Comparison

Macro Tracker vs RunBeat

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

Head to head
About

Macro Tracker

This app acts as an intelligent personal trainer, offering AI-powered workout plans, meal suggestions, and fitness advice. It features comprehensive tracking for workouts, nutrition, and weight, with personalized goals and insights.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized workout plans
  • Smart workout and progress tracking
  • Comprehensive nutrition logging
  • Personalized macro and calorie goals
  • Weight and progress visualization
  • AI-driven dietary and exercise recommendations
Features
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You log food in one app and train in another. The meal never meets the workout. Photograph your meal and check today's calories. Then start the workout in the same app. PerfectTrAIner is a macro tracker, a calorie counter, and a workout log for people who already do both. HOW IT WORKS 1. Photograph your meal. Search, describe, or scan the barcode when a photo is the wrong tool. 2. Log that food against today's calories, protein, carbs, and fat targets. 3. Start the workout in that same app, with the meal already counted. 4. Need assistance? Ask the trainer for suggestions. WHAT CHANGES - Your meals shows up against the targets you set, in the same app as your workouts - Photos, descriptions, search, and barcodes all land in one meal log - A gym log for sets, reps, and weight, with information from your last sessions - Meal and workout ideas that follow those targets, including injuries and foods you skip "This app has been a great help in keeping track of my meals and workouts." Download PerfectTrAIner and start the free trial. Disclaimer: PerfectTrAIner provides general fitness and nutrition information for educational purposes. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions, including before starting an exercise program or changing your diet. Then reply in App Store Connect with some Terms of Use: https://perfecttrainer.app/terms-and-conditions/

About

RunBeat

This app provides real-time audio coaching for heart rate zone training and interval workouts. It guides you to stay in your target zone or complete specific interval structures without needing to look at your screen. Compatible with various Bluetooth heart rate monitors and smartwatches.

Highlights
  • Real-time heart rate zone audio coaching
  • Supports Zone 2 and VO₂ Max intervals
  • Customizable interval training programs
  • Automatic music playlist switching
  • Works with Bluetooth HR monitors and smartwatches
  • Training log with session history
Features
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Nail every session. Just listen and run. Train Zone 2, race pace, and VO2 max with RunBeat, your audio running coach. Real-time voice guidance keeps you in zone or on pace. Add intervals like Norwegian 4×4 or 1 km repeats, and it calls every rep. ZONE TRAINING Pick your target heart rate zone. RunBeat monitors live heart rate and coaches you to speed up or slow down to stay in zone. PACE TRAINING Train the pace you’ll need on race day, whether that’s a 5K, a marathon, or the runs between HYROX stations. RunBeat monitors your live pace and coaches you to speed up or slow down to stay on target. DISTANCE INTERVALS Speedwork. 1 km repeats or build your own, measured by GPS. Voice callouts at every rep. Apple Music playlists switch between work and rest. TIMED INTERVALS VO2 Max work. Norwegian 4×4 or build your own. Voice callouts at every transition. Apple Music playlists switch between work and rest. WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR Apple Watch, AirPods Pro 3, or any Bluetooth HR monitor, including Google Fitbit Air, Whoop, Polar, Garmin, Coros, and Wahoo. Auto-reconnects. Watch app shows live zone on wrist. ACTIVITY Time in each zone, HR over time chart, work/rest breakdowns, rep splits, session history, plus distance, pace, and your route on the map. Saves every workout to Apple Health. WHY RUNBEAT Eyes forward. Train by ear. Audio coaching handles zones, pace, intervals, and reps, so you can focus on running. RUNBEAT PRO First training free. Then a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Privacy: https://runbeat.app/privacy Terms: https://runbeat.app/terms

Screenshots

Macro Tracker4 screens
RunBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RunBeat at every 6 days against Macro Tracker's every 3 weeks. RunBeat also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Macro Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and RunBeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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 — 5.0 for Macro Tracker against 4.9 for RunBeat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunBeat has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Macro Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, RunBeat every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Macro Tracker versus RunBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacro TrackerRunBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BudnevichMushin Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Macro Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RunBeat

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Macro Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
2 purchases

RunBeat

Subscriptions2
  • RunBeat Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • RunBeat Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Macro Tracker free?
Macro Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunBeat free?
RunBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Macro Tracker or RunBeat?
Macro Tracker is rated higher. Macro Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while RunBeat averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Macro Tracker or RunBeat have ads?
Neither Macro Tracker nor RunBeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Macro Tracker or RunBeat?
Macro Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and RunBeat every 6 days. Most recently, Macro Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and RunBeat on October 31, 2026.

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