Comparison

MacroFactor vs Tumlo

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

Head to head
About

MacroFactor

This app uses a dynamic algorithm to adapt your calorie and macro targets based on your metabolism and progress. It offers tools for quick food logging, a verified database, and personalized coaching to help you achieve sustainable diet goals without stress or rigidity.

Highlights
  • Dynamic metabolism adaptation
  • Personalized macro and calorie targets
  • Verified food database
  • Barcode scanner
  • Weekly coaching check-ins
  • Micronutrient tracking
  • Weight trend insights
Features
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MacroFactor combines innovative coaching algorithms with proven nutrition and behavioral science to help you reach your diet goals and achieve empowering, sustainable results. MacroFactor uses a dynamic algorithm to adapt to changes in your metabolism and personalize your macro plan to keep you on track. Download to start your 7-day trial of this premium, ad-free macro tracker app. DIET SMARTER Using a best-in-class expenditure estimate, MacroFactor’s nutrition coach algorithm adapts to changes in your metabolism so you never plateau. • The unique energy expenditure calculation detects changes in your metabolism • Smart algorithms personalize your calorie and macro intake targets, just like a nutrition coach would • Weekly check-ins keep you on track toward your goals The result? You better understand your body’s needs and can successfully reach and sustain your goals without stress. THE BEST MACRO TRACKER TOOLS • The fastest macro tracker on the market with tools like barcode scan and custom foods • Verified food database, so you can trust the accuracy of the foods you log • Custom macro programs and weekly check-ins based on your goals and preferences • Detailed breakdowns of micronutrients, macros, and more • Period tracker, habit tracker, unique data insights and visualization, integrations, dark mode, and more AN EMPOWERING, SUSTAINABLE APPROACH MacroFactor’s robust nutrition coach algorithm will make appropriate adjustments to your calorie and macro targets based on what you log, regardless of how close you came to hitting your targets from the previous week. The algorithms don’t function any worse if you deviate from your macro targets. This means that unlike other nutrition coach apps, you don’t have to eat like a robot or perfectly adhere to your macro targets in order to get your weekly coaching check-in and an appropriate calorie adjustment. You’ll never see warnings, red numbers, or shaming when you go over your calorie or macro targets, unlike in other macro tracker apps. Instead, MacroFactor’s macro tracker and nutrition coach aim to empower you with the guidance and tools you need to reach your goals without stress or rigidity. A CLOSER LOOK AT FEATURES & BENEFITS Nutrition coach • Get a science-backed macro plan designed for your goals and preferences • Set a goal to lose, maintain, or gain weight • Smart nutrition coach AI makes weekly changes to your macro plan to keep you on track Macro tracker • Large verified food database, so you can trust that calorie and macro information is accurate • Barcode scanner • Food tracker for both macros and micronutrients • Features like copy/paste, custom foods, and smart history make food tracking quick and easy • Timeline-style food log doesn’t lock you in to a certain number of meals • Metric and imperial options • Custom foods and recipes Health insights tracker • Best-in-class expenditure estimate • Unique Weight Trend insight that cuts through the noise of daily fluctuations • Habit tracker • Period tracker 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 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/

About

Tumlo

Features
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Tumlo is a private journal for how your body feels, day by day. Log your comfort, meals, water, sleep and stress in seconds. Take one photo each morning. Over time Tumlo shows you what your own record actually contains, without guessing and without telling you what it means. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Daily check-in. Comfort, clothes, water, sleep and stress in under a minute. • Morning photo. One photo a day, placed next to your own baseline, side by side. • Comfort Score. A single number built from what you logged, compared with your own baseline and nobody else's. • Label scanner. Point the camera at a barcode or an ingredients list and see which of the ingredients you track appear in it. • Food search. Millions of products from every country through Open Food Facts, with official Nutri-Score and NOVA labels where they exist. • Patterns. Tumlo counts what clusters in your own entries: evenings, meals, or particular days of your cycle. • Daily plan. A short checklist that adapts to how you actually log. • Timeline. A calendar of everything you recorded, and your photos day by day. • Widgets. Today's score, your streak and your next photo on your Home Screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on this iPhone. There is no account and no server holding your journal. No usage-tracking and no advertising SDKs. Only two things ever leave your phone, and only when you allow it: a barcode or search text sent to Open Food Facts, and purchase receipts sent to Apple. You can export everything or delete everything from Settings at any time, and every consent is separate and can be withdrawn on its own. WHAT TUMLO IS Tumlo is a general wellbeing and self-tracking journal. It is not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, prediction, prognosis, treatment or alleviation of any disease, and is not a medical device. It records what you log. It is not medical advice. If you have persistent or severe discomfort, please see a doctor. TUMLO PRO A subscription unlocks daily photos, the label scanner, your patterns and the calendar. • Yearly: USD 29.99 per year • Monthly: USD 5.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price and period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings, then your name, then Subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://tumlo-app.github.io/privacy.html Terms of use: https://tumlo-app.github.io/terms.html Product data from Open Food Facts contributors, licensed under ODbL.

Screenshots

MacroFactor4 screens
Tumlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: MacroFactor at #11 against Tumlo's unranked. MacroFactor also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Tumlo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
MacroFactor versus Tumlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactorTumlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCMIGLAI SIA

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

Tumlo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

MacroFactor

Subscriptions11
  • 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$59.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription Bundle$89.991 Year
3 purchases

Tumlo

Subscriptions3
  • Tumlo Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Tumlo Pro Yearly Offer$14.991 Year
  • Tumlo Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MacroFactor free?
MacroFactor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tumlo free?
Tumlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MacroFactor or Tumlo have ads?
Neither MacroFactor nor Tumlo shows ads.

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