Comparison

MacroFactor Workouts vs fuelOS

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

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About

MacroFactor Workouts

This app offers science-based, personalized workout routines and an intuitive tracker for strength training. It automatically adjusts your plan based on progress and allows for custom routines, home gym setups, and detailed progress monitoring.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout routines
  • Intuitive workout tracker
  • Automatic progression adjustments
  • Home gym equipment customization
  • Progress charts and data insights
  • Exercise technique videos
  • Plate and PR calculators
Features
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MacroFactor Workouts combines innovative coaching algorithms with science-based workout routines customized to your goals, fitness level, and gym equipment. Effortlessly track your strength training routines with an intuitive workout planner, and easily monitor your PRs and progress with charts and data insights. MacroFactor Workouts uses progressive overload to automatically adjust your strength training workouts based on your progress, helping you break through plateaus and reach your fitness goals. No gym? No problem. Create routines based on the equipment you have available in your home gym. Download to start your 7-day trial of this premium, ad-free workout tracker app. WORKOUT TRACKER & PLANNER FEATURES - Effortlessly track your workouts with an intuitive interface - Hundreds of strength training exercises with helpful tips and cues, and technique videos by Jeff Nippard - Customizable rest timers - Plate calculator based on available plates and bars - Tracker for supersets, partial reps, and myoreps - RIR tracker - Smart warm-up planner - Track different weights and reps on your right and left sides - Easily swap exercises with smart suggestions - Create new exercises - Notes sections for exercise and workout details - Create gym profiles for each of the places you workout CUSTOMIZED WORKOUT PLANS - Get a personalized workout routine based on your goals, fitness level, the gym equipment you have access to, and more - Built by fitness experts and based on science - Easily import and track popular Jeff Nippard routines - Customize your workouts with smart exercise swaps, custom exercises, and more - Prefer to create your own workouts? Use the workout planner for manual tracking, building, and saving custom routines and workouts SMART AUTO-PROGRESSION FOR STRENGTH TRAINING - Your plan automatically adjusts day-to-day based on your progress - Simply track your strength workouts, and the app will tell you what to do to keep making progress – just like a coach would - Reach your fitness goals efficiently – no wasted time, no guesswork, no pseudoscience REACH YOUR FITNESS GOALS - See your progress over time with beautiful and functional charts, visuals, and graphs - Easily access your workout history - PR tracker - Volume tracker - Progress photos and body metrics tracker - Design your dashboard to feature the insights you value most SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS MacroFactor Workouts is a premium strength training and planner 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 Workouts 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 Workouts 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

fuelOS

Effortlessly track your nutrition with AI-powered food logging. Simply snap a photo, speak your meal, or scan a barcode to instantly understand your intake. Gain actionable insights into your diet to live healthier without the hassle of manual calorie counting.

Highlights
  • AI-powered food logging
  • Photo, voice, and barcode scanning
  • Effortless nutrition tracking
  • Actionable dietary insights
  • Micronutrient tracking (Pro)
  • HealthKit integration (Pro)
Features
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Everything you put in your body. One place. Food. Supplements. How you feel. Logged in the order you live them. fuelOS is built for people who take what goes in seriously. Anyone can pick it up. CAPTURE IN ONE GESTURE Snap a photo. Speak. Scan a barcode. The card appears and fills in as it reads, section by section. No forms. THE STACK Your supplements, vitamins, powders, and the rest of your routine, in one view. Point the camera at the bottle to add it. Log a dose in one tap from your Home Screen. Set reminders, then log, skip, or snooze. DOWN TO THE COMPOUND Macros and micronutrients, estimated by AI from the photo. fuelOS also estimates bioactive compounds in your food, like curcumin and beta-glucans. The detail you usually have to hunt for is already on the card. Estimates carry a ~, so a guess never reads like a scanned label. HOW YOU FEEL A daily check-in for energy, mood, and focus. Logged beside what you ate that day. CARRY IT EVERYWHERE Quick-log from the Home Screen widget or with Siri and Shortcuts. Meals and macros sync to Apple Health. Turn a streak or a strong day into a clean card, stating one true fact about your own data. FREE TO START A few free AI meal scans a day. Re-logging a past meal is always free. fuelOS PRO Unlimited logging. Micronutrient estimates. The analytics dashboard. Apple Health. Export your data, anytime. Take what goes in seriously. Start here. fuelOS uses AI to estimate nutrition from meals you log. All nutritional data is approximate and for informational purposes only. This app is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider with questions about your diet or health. You may find the citations for peer-reviewed research papers we utilize to set the default values for calories and macros in Settings → Footer → "Sources" Terms of Use: https://fuelos.site/terms Privacy Policy: https://fuelos.site/privacy License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MacroFactor Workouts4 screens
fuelOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: fuelOS at free with in-app purchases against MacroFactor Workouts's subscription. fuelOS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MacroFactor Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 12) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). 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 Workouts sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and fuelOS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

fuelOS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacroFactor Workouts has 4.6K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of MacroFactor Workouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of fuelOS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, fuelOS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MacroFactor Workouts versus fuelOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactor WorkoutsfuelOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.6K ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCAbay Bektursun

Customer experience

MacroFactor Workouts

All ratings4,631 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews351 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative16.0%

fuelOS

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

MacroFactor Workouts

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Semiannual Subscription7 Days trial$47.996 Months
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  • Semiannual Subscription14 Days trial$47.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription Bundle2 variants$89.991 Year
2 purchases

fuelOS

Subscriptions2
  • fuelOS Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • fuelOS Pro Annual3 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is MacroFactor Workouts free?
MacroFactor Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is fuelOS free?
fuelOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacroFactor Workouts or fuelOS?
fuelOS is rated higher. MacroFactor Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while fuelOS averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do MacroFactor Workouts or fuelOS have ads?
Neither MacroFactor Workouts nor fuelOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroFactor Workouts or fuelOS?
MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, and fuelOS every 3 weeks. Most recently, MacroFactor Workouts was updated on October 16, 2026 and fuelOS on October 2, 2026.

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