Cronometer Alternative: A Free, Ready-Made Meal Plan
Cronometer is excellent for logging what you eat, with 80+ micronutrients. But it doesn't tell you what to eat. Kinyvo builds a ready-made menu with calories and macros set for your goal, in one minute and for free.
The one-minute summary
Choose Kinyvo if:
- You want to know what to eat: a menu built from everyday food.
- You want calories and macros worked out without logging every meal.
- You want to swap foods while keeping your targets, and get a shopping list.
Choose Cronometer if:
- You want to log everything you eat and track vitamins and minerals in detail.
- You use barcode scanning and integrations with watches and scales.
Side-by-side comparison
- What it is
- Kinyvo: Personalised diet and workout generator
- Cronometer: Food and micronutrient tracking app
- Price
- Kinyvo: 100% free, no paid tier
- Cronometer: Free with ads; Gold for about US$8.99/month or US$49.99/year (2026)
- What is free
- Kinyvo: Everything: diet, workout, ready-made menus, PDF, shopping list and Train mode
- Cronometer: Food diary with 80+ micronutrients, barcode scanning and calorie and macro goals
- Builds a personalised meal plan
- Kinyvo: Yes, free, with calories and macros
- Cronometer: Does not build menus: it logs what you eat
- Builds a personalised workout
- Kinyvo: Yes, free, gym or home
- Cronometer: No (basic exercise logging only)
- Logging (diary)
- Kinyvo: Train mode with sets, rest timer and last-session loads; no food diary
- Cronometer: Yes, a very detailed food diary
- Where it works
- Kinyvo: Browser on phone, tablet and desktop (can be added to your home screen)
- Cronometer: iOS, Android and web
| Side-by-side comparison | Kinyvo | Cronometer |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Personalised diet and workout generator | Food and micronutrient tracking app |
| Price | 100% free, no paid tier | Free with ads; Gold for about US$8.99/month or US$49.99/year (2026) |
| What is free | Everything: diet, workout, ready-made menus, PDF, shopping list and Train mode | Food diary with 80+ micronutrients, barcode scanning and calorie and macro goals |
| Builds a personalised meal plan | Yes, free, with calories and macros | Does not build menus: it logs what you eat |
| Builds a personalised workout | Yes, free, gym or home | No (basic exercise logging only) |
| Logging (diary) | Train mode with sets, rest timer and last-session loads; no food diary | Yes, a very detailed food diary |
| Where it works | Browser on phone, tablet and desktop (can be added to your home screen) | iOS, Android and web |
You can use both
Use Kinyvo to build the menu and Cronometer to check the micronutrients of what you actually ate.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cronometer free?
It has a free, ad-supported version that already tracks 80+ micronutrients and scans barcodes. Gold is paid and adds reports, a fasting timer and more.
Does Cronometer build meal plans?
No. It logs what you eat and shows the nutrients. For a ready-made menu with calories and macros, use Kinyvo's meal plan generator.
Sources
Information about third-party apps comes from public sources checked in October 2026; prices and limits may change — check each app's official site. The names Cronometer are trademarks of their respective owners; Kinyvo is not affiliated with them.