Sweatmeal vs Cronometer

What is Cronometer?

Cronometer is a food and nutrient tracker available on web, iOS and Android, with a free version and a paid Gold tier.

Available on web, iOS and Android.
Says users can choose from a database of over 1M verified foods with lab-analysed nutrition data.
Consumer app tracks up to 95 nutrients and compounds.
Names Fitbit, Withings, Oura, Apple Health, Health Connect and devices including Garmin, Suunto, Polar and Whoop.
Free version includes a barcode scanner, tracking up to 84 nutrients, custom targets and device sync.
Gold adds Photo Log, Voice Log, Crono Coach (AI coaching assistant), 95 nutrients and an ad-free experience.

The differences

Criterion	Cronometer	Sweatmeal
Approach to the target	Custom macro and micronutrient targets, with a target wizard	The day's calorie and macro target moves with the training you did, read from a wearable; deficit or surplus is cycled around training load
Training data	Apple Health, Health Connect, Oura, Fitbit; devices incl. Garmin, Suunto, Polar, Whoop	Whoop, Oura, Strava, Ultrahuman and Apple Health
Nutrient depth	Up to 95 nutrients and compounds	Calories, protein, carbs and fat
AI coach	Crono Coach, a Gold feature	AI coach that names your next meal (Pro)
Logging	Database of 1M+ verified foods, barcode scanner, Photo and Voice Log (Gold)	A line of text or a photo, through the coach (Pro)
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	iPhone today
Free tier	Free version with barcode scanner and 84 nutrients	Targets, wearable sync, trends and race calendar are free; logging and the coach are Pro, with a 7-day trial on the annual plan

Sweatmeal is on iPhone today. Its Pro price is shown in the App Store in your own currency before you are charged.

Who is it for?

Cronometer suits you if

Micronutrients matter to you: iron, magnesium, vitamins and the quality of your food data.
You want a capable free tier with a barcode scanner.
You want to log on the web as well as the phone, or use Garmin, Suunto or Polar.

Sweatmeal suits you if

Your main question is how much to eat today given the training you did, including carbohydrate around sessions and races.
You want a race calendar that lifts carbs before an event.
You want the target to ease when a wearable shows low recovery.

How Sweatmeal works

Sweatmeal reads your training from Whoop, Oura, Strava, Ultrahuman or Apple Health, sets the day's calorie and macro target from it, and never drops the target below your resting metabolic rate. Protein is set from lean mass, and your burn estimate is refined from your weight trend. The full calculation is on the methodology page.

Questions

Is Cronometer better than Sweatmeal for nutrition accuracy?

For food data and micronutrient depth, Cronometer is the stronger tool; it says its database is verified and lab-analysed. Sweatmeal focuses on the calorie and macro target and how it moves with training.

Does Cronometer work with Whoop and Oura?

Its homepage names Oura among integrations and Whoop among devices (checked 15 October 2026). Sweatmeal also connects Whoop and Oura, and uses their data to set the daily target.

Is Cronometer free?

Cronometer has a free version; Gold adds features such as Photo Log and Crono Coach. Sweatmeal's targets and wearable sync are free, and Pro covers logging and the coach.

Which should an endurance athlete use?

If you care about micronutrients and food-data quality, Cronometer. If you want the day's carbohydrate and calories set from the training you did, Sweatmeal.

Sources for Cronometer facts: cronometer.com/, cronometer.com/gold/.

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