Cronometer Cost: How Much Is Gold and Is It Worth It? โ
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Cronometer costs nothing to use. Gold, the paid tier, costs $4.99 a month if you pay $59.99 for the year, or $10.99 month to month. Those are standard US prices as of mid 2026 and they change by region.
TL;DR - Cronometer cost at a glance
- Annual plan: $59.99/year ($4.99/month)
- Monthly plan: $10.99/month
- Savings: Annual saves 54% over monthly billing
- Key unlocks: Ad-free, unlimited history, up to 95 nutrients (free tracks up to 84), Oracle Nutrient Search, fasting timer, Photo Log, Voice Log, Crono Coach, recipe importer, custom charts, macro scheduler
- Best for: Serious micronutrient trackers, intermittent fasters, recipe-heavy cooks, and anyone who wants long-term data trends
The harder question is whether Gold earns that $60 a year out of you. The free app already tracks up to 84 nutrients, scans barcodes, and searches over 1 million verified food entries. What it will not show you is anything older than 7 days, and it runs banner ads while you log. Below is what you pay, what Gold adds, and who the upgrade pays for.
Cronometer Cost: Free, Gold, and Pro Prices ๐ฐ โ
Cronometer sells three tiers. Basic is free, Gold is the paid plan for individuals, and Pro is priced for professionals who manage clients (Cronometer Gold). The figures below are standard US prices as of mid 2026 and they change by region.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Annual per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (free) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gold | $10.99 | $59.99 | $4.99 |
| Pro (for professionals) | $39.99 | Billed monthly only | n/a |
How Much Is Cronometer Gold per Month and per Year? โ
$10.99 month to month, or $59.99 for the year, which is the official USD annual price on Cronometer's own Gold page. The annual plan saves you 54% compared to paying month-to-month. That works out to roughly $5 per month for ad-free nutrition tracking with premium features the free version does not include.
When you realize the free version only shows 7 days of data...
Cronometer Pro, the client-management product for dietitians and coaches, is a separate $39.99 a month product and is not part of Gold. Our Cronometer pricing guide lays out Basic, Gold, and Pro side by side, and if Gold reads expensive, our best Cronometer alternatives roundup covers cheaper apps that still track micronutrients.
How Much Is the Cronometer App on the Free Plan? ๐ โ
Nothing. Cronometer is free to download and keep using on iOS, Android, and the web, with no time limit and no card. Gold is the only thing an individual user can pay for, and the free tier is more generous than most nutrition apps.
Free features include:
- Log foods, exercise, biometrics, and notes
- Track up to 84 nutrients (macros, vitamins, minerals, amino acids)
- Set custom macro and micronutrient targets
- Barcode scanner
- Create custom foods, meals, and recipes manually
- Sync with apps and devices (Apple Health, Google Fit, Fitbit, Garmin, and more)
- Access to over 1 million lab-analyzed or verified food entries
- Generate reports and charts within a 7-day window
- Organize your diary with meal groups
The free version does show ads, and you cannot look back at data older than 7 days. But for basic calorie and nutrient tracking, it works.
Free and Gold read the same database, and it is lab-analyzed rather than crowdsourced. Cronometer pulls from seven verified sources: USDA, NCCDB, CNF (Canada), NUTTAB (Australia), CoFID (UK), NEVO (Netherlands), and IFCDB (Cronometer data sources). That matters because a 2024 scoping review of 25 studies on AI-based dietary assessment found nutrient estimation errors of 10% to 15% (Zheng et al., 2024). Starting from lab data removes one source of error before you log anything.
What Cronometer Gold Unlocks ๐ โ
Gold subscribers get everything in the free tier plus the features below.
Ad-Free Experience โ
One Reddit user put the upgrade case plainly: "I went Gold after a free trial. I use it pretty rigorously, and it was worth it to get rid of the ads" (Reddit r/cronometer). If you log three or more times a day, every ad is friction.
