Comparison

mainTrack vs 1% Method

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

Head to head
About

mainTrack

This app helps cyclists meticulously track their bike and component usage. It provides timely service reminders and records all maintenance performed, ensuring your gear is always in top condition. Connect to Strava to automatically update your bike's mileage.

Highlights
  • Track bike and component usage
  • Service reminders
  • Record service history
  • Strava activity synchronization
  • Component assignment to bikes
  • Periodic maintenance planning
  • Cross-device data synchronization
Features
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MainTrack is a comprehensive Bike Maintenance app that will help to keep track of your bikes and components usage, remind you when it's time to service your gear and record all serviced parts and components. Wondering when was the last time you changed your front tyre? Or what distance you've ridden with your race wheels? Or when you need to service your suspension? MainTrack will help you to answer these questions and much more. Features: • Connect to Strava to synchronize your activities and update your bikes usage • Create Components that you use occasionally or in multiple bikes • Assign Components to Bikes for a period of time and keep track of their usage separately based on the bike's activities • Plan your bikes maintenance periodically based on period of time, usage, rides or elapsed time. • Receive notifications after a ride is completed and when a service is due • Keep track of all services executed • Check your bike's parts usage since you last serviced them • Synchronize your data across multiple devices MainTrack is very intuitive and easy to use, with a beaultiful interface design to provide you the best user experience.

About

1% Method

This app helps you build lasting healthy habits by focusing on small, science-backed changes. It uses an AI coach to create a personalized plan that adapts to your life, scaling back when needed and unlocking new habits as you succeed.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized coaching
  • Science-backed habit introduction
  • Adaptive plan adjustments
  • 5-stage notification escalation
  • Voice input for natural interaction
  • Hydration tracking
  • Achievement badges and progression ranks
Features
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1% Method: Kill Bad Habits You don't have a fitness problem. You have a habit problem. Years of sitting, snacking, skipping movement, and poor sleep don't break you overnight. They compound. Slowly. Silently. Until one day you realize you're tired all the time, your back hurts, and you can't remember the last time you felt strong. The fitness industry sells you 30-day transformations and miracle routines. They don't work. Research proves it: 80% of health app users disengage within weeks. 50% are gone by month two. 1% Method is different. It's built on 17 peer-reviewed studies in behavioral science — not marketing hype. THE SCIENCE OF REAL CHANGE • Start with 2-3 habits, not 10. Beginners who start small succeed at 2-5x the rate (Stanford BJ Fogg Lab) • Habits take 66 days to automate, not 21 (Lally et al., European Journal of Social Psychology) • Event-based cues ("after my morning coffee") outperform time-based alarms by 2x (Stawarz et al., CHI 2015) • Progressive introduction beats simultaneous goals every time (Ordonez et al., Harvard Business School) HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell the AI coach about your life — work schedule, goals, struggles, environment 2. Get a personalized plan with science-backed habit replacements 3. Start with just 2-3 habits. Master them first. 4. The app watches your consistency. Hit 80% for 14 days? It unlocks the next habit. 5. Struggling? It automatically scales back. No guilt. No failure. Just adjustment. YOUR AI DRILL SERGEANT This isn't a passive tracker with checkboxes. Your AI coach: • Builds your plan around YOUR life, not a generic template • Modifies habits through natural conversation — "swap my evening walk for yoga" • Uses a 5-stage notification escalation — from gentle reminders to drill sergeant mode • Speaks 4 languages (English, German, French, Italian) • Learns your patterns and adapts over time PROGRESSIVE HABIT SYSTEM The app governs your enthusiasm so you don't burn out: • New habits unlock only when you've proven consistency • Auto-scales back if you're overwhelmed — no shame, just science • "Just Show Up" mode when life gets hard: one habit, one win, rebuild from there • Tracks your progression from Recruit → Private → Corporal → Sergeant → Commander FEATURES • AI-powered personalized coaching (Claude AI) • Science-backed progressive habit introduction • 5-stage smart notification escalation • Voice input — talk to your coach naturally • Hydration tracking with smart reminders • Streak tracking with insurance days • Achievement badges and progression ranks • iCloud backup — switch devices seamlessly • No ads. No data selling. Ever. WHO IS THIS FOR? Everyone who's tried to change and failed. Office workers chained to desks. Parents who lost their routine. Students pulling all-nighters. Anyone whose environment slowly built habits that don't serve them anymore. You don't need another workout app. You need a system that meets you where you are and builds you up — 1% at a time. The compound effect works both ways. Bad habits got you here. Good habits get you out. Start today. Start small. Start winning.

Screenshots

mainTrack4 screens
1% Method4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1% Method at none against mainTrack's 4. 1% Method also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). mainTrack's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. mainTrack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 1% Method asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1% Method holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mainTrack has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of mainTrack's written reviews are positive against 100% of 1% Method's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mainTrack ships an update fortnightly, 1% Method daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
mainTrack versus 1% Method: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermainTrack1% Method
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (59 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristiano GontijoArdin Ibraimi

Customer experience

mainTrack

All ratings59 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%

1% Method

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

mainTrack

One-time4
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Snack$3.99
  • Lunch$7.99
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  • Dinner$13.99
None

1% Method

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mainTrack free?
mainTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 1% Method free?
1% Method is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mainTrack or 1% Method?
1% Method is rated higher. mainTrack averages 4.6 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while 1% Method averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do mainTrack or 1% Method have ads?
Neither mainTrack nor 1% Method shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mainTrack or 1% Method?
mainTrack ships an update fortnightly, and 1% Method daily. Most recently, mainTrack was updated on October 5, 2026 and 1% Method on October 9, 2026.

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