Carb Manager
Keto and low-carb diet tracker with net-carb counting, recipes and meal plans
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Is Carb Manager free?
Free plan, plus paid plans
- Starting price:
- $3.33 a month, billed annually (Premium)
- Free plan:
- Yes (Basic account)
Checked on Carb Manager's site Nov 8, 2026
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- Verified facts
- 5 of 5
- Alternatives ranked
- 6
- Approved reviews
- 0
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- 0
About Carb Manager
Carb Manager is a food and macro tracker built for keto and low-carb diets, made by Wombat Apps since 2010. It runs on the web and as iPhone and Android apps. The free Basic account covers logging food, exercise and weight, plus access to a large library of member-submitted low-carb recipes. Premium adds meal plans and shopping lists, voice and natural-language logging, carb cycling and per-day goals, ketone, glucose, blood pressure and fasting tracking, sync with Fitbit and Garmin, and detailed reports and weight projections. The app also runs a Keto Academy course and an active community forum. It is the obvious pick if you count net carbs and want recipes that fit; if you don't follow a low-carb diet, a general calorie counter will feel less narrow. Premium is billed quarterly or annually.
Best for: Keto and low-carb dieters who want net-carb tracking and matching recipes.
Carb Manager pricing (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Each line is quoted from Carb Manager's own site, with the page it came from.
| Plan or term | What it says | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes (Basic account) | Nov 8, 2026 | carbmanager.com |
| Starting price | $3.33 a month, billed annually (Premium) | Nov 8, 2026 | carbmanager.com |
Pros and cons
What works
- Built around net carbs and keto macros
- Huge low-carb recipe library, with more on Premium
- Tracks ketones, glucose and fasting on Premium
- Usable free Basic account, on web and mobile
Why people leave
- Meal plans, voice logging and device sync need Premium
- Narrow focus is less useful outside low-carb diets
- No monthly billing option for Premium
Carb Manager vs MacroFactor, MyFitnessPal and Lifesum
From each app's listing and the prices verified on its own site. A dash means we haven't verified it yet.
| Attribute | Carb Manager | MacroFactor | MyFitnessPal | Lifesum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan + paid | Paid | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Verified price | $3.33 a month, billed annually (Premium) | $71.99 per year | — | — |
| Free plan | Yes (Basic account) | No (free trial only) | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | No | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | iOS, Android | iOS, Android, Web | iOS, Android |
Top Carb Manager alternatives
See all 6- 1MacroFactor79.8
Has a keto macro option plus weekly targets that adapt to your weight trend, with no ads.
- 2MyFitnessPal68.8
General calorie counter with a bigger food database if you move away from strict keto.
- 3Lifesum61.8
Includes a keto plan among several diet programmes, with a friendlier general design.
- 4
Cal AI57.5Photo-based logging for people who want speed over carb precision.
- 5
FatSecret57.2Free general food diary for when net-carb tools aren't needed.
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Carb Manager: common questions
What is Carb Manager?
Carb Manager: Keto and low-carb diet tracker with net-carb counting, recipes and meal plans. Best for keto and low-carb dieters who want net-carb tracking and matching recipes. Available for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Carb Manager free?
Carb Manager has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes (Basic account) (checked on Carb Manager's own site).
How much does Carb Manager cost?
Carb Manager is free with paid plans. Free plan: Yes (Basic account); Starting price: $3.33 a month, billed annually (Premium). Checked on Carb Manager's own site, November 2026.
Is Carb Manager open source?
No, Carb Manager is not open source.
What platforms does Carb Manager run on?
Carb Manager is available for Web, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Carb Manager?
The highest-ranked Carb Manager alternatives right now are MacroFactor, MyFitnessPal and Lifesum. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.
Carb Manager vs MacroFactor: what's the difference?
Carb Manager is free with paid plans; MacroFactor is a paid product. Verified prices: Carb Manager $3.33 a month, billed annually (Premium), MacroFactor $71.99 per year. Only Carb Manager runs on Web.