This program/app has been everything! It truly has changed my relationship with food, has helped change my body composition and has also helped me improve in the gym. PRs left and right and never feeling hungry. I think the science behind the program is spot on. The support is incredible. 10/10 recommend this program for anyone trying to up their game in the gym while also leaning out!
I started doing Macrostax in 2017 and my goal was to get more muscle tone especially my abs within a few months, I saw a huge improvement. And now I am back in 2022 and 2023. Love me some Macrostax. It really does help. I feel so much better and have lots of energy. When I do my CrossFit classes, I can tell a huge difference. I don’t get tired as fast. My times are faster I just feel better.
I’ll start off by saying that this app is very user friendly & the layout is great, that’s why it got 1 star. Otherwise, it would be zero.
In 6mo of tracking & hitting my macros daily, with the exception of 2 separate weeks for travel, I gained weight. I was so spot on with my food too. I worked out, got my steps in, drank water, all the things. When I reached out for support from the Coach all I got back was being told that I wasn’t doing enough & that I shouldn’t have not tracked on my travel weeks. I felt really dismissed by the coach & wasn’t given any praise for all the hard work I had been doing.
You also can’t adjust your macros. You just have to hope that the quiz you took gets it right. Macros need to be adjusted from time to time & you should be allowed to do this.
When I reached out to ask for a refund, I was given the link to ask Apple to refund me but of course they won’t b/c it’s been so long since I got the app. I feel like if a company doesn’t live up to what they are saying, especially if you follow it to a T, they should help you get your money back.
If you’re thinking about tracking Macros, I explore you to use My Fitness Pal! $80 a month & WAY more helpful, easy to use & you can adjust your macros as needed.
Developer Response
We're sorry to hear that you had that experience and invite you to reach back out to our team to see if we can make it right for you! I had this app about a year or so ago and loved it. I just re downloaded it and was very disappointed to see the “fill my macros” function is no longer available. I loved that function. Please bring it back! Without that function, this is just a normal calorie counting app…not worth the $$.
I used to use this two years ago and had good results so I wanted to started a new subscription. I found out (too late) that they removed the autofill function which would give you options on what to eat based on the calories and macros you had left. Now it is basically a meal tracker with recipes that you need to search and calculate on your own. They removed the one function that made this worth it and I don’t know how you can justify the cost anymore.
You can get meal trackers for free and Eat this Much is much better with automated meal plan and recipes.
Developer Response
We're sorry that you're not happy with your purchase. We are reimagining how that feature works to make sure it is truly valuable based on member feedback. We are currently working on a new version and hope you like it when it comes out! In the meantime, don't forget that we do have in-app nutrition coaches at no extra charge and they are happy to help you when you get stuck! You can’t see the functionality of the app until you pay. It was missing the simple ability to set my own macros. I paid for the one year membership never expecting it to be missing such a simple function. I immediately contacted customer service and asked for a refund… They said I had to do it through the app instead of through an email and now they won’t respond. Make sure this is the app you want before you give them any money… I feel like it’s lacking major features.
It uses manipulative marketing techniques to seem as if it's free. I saw another review with a response saying that "they never market themselves as free". While this is true, that doesn't mean they're off the hook. I had to DIG through the website and app store to find mention of pricing. It's not in the thumbnails, initial description, or even as a listed price. This app makes you fill out an entire account just to hit the paywall and have a useless app on your phone. Don't waste your time and use MyFitness Pal instead. It also has big paywalls but at least it's mostly free.
App is good! It was much needed. I have been with Macrostax for several years. I am very disappointed they got rid of the ability to meal plan on my computer. It was easier to look up recipes and meal plan for the week on a bigger screen.
Macrostax is terrific, but after new app update there is no loner “fill my macros” huge time safer, and I find myself using the app less and less without that feature.
The same features are available on Noom and MyFitnessPal. Don’t pay the $20/mo. Not only that but they don’t accommodate people who don’t eat meat. Huge disappointment.
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