Comparison

Macros vs Valtor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Macros

Easily track your daily calorie and macronutrient intake to achieve your health goals. Whether you aim for weight loss, muscle gain, or a healthier lifestyle, this app provides personalized goals, a comprehensive food database, and activity tracking.

Highlights
  • Personalized calorie and macro goals
  • Extensive food database
  • Barcode scanner
  • Activity and water intake tracking
  • Meal planning
  • Net carbohydrate counter
Features
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Take control of your nutrition with Macros. Whether you're looking to lose weight, build muscle, or maintain a healthier lifestyle, Macros makes tracking simple and effective. Enter your profile details, and we'll calculate a personalized daily calorie goal and macro breakdown tailored to your fitness objectives. Macros is designed to help you build sustainable habits, regardless of your experience level or dietary preferences. Manage your food diary, plan meals, and track macros, activities, and hydration effortlessly. Stay on top of your goals, even on the busiest days, with flexible and intuitive calorie and macro counting. Features: - Calculate your caloric needs for weight loss, muscle gain, or maintenance. - Food tracker for calories and macros (carbohydrates, protein and fats). - Net carbohydrate counter—perfect for ketogenic or low-carb diets. - Calculate calories from macros to ensure that calories and macros always match. - Extensive food database. - Barcode scanner for easy logging. - Record daily exercises and activities. - Water intake tracker. - Custom food creation. - Build your own recipe library. Macros Plus, available via subscription, takes your tracking to the next level: - Set macro goals by grams or percentages. - Customize micronutrient goals. - Meal timing—track when you eat. - Plan meals up to 30 days in advance. - Sync with external apps like Fitbit and Garmin. - Tailored daily goals for carb cycling or training/rest days. - Identify top contributors to your calorie, macro, and micronutrient intake. - Monitor progress with monthly intake graphs. - Export your daily meals to printable PDFs. - Add daily notes to your log. - Ad-free experience. Macros is free to download and use. Optionally, you can upgrade to Plus to unlock amazing additional features. Subscriptions are auto-renewing but can be canceled at any time, up to 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://macros.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://macros.app/privacy

About

Valtor

Features
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Become harder to break. Valtor is a personalized bodyweight training system for people who want structure, honest feedback, and measurable progress YOUR 6-WEEK PROTOCOL Answer a few questions about your level, goals, schedule, equipment, and limitations. Valtor builds a clear plan and gives you one mission at a time. Future sessions adapt from the work you complete and how the load felt. CLEAN REPS, COUNTED ON DEVICE For supported push-ups, Valtor uses your iPhone camera to recognize complete movement and give clear form cues. Raw camera video is not uploaded by default. If camera tracking isn’t available during a regular workout, you can count manually. PROGRESS YOU CAN PROVE Track weekly consistency, completed sessions, training minutes, personal records, and capacity over time. Missed days stay honest without erasing the work you have already earned. ARENA, WHEN YOU WANT PRESSURE Enter asynchronous, camera-verified push-up competitions near your rank. There is no live video. Complete your attempt, compare verified results, and climb the weekly leaderboard. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Personalized bodyweight workouts • Six-week plan with adaptive future sessions • Quick sessions and recovery work • On-device push-up tracking • Manual and timer modes for other exercises • Offline workout continuity and sync • Personal records and training history • Optional Arena competition Valtor is a subscription-based product. A monthly or annual subscription is required to unlock the full training system. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://valtor.org/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Macros4 screens
Valtor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Valtor at none against Macros's shown. Valtor also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Macros's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Macros sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Valtor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Macros ships an update monthly, Valtor every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Macros versus Valtor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrosValtor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB97 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJosmanTekPavlo Vasylets

Bugs and requests

Macros

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Barcode scanner not working
  • Saved data being deleted or changed
  • Constant freezing and loading issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share recipes with friends
  • Integration with fitness trackers
  • Weekly/monthly progress tracking
  • Easier way to add nutrition data manually
  • Calorie cycling feature

Valtor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Macros

Subscriptions5
  • Macros Plus$3.991 Month
  • Macros Plus$8.993 Months
  • Macros Plus$12.991 Year
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  • Macros Plus$17.991 Year
  • Macros Plus$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Plus 1 month$3.99
  • Plus 3 months$8.99
  • Plus 6 months$12.99
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  • Plus 1 year$17.99
  • Plus version2 variants$99.99
2 purchases

Valtor

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Macros free?
Macros is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Valtor free?
Valtor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Macros or Valtor have ads?
Macros shows ads; Valtor does not.
Which is updated more often, Macros or Valtor?
Macros ships an update monthly, and Valtor every 2 days. Most recently, Macros was updated on November 1, 2026 and Valtor on October 31, 2026.

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