Comparison

MacroFactor vs LeanR Coaching

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

Head to head
About

MacroFactor

This nutrition app personalizes calorie and macro targets using adaptive algorithms and behavioral science. It offers advanced food logging, detailed breakdowns, and weight trend analysis to help users achieve sustainable diet goals.

Highlights
  • Adaptive nutrition coach
  • Best-in-class expenditure estimate (TDEE)
  • Fastest macro tracker
  • Verified food database
  • Weight Trend visualization
  • Flexible plan modes
  • AI photo food logging
Features
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MacroFactor is a macro tracker, calorie counter, and nutrition coach app that helps you reach your diet goals to lose weight, gain muscle, or maintain with empowering, sustainable results, by combining innovative coaching algorithms with proven nutrition and behavioral science. KEY CAPABILITIES • Adaptive nutrition coach: smart algorithms personalize your calorie and macro intake targets, just like a nutrition coach would, and weekly check-ins keep you on track • Best-in-class expenditure estimate (TDEE): calculates how many calories you actually burn from your own logs and weight data, so your plan fits your body instead of a generic formula • Fastest macro tracker on the market: log food by AI photo, meal description, speech-to-text, barcode scanner, or nutrition label scanner, so logging takes seconds • Verified food database: more than 1.36 million entries, so you can trust the calorie and macro information of the food you log • Food and meal tracker: covers macros and micronutrients with detailed breakdowns for every meal and day, so you see exactly what you eat • Weight Trend: cuts through the noise of daily weight fluctuations, so you see your real progress • Flexible plans: choose Coached, Collaborative, or Manual mode with balanced, low-carb, keto, or carb-focused diets and different macros on different days, so your plan fits your health and fitness goal • Extra tools in one app: period tracker, habit tracker, data insights and visualization, integrations, and dark mode. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your goal (lose, maintain, or gain) and choose your rate of weight change to set your calorie deficit or surplus. 2. Log your meals in the food log and weigh in with the weight tracker as usual. 3. Each week, MacroFactor compares your calorie and macro intake with your weight trend to calculate your true energy expenditure (TDEE) and detect changes in your metabolism. 4. It then adjusts your calorie, protein, and macro targets for the week ahead, so your diet plan keeps working and you avoid a plateau. FAQ • How does MacroFactor set my calorie target? It estimates your energy expenditure from your food logs and weight trend, then adjusts your targets at each weekly check-in. • What if I go over my targets or skip logging? Nothing breaks. The algorithm is adherence neutral, so your check-in and calorie adjustment still work, with no warnings or red numbers. • Can I set my own macros instead of following the coach? Yes. Choose Manual mode, and set different macros for different days. • How can I log food quickly? Snap a photo with AI food logging, describe your meal, speak it, or scan a barcode or nutrition label. NOTICES Contains information from Open Food Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Open Food Facts: https://openfoodfacts.org/ ODbL: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/ SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS MacroFactor is a premium macro tracker app that offers three auto-renewing subscription options: $11.99 / month $47.99 / half year $71.99 / year (equal to $5.99 a month) MacroFactor has a free trial, but does not offer a free subscription tier. These prices are for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription to MacroFactor will automatically renew, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel or manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. Terms & Conditions: https://terms.macrofactorapp.com/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.macrofactorapp.com/ MacroFactor is a macro counter, calorie tracker, and AI food tracker with a nutrition coach that adapts your calorie and macro targets every week, helping you lose weight, maintain, or build muscle without stress.

About

LeanR Coaching

Features
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LeanR gives you a real coaching experience from your phone: personalized macros, workouts, progress photos, weekly check-ins reviewed by Lean Coach, and smart adjustments based on your results. You get a clear plan, simple nutrition targets, training built around your starting point, and weekly guidance so you know exactly what to focus on next. Use LeanR to: - Follow personalized macros and workouts - Submit weekly check-ins with weight, notes, photos, and progress data - Review coach feedback and plan adjustments - Track your progress over time - Build habits you can keep after the diet is over LeanR is for fitness and nutrition coaching, not medical advice. Existing LeanR members can sign in with their account. New users who discover LeanR in the App Store can subscribe in the app with Apple in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MacroFactor4 screens
LeanR Coaching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: MacroFactor at #11 against LeanR Coaching's unranked. MacroFactor also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. MacroFactor sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and LeanR Coaching sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $47.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroFactor ships an update every 9 days, LeanR Coaching every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
MacroFactor versus LeanR Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactorLeanR Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCBrendon Wharton

Bugs and requests

MacroFactor

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Disappearing food entries
  • Inconsistent syncing with Apple Health

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Micronutrient tracking
  • Ability to edit database entries
  • Improved barcode scanning for international users
  • Customizable dashboard and widgets

LeanR Coaching

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MacroFactor

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$11.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Semiannual Subscription7 Days trial$47.996 Months
  • Semiannual Subscription14 Days trial$47.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription Bundle$89.991 Year
1 purchases

LeanR Coaching

Subscriptions1
  • LeanR Monthly$47.001 Month

Questions

Is MacroFactor free?
MacroFactor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LeanR Coaching free?
LeanR Coaching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MacroFactor or LeanR Coaching have ads?
Neither MacroFactor nor LeanR Coaching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroFactor or LeanR Coaching?
MacroFactor ships an update every 9 days, and LeanR Coaching every 10 days. Most recently, MacroFactor was updated on November 11, 2026 and LeanR Coaching on November 10, 2026.

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