Loopa and Cronometer both track food and nutrients. Here are Loopa’s features, both apps’ US prices, and the Cronometer page behind each claim with the date it was read.
Checked against official sources: 16 September 2026
US prices, in US dollars
Every row sourced and dated
Why Loopa
Why choose Loopa over Cronometer?
Each point rests on a row in the Loopa and Cronometer table below, with its source and the date it was checked.
No ads on any Loopa plan. Cronometer lists an ad-free experience as a Gold feature.
Loopa Basic shows a rolling 30 days of history. Cronometer Basic generates reports and charts within a 7-day window.
Saying a meal out loud is free on Loopa, up to 10 a day. Voice Log is a Gold feature on Cronometer.
Loopa Premium Family covers up to 6 people for $119.99 a year. Cronometer’s support site says it has no family plan.
Loopa Basic keeps a rolling 30 days of history. The Trends screen charts weight, calories and macros across those 30 days.
Side by side
Loopa and Cronometer, row by row
Every Cronometer value names its source and was checked on 16 September 2026. Pick a goal to see only the rows that matter for it.
Goal
Loopa and Cronometer, checked against official sources on 16 September 2026.
Not offered: No family plan; a Pro subscription offers multiple profiles2
Offered
Offered with a stated limit
Not offered, per the company
Not verified. Not the same as no
Not verified
Not listed on the Cronometer pages we checked
The Loopa features listed here did not appear on Cronometer’s own pages on 16 September 2026. A missing mention is not evidence the feature is absent, only that we could not confirm it.
No daily cap on meals logged, free. Loopa: No cap by search, barcode or by hand; describing a meal in words is 10 a day.
Weight tracking on the free plan. Loopa: Free, with a trend line.
Meal planning. Loopa: Premium: 1, 3, 5 or 7 days, with a shopping list.
Restaurant picks ranked against your day. Loopa: Premium, in the iPhone and Android apps.
Weight forecast or weight loss plan. Loopa: Premium weight forecast.
Body measurements. Loopa: Premium.
Progress photos. Loopa: Free.
Set-by-set strength logging with records. Loopa: Premium: 453 exercises and six record types.
Medication tracking. Loopa: Free, with interaction alerts from FDA drug labels.
Prescription medication programs. Loopa: No. Loopa tracks what you take and prescribes nothing.
Human coaching included in the subscription. Loopa: Not included in Premium.
Structured behavior-change lessons. Loopa: No.
Community: friends, groups or forums. Loopa: Free: forums, friends and challenges.
Import your history from another tracker. Loopa: Premium: MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, Cronometer, Apple Health, Health Connect or any CSV; undoing an import stays free.
Prices
How much does Cronometer cost compared with Loopa?
Cronometer Gold is $10.99 a month or $59.99 a year, on 16 September 2026. Loopa Basic is free, and Loopa Premium is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year. Standard prices in US dollars before tax. Promotional prices are not shown.
Loopa
Loopa Basic
$0 for no time limit
Loopa Premium
$12.99 for a month
Loopa Premium
$69.99 for a year
Loopa Premium Family (up to 6 people)
$19.99 for a month
Loopa Premium Family (up to 6 people)
$119.99 for a year
Household of four, a year: $119.99. One Loopa Premium Family plan, which covers up to 6 people.
US prices in US dollars, bought in the app through the App Store or Google Play.
1. Cronometer, Cronometer Gold. https://cronometer.com/gold/Checked 16 September 2026. Plan table read from the page markup, checkmark by checkmark, for the Basic and Gold columns.
2. Cronometer Support, Subscription Types. https://support.cronometer.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028026971-Subscription-TypesChecked 16 September 2026. Quoted from an excerpt. The article refused our checker (HTTP 403). Its sentence "Cronometer does not have a family plan, however you can purchase a Pro Subscription" was read from the article text returned by a web search restricted to support.cronometer.com.
USDA FoodData Central. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/Most of the foods in Loopa’s search come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s public food composition database.
openFDA Drug Product Labeling. https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/Loopa’s medication interaction alerts quote the FDA drug label each one comes from.
FAQ
Questions about Loopa and Cronometer
Answered from the same dated sources.
Is barcode scanning free on Cronometer?
Yes. On 16 September 2026 Cronometer’s plan table listed the barcode scanner, device sync and custom macro and micronutrient targets on its free Basic plan. It is free on Loopa too.
How much is Cronometer Gold?
$10.99 a month, or $59.99 a year, in US dollars on 16 September 2026. Loopa Premium is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year.
Does Cronometer have a family plan?
Cronometer’s support site says it has no family plan. Loopa Premium Family is $119.99 a year for up to 6 people.
Can I bring my Cronometer history to Loopa?
Yes. Easy Switch reads the Cronometer CSV export and shows you what it found before anything is added. An import can be undone for 30 days.