Comparison

MacroForge vs Macros

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

Head to head
About

MacroForge

Features
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MacroForge helps you track calories and macronutrients in a simple, flexible way. Designed for clarity and control, MacroForge makes it easy to create a plan, log foods, and understand your nutrition without clutter or complexity. Whether you’re maintaining, cutting, or bulking, the app adapts to your goals and keeps everything easy to manage. Key features: β€’ Personalized calorie and macro targets β€’ Track protein, carbs, and fats clearly β€’ Flexible portions and custom foods β€’ Visual breakdowns for quick insights β€’ Clean, distraction-free design β€’ Secure iCloud sync across devices MacroForge is built for consistency β€” giving you the tools you need to stay on track, without getting in the way.

About

Macros

Features
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Macros is a fast, simple way to track what you eat. Log a food and it lands in a daily ring showing calories against your goal and how your protein, carbs, and fat are stacking up. Every meal gets its own line with a mini macro bar, so breakfast, lunch, and dinner each tell their own story. WHERE YOUR MACROS COME FROM Tap any slice of the ring and it lights up that macro while a leaderboard ranks the exact foods behind it. See that most of today's protein came from your chicken, not your oats. It is the fastest way to understand a day, not just record it. SEE IT BEFORE YOU LOG Every food previews exactly what it adds to your day before you commit. No surprises after the fact. ACCURACY YOU CAN TRUST Food databases are crowdsourced and sometimes wrong. Macros lets you check a food against its Nutrition Facts label the first time you log it. Confirm once and your numbers are locked in, never quietly overwritten later. SET A GOAL, GET YOUR NUMBERS Not sure how much to eat? Enter your stats and pick a goal, from maintain to lean cut, cut, lean bulk, or bulk, and Macros sets your daily calories and macro targets for you using a standard TDEE calculation. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. FIND ANY FOOD FAST Scan a barcode or search a large food database. Save custom foods and build reusable meals for the things you eat all the time. MAKE IT YOURS Prefer your own numbers? Set calorie and macro targets by hand in grams or percentages, with a flexible macros mode for the days that do not go to plan. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Your calories and macros flow into Apple Health, so the rest of your fitness picture stays in sync. "Powered by fatsecret nutrition API" (www.fatsecret.com) Questions or feedback: macrosapp.support@gmail.com

Screenshots

MacroForge4 screens
Macros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MacroForge at daily against Macros's every 3 days. MacroForge also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroForge ships an update daily, Macros every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MacroForge versus Macros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroForgeMacros
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraulio Gabriel Villegas JimenezMariano Cardenas

In-app purchases

None

MacroForge

No in-app purchases

None

Macros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MacroForge free?
MacroForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macros free?
Macros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MacroForge or Macros have ads?
Neither MacroForge nor Macros shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroForge or Macros?
MacroForge ships an update daily, and Macros every 3 days. Most recently, MacroForge was updated on September 10, 2026 and Macros on September 10, 2026.

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