Comparison

FDL vs TMPM HQ

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

Head to head
About

FDL

Discover a vast collection of low-calorie, high-protein recipes with detailed macro and calorie information. Easily track your favorites, manage ingredient lists, and follow step-by-step video guides. Includes a macro calculator to help you meet your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Searchable recipe database
  • Macro and calorie information
  • Favorites tab
  • Checkable ingredient lists
  • Step-by-step video instructions
  • Macro calculator
Features
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You know the moment. It's 6pm, you're starving, and nothing that sounds good fits your macros. So you make the same sad chicken and rice for the fourth time this week. Or you order the pizza and feel bad about it after. That's the whole reason this app exists. I'm Zach. I've spent 12 years turning the food people actually crave (pizza, burgers, tacos, cheesecake, orange chicken ramen, and more) into versions with more protein and fewer calories. Not "healthy" versions. Good ones. The kind you make again because you want to, not because you're supposed to. Open the app, type in whatever's in your fridge, and you get real meals with the macros already figured out. No tracking. No math. No standing there deciding. WHAT'S INSIDE - 823+ macro-friendly recipes, new ones added every week - Full macros and calories on every single recipe - Step-by-step video for each one, so it comes out right the first try - Search by ingredient, filter by calories, protein, or equipment - Meal planner and a grocery list that builds itself - Favorites, folders, and your own private notes on recipes you tweak - Mark what you've made and build your own rotation You don't have to cook separate meals for everyone else either. One dinner, the family's happy, and yours still fits. WHAT IT COSTS Free to download and look around. Full access is $19/month or $149/year, billed through your Apple account and cancelable anytime in Settings. Terms of use: https://recipes.macrofriendly.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://recipes.macrofriendly.com/privacy-policy

About

TMPM HQ

Access a vast library of high-protein, meal-prep-friendly recipes to simplify healthy eating. Plan your weekly meals, adjust calorie and macro targets, and save your favorite dishes for sustainable, efficient meal preparation.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of meal prep recipes
  • Adjustable calories and macros
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Save favorite meals
  • Efficient, repeatable meal prep design
Features
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The TMPM HQ app is built for members of The Meal Prep Manual. Filled with hundreds of high-protein, meal-prep-friendly recipes designed to make eating well simple, affordable, and sustainable. Plan your weeks ahead, dial in your macros, and stay consistent with tools built specifically for real-world meal prep. Key features: • Meal prep recipes and snacks • Adjustable calories and macros • Weekly meal planning • Favorites and saved meals • Designed for efficient, repeatable meal prep An active Meal Prep Manual account is required to sign in and use the app. This app does not offer in-app purchases.

Screenshots

FDL4 screens
TMPM HQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TMPM HQ at 100% against FDL's 73%. TMPM HQ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). FDL's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (646 vs 15). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FDL sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month and TMPM HQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TMPM HQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FDL has 646 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of FDL's written reviews are positive against 100% of TMPM HQ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FDL ships an update every 3 weeks, TMPM HQ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FDL versus TMPM HQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFDLTMPM HQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (646 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings646 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlexible Dieting Lifestyle LLCTMPM Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

FDL

All ratings633 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative21.6%

TMPM HQ

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FDL

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App fails to load or opens to white screen
  • Login authentication issues and password reset codes not working
  • Recipes missing ingredients or have duplicate instruction sections
  • Favorites tab displays only gray lines with zero recipes
  • App crashes when clicking on new recipes
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  • Back button inconsistency requiring app restart
  • Scrolling issues forcing users to scroll back down after selecting recipes
  • App freezes and shuts down unexpectedly
  • Search function not working properly
  • Incompatibility with older recipe book versions (4.0)
  • Inconsistent category filtering on main page
  • Long load times and performance lag

Requested features

12 requests
  • No-cook recipe filter option
  • Video tutorial links within recipes
  • Ability to input custom serving sizes with auto-adjusted ingredients
  • Better recipe categorization (meat category, etc.)
  • User-submitted recipe variations and substitutions
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  • Recipe completion tracking and feedback history
  • More active community forum or discussion board
  • Substitute ingredient suggestions for recipes
  • Direct product links (protein powder, cookie butter) within recipes
  • Table of contents for digital cookbooks
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline recipe access

TMPM HQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FDL

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$149.001 Year
1 purchases

TMPM HQ

One-time1
  • TMPM HQ Access$59.99

Questions

Is FDL free?
FDL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TMPM HQ free?
TMPM HQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FDL or TMPM HQ?
TMPM HQ is rated higher. FDL averages 4.8 out of 5 from 646 ratings, while TMPM HQ averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do FDL or TMPM HQ have ads?
Neither FDL nor TMPM HQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FDL or TMPM HQ?
FDL ships an update every 3 weeks, and TMPM HQ every 4 months. Most recently, FDL was updated on October 29, 2026 and TMPM HQ on October 6, 2026.

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