Comparison

DailyGoal vs microload

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

Head to head
About

DailyGoal

This app combines macro and workout tracking to provide a unified view of your fitness progress. Log meals and exercises, monitor trends, and set personalized goals. Syncs with Apple Health for comprehensive data management.

Highlights
  • Macro and workout logging
  • Barcode scanning
  • Custom food and meal creation
  • Workout templates and rest timers
  • Trend analysis for nutrition and body metrics
  • Apple Health sync
  • AI-powered data capture
Features
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DailyGoal is a macro tracker and workout log in one app. Set clear daily targets, log meals and workouts quickly, and read your trends before you change the plan. If you track food in one app, workouts in another, and weight in a spreadsheet, it is hard to tell whether the plan is working. DailyGoal keeps those numbers in one place. NUTRITION TRACKING • Log breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks • Scan barcodes for packaged foods • Search the food database • Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat • Create custom foods with your own nutrition data • Build saved meals and recipes from ingredients • Reuse favorites and recents for repeat meals • See daily targets, logged totals, and what remains WORKOUT TRACKING • Start workouts from Push, Pull, Legs, or your own templates • Log sets, reps, weight, and duration • Rest timers with haptic cues between sets • Workout history and completed sessions • Estimated 1RM trends for strength progress • Save completed workouts to Apple Health TRENDS AND BODY METRICS Daily numbers move around. Smoothed trend lines show the direction. • Track weight, body fat percentage, and steps • See current value, trend direction, starting value, change, and entry count • Edit recent weight and body fat entries • Longer chart windows with DailyGoal Pro • Body-fat projection tools with DailyGoal Pro GOALS, STREAKS, AND REMINDERS • Calorie, protein, step, and water goals • Yes/no and numeric daily goals • Custom goals with DailyGoal Pro • One streak for meals, weigh-ins, workouts, and goals • Morning, evening, and milestone reminders • Private badges for personal milestones APPLE HEALTH AND AI CAPTURE • Read steps and body measurements from Apple Health • Write weight, body fat, and completed workouts back • Describe a meal, workout, measurement, or goal change in plain words • Review every AI draft before it is saved API AND AI AGENTS Connect scripts and AI agents to your own data with DailyGoal Pro. • Create a personal API token in Preferences or web settings • Let an AI agent log meals, weigh-ins, and workouts for you • Read your food, weight, steps, workouts, and goals from your own scripts • REST API and MCP server, documented at dailygoal.fit/developers • Revoke your token at any time FREE AND PRO Free includes nutrition tracking, food search, barcode scanning, the daily dashboard, Apple Health sync, recent progress, and limited custom foods and saved meals. DailyGoal Pro adds workout tracking, longer chart windows, deeper progress views, unlimited custom foods and saved meals, custom goals, body-fat projection tools, more AI capture, and API access. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

microload

Features
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microload is the gym tracker built for people who take progress seriously. Log every set, let the Progression Engine tell you exactly when to add weight, and watch your lifts climb through a strength ranking system based on your bodyweight ratio — from Unranked all the way to Grandmaster. WORKOUT TRACKING • Fast set logging with warmups, drop sets, and rest timers • Auto rest notifications — get alerted when it's time for your next set • Estimated 1RM tracking and personal records for every lift PROGRESSION ENGINE • Smart weight suggestions based on your actual performance • Microloading support for steady, sustainable gains • Generated training plans you can start instantly STRENGTH RANKS • See where every lift ranks relative to your bodyweight • Climb the tiers and track your all-time bests NUTRITION • Log food fast with a built-in barcode scanner • Track calories and macros against your goals MORE • Bodyweight tracking with charts • Achievements, friends, and head-to-head battles microload Pro unlocks an ad-free experience, unlimited barcode scans, instant training plans, and the full Progression Engine. Subscriptions renew automatically. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings.

Screenshots

DailyGoal4 screens
microload4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DailyGoal at none against microload's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. DailyGoal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and microload sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DailyGoal ships an update weekly, microload every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DailyGoal versus microload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDailyGoalmicroload
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolaos PetalasHarisman Jeyakanthan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DailyGoal

Subscriptions2
  • DailyGoal.fit premium - monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DailyGoal.fit premium - yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • DailyGoal.fit premium - lifetime$299.99
2 purchases

microload

Subscriptions2
  • microload Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • microload Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DailyGoal free?
DailyGoal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is microload free?
microload is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DailyGoal or microload have ads?
microload shows ads; DailyGoal does not.
Which is updated more often, DailyGoal or microload?
DailyGoal ships an update weekly, and microload every 4 days. Most recently, DailyGoal was updated on October 31, 2026 and microload on October 31, 2026.

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