Comparison

MacroFactor Workouts vs Riven

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 helps you build and track strength-training routines with adaptive plans that adjust as you progress. Log exercises, view your history, and access technique guidance for hundreds of exercises. It's designed for gym or home workouts.

Highlights
  • Adaptive workout plans
  • Workout tracking and planning
  • Progress visualization
  • Exercise technique guidance
  • Detailed training tools
  • Flexible routine creation
Features
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MacroFactor Workouts is a strength-training workout tracker and planner that helps you build routines, record your lifts, and make progress with a plan that adapts as you train. Create workouts for your goals, experience level, and available equipment –– whether you train at a gym or at home. KEY CAPABILITIES • Adaptive workout plans: Get a personalized strength-training routine based on your goals, fitness level, and equipment. Your plan adjusts as you make progress. • Workout tracking and planning: Log exercises, weights, and reps; build and save your own routines; and see what you did in previous sessions. • Progress you can see: Review your workout history, personal records, training volume, and progress charts. • Exercises and technique guidance: Explore hundreds of strength-training exercises with tips, cues, and technique videos by Jeff Nippard. • Tools for detailed training: Track supersets, partial reps, myoreps, and reps in reserve (RIR). Use rest timers, a plate calculator, and smart warm-up planning during your workouts. • Flexible routines: Swap exercises with suggestions, create your own exercises, and set up gym profiles for the places you train. You can also import and track popular Jeff Nippard routines. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your goals, fitness level, and available equipment to create a workout plan. Or, build a routine yourself. 2. Log your exercises, weights, and reps as you train. 3. Review your workout history, personal records, and progress charts. 4. Continue training as your plan adjusts based on your progress, using progressive overload to guide what comes next. FAQ • How does MacroFactor Workouts plan my training? MacroFactor Workouts creates a strength-training routine around your goals, fitness level, and available equipment. It adjusts your workouts as you make progress. • Can I use MacroFactor Workouts without a gym? Yes. You can create routines based on the equipment you have available at home. • Can I make and track my own routines? Yes. Use the workout planner to build, save, and manually track custom routines and workouts. • How can I follow my progress? Track your workout history, personal records, training volume, and progress over time with charts and other insights. • Does MacroFactor Workouts include Jeff Nippard routines? You can import and track popular Jeff Nippard routines. The app also includes technique videos by Jeff Nippard. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS MacroFactor Workouts is a premium strength-training and workout-planning app with a 7-day trial. It does not offer a free subscription tier. Three auto-renewing subscription options are available: $11.99 / month $47.99 / half year $71.99 / year (equal to $5.99 a month) 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/ MacroFactor Workouts brings adaptive strength-training plans, workout logging, and progress tracking together so you can plan your next session and see how your training is progressing.

About

Riven

This app automatically detects and counts your exercise repetitions and measures how close you are to muscle failure during each set. It provides instant feedback with a score and color-coded tiers, helping you optimize your training for muscle growth. Requires an Apple Watch and iPhone.

Highlights
  • Auto-counts reps without manual input
  • Auto-detects over 30 exercises
  • Scores sets for muscle failure proximity (0-100)
  • Color-coded feedback tiers
  • Weekly per-muscle failure summary
  • Automatic workout logging to Apple Health
Features
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Your dream physique is built on muscle failure. We turn your Apple Watch into an automatic workout tracker. It starts your sets, counts your reps, names the exercise and measures how close each set came to muscle failure. No buttons, no phone, no logging between sets. FULLY AUTOMATIC ◆ Starts sets: Riven sees when a set starts and when it ends. Nothing to start or stop. ◆ Counts reps: every rep is counted from your wrist as you do it. ◆ Names exercises: 100+ exercises supported, and the most common lifts are recognized on their own, including bench press, squat, curls, rows, pulldowns and lateral raises. ◆ Measures muscle failure: the moment you rack the weight, your set gets a score from 0 to 100 for how close you came to muscle failure. ◆ Scores every muscle: see which muscle groups reached muscle failure in each workout. ◆ Syncs with Apple Health: sets, reps, exercises and scores are saved on their own. SHARE YOUR WORKOUTS ◆ Post to the feed: share any workout, with the muscles you took to muscle failure, and get kudos and comments from other lifters. ◆ Weekly league: see where your average muscle failure score ranks against lifters worldwide, and join challenges. ◆ Your choice: make your profile private any time, and report or block anyone. WHAT IS MUSCLE FAILURE? It's the rep you can't finish. Muscle grows when you train close to it, but most lifters stop a few reps short and never know it. Riven tells you after every set, in colors you can read at a glance: Red: stopped short Orange: working Yellow: near muscle failure Green: muscle failure HOW IT MEASURES MUSCLE FAILURE Your Apple Watch reads your wrist's motion 100 times a second. As a muscle tires, your reps slow down. Riven measures that slowdown, called velocity loss, which is the best-studied sign of fatigue in strength training. Heart rate is saved to your log, but it isn't part of the score. NOTHING EXTRA No camera, no barbell clip, no chest strap. Works with barbells, dumbbells, cables and machines, using the watch you already wear. REQUIREMENTS Apple Watch Series 6 or later (watchOS 10+), paired with an iPhone on iOS 17 or later. Detection, counting and scoring run on the watch. The iPhone app handles setup, history and plans. PRIVACY Motion is processed on your devices. No ads. No third-party trackers. Full policy at riven.fit/privacy. PLANS ◆ Free: 1 workout per week, forever. ◆ Unlimited: no weekly limit, monthly or yearly. Prices are shown in the app for your region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy: riven.fit/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: riven.fit/terms

Screenshots

MacroFactor Workouts4 screens
Riven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Riven at freemium against MacroFactor Workouts's subscription. Riven also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). MacroFactor Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 4) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Riven sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MacroFactor Workouts against 4.8 for Riven. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacroFactor Workouts has 5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of MacroFactor Workouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Riven's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 2 weeks, Riven every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
MacroFactor Workouts versus Riven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactor WorkoutsRiven
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5K ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB41 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCBara Bilal

Customer experience

MacroFactor Workouts

All ratings4,909 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.4%

Riven

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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
5 purchases

Riven

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is MacroFactor Workouts free?
MacroFactor Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riven free?
Riven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacroFactor Workouts or Riven?
MacroFactor Workouts is rated higher. MacroFactor Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Riven averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MacroFactor Workouts or Riven have ads?
Neither MacroFactor Workouts nor Riven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroFactor Workouts or Riven?
MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 2 weeks, and Riven every 10 days. Most recently, MacroFactor Workouts was updated on November 14, 2026 and Riven on November 13, 2026.

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