Unlimited Historical Data โ
Free users can only view reports and charts from the last 7 days. Gold removes this limit. You can look back at weeks, months, or years of nutrition data, and overlay weight, a specific vitamin, and exercise in one custom view. If you are eating around a condition like PCOS, thyroid issues, or diabetes, that 30, 90, or 365-day view is where the pattern shows up.
Oracle Nutrient Search โ
If you are low on a specific nutrient, say magnesium or iron, the Oracle suggests foods that are good sources of it, pulled from Cronometer's database and matched to your targets. Instead of googling "foods high in zinc," you get suggestions tailored to your logged data.
Custom Charts โ
Free gives you preset charts. Gold lets you correlate any two data points over time, protein against weight, or fiber against sleep quality if you log sleep as a biometric.
Nutrition Scores โ
Up to eight scores sit on the dashboard, summarizing how well you hit targets for vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, omega fatty acids, and more. A daily grade instead of scrolling the full breakdown, plus Nutrient Balance charts for the same job in visual form.
Recipe Importer โ
Paste a recipe URL from most cooking websites, and Cronometer creates a custom recipe with ingredients, measurements, and nutrition data. The free version requires you to enter every ingredient manually. The importer sometimes mislabels servings or picks the wrong food match, but it is far faster than building recipes from scratch.
Repeat Items (Meal Automation) โ
Gold lets you schedule foods, meals, or recipes to appear in your diary automatically, daily, weekly, or on set days, and copy any meal from any previous day with one tap.
Timestamps โ
Free users log meals without timestamps. Gold records when you ate each item, which matters for intermittent fasting, meal timing experiments, or sharing logs with a coach who wants to see your eating schedule.
Macro Scheduler โ
Set different macro targets by day of the week. If you carb cycle or split higher-calorie training days from lower-calorie rest days, the scheduler switches targets for you. Great for athletes, overkill for general tracking.
Fasting Timer โ
Start, stop, edit, and schedule fasts from inside the food diary, so the eating window and the meals sit on one screen. Apps like Fastic and Zero charge separately for the same thing.
Free Cronometer gets no fasting tracking at all, so that is a second app or $59.99 a year. NutriScan puts the intermittent fasting tracker on its free plan, with 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and a custom window. For longer fasts, our 36-hour water fast guide covers what to expect.
Photo Logging (AI-Powered) โ
Photograph a meal and Cronometer tries to identify the ingredients and estimate servings. Accuracy varies on this newer feature, but it beats measuring every component of a mixed plate.
Additional Gold Features โ
- Voice Log - Say what you ate instead of typing it
- Crono Coach - AI coaching that reads your logged data and answers questions about it
- Custom Biometrics - Track anything beyond standard biometrics: allergies, pain symptoms, lab results, medication doses
- Share Custom Foods and Recipes - Sync recipe databases with friends who also use Cronometer
- Print Reports - Generate PDF reports of nutrition data for doctors, dietitians, or coaches
- Food Suggestions - Real-time suggestions to help you hit remaining daily targets
- Partner Perks - Discounts from health and wellness partners including WHOOP and Oura
Cronometer Gold vs Free: The premium tier unlocks significantly more functionality across every category
Figure 1: Gold and Free across six feature dimensions
Cronometer Gold vs Free: Side-by-Side Comparison โ๏ธ โ
| Feature | Free | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrients tracked | Up to 84 | Up to 95 |
| 1M+ food database | โ | โ |
| Barcode scanner | โ | โ |
| Sync with fitness apps | โ | โ |
| Create custom foods/recipes | โ | โ |
| Ads | โ | โ |
| Historical data | 7 days | Unlimited |
| Oracle Nutrient Search | โ | โ |
| Custom charts | โ | โ |
| Nutrition scores | โ | โ |
| Recipe importer | โ | โ |
| Repeat items | โ | โ |
| Timestamps | โ | โ |
| Macro scheduler | โ | โ |
| Fasting timer | โ | โ |
| Custom biometrics | โ | โ |
| Share recipes | โ | โ |
| Print reports | โ | โ |
| Photo Log | โ | โ |
| Voice Log | โ | โ |
| Crono Coach (AI) | โ | โ |
| Partner discounts | โ | โ |
Is Cronometer Gold Worth It? ๐ค โ
Whether Gold is worth $4.99 to $10.99 per month depends on how you use the app and what you need from it.
