Mealyno vs Cronometer
Cronometer is a detailed nutrition tracker built around lab-analyzed food data and micronutrients. Mealyno is a meal planner that also logs food and reads photos. If you care most about the exact numbers in what you already ate, Cronometer is the specialist. If you want a week of meals built for you, Mealyno is the one that does that.
Checked 29 September 2026 · How Mealyno builds its plans
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The short version
- Cronometer's free Basic plan logs foods, exercise and biometrics, sets custom macro and micronutrient targets and includes a barcode scanner.
- Cronometer Gold is $4.99 a month billed annually at $59.99, or $10.99 billed monthly. Mealyno Pro is $9.99 a month or $39.99 billed yearly (about $3.33 a month), and Pro Family is $59.99 billed yearly.
- Cronometer states a database of over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods. Mealyno publishes no database size.
- The Cronometer Gold page shows no free trial. Mealyno gives 3 days with no card.
Side by side, checked 29 September 2026
Each row was read from the pages linked in the last column on 29 September 2026. Prices are shown as on those pages and can change.
| What | Mealyno | Cronometer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0. One AI meal plan a month, 1 photo scan a day, unlimited barcode scans and one saved shopping list at a time. Calculators and example plans need no account. | Basic, $0: log foods, exercise, biometrics and notes; custom macro and micronutrient targets; sync with apps and devices; barcode scanner; custom foods, meals and recipes; reports and charts within a 7-day window. | |
| Paid plan price | Pro $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year (about $3.33 a month, 67% less than twelve monthly payments). Pro Family $59.99 a year, annual only. | Gold: $4.99 a month billed annually at $59.99, or $10.99 a month billed monthly (shown as a 54% saving). | |
| What the paid plan adds | Unlimited meal plans, unlimited photo analysis, 150 AI text parses a day, unlimited shopping lists, a household of up to 2 people (6 on Pro Family) and dynamic re-planning. | Photo Log, Voice Log, Crono Coach, Recipe Importer, Macro Scheduler, Fasting Timer, Custom Biometrics, Repeat Items, Nutrition Scores, Custom Charts, no ads and unlimited data history. | |
| Food database | Photo analysis gives an AI estimate that is saved to a food diary. No database size is published. | Access to a database of over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods. | |
| Photo and voice logging | Photo analysis with a confidence score (unlimited on Pro and Pro Family, 1 scan a day on Free). No voice logging. | Gold: photo log identifies key ingredients and servings; voice log by speaking or via Siri. | |
| Free trial | 3 days of full Pro, no card required, cancel any time. | No trial is mentioned on the Gold page. | |
| Meal plan generator | The core product: weekly plans from goals and preferences, plus shopping lists made from the plan. | Not listed on the Gold page. | |
| Professional plans | No professional or coach plan. | A separate Cronometer Pro for dietitians, nutritionists, personal trainers and health coaches, plus enterprise options. |
Where Cronometer is better
For detailed nutrition tracking, Cronometer is the stronger tool. These points come from its own pages.
Data depth and food-database quality
Cronometer describes a database of over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods and tracks vitamins and minerals, with nutrition scores for the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in your diet. Mealyno's estimates are useful for planning but are not a lab-verified database.
Source: Cronometer: Gold · Cronometer: home page
Devices and integrations
Syncing with apps and devices is part of the free Basic plan, and the home page promotes data flowing from wrist, finger and phone devices. Mealyno has no device integrations.
Source: Cronometer: Gold · Cronometer: home page
Biometrics beyond food
You can log biometrics such as pain symptoms, test results and blood sugar levels, and Gold adds custom biometrics. Mealyno is focused on food and planning.
Source: Cronometer: home page · Cronometer: Gold
More tracking tools on the free plan
Cronometer's free Basic plan includes custom macro and micronutrient targets, sync with apps and devices, custom foods, meals and recipes, and a barcode scanner. Mealyno's free plan centres on one AI meal plan a month and one photo scan a day, with unlimited barcode scans.
Source: Cronometer: Gold · Mealyno pricing
Professional versions
Cronometer Pro is listed for dietitians, nutritionists, trainers and health coaches. Mealyno is for individuals.
Source: Cronometer: home page
Where Mealyno fits better
It builds the week for you
Mealyno generates weekly meal plans and a shopping list from your goals and preferences. Cronometer's Gold page lists tracking and analysis features and does not list a meal-plan generator.
Source: Mealyno features · Cronometer: Gold
Protein sized and shown per meal
The free protein calculator turns weight and goal into a daily range and per-meal split, and the example plans show protein per meal, so a protein target becomes a set of meals.
Source: Mealyno free tools
A trial with no card
Mealyno lets you try the full Pro tier for 3 days before deciding, without entering a card. Pro is $9.99 a month against Gold's $10.99, and $39.99 a year against Gold's $59.99.
Source: Mealyno pricing · Cronometer: Gold
Who should pick which
Pick Cronometer if
- You want lab-analyzed food data and detailed vitamin and mineral tracking.
- You want your device data and biometrics next to your food log.
- You are a dietitian, trainer or coach who needs a professional version.
- You want a free plan with micronutrient targets and device sync.
Pick Mealyno if
- You want the meals chosen for you and a shopping list to go with them.
- You are working to a protein target and want it split across meals.
- You would rather log a meal from a photo and accept an estimate.
- You want to try the full paid tier for 3 days with no card.
What we did not verify
These points are left out of the table because the public pages did not confirm them.
- How Cronometer's number of tracked nutrients compares: its pages show both 84 and 95, so we do not quote one.
- Whether a trial exists in its apps: the Gold page does not mention one.
- Anything inside its logged-in app: we compare public pages only.
Questions
- Is Cronometer more accurate than Mealyno?
- Cronometer describes a database of over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods, which is a different approach from Mealyno's AI estimates. For precise micronutrient tracking, it is the stronger choice. Mealyno's estimates are for planning and quick logging.
- Which costs less?
- Cronometer Gold is $4.99 a month billed annually at $59.99, or $10.99 billed monthly. Mealyno Pro is $9.99 a month or $39.99 billed yearly (about $3.33 a month), and Pro Family is $59.99 billed yearly, so Pro is below Gold in both cycles. The products differ, so read the feature rows too.
- Can I use both?
- Yes. Some people plan meals in Mealyno and log precise data elsewhere. Each product works on its own.
Sources, all opened 29 September 2026
- Cronometer: Goldhttps://cronometer.com/gold/
- Cronometer: home pagehttps://cronometer.com/
- Mealyno pricinghttps://www.mealyno.com/en/pricing
- Mealyno featureshttps://www.mealyno.com/en/features
- Mealyno free toolshttps://www.mealyno.com/en/tools
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General information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor or a registered dietitian what is right for you.