Comparison

Gainz vs Only Macros

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

Head to head
About

Gainz

This app helps serious lifters build structured workout programs, log sets with speed, and review training progress. It focuses on core logging and analytics without gamified elements like streaks or badges. Users can create custom plans, track exercises, and analyze performance data.

Highlights
  • Build and manage structured training programs
  • Log workouts with reps, weight, RPE, and rest tracking
  • Review workout history and performance analytics
  • Create custom exercises and variations
  • Share programs and export as PDF
  • Offline use and cross-device sync
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ONE LIFT WENT UP. DID YOUR TRAINING? One lift can go up without telling you how the rest of your training went. Gainz puts your program at the heart of the app. Build or pick a program. Change any part of it. Log each set. Then see how you did across exercises, muscle groups, and programs over time. Gainz is for lifters who plan their own training and care about progress over years, not just days. It keeps the full story in one place, so you do not have to judge your training by one good lift. You choose what to keep, change, or try next. BUILD A PROGRAM THAT FITS YOU Build from scratch, pick a Gainz program, browse Community programs, or use one of your own. Each choice opens in the same builder, and you can edit it before you save. Choose your training days, exercises, sets, rep goals, rest times, and number of weeks. Change your program when your goals, gym, or life change. LOG EACH SET. KEEP THE FULL STORY. See today’s workout and the numbers you logged last time. Track weight, reps, and RPE. Add, remove, move, or swap exercises while you train. Add notes to your workout. Set a rest timer, pick its sound, and get an alert even when the app is closed. If your workout gets cut short, Gainz can help you pick up where you left off. You can also log offline and sync across devices when you sign in. SEE MORE THAN ONE LIFT Review past workouts, total load, sets by muscle, and how well you followed your program. Pick a time range to see what changed. Your program may change, but your history stays with you. Gainz Pro adds deeper views: • Program Performance compares two parts of a program. • Muscle Trend groups exercises for the same muscle. • Exercise Progress shows how one lift changed. • Logged RPE adds effort to each view. Each view uses the work you logged and the time range you picked. Gainz does not claim more than your data can show. MAKE GAINZ MATCH HOW YOU TRAIN Browse 300 exercises. See the muscles used, the gear you need, and how to do each one. Make custom exercises and variations so Gainz fits the way you train. Share a program by link. Import a copy you can edit. Post a program to Community. With Pro, save a program as a PDF. FREE AT THE CORE. MORE WITH PRO. Plan, train, review, and adjust for free, with no ads. Gainz Pro adds: • Advanced Review • More program slots • No limit on custom exercises and variations • Program Intelligence as you build • Program PDF export • Custom colors No streaks. No badges. No guilt. No social feed. Just your program, your log, and a clear view of your training over time. Build with care. Log the work. Let your full history guide the next change. Privacy Policy: https://gainzcoach.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://gainzcoach.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Only Macros

Track your daily macronutrient intake with a simple, one-screen interface. Input carbs, protein, and fat to see instant updates to your totals and calorie count. View your history at a glance with a built-in calendar.

Highlights
  • One-screen macro tracking
  • Instant total updates
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Calendar history view
Features
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Most macro trackers make you search a food database, sit through ads and create an account before you can log a single meal. Only Macros doesn't. Type your carbs, protein and fat. Tap add. Your totals and calories update instantly. That's the point: logging fast enough that you actually keep doing it, every meal, every day. The macros you don't log are the ones you can't adjust. SCAN A LABEL Point your camera at a nutrition facts label. Only Macros reads the carbs, protein and fat, multiplies them by however many servings you had, and adds them to today — or to any day you forgot. The label is read on your phone, and the photo is never kept. SAVED FOODS Keep the foods you eat every week. Pick one under the macro fields, set the servings, tap add. Your usual breakfast takes two taps. YOUR HISTORY AT A GLANCE A calendar shows every day's macros and calories, with your monthly average. Missed a day or got one wrong? Fill it in or fix it later. RUNNER FUELING Training for a race? Get daily calorie and macro targets that move with your mileage — more carbs on long-run and workout days — built on published sports-nutrition research. Connect Apple Health and each day fills in with how far you actually ran, from Apple Watch or any app that saves runs to Health; or scroll to the miles yourself. It won't set a calorie deficit when there are warning signs of under-fuelling. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. The app has no server to send anything to: your log never leaves your phone, and its App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected." Built for people who already know their numbers — lifters, runners, flexible dieters, and anyone following macros from a coach.

Screenshots

Gainz4 screens
Only Macros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Only Macros at none against Gainz's 2. Only Macros also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Gainz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Only Macros asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gainz against 5.0 for Only Macros. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gainz ships an update every 3 weeks, Only Macros weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gainz versus Only Macros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGainzOnly Macros
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGainz Coaching LLCWilliam Lumbert

Customer experience

Gainz

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Only Macros

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gainz

Subscriptions2
  • Gainz Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Gainz Pro Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Only Macros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gainz free?
Gainz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Only Macros free?
Only Macros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gainz or Only Macros?
Gainz and Only Macros are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Gainz or Only Macros have ads?
Neither Gainz nor Only Macros shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gainz or Only Macros?
Gainz ships an update every 3 weeks, and Only Macros weekly. Most recently, Gainz was updated on November 5, 2026 and Only Macros on October 31, 2026.

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