Here is the case for paying. A 2024 modeling analysis in The Lancet Global Health estimated that more than 4 billion people do not eat enough iron (65% of the global population), riboflavin (55%), folate (54%), or vitamin C (53%) (Passarelli et al., 2024). Blood samples tell the same story where anyone measures: in a 2024 biomarker study of 4,710 people across rural Madagascar, 66.5% were deficient in zinc, 15.6% depleted in vitamin B12, and 11.6% deficient in retinol (Golden et al., 2024). Those are common nutrients that calorie-only apps do not track at all, and a tool reading up to 95 of them is how you find the gap in your own diet.
Gold Is Worth It If You: โ
Track micronutrients seriously. The Oracle Nutrient Search and food suggestions make finding nutrient-dense foods easier. If you are trying to fix a deficiency or optimize specific vitamins and minerals, these tools save research time.
Want to see long-term trends. The 7-day limit on the free version is frustrating if you want to compare weeks or months of data. Gold's unlimited history is the only way to see the big picture.
Use intermittent fasting. The built-in fasting timer means one less app on your phone. Combining meal logging and fasting tracking in a single interface is convenient.
Cycle macros by day. The Macro Scheduler is a real time-saver if your targets change between training and rest days. Not sure what your ideal macros should be? Try our free macro calculator to get personalized targets.
Import recipes often. If you cook from online recipes regularly, the recipe importer is worth the subscription by itself.
Share data with a professional. The print reports feature creates clean PDFs for doctors or dietitians.
Gold May Not Be Worth It If You: โ
Only track calories and macros. The free version handles basic macro tracking fine. You only miss advanced micro features. Check our guide on tracking calories vs overall nutrition for more perspective.
Do not mind ads. If banner ads do not bother you, the free version is functional.
Log the same simple meals daily. If your diet is repetitive and you do not need historical data, the free version works.
Already use a separate fasting app. If you are happy with a dedicated fasting tracker, you do not need Cronometer's built-in timer.
Log a few times a week rather than daily. Ads and the 7-day window only start to hurt when tracking is a daily habit.
One thing Gold cannot buy at any price: a dietitian, a coach, or a personalized meal plan. Cronometer is self-serve, so reading your own charts is the job. If you want the numbers interpreted for you, pair it with a registered dietitian or an app that includes coaching. Unsure? Start monthly at $10.99 and switch to annual once you know you will keep it.
How Cronometer Gold Compares to Other Paid Plans ๐ โ
| App | Premium Cost (Annual) | Monthly Equivalent | Key Premium Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cronometer Gold | $59.99/year | $4.99/month | Ad-free, unlimited history, Oracle, fasting timer, recipe importer |
| MyFitnessPal Premium | $79.99/year | $6.67/month | Ad-free, macro goals, meal scan, food insights, nutrient dashboard |
| MacroFactor | $71.88/year | $5.99/month | Adaptive coaching, verified database, no free tier |
| Lose It Premium | $79.99/year | $6.67/month | Ad-free, meal plans, water tracking, patterns |
| YAZIO PRO | $47.90/year | $3.99/month | Ad-free, fasting, 100+ meal plans, recipes |
| Lifesum Premium | About $50/year | $4.17/month | Ad-free, recipes, diet plans, food ratings |
Standard US prices as of mid 2026. Lose It raised Premium to $79.99 a year and dropped its monthly plan (Lose It Membership Tiers and Pricing). Lifesum runs promotions year round, so its annual price is a range, roughly $29.99 to $99.99, around $50 in the middle. Month to month the same apps run $10.99 for Cronometer Gold, $11.99 for MacroFactor, $9.99 for Lifesum, $6.99 for YAZIO, and $19.99 for MyFitnessPal, with no monthly option at Lose It.
