Comparison

MacrosFirst vs Barkle

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

Head to head
About

MacrosFirst

Easily track your daily calorie and macronutrient intake with a comprehensive food logger and meal planner. Features include barcode scanning, custom goal setting, and progress analysis to help you achieve your fitness objectives.

Highlights
  • Custom macro and meal goals
  • Auto-calculate serving sizes
  • Barcode scanner for food logging
  • Scan nutrition labels
  • Detailed macro and nutrient breakdowns
  • Progress reports and body weight trends
  • Share meals and connect with friends
Features
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MacrosFirst is the most powerful macro tracker, food logger, calorie counter, and meal planner—designed to help you easily achieve your health and fitness goals, no matter your diet or fitness level. [ SET & TRACK YOUR MACRO GOALS ] • Create custom daily and meal-level macro goals, including unlimited custom meals, to fit any schedule or diet plan. [ AUTO-CALCULATE SERVING SIZES ] • Automatically calculate serving sizes to hit your specific macro targets with precision. [ LOG FOODS & MEALS IN SECONDS ] • Search a database of over 3M+ verified foods or scan barcodes with the barcode scanner for quick, accurate tracking—and easily copy meals or entire days between dates. [ SCAN NUTRITION LABELS ] • Instantly import nutrition facts by scanning food labels with your camera—no manual entry required. [ TRACK MACROS & NUTRIENTS ] • Get detailed breakdowns of calories, protein, carbs, fats, and more, and customize your view to track the metrics that matter most. [ ANALYZE YOUR PROGRESS ] • Track body weight trends and compare them with your food intake over time using detailed progress reports. [ SHARE MEALS & STAY CONNECTED ] • Share meals, foods, and recipes with friends and family, and view their daily logs for mutual support. [ CONVERT ALCOHOL INTO MACROS ] • Allocate alcohol calories as carbs, fat, or a combination of both, keeping your calorie and macro tracking perfectly aligned. ▶ GET EVEN MORE WITH PREMIUM ◀ [ UNLIMITED DAILY GOALS ] • Set personalized macro targets for specific days, perfect for carb cycling or training and rest days. [ SMARTER FOOD SEARCH ] • Find foods fast using AI—just describe your meal with voice or text, or snap a photo of your plate. [ PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE ] • Save meal and day notes, and use Extra Meals to track unplanned or one-off meals seamlessly. [ ANALYZE YOUR NUTRIENT TRENDS ] • View nutrient trends and averages over any date range to track long-term progress and insights. [ SAVE & EXPORT DATA ] • Export your meal history to Excel or sync your data to Google Sheets for a deeper analysis of your nutrition. [ IMPORT RECIPES ] • Import recipes from any website, complete with ingredients and step-by-step instructions. [ MACRO MATH CALORIE REPORTING ] Calculate calories based on the actual macros to ensure that calories and macros always match, even when nutrition labels are inconsistent. [ UNLIMITED CONNECTIONS ] • Follow unlimited friends and share your progress, meals, and nutrition insights with your support network. [ VIP SUPPORT ] • Enjoy priority VIP support for Premium subscribers, ensuring your questions and needs are addressed promptly. ▶ SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS ◀ MacrosFirst is free to download and use, with optional Premium features available through auto-renewing subscriptions. Privacy & Security Policy: https://www.macrosfirst.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.macrosfirst.com/terms.html

About

Barkle

Analyze your fitness data and enhance your performance with community-driven tools. Upgrade for exclusive features, cross-platform data integration, and early access to live events and races.

Highlights
  • Data analysis tools
  • Performance enhancement features
  • Community-driven features
  • Exclusive previews
  • Cross-platform data integration (coming soon)
  • Early access to live events and races
Features
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At Barkle, we've got a bunch of cool features that were created with the help of a super engaged community of Peloton users. With our tools, you can analyse your data and even use some advanced stuff to up your performance game. Barkle+ Upgrade and get access to: - ⁠Complete access to the Barkle app along with exclusive previews for new feature releases. - ⁠Connect Barkle to non-Peloton data and get a more holistic view of your fitness. (Coming soon) - ⁠Get early and free access to exclusive LIVE events and races with our supportive community. - Auto-renewing subscription ($8 monthly / $70 yearly - price varies by country) Privacy Policy: https://barkle.io/pp Terms and Conditions: https://barkle.io/tc

Screenshots

MacrosFirst4 screens
Barkle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Barkle at none against MacrosFirst's shown. Barkle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). MacrosFirst's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MacrosFirst sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Barkle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MacrosFirst against 5.0 for Barkle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacrosFirst has 24K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of MacrosFirst's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barkle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacrosFirst ships an update weekly, Barkle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MacrosFirst versus Barkle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrosFirstBarkle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24K — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#97 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB80 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMacrosFirst, Inc.22 Eleven Ltd

Customer experience

MacrosFirst

All ratings23,552 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews522 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative19.7%

Barkle

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MacrosFirst

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search function not working properly
  • Time zone issues causing date discrepancies
  • Scanning feature recording incorrect nutrition info

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integration with Apple Health
  • Ability to share meals/recipes with friends
  • Customizable macro goals (e.g., carb cycling)
  • Improved reporting and progress tracking
  • Option to submit food data corrections

Barkle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

MacrosFirst

Subscriptions7
  • MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Month
  • MacrosFirst Premium14 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Month
  • MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial$41.991 Year
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  • MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • MacrosFirst Premium14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • MacrosFirst Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • MacrosFirst Premium14 Days trial$79.991 Year
4 purchases

Barkle

Subscriptions2
  • Barkle+$7.991 Month
  • Barkle+$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Single Event Access.3 variants$4.99
  • Pay As You Use5 variants$4.99

Questions

Is MacrosFirst free?
MacrosFirst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barkle free?
Barkle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacrosFirst or Barkle?
Barkle is rated higher. MacrosFirst averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Barkle averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do MacrosFirst or Barkle have ads?
MacrosFirst shows ads; Barkle does not.
Which is updated more often, MacrosFirst or Barkle?
MacrosFirst ships an update weekly, and Barkle every 2 weeks. Most recently, MacrosFirst was updated on November 4, 2026 and Barkle on November 3, 2026.

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