the entire third module Cronometer has nothing like: a health module that trends bloodwork and vitals, computes a daily recovery score from real HRV and resting heart rate off Whoop, Oura or Withings, and lets that recovery inform training readiness. Training, nutrition and health read each other here, and coaching lives in the same app. Where Cronometer is honestly ahead: clinician-ready PDF reports and voice food logging, neither of which MuscleBuddy ships today.

Frequently asked

Is Cronometer free?: Yes. The free tier covers core food and nutrient logging. Gold ($4.99/mo billed annually, or $10.99/mo) adds photo and voice logging, a fasting timer, custom biometrics, and printable reports.
Does Cronometer track workouts?: No. Cronometer is a nutrition and micronutrient tracker with no training, programming, or progression feature. MuscleBuddy runs training and nutrition in the same app.
Does Cronometer auto-adjust your macros?: Cronometer's own product pages describe biometric-driven targets, not a rolling weigh-in trend adjustment; this pass did not confirm either way. MuscleBuddy auto-adjusts off a rolling weigh-in average against your trajectory and explains the change.
Does Cronometer have anything like the health module?: No. Cronometer tracks nutrition and biometrics you enter, but has no bloodwork trending, no recovery scoring, and no wearable-driven readiness. MuscleBuddy trends your vitals and bloodwork and computes a daily recovery score.
Can a coach use Cronometer to manage clients?: Cronometer is a consumer nutrition app with no published coach or client-management feature. MuscleBuddy includes coach-client management in the same app you train in.
What does MuscleBuddy do that Cronometer doesn't?: It runs four modules that talk to each other: periodized training with automated deloads, adaptive nutrition, a health module (recovery, wearables, bloodwork), and upkeep (medications, appointments, fasting windows). Cronometer is a deep nutrition tracker, but training, health and upkeep are gaps.
Where does Cronometer beat MuscleBuddy?: Clinician-ready printable PDF reports and voice food logging, neither of which MuscleBuddy ships today. If those are your priority, Cronometer is the better pick for the nutrition half of your stack.
Can I import my Cronometer data into MuscleBuddy?: Cronometer supports CSV export. MuscleBuddy has a self-serve import wizard at /import: export your Cronometer history and bring it straight in.

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