Hit My Macros vs Build
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit My Macros
Effortlessly track your nutrition with AI-powered food logging, personalized coaching, and a comprehensive food database. Discover healthy local options, create custom entries, and scan barcodes for instant logging. Embark on a journey of nutritional discovery and empowerment.
- AI-powered food logging
- Personalized AI coaching
- Local food map with nutrition facts
- Custom food creation
- Barcode and nutrition label scanner
- Food suggester
- Expansive food database
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Most trackers were built for dieters. Hit My Macros was built for people who train. Log your food, log your workouts, and see them on one timeline — so you finally know if you're eating enough to back up your training. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Built for You — Not sure what to eat? Get real meals - a Chipotle order, a Cava bowl, a coach-built template - sized to the macros you have left today. See the numbers, log it in one tap. One timeline — Meals and workouts side by side. Your nutrition and your training stop living in separate apps. Training logs itself — Wear your watch, do the workout. It lands on your timeline automatically with duration and calories. Your scoreboard — Streaks, consistency scores, and a weekly/monthly recap worth sharing. Because results come from what you do every day. • AI logging — describe your meal, it's logged in seconds • Barcode & nutrition-label scanning • A massive, cleaned-up food database with fast, accurate search • Local food map — macro-fit meals near you, built from real menu data • Custom foods, meals, and recipes • Send any meal to your friends — they see the exact foods and macros Whether you're cutting, bulking, or eating for performance: hit your numbers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.hitmymacros.app/terms
Build
Log your weightlifting sets and reps using voice commands in seconds. Import workout routines from photos and track your progress with detailed charts and timers. Works offline and syncs across devices.
- Voice logging for sets and reps
- Import routines from photos
- Progress tracking charts
- Rest timers with notifications
- Plate calculator
- Offline functionality
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Build is the workout tracker you talk to. VOICE LOGGING Hold the mic and say "225 pounds, 5 reps." The set is logged before you rack the bar. IMPORT A ROUTINE FROM A PHOTO Photograph any program — a coach's sheet, a screenshot, a post you saved — and Build turns it into a routine you can train from. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS Follow your gym friends, react to their PRs, and set shared challenges. See who's training right now and lift alongside them. EVERYTHING ELSE • Full history, progress charts, and personal records • Routines you can organize into folders and reorder • Rest timers, plate math, and warm-up sets • 340+ built-in exercises with demos, or add your own • Goals, challenges, and a friends leaderboard • Apple Watch app, and workouts sync to Apple Health • Bring your history over from Strong with a CSV import BUILD PRO Build is free to use. Pro adds unlimited voice logging and unlimited photo imports, plus every future Pro feature: • $2.99 per month • $19.99 per year • $59.99 once, for lifetime access Subscriptions begin with a 3-day free trial and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store settings. The lifetime purchase is a one-time charge and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://usebuild.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://usebuild.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Build at 21 against Hit My Macros's 5. Build also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Hit My Macros sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Build sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hit My Macros against 5.0 for Build. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hit My Macros ships an update every 10 days, Build every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit My Macros | Build |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 348 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nolan Morrow | Sawdust Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Hit My Macros
Build
In-app purchases
Hit My Macros
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly$59.991 Year
Build
- Build Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Build Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Build Pro Lifetime$59.99









