TMPM HQ vs TrackingForGains
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMPM HQ
Access a vast library of high-protein, meal-prep-friendly recipes to simplify healthy eating. Plan your weekly meals, adjust calorie and macro targets, and save your favorite dishes for sustainable, efficient meal preparation.
- Hundreds of meal prep recipes
- Adjustable calories and macros
- Weekly meal planning
- Save favorite meals
- Efficient, repeatable meal prep design
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The TMPM HQ app is built for members of The Meal Prep Manual. Filled with hundreds of high-protein, meal-prep-friendly recipes designed to make eating well simple, affordable, and sustainable. Plan your weeks ahead, dial in your macros, and stay consistent with tools built specifically for real-world meal prep. Key features: • Meal prep recipes and snacks • Adjustable calories and macros • Weekly meal planning • Favorites and saved meals • Designed for efficient, repeatable meal prep An active Meal Prep Manual account is required to sign in and use the app. This app does not offer in-app purchases.
TrackingForGains
This app helps users track their nutritional intake, plan meals using recipes from creators, and stay accountable with friends. It offers features for logging food, creating custom meals, and monitoring progress towards fitness goals.
- Pro-grade food tracking with database search, barcode scanning, and custom entries
- Meal plans generated from creator recipes with automatic scaling
- Creator feed for easily usable social media recipes
- Accountability features with weekly check-ins and adherence scores
- Community forums for training, food, and progress discussions
- Fasting window tracking
- In-app shopping for cookware and cookbooks
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TrackingForGains is the all-in-one app for people who actually cook for their goals. Track your macros, plan your week, pull recipes straight from your favorite creators, and stay accountable to the people training alongside you. PRO-GRADE FOOD TRACKING Log food the way that fits your day. Search trusted, professional-grade nutrition databases, scan barcodes, or pull from thousands of major restaurant menus. Can't find it? Create a custom food or use Quick Add to enter macros directly. TrackingForGains calculates your TDEE and macro targets for you — and you can fine-tune every number yourself. MEAL PLANS BUILT AROUND REAL RECIPES Stop guessing what to eat. Browse a scrollable feed of meals from approved creators, choose how many servings you want, and TrackingForGains instantly scales the ingredient amounts and cooking directions for you. Love a meal? Add it straight to your meal plan or auto-log it for as many days as you want. A FEED THAT FEEDS YOU Our creator feed turns the recipes you already follow on social media into something you can actually use — complete ingredients, steps, and macros, ready to cook and log in a tap. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Set your plan, then keep yourself honest. Weekly check-ins track your progress, and your adherence score reflects how consistently you show up. Miss a check-in or skip your logging and your score reflects it — and the friends who follow you can see it too. At month's end, get a personalized recap of how you did. CONNECT WITH YOUR CREW Join group forums to talk training, food, and progress with people on the same path. Follow the creators and friends who keep you motivated. MORE WAYS TO DIAL IT IN Track fasting windows Adjust macros manually anytime Log solo, or follow a full meal plan — your call Shop curated cookware, cookbooks, and accessories in-app Whether you're cutting, bulking, or just trying to eat with intention, TrackingForGains brings tracking, planning, recipes, and community into one place. Download TrackingForGains and start cooking for gains. — Subscription: TrackingForGains offers a 7-day free trial. After the trial, a monthly or annual subscription is required to continue. Subscriptions are billed through your App Store account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://trackingforgains.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://trackingforgains.com/terms TrackingForGains provides nutrition estimates and is not a substitute for professional medical or dietary advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TMPM HQ at 100% against TrackingForGains's 33%. TMPM HQ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). TrackingForGains's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. TMPM HQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TrackingForGains sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TMPM HQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TMPM HQ's written reviews are positive against 33% of TrackingForGains's.
TMPM HQ ships an update every 4 months, TrackingForGains every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMPM HQ | TrackingForGains |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 2.5 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TMPM Enterprises LLC | cookingforgains LLC |
Customer experience
TMPM HQ
TrackingForGains
In-app purchases
TMPM HQ
- TMPM HQ Access$59.99
TrackingForGains
- TrackingForGains Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- TrackingForGains Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year








