Comparison

Imperfect vs Macro

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

Head to head
About

Imperfect

This app creates personalized training and wellness plans that adapt to your unique life circumstances, from weather to social events. It offers actionable recommendations, including nutrition and recovery advice, to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Adaptive training programs
  • Actionable recommendations
  • Weather-aware planning
  • Nutrition and recovery advice
  • Integration with fitness wearables
  • Personalized wellness journey
Features
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Imperfect is a training coach for runners, cyclists, and triathletes. It's built for the imperfect ones: athletes with a job, kids, a trip next week, a night of bad sleep here and there, and a goal they still mean to hit. Pros never have to sort out their training alone: someone rebuilds their week every time a cold, a work trip, or a sore calf gets in the way. Imperfect gives you that coach. Tell your coach what you're working toward, whether it's a first 10K, a century ride, or a long-course triathlon, and together you land on a goal that fits you and a plan to get there. A rough week changes the plan and leaves the goal alone, with no guilt and no starting over. And when what you want to do and what your body can do don't match, your coach says so. What that looks like: • Checks the forecast before sending you out on a long ride into a thunderstorm • Reworks your week after you stay up late at a friend's wedding • Tells you how many tacos it takes to hit your protein after a long run • Suggests a power nap at the right time of day when you're running on fumes • Builds your training around your yoga and physical therapy • Makes room for a new baby or a puppy Your plan works with or without a watch. Connect Apple Health and your coach also sees how you slept and what you actually did, whatever watch or band you wear.

About

Macro

Discover nearby restaurants and menu items tailored to your dietary needs. Utilize AI assistance to find specific meals that fit your nutritional goals, making healthy eating convenient and accessible.

Highlights
  • Restaurant view with dietary filters
  • Menu item search by location
  • AI assistant for meal recommendations
  • Explore view for nearby options
  • Dietary needs customization
Features
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With Macro-licious, find restaurants near you and drill into menu items that fit your dietary needs with Restaurant View, browse every nearby dish with Menu Item View, or discover what's around you in Explore View. Want something more specific? Ask Mac, our AI Assistant - whether it's a macro-friendly quesadilla at Cookout or a lighter, satiating tuna bowl from Happy and Hale. But eating well isn't a solo sport. The Feed shows you what people you follow are eating - their builds, favorited spots, and go-to meals. And the Group Finder takes the pain out of picking a spot with friends: everyone's dietary needs go in, and out come the restaurants where the whole table eats happy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms of Service: https://macrolicious.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://macrolicious.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Imperfect4 screens
Macro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Macro at 5.0 against Imperfect's 4.3. Macro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Imperfect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Imperfect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Imperfect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Macro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Imperfect ships an update every 5 days, Macro every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Imperfect versus Macro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImperfectMacro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImperfect Wellness, IncNONA GROUP INC.

Customer experience

Imperfect

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.8%

Macro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Imperfect

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Macro

Subscriptions2
  • Macro-licious Pro$9.991 Month
  • Macro-licious Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Imperfect free?
Imperfect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macro free?
Macro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Imperfect or Macro?
Macro is rated higher. Imperfect averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Macro averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Imperfect or Macro have ads?
Neither Imperfect nor Macro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Imperfect or Macro?
Imperfect ships an update every 5 days, and Macro every 11 days. Most recently, Imperfect was updated on October 16, 2026 and Macro on October 6, 2026.

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