Comparison

MacrosFirst vs 4F Coaching

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 metabolism to adjust calorie and macro targets weekly, helping you progress towards your goals. Log meals quickly with AI, barcode scanning, and a vast food database, while also monitoring over 50 nutrients.

Highlights
  • Adaptive calorie and macro targets
  • AI-powered meal logging
  • Barcode scanner for food entry
  • Track 57 nutrients
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Apple Watch app and widgets
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

4F Coaching

Features
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4F Coaching is more than a gym—we’re a community built around Faith, Family, Fitness, and Freedom. Through semi-private personal training, personalized coaching, and a supportive environment, we help everyday people build strength, confidence, and healthy habits that last. The 4F Coaching app puts your membership right at your fingertips. Easily view availability, schedule and manage training sessions, keep track of your upcoming appointments, receive important gym updates and stay connected with your 4F community—all in one convenient place. Our goal is to make taking care of your health simpler. Less time worrying about schedules and logistics means more time focusing on showing up, getting stronger, and making progress. Whether you’re just beginning your fitness journey or have been part of the 4F Family for years, this app is another way we’re committed to providing a personalized, convenient, and connected coaching experience. Faith. Family. Fitness. Freedom. Live Longer. Live Stronger.

Screenshots

MacrosFirst4 screens
4F Coaching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4F Coaching at none against MacrosFirst's 9. 4F Coaching also leads on ads (none vs shown). MacrosFirst's advantage is chart position (#92 vs unranked). On price, 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. 4F Coaching asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
MacrosFirst versus 4F Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrosFirst4F Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMacrosFirst, Inc.4F COACHING INCORPORATED

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

4F Coaching

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

4F Coaching

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MacrosFirst free?
MacrosFirst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 4F Coaching free?
4F Coaching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MacrosFirst or 4F Coaching have ads?
MacrosFirst shows ads; 4F Coaching does not.

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