# Mouve vs Cronometer Canonical page: https://mouve.it/compare/mouve-vs-cronometer Checked: 5 Nov 2026. We make Mouve, so read this knowing that. ## The short answer Cronometer is the better pick if you want detailed vitamin and mineral tracking: its pages say up to 95 nutrients on the free plan. Mouve is the better pick if you also want workouts and a social feed in the same app. ## Feature by feature | Feature | Mouve | Cronometer | | --- | --- | --- | | Photo food scan | Partly. Free accounts get 5 AI photo scans per rolling 24 hours; Mouve+ is unlimited. Search and barcode stay free after that. Results are estimates. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Paid plan. Photo Log is listed among the Gold features. (https://cronometer.com/gold/ checked 2026-11-05) | | Barcode scan | Yes. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. Included in the free Basic account, "unlimited use". (https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html checked 2026-11-05) | | Verified food database | Partly. Mixes a curated catalogue, open datasets and user contributions. Not every entry is individually verified. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. The page says "Every item submitted to our database undergoes a verification process"; Gold page: "over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods". (https://cronometer.com/features/accurate-databases.html https://cronometer.com/gold/ checked 2026-11-05) | | Vitamins and minerals | Partly. Stores a micronutrient snapshot per logged entry. We do not publish a nutrient count. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. Up to 95 nutrients and compounds on the free Basic account, per its own pages. (https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html https://cronometer.com/gold/ checked 2026-11-05) | | Workout logging | Yes. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | Rest timer | Yes. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | Programs or routines | Yes. Manual, smart and AI-generated programs. AI generation is a Mouve+ feature. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | Apple Watch app | Not yet. A watch app exists in the repository (apps/watch-ios) but is not embedded in the shipped iPhone app. The iOS project has no watch target, so it is not counted as a feature. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. The App Store release notes say "Log Food via your Apple Watch". (https://apps.apple.com/ee/app/cronometer-calorie-counter/id1145935738 checked 2026-11-05) | | Outdoor places and maps | Not yet. The World tab (outdoor gyms and places) is built but not public yet. It is not counted as a feature until it ships. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | Social feed and following | Yes. Feed, follows, communities and direct messages. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | Ads in the free plan | None. No ad SDK is in the app dependencies (checked 2026-11-05). (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes, ads. Google Play lists the app as containing ads, and the site says Gold "is ad-free", which implies Basic is not. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cronometer.android.gold https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html checked 2026-11-05) | | iPhone app | Yes. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. (https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html checked 2026-11-05) | | Android app | Yes. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. (https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html checked 2026-11-05) | | Web app | Yes. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Yes. (https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html checked 2026-11-05) | | Export your data | Yes. A ZIP with your data as JSON plus your own media (GDPR access and portability). It is not a CSV. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. Gold has printable PDF reports to share with professionals; a file export of your data was not found on the pages checked. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | EU data hosting | Partly. The app and database run on EU hosting (Hetzner, Helsinki). Some processors are outside the EEA, for example Google and OpenAI for AI scanning and Stripe for payments, under standard safeguards. The privacy policy lists them. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Not checked. The data-security page says it complies with GDPR; it does not say where data is stored. (last tried 2026-11-05) | | AI assistant or MCP connector | Yes. An MCP server at api.mouve.it/mcp lets an outside AI assistant read and write your own workouts and nutrition. (own product, reviewed 2026-11-05) | Paid plan. Crono Coach, an in-app assistant, is a Gold feature. No outside-assistant connector was found. (https://cronometer.com/gold/ checked 2026-11-05) | ## Where Cronometer is better - Tracks up to 95 nutrients and compounds on the free plan, per its own page. Mouve does not publish a nutrient count. (source: https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html) - Has a web app and Gold-only printable PDF reports "to share with health professionals". (source: https://cronometer.com/gold/ https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html) - Verified food database: Yes Cronometer: The page says "Every item submitted to our database undergoes a verification process"; Gold page: "over 1M lab-analyzed or verified foods". Mouve: partly. Mixes a curated catalogue, open datasets and user contributions. Not every entry is individually verified. (source: https://cronometer.com/features/accurate-databases.html https://cronometer.com/gold/) - Vitamins and minerals: Yes Cronometer: Up to 95 nutrients and compounds on the free Basic account, per its own pages. Mouve: partly. Stores a micronutrient snapshot per logged entry. We do not publish a nutrient count. (source: https://cronometer.com/features/free-nutrition-tracking-app.html https://cronometer.com/gold/) - Apple Watch app: Yes Cronometer: The App Store release notes say "Log Food via your Apple Watch". Mouve: not yet. A watch app exists in the repository (apps/watch-ios) but is not embedded in the shipped iPhone app. The iOS project has no watch target, so it is not counted as a feature. (source: https://apps.apple.com/ee/app/cronometer-calorie-counter/id1145935738) ## Who should pick which Pick Cronometer if: - You care about vitamins, minerals and other nutrients more than speed of logging. - You want to print or share nutrition reports with a dietitian or doctor. Pick Mouve if: - You want food logging, workouts and a social feed in one app instead of three. - You want your data exportable and an AI assistant you can connect to your own account. ## Pricing ### Mouve - Mouve is free to use, with 5 AI photo scans per rolling 24 hours. Mouve+ prices are on mouve.it/pricing; Google Play and App Store prices are higher because the stores take a cut. A 7-day trial is offered when eligible. (source: https://mouve.it/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026) ### Cronometer - Website, in US dollars: Gold US$10.99 billed monthly, or US$59.99 billed annually (shown as US$4.99 per month). Basic is free. App Store, Estonia storefront: Gold Monthly €11.99, Gold Annual €69.99 (US storefront US$10.99 and US$59.99). (source: https://cronometer.com/gold/ https://apps.apple.com/ee/app/cronometer-calorie-counter/id1145935738 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cronometer-calorie-counter/id1145935738, checked 5 Nov 2026) ## Switching from Cronometer Mouve has no importer for Cronometer files yet, so you start a fresh diary. You can keep logging in Cronometer for a week while you try Mouve; nothing in Mouve deletes your Cronometer account. Your Mouve data can be exported at any time as a ZIP with JSON (Settings). ## Corrections Something wrong? https://mouve.it/contact?topic=comparison&page=%2Fcompare%2Fmouve-vs-cronometer Cronometer is a trademark of its owner and is used here only to identify the product. Mouve is not affiliated with Cronometer.