Comparison

Componentry vs Macro Notes

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

Head to head
About

Componentry

This app helps cyclists track the wear and tear on their bike components. It automatically updates mileage from connected services and provides timely maintenance reminders to prevent unexpected issues.

Highlights
  • Automatic ride data import
  • Component wear tracking
  • Maintenance reminders
  • Multi-bike dashboard
  • Custom service intervals
Features
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Know your bike, down to the individual component. Track the usage and wear of every part so you always know when it's time to charge, service or replace something on your bike. • Zero manual logging: Your rides automatically update every component's usage. Just ride and forget about logging. • See what a chain is really costing you: Watts lost to dirt, dry links and stretch, and how many you'd win back with a clean and re-lube. • Predictions built on how you ride: Replacement dates that factor in terrain, power and weather, not a generic average. • Never be caught off-guard: Get notified before a worn chain damages your cassette or a dead battery ruins your race. • All your bikes, one place: Road bike, gravel rig, trainer. See every component's health across your entire stable. • Reminders that fit you: Schedule maintenance around your riding patterns, not generic manufacturer timelines. By creating a Componentry account and using the app you agree to the Terms of Use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Macro Notes

Features
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It's just a note. Type what you ate, one food per line, and the calories appear beside each line. Worked out from lab-measured data, with protein, carbs and fat a tap away. We never guess. No forms, no dropdowns, no wading through a database. If you've used Notes, you already know how to use Macro Notes. THE NOTE • Type "sausage roll" and a calorie count appears beside it • Add an amount if you like — "greek yoghurt 150g" — or leave it out and a sensible portion is used, written back into the line so you can always see exactly what was counted • Keyboard suggestions complete food names as you type • If a line can't be matched, it shows a dash — never an invented number. Every figure on screen comes from a measured food, reached by name. REAL DATA • Over 230,000 foods: CoFID (the UK's laboratory-measured food composition data), USDA FoodData Central, and Open Food Facts for branded products • Generic, lab-measured foods always rank above crowdsourced branded entries, so "chicken thigh" means chicken — not one brand's packet • A full nutrition card for every food — fibre, sugars, salt and more — showing only what was actually measured, never a made-up zero SCAN THE PACKET • Scan a barcode to look a product up instantly • Or point the camera at the nutrition label and capture the figures straight off the packet MEALS • Save the things you actually eat — your porridge, your Tuesday curry — and log them in one line • A meal's total is the sum of its real ingredients, not a guess about a phrase MAKE IT STICK • A streak for the days you logged, a dashboard of your week, and a home-screen widget with today's numbers • Sign in with Apple and your diary syncs privately through iCloud THE ASSISTANT (subscription) Everything above is free. The optional AI assistant plans the rest of your day around what you've already eaten: tell it what you fancy and it suggests real foods from the catalogue, in real amounts, that actually fit the macros you have left — and writes them into your note when you say yes. The assistant is a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Sign in with Apple — we don't ask for your name or your email address • No ads, no tracking, and you can delete your account and every trace of your data from Settings Privacy policy: https://macronotes.app/privacy/ Terms of use: https://macronotes.app/terms/ Support: https://macronotes.app/support/

Screenshots

Componentry4 screens
Macro Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Macro Notes at every 2 days against Componentry's weekly. Componentry's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, ads, 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. Componentry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Macro Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Componentry ships an update weekly, Macro Notes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Componentry versus Macro Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComponentryMacro Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComponentryWARREN JAMES DAY

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Componentry

Subscriptions2
  • Cyclist Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Cyclist Yearly$49.991 Year
4 purchases

Macro Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited access$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited access$29.991 Year
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  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Componentry free?
Componentry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Macro Notes free?
Macro Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Componentry or Macro Notes have ads?
Neither Componentry nor Macro Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Componentry or Macro Notes?
Componentry ships an update weekly, and Macro Notes every 2 days. Most recently, Componentry was updated on October 25, 2026 and Macro Notes on October 24, 2026.

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