Comparison

MacroFactor Workouts vs Carmona OS

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

Head to head
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

Carmona OS

This app provides adaptive training programs for lifters, offering structured workouts with personalized weight recommendations based on your performance. It includes different training splits and session lengths, with nutrition guidance to support your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Adaptive training programs
  • Personalized weight recommendations
  • Multiple training splits (Precision, Essentials)
  • Adjustable session lengths (full, 45 Min)
  • Workout progress tracking
  • Nutrition guidance and playbooks
Features
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Carmona OS is built for lifters who want a real program and a better answer to one recurring question: what should I do next? Choose Precision or Essentials, then train the full session or switch to 45 Min when time is tight. • Precision is a five-day, pre-fatigue split for experienced lifters. • Essentials is a push, pull, legs foundation you can run two to six days a week. Past three days, repeat sessions shift their emphasis instead of repeating the same workout. Each session gives you the exercises, sets, reps, rest, and starting weights. As you train, Carmona OS learns from what you actually complete and helps you find the right next weight. Progress is earned through consistent, controlled work. A strong session can lead to an increase. A near miss can hold the weight so you can try again. If a load is clearly too heavy, or your effort answer suggests it may not be safe, the app asks you to reassess instead of giving you a recommendation it cannot defend. In 45 Min, the exercises you complete still count and the ones you do not reach are not held against you. You can also swap an exercise, pause and resume, or finish early without losing the work you completed. After each workout, your receipt explains what happened and what comes next. The Engine gives you a clear view of where you are progressing and where the app is still learning. Nutrition guidance adds daily targets and practical playbooks for eating out, lunch, and cooking at home. Carmona OS is free to download and includes your first six workouts. Continuing with Workout 7 and future training requires Carmona OS Premium, available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Subscription terms and pricing are shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MacroFactor Workouts4 screens
Carmona OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MacroFactor Workouts at 4.8 against Carmona OS's 4.0. MacroFactor Workouts also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 4) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). Carmona OS's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, 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

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 Carmona OS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MacroFactor Workouts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacroFactor Workouts has 4.8K ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of Carmona OS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, Carmona OS every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MacroFactor Workouts versus Carmona OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactor WorkoutsCarmona OS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB31 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCMatthew Carmona

Customer experience

MacroFactor Workouts

All ratings4,631 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral9.9%
Negative15.9%

Carmona OS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Carmona OS

Subscriptions2
  • Carmona OS Premium$14.991 Month
  • Carmona OS Premium$119.991 Year

Questions

Is MacroFactor Workouts free?
MacroFactor Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carmona OS free?
Carmona OS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacroFactor Workouts or Carmona OS?
MacroFactor Workouts is rated higher. MacroFactor Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Carmona OS averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MacroFactor Workouts or Carmona OS have ads?
Neither MacroFactor Workouts nor Carmona OS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroFactor Workouts or Carmona OS?
MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, and Carmona OS every 2 days. Most recently, MacroFactor Workouts was updated on October 25, 2026 and Carmona OS on October 25, 2026.

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