Comparison

Find Your Macros vs Macro Plates

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

Head to head
About

Find Your Macros

Easily calculate your daily calorie and macronutrient needs to achieve your fitness goals. Quickly convert alcohol intake into trackable macros to stay on course. This tool simplifies macro calculations for beginners and those seeking a fast, convenient method.

Highlights
  • Calculate daily calorie needs
  • Calculate macronutrient needs
  • Convert alcohol intake to macros
  • Quick and easy to use
  • Helpful for beginners
  • Provides different macro ranges
Features
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Ever struggled to calculate how many calories or macronutrients you need in a day to hit your fitness goals? Maybe you know how, but are tired of using a calculator with pen and paper? Or, you're looking for a quick and easy way to calculate them? Well, we have the perfect app for you. Easily calculate your macronutrients in seconds or convert your alcohol intake from a fun night out into easy to track macros to stay on track at all times. No more worrying where to start with macros or how to calculate them, use the app and find out in seconds.

About

Macro Plates

Calculate your daily and per-meal nutritional needs effortlessly. This tool helps you understand your required intake for better dietary planning.

Highlights
  • Daily macro calculation
  • Per-meal macro calculation
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Dietary planning tool
Features
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MacroPlate takes the guesswork out of eating. Enter your weight, height, age, and goal — and get your personalized daily calorie target plus an exact macro breakdown instantly. WHAT YOU GET • Daily calorie target using the Mifflin-St Jeor formula • Protein, carbs & fat tailored to your body • Split macros across 1–5 meals • Lose weight, maintain, or build muscle SIMPLE BY DESIGN No accounts or subscriptions. Open the app, get your numbers, eat with confidence. Built by a fitness enthusiast who wanted one clean, fast tool. Nothing more.

Screenshots

Find Your Macros4 screens
Macro Plates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Macro Plates at 5.0 against Find Your Macros's 4.5. Macro Plates also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Find Your Macros's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (204 vs 7). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macro Plates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Find Your Macros has 204 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Find Your Macros's written reviews are positive against 100% of Macro Plates's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Find Your Macros ships an update every 2 weeks, Macro Plates every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Find Your Macros versus Macro Plates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFind Your MacrosMacro Plates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (204 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings204 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 35 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.1 — better13.7
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFlexible Dieting Lifestyle LLCDorian Liriano

Customer experience

Find Your Macros

All ratings204 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.4%

Macro Plates

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Find Your Macros

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to select desired macro range
  • App freezes or doesn't scroll properly for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow customization of macro ratios
  • Add metric unit options
  • Integrate with fitness tracking apps

Macro Plates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Find Your Macros

No in-app purchases

None

Macro Plates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Find Your Macros free?
Find Your Macros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macro Plates free?
Macro Plates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Find Your Macros or Macro Plates?
Macro Plates is rated higher. Find Your Macros averages 4.5 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while Macro Plates averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Find Your Macros or Macro Plates have ads?
Neither Find Your Macros nor Macro Plates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Find Your Macros or Macro Plates?
Find Your Macros ships an update every 2 weeks, and Macro Plates every 35 months. Most recently, Find Your Macros was updated on October 24, 2026 and Macro Plates on October 4, 2026.

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