Comparison

MacroFactor Workouts vs Pepmax

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

Pepmax

This app helps users meticulously track their peptide protocols. It calculates reconstitution, logs doses, manages vial inventory, and monitors cycle structure. Users can also journal daily metrics and access a reference library for common compounds.

Highlights
  • Reconstitution calculator
  • Fast dose logging
  • Real cycle tracking
  • Vial inventory management
  • Daily journal
  • Reference library
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Pepmax is the tracker for people who take their peptide protocol seriously. Most "peptide apps" are a reminder and a notes field. Pepmax does the parts that actually matter: the reconstitution math so you draw the right amount, the on/off cycle structure so you know exactly where you are, and an honest log of every dose you've actually taken. Built for the people who were already doing this in a spreadsheet and a calculator — and knew there had to be something better. It won't tell you what to take. That's not its job. It makes what you've decided to do accurate, organized, and yours. WHAT YOU GET • Reconstitution calculator — enter your vial and target dose, get the exact units to draw. No back-of-napkin mixing. • Fast dose logging — what, where, and when in a few taps, with site-rotation hints so you keep injections varied. • Real cycle tracking — on- and off-weeks with day counters, adherence trends, and a clean summary when each cycle wraps. • Vial inventory — every vial from sealed to active to empty, with doses remaining, storage, and expiry at a glance. • Daily journal — energy, sleep, and soreness on a 0–10 scale, rolled up so you can see how you actually felt. • Reference library — common compounds by half-life and frequency. Reference only, never a recommendation. HONEST BY DESIGN Pepmax is not medical advice. It doesn't recommend compounds or doses, make health claims, sell anything, or tell you where to get anything. Your decisions are your own — talk to a licensed provider before starting or changing a protocol. You must be 18 or older. MEMBERSHIP Start with a free 3-day trial on the annual plan ($29.99/year), or subscribe monthly for $9.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Terms of Service: https://www.getpepmax.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.getpepmax.com/privacy-policy Questions: support@getpepmax.com

Screenshots

MacroFactor Workouts4 screens
Pepmax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pepmax at freemium against MacroFactor Workouts's subscription. Pepmax also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MacroFactor Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 3) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). 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 Pepmax sells 3 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

Pepmax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacroFactor Workouts has 4.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, Pepmax every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MacroFactor Workouts versus Pepmax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactor WorkoutsPepmax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB68 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCViral Ventures Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

MacroFactor Workouts

All ratings4,364 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews340 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative15.9%

Pepmax

All ratings3 ratings
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
3 purchases

Pepmax

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MacroFactor Workouts free?
MacroFactor Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pepmax free?
Pepmax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacroFactor Workouts or Pepmax?
Pepmax is rated higher. MacroFactor Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Pepmax averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MacroFactor Workouts or Pepmax have ads?
Neither MacroFactor Workouts nor Pepmax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroFactor Workouts or Pepmax?
MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, and Pepmax every 4 days. Most recently, MacroFactor Workouts was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pepmax on September 11, 2026.

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