Comparison

MacrosFirst vs LevelUp Macros

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

Head to head
About

MacrosFirst

This app intelligently tracks your calorie and macro intake, adapting your targets weekly based on your metabolism and weight trends. Log meals quickly using AI, barcode scanning, or by scanning nutrition labels. It also monitors over 57 nutrients, not just macros, to provide a comprehensive view of your health.

Highlights
  • Adaptive calorie and macro targets
  • AI-powered food logging
  • Barcode and nutrition label scanning
  • Track over 57 nutrients
  • Weight trend analysis
  • Apple Watch and widget support
Features
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MacrosFirst is the macro tracker that learns your metabolism. It calculates how many calories you really burn from your food log and weight trend, then updates your calorie and macro targets every week so you keep making progress toward your goal. Log meals in seconds with AI, a barcode scanner, and 4+ million verified foods. [ TARGETS THAT ADAPT TO YOU ] • Autopilot: MacrosFirst sets your calories, protein, carbs, and fat, then updates them in weekly check-ins. • Copilot: MacrosFirst sets your weekly calorie budget and you set the macros for each day of the week. • Manual: set your own targets for each day of the week, great for carb cycling or training and rest days. • Your pace is a percentage of body weight per week, so targets stay realistic as your weight changes. Built on validated, peer-reviewed models with guidance from a metabolism scientist formerly at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [ LOG FOODS & MEALS IN SECONDS ] • Search 4+ million verified foods or scan a barcode. • Scan a nutrition label to add a new food without typing. • Daily Meals: set up your meal schedule once, including recurring foods, and it appears in your Journal every day. • Copy meals or whole days, save meals and recipes, or quick-add calories and macros. • Auto-calculate serving sizes to hit an exact macro target. • Count alcohol as carbs, fat, or both so calories and macros always line up. [ AI FOOD SEARCH ] • Describe a meal by voice or text, paste a recipe, or snap a photo. AI finds each food, even the cooking oil you can't see, and matches it to our verified database. [ 57 NUTRIENTS, NOT JUST MACROS ] • 28,000+ lab-tested Core Foods from the USDA and research databases, with data for up to 57 nutrients. • Track vitamins, minerals, fiber, and more against automatic targets based on your calorie target, age, and sex. • See which foods drive each nutrient with Top Sources. [ SEE YOUR REAL PROGRESS ] • Trend weight smooths out daily swings to show where you're really heading. • Track steps and water alongside your nutrition. [ LOG FROM ANYWHERE ] • Apple Watch app, Home and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts for hands-free logging. • Sync food, water, weight, and steps with Apple Health. [ SHARE & STAY CONNECTED ] • Follow friends and family to see their logs, or let your coach follow you. Share foods, meals, and recipes in a tap. ▶ GET EVEN MORE WITH MACROSFIRST PLUS ◀ • Autopilot, Copilot, weekly check-ins, and Expenditure charts. • AI Food Search by voice, text, or photo. • Different Daily Meals for each weekday, plus recurring foods. • Custom nutrient targets, plus nutrient trends and reports for any date range. • Macro Math: calories that always match your macros, even when labels don't. • Import recipes from any website. • Export to Excel or sync daily totals to Google Sheets. • Personal API access to build your own apps and dashboards. • Meal and day notes, unlimited friends, and priority VIP support. ▶ SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS ◀ MacrosFirst is free to download and use. MacrosFirst Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription you can cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy & Security Policy: https://www.macrosfirst.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.macrosfirst.com/terms.html

About

LevelUp Macros

This app supports clients of a specific fitness program by sending daily habit compliance prompts and receiving yes/no answers. It integrates with Apple Health to automatically sync activity and step data for a comprehensive overview.

Highlights
  • Habit compliance prompts
  • Yes/No answer input
  • Push notifications
  • HealthKit integration
  • Activity and step data sync
Features
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The LevelUp Macros app is designed for clients of trainers who have enrolled in the LevelUp Macros program. The app will send push notifications and prompt clients to answer yes/no question in regards to comply with healthy habits sent by your coach. WHO CAN USE THE APP Clients can only use the app if they are working with a LevelUp Macros coach. If you are a LevelUp Macros client, please contact your coach to receive your invite and login credentials to be able to use this app. The LevelUp Macros app allows access to HealthKit, allowing clients to automatically pull in their activity and steps data from Apple Health to their app.

Screenshots

MacrosFirst4 screens
LevelUp Macros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LevelUp Macros at none against MacrosFirst's 9. LevelUp Macros also leads on ads (none vs shown). MacrosFirst's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (24K vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. LevelUp Macros asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 LevelUp Macros. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacrosFirst has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacrosFirst ships an update every 5 days, LevelUp Macros every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MacrosFirst versus LevelUp Macros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrosFirstLevelUp Macros
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMacrosFirst, Inc.Level Up Wellness, LLC

Customer experience

MacrosFirst

All ratings23,810 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews531 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.2%

LevelUp Macros

All ratings1 ratings
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

LevelUp Macros

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
None

LevelUp Macros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MacrosFirst free?
MacrosFirst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LevelUp Macros free?
LevelUp Macros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MacrosFirst or LevelUp Macros?
LevelUp Macros is rated higher. MacrosFirst averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while LevelUp Macros averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MacrosFirst or LevelUp Macros have ads?
MacrosFirst shows ads; LevelUp Macros does not.
Which is updated more often, MacrosFirst or LevelUp Macros?
MacrosFirst ships an update every 5 days, and LevelUp Macros every 6 weeks. Most recently, MacrosFirst was updated on November 12, 2026 and LevelUp Macros on November 4, 2026.

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