Figure 2: Gold at $4.99 a month on annual billing undercuts MacroFactor, Lose It, and MyFitnessPal Premium, and sits above YAZIO PRO
After Lose It's 2026 rise to $79.99, Cronometer Gold is one of the cheaper paid plans in this set. It is cheaper than MyFitnessPal Premium and Lose It, and more expensive than YAZIO. For MacroFactor's numbers in full, see our MacroFactor cost breakdown, and for the depth-versus-simplicity trade, our Cronometer vs Lifesum comparison.
The differentiator is micronutrient depth. Gold reads up to 95 nutrients and the free tier up to 84, against the macros and handful of vitamins most competitors track. For micronutrients, nothing at this price matches it. For calories and macros alone, cheaper options exist.
When you realize Cronometer Gold tracks up to 95 nutrients while most apps stop at macros
WARNING
Pricing can vary slightly depending on your region and whether you subscribe through the App Store, Google Play, or the Cronometer website. App store subscriptions may include platform fees that make them slightly more expensive than direct web subscriptions.
Who Uses Cronometer Gold? Real-World Scenarios ๐ฅ โ
The Micronutrient Optimizer โ
Take a common case: a blood test comes back low in iron and vitamin D, and the doctor wants a few weeks of diet data before anyone reaches for supplements. Search "iron" in the Oracle and you get foods that close the gap. The long-term charts are the other half, because a steady shortfall in something like zinc does not show up inside a 7-day window.
Verdict: when a clinician wants your intake data, unlimited history and the Oracle are the two features doing the work.
The Home Cook (The Feature That Pays for Itself) โ
Now take someone who cooks most meals from online recipes. On the free plan every ingredient goes in by hand, and that is slow enough that home-cooked meals quietly stop getting logged, which leaves the rest of the data meaning very little. Gold's Recipe Importer takes the URL, builds the recipe, and leaves you adjusting serving sizes. The more of the week you cook from recipes, the more that single feature carries the subscription.
Verdict: if that is your logging pattern, the recipe importer is the feature that decides it.
How to Get Cronometer Gold ๐ฑ โ
Four simple steps to upgrade from free to Gold
- Download the app from the App Store or Google Play, or sign up at cronometer.com
- Create a free account and run the free version first
- Tap "Upgrade to Gold" in the app or on the website
- Choose annual or monthly billing, annual saves 54%
- Confirm payment through your app store or Cronometer's website
Can You Get a Free Trial?
Cronometer does not advertise a standard free trial. However, their support documentation notes that you can email [email protected] to request a trial if you want to test Gold before committing. Some users have received trial offers through promotional emails, partner campaigns, or after a few weeks on the free plan.
How to Cancel Cronometer Gold ๐ช โ
Cancel through whichever store you subscribed with. Cronometer's own app settings will not do it for you.
- iPhone or iPad: Settings > your name > Subscriptions > Cronometer > Cancel Subscription
- Android: Play Store > profile icon > Payments and subscriptions > Subscriptions > Cronometer > Cancel
- Bought on cronometer.com: cancel Gold in your web account settings, or email [email protected]
Cancelling stops the renewal, it does not end the term you already paid for. You keep Gold until the billing period runs out, then the account drops back to the free Basic plan. Every meal you logged stays put, so resubscribing later restores the Gold views over the same history.
The NutriScan Alternative ๐ธ โ
If you prefer AI photo logging over manual entry, NutriScan reads a meal from a picture, which is faster for mixed dishes and restaurant plates where measuring every ingredient is impractical. Micronutrients, meal history, and the fasting timer are all on its free plan, and free accounts get 5 scans a week.
Cronometer excels at detailed micronutrient tracking with lab-verified data. NutriScan excels at speed and convenience for visual food logging. For the two side by side, read our NutriScan vs Cronometer comparison, or the wider NutriScan vs other nutrition apps roundup.
