Protocol tracking and workouts versus the micronutrient king with a lab-verified database. A factual side-by-side. Updated August 2026.
Cronometer is the micronutrient specialist — up to 95 nutrients tracked free from lab-analyzed, verified sources, unlimited free barcode scanning, a full web app, and a cheaper annual plan ($59.99/yr Gold vs $79.99/yr). If nutrient precision is your #1, it's the best tool in the category and we'll say so plainly. BodyDex covers what Cronometer doesn't touch: peptide and medication tracking with supply forecasting, a real workout logger with routines, multi-item AI photo scanning, and on-device storage with no account and no ads. Pick Cronometer for micro depth and the web. Pick BodyDex for protocols, workouts, and privacy.
| Feature | BodyDex | Cronometer |
|---|---|---|
| AI photo food scanning | Yes — AI-powered, multi-item per photo (Premium) | Gold only — Photo Logging launched September 2025 |
| Restaurant menu photo scan | Yes — photograph the printed menu; dishes appear with estimated calories, grouped by menu section (Premium) | Not found in official materials — Photo Logging photographs the meal itself (Gold) |
| Fix-by-voice scan correction | Yes — rate a scan wrong and say the fix out loud (Premium) | Voice Log (Gold) logs foods by voice; no voice scan correction found in official materials |
| Peptide & medication tracking | Yes — peptides, GLP-1s, and all medications with schedules & supply forecasting | None — supplements are logged as foods; no dose schedules, reminders, or supply tracking |
| Injection-site log | Yes — record which site was used with each logged dose on a body map (free tier included) | None — no medication or dose tracking of any kind |
| Micronutrient depth | Core vitamins & minerals tracked | Up to 95 nutrients & compounds — free (their headline strength) |
| Macros (protein/carbs/fat) | Free — custom targets included | Free — custom nutrient targets included; per-day Macro Scheduler is Gold |
| Barcode scanning | Free | Free — unlimited |
| Food database | FatSecret + USDA + Open Food Facts, with manual override | 1M+ foods from lab-analyzed, verified sources (NCCDB, USDA SR28, CNF) |
| Workout logging | Quick exercise & cardio logging free; routines, live builder, 873-exercise library, and the 24-region muscle heat map are Premium | Manual exercise entries + wearable sync; no workout builder, sets, or routines |
| Night-shift day window | Yes — pick when your day starts; overnight meals appear together in one working-day view (free; stored data stays calendar-day) | Not found in official materials |
| Where your data lives | On your device (local SQLite) — no account required | Cloud account required (server-synced) |
| Web app | No — mobile only | Yes — full web app |
| History & reports | Full on-device history, free | Free tier limited to a 7-day report window and 2 basic charts; unlimited history is Gold |
| Ads | None | Yes — ads on the free tier (Gold removes them) |
| Pricing | Free with Premium ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr; 7-day trial) | Free with Gold ($10.99/mo or $59.99/yr; no standard free trial) |
Sources (checked August 2026): Cronometer Gold pricing & featuresCronometer free-tier features
Cronometer has zero medication or dose tracking — the best you can do is log supplements as foods. BodyDex tracks peptides, GLP-1s, and all medications with schedules, injection-site rotation, and supply / refill forecasting, free for up to 2 active protocols per category.
Cronometer logs exercise as calorie-burn entries and wearable syncs. BodyDex includes routines, set-by-set tracking, an 873-exercise library with demonstrations, and a 24-region muscle heat map that reflects your logged training and self-reported soreness — a genuine training log, not a calorie adjustment.
BodyDex identifies every food on the plate in one photo and lets you correct each item before logging — including by voice (see the voice logging guide). Cronometer's Photo Logging arrived in September 2025 and is Gold-only — on price the two AI tiers are comparable; on maturity of the multi-item flow, we're ahead.
Your logs live on your device in a local SQLite database — no account required. Cronometer requires a cloud account; that's what powers its web app and sync, but for sensitive protocol data, local-first is the stronger privacy default.
No — Cronometer has no medication, peptide, dose, or supply tracking of any kind. The workaround is logging supplements as foods (via search, barcode, or a custom food), and auto-repeating a daily stack requires the Gold-only Repeat Items feature. There are no dose schedules, no dose reminders, and no supply forecasting. BodyDex treats peptides and all medications as first-class data types: schedules, injection-site rotation, and supply / refill forecasting are free for up to 2 active protocols per category, unlimited on Premium.
For lab-verified data, yes — that concession is easy to make. Cronometer sources from lab-analyzed, curated databases (NCCDB, USDA SR28, CNF, and others) rather than crowd-sourced entries, and its 'verified, not crowd-sourced' positioning is legitimate. BodyDex uses FatSecret, USDA, and Open Food Facts with manual override on every field, which covers day-to-day logging well — but if micronutrient precision is your top priority, Cronometer's database is the stronger instrument.
Annually, Cronometer — Gold is $59.99/year versus BodyDex Premium at $79.99/year. Monthly, the two are comparable: Gold is $10.99/month and BodyDex Premium is $9.99/month with a 7-day trial (Cronometer has no standard public free trial). What you get for the money differs: Gold buys ad-free, unlimited history, Fasting Timer, Custom Charts, Photo Logging, and Crono Coach; BodyDex Premium buys multi-item AI scanning, voice logging, the AI coach, and unlimited protocol tracking.
Yes — Photo Logging launched in September 2025, alongside a Voice Log and the 'Crono Coach' AI coaching feature, but all three are Gold-only. BodyDex's AI photo scan is also paid (Premium) and identifies multiple items per photo with per-item correction before logging. On AI features the two are priced comparably; the bigger gaps are elsewhere — micronutrient depth on their side, protocol tracking and workouts on ours.
No — Cronometer requires a cloud account, and your data is stored server-side. That model is also what enables its full web app and multi-device sync. BodyDex takes the opposite trade: everything lives on your device in local SQLite with no account required, which is a stronger privacy default for sensitive protocol data — but it means no web app and no multi-device sync today (sync is on the roadmap).
BodyDex. Cronometer's exercise support is manual calorie-burn entries plus wearable syncs (Apple Health, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura) — there's no workout builder, no sets and reps, and no routines. BodyDex includes a full workout logger with routines, set-by-set tracking, and an 873-exercise library with demonstrations (quick logging and cardio are free; the full library browser and live workout builder are Premium).
Yes — Cronometer's free tier is ad-supported, and removing ads requires Gold. That said, its free tier is genuinely generous where it counts: unlimited barcode scanning, up to 95 tracked nutrients, and custom nutrient targets all free. BodyDex has no ads on any tier — there are zero ad SDKs in the app build.
Pick BodyDex if you want peptide and medication tracking with supply forecasting, a real workout logger, multi-item AI photo scanning, and on-device storage with no account and no ads. Pick Cronometer if micronutrient precision from a lab-verified database is your #1 priority, you want a cheaper annual plan than BodyDex, or you need a full web app.
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