Comparison

The Macro Way vs Freewheel

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

Head to head
About

The Macro Way

Access a personalized nutrition plan to optimize your metabolism and achieve health goals. Receive guidance from a dedicated coach, educational content, and tools to track progress, habits, and body measurements. Connect with a supportive community for motivation.

Highlights
  • Customized nutrition program
  • 24/7 coach access
  • Educational videos
  • Habit tracking
  • Progress photos and measurements
  • Digital communities
  • Wearable device integration
Features
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With the The Macro Way App, you will have access to your customized nutrition program designed specifically to help you fuel your metabolism and reach your health goals and educate you on your food choices! You will have 24/7 access to your coach as well as educational videos teaching you along the way. Your coach will be able to see your food, make recommendations and adjust your macros weekly based off your results. Your coach will also help you set lifestyle habits and show you how to track weekly pictures and measurements. FEATURES: - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!

About

Freewheel

This app allows users to customize their indoor cycling workouts on smart trainers, offering more flexibility than standard training programs. Enjoy spin classes or simulate hill rides with on-demand changes and consistent performance.

Highlights
  • Customizable indoor cycling workouts
  • Smart trainer integration
  • Spin class simulation
  • Hill ride simulation
  • On-demand workout changes
  • Consistent performance presets
Features
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Training on your smart trainer is a great way to stay in shape for your rides out in the real world, but training programs can become demotivating. Day after day of riding the program can make you lose sight of what matters at the end of the day, having fun! Freewheel enables you to break out of the normal options to get a workout in, but also mix it up. The apps that come with the trainer aren't designed to support taking other types of training content such as a spin class. Freewheel gives you the control you need to enjoy a different way of working out on your trainer. Presets and a timeline that give you the on demand changes with the added bonus of consistency. Spin classes are a great way to get in a good workout and have a great time doing it! Freewheel puts you in control. Want to take a spin class? You got it! Want to just ride some hills? Get after it! Fun, powered by you!

Screenshots

The Macro Way4 screens
Freewheel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Macro Way at none against Freewheel's 1. The Macro Way also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Freewheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Macro Way asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Macro Way against 5.0 for Freewheel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Macro Way has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
The Macro Way versus Freewheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Macro WayFreewheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Macro Way LLCStraylight Orbital, LLC

Customer experience

The Macro Way

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Freewheel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Macro Way

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Freewheel

One-time1
  • Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is The Macro Way free?
The Macro Way is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Freewheel free?
Freewheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Macro Way or Freewheel?
The Macro Way and Freewheel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Macro Way or Freewheel have ads?
Neither The Macro Way nor Freewheel shows ads.

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