NutriScan's AI-powered photo logging gives you instant nutrition details -a faster approach to meal tracking (Home > Camera Icon > Click Picture)
Real User Feedback on Cronometer Gold ๐ฌ โ
Cronometer holds a 4.8 out of 5 rating on the US App Store (Cronometer: Calorie Counter), and an expert test at Garage Gym Reviews scored it 4.5 out of 5 for progress tracking while calling the interface overwhelming for beginners (Garage Gym Reviews 2026). The same review notes the fasting tracker sits behind the paid tier.
Common complaints: the learning curve, since the app tracks so much it can feel overwhelming, and occasional recipe importer errors.
Frequently Asked Questions โ โ
Q: How much does Cronometer Gold cost? โ
A: Cronometer Gold costs $4.99 per month on the annual plan ($59.99 a year) or $10.99 per month on the monthly plan. Those are standard US prices as of mid 2026 and they change by region. The annual plan saves 54% against paying month to month.
Q: How much is the Cronometer app? โ
A: The Cronometer app itself is free to download and use on iOS, Android, and the web. The free plan tracks up to 84 nutrients but shows ads and limits reports to the last 7 days. Paying only starts at Gold, $4.99 a month on annual billing or $10.99 monthly as of mid 2026.
Q: Is Cronometer Gold worth it? โ
A: Gold is worth it if you read your micronutrient numbers, want history older than 7 days, fast, cycle macros, or import recipes from the web. If you only count calories and macros and do not mind ads, the free plan already does that job and Gold adds little.
Q: Does Cronometer Gold have a free trial? โ
A: Cronometer does not advertise a standard free trial. However, you can email [email protected] to request a trial before committing. Some users receive trial offers through promotional emails.
Q: What is the Oracle Nutrient Search? โ
A: Oracle is a Gold-exclusive feature that suggests foods rich in specific nutrients you are low on. If you need more magnesium or iron, Oracle shows practical food options from Cronometer's database tailored to your logged data.
Q: Is the Cronometer free plan enough for most people? โ
A: Yes, if you track calories, macros, and basic nutrients. Free carries the same lab-analyzed database, the barcode scanner, up to 84 nutrients, and a 7-day reporting window. You miss the jump to 95 nutrients, long-term charts, fasting, Photo Log, Voice Log, the Oracle, and ad-free logging.
Q: How does Cronometer Gold compare to MyFitnessPal Premium? โ
A: Gold ($4.99 a month on annual billing, $59.99 a year) is cheaper than MyFitnessPal Premium ($6.67 a month, $79.99 a year). Cronometer reads up to 84 nutrients free and 95 on Gold, all lab-verified. MyFitnessPal has a bigger database that leans on user-submitted entries.
Q: Can I use Cronometer Gold on multiple devices? โ
A: Yes. Your Gold subscription applies to your account, so you can use it on your phone, tablet, and web browser simultaneously. Data syncs across all platforms.
Q: What happens if I cancel Gold? โ
A: Your account reverts to the free version. You lose access to Gold features but keep all your logged data. If you resubscribe later, your data is still there.
Q: Does Gold include Cronometer Pro features? โ
A: No. Cronometer Pro is a separate product for nutrition professionals who manage clients. Pro costs $39.99 per month and includes client management tools. For a tier-by-tier breakdown, see our Cronometer pricing guide.
Q: Does Cronometer Gold have a family plan? โ
A: No. Each Cronometer account is individual. If multiple family members want Gold, each needs their own subscription.
Should You Pay for Cronometer Gold? ๐ โ
Two numbers decide it: $59.99 a year for Gold, and how many days of history you actually look at. If you never scroll back past this week and you only read calories and macros, stay free. The ads are the whole cost of staying there.
Pay the $59.99 if you read your micronutrient numbers, fast, cycle macros by day, or paste in recipes. For those four habits Cronometer Gold has no real competition at $4.99 a month, and every one of them breaks on a 7-day history window.
Still unsure? Run free for two weeks. The moment you try to check what you ate 10 days ago and cannot, you have your answer.
Sources: Cronometer Gold page and subscription docs (cronometer.com, support.cronometer.com), Cronometer data sources, Garage Gym Reviews Cronometer review (2026), Reddit r/cronometer, Lose It membership tiers and pricing.
Last updated: August 2026
