Mike's Macros vs CHALK VIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mike's Macros
This app helps users track calories and macronutrients for various fitness goals like fat loss or muscle gain. It offers free food tracking and allows for different macro targets on training and rest days. Users can also securely store progress photos.
- Calorie and macronutrient calculators
- Free food tracking
- Custom macros for training/rest days
- Progress picture storage
- Fitness goal support
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On The Regimen is an app designed by Online Fitness Coach Mike Vacanti which includes following: 1. Calorie and Macronutrient Calculators for fat loss, muscle gain, and body recomposition that have been tested on thousands of clients. 2. Food tracking, absolutely FREE of charge. 3. Different macros for training days versus rest days. 4. Secure storage for your progress pictures as you get leaner, stronger, and accomplish your fitness goals!
CHALK VIP
Access personalized health, fitness, and lifestyle coaching. Receive customized workout and nutrition plans designed to fit your schedule and goals. Track your progress, habits, and measurements with real-time coach support and community motivation.
- 1-1 Health, Fitness, and Lifestyle Coaching
- Customized workout programs
- Flexible nutrition plans
- Workout and nutrition tracking
- Habit tracking
- Real-time coach messaging
- Digital communities
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With the Chalk VIP App, you will have access to 1-1 Health, Fitness and Lifestyle Coaching. Learn how to get maximum results in less time with minimal effort. Customized workout programs are designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals and seamlessly fit inside YOUR schedule! Customized, flexible nutrition plans teach you how to eat the foods you love without sacrificing results and with no restrictive dieting. You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Get REAL with your goals and download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mike's Macros at 66% against CHALK VIP's 0%. Mike's Macros also leads on ratings volume (192 vs 40) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). CHALK VIP's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CHALK VIP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 40 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Mike's Macros's written reviews are positive against 0% of CHALK VIP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mike's Macros ships an update every 6 months, CHALK VIP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mike's Macros | CHALK VIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (192 ratings) | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 192 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Vacanti | Gym Ryan LLC |
Customer experience
Mike's Macros
CHALK VIP
Bugs and requests
Mike's Macros
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recent update caused white text and inability to see numbers
- Database issues causing incorrect macro information
- Errors when creating profile or logging in
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to re-order saved meals
- Option to track fiber, net carbs, sodium, and water intake
- Recipe/meal builder feature
- History/progress tracking
- Barcode scanner
CHALK VIP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mike's Macros
No in-app purchases
CHALK VIP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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