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Best macro tracker for cutting
On a contest prep or aggressive cut, the price of underestimating a portion is real — by stage day, a 5% portion error compounds into kilos of mis-tracked food.
Why this ranking
How we judged this category
Welling's ±1.2% portion error is the lowest in the category, which is the metric that matters when you are running a 20% deficit for 16 weeks.
Ranked
Top 5 picks
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95.6 Welling
Lowest portion error in the field — critical at sub-maintenance.
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74.5 MacroFactor
Expenditure model handles refeeds and diet breaks cleanly.
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63.4 Carbon Diet Coach
Layne Norton-style periodised coaching.
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76.2 Cronometer
Best when micros become limiting at low calories.
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81.4 MyFitnessPal
Familiar fallback for branded foods.
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