MediaBuddy vs Macro App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MediaBuddy
Estimate video and audio file sizes, network transfer times, and LTO tape write times. Supports various professional media formats like ProRes, DNxHD, DPX, TIFF, and DCPs.
- Estimate video/audio file sizes
- Calculate network transfer times
- Estimate LTO tape write times
- Supports ProRes
- Supports DNxHD
- Supports DPX, TIFF, DCPs
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MediaBuddy is a simple tool to quickly estimate video and audio file sizes as well as network transfer and LTO tape write times. Supports ProRes, DNxHD, DPX, TIFF and DCPs.
Macro App
This workspace app integrates email, messaging, notes, tasks, PDF viewing, diagram creation, file storage, and code editing. It also features LLMs that can access context from all your content.
- Unified workspace
- Email and messaging
- Notes and task management
- PDF and diagram tools
- File storage
- Code editor
- LLM integration
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Macro is a workspace offering email, messaging, notes, tasks, pdf, diagrams, file storage, and code-editing—all alongside LLMs that have context on everything you touch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MediaBuddy at 100% against Macro App's 50%. MediaBuddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Macro App's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 47 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Macro App is free to download; MediaBuddy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MediaBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MediaBuddy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Macro App's.
MediaBuddy ships an update every 47 months, Macro App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MediaBuddy | Macro App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Leconte | Macro |
Customer experience
MediaBuddy
Macro App
In-app purchases
MediaBuddy
No in-app purchases
Macro App
No in-app purchases
