Comparison

PlasticityLab vs JstMacros

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

Head to head
About

PlasticityLab

Engage in brief, personalized daily brain exercises designed to enhance memory, focus, processing speed, and word-finding abilities. Track your progress and set reminders to build consistent mental fitness. This app is not a medical device.

Highlights
  • Memory exercises
  • Word finding practice
  • Focus and attention training
  • Processing speed drills
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Progress tracking
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Plasticity Lab offers short, interactive exercises for practicing memory, focus, processing speed, and word finding. Each session takes just a few minutes and adapts to your level. Choose from five categories : Memory, Word Finding, Focus & Attention, Processing Speed, and Warm-Up. Each with multiple exercises. Track your streaks, set daily reminders, and monitor your activity over time. Plasticity Lab is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. No accounts required. No ads. No data collection. All progress is stored locally on your device.

About

JstMacros

Features
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JstMacros puts macro tracking where it belongs, on your home screen. No logging meals. No scanning barcodes. No opening an app 12 times a day. Just a widget with three buttons: +1, +5, +10 grams. Tap and move on. HOW IT WORKS • Set your daily macro goals • Add the JstMacros widget to your home screen • Tap +1, +5, or +10 to log grams throughout the day • Watch the progress ring fill from blue to green as you approach your goal • Hit your number. Done. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE WIDGET • Your current total in large, bold text • A progress ring that shifts from blue → yellow → green at 100% • Grams remaining or "GOAL HIT" when you're done • Undo button to remove the last entry if you tap too many WHAT THIS APP IS NOT • Not a calorie counter • Not a meal logger • Not a barcode scanner • Not a social network • Not a subscription JstMacros is a single-purpose tool for people who know what they eat and just need to keep a running count. One purchase. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your phone. Built for iOS 17+ with interactive WidgetKit.

Screenshots

PlasticityLab4 screens
JstMacros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PlasticityLab at every 2 days against JstMacros's weekly. PlasticityLab also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlasticityLab ships an update every 2 days, JstMacros weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlasticityLab versus JstMacros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlasticityLabJstMacros
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvan FolanDallin Rima

In-app purchases

None

PlasticityLab

No in-app purchases

None

JstMacros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlasticityLab free?
PlasticityLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JstMacros free?
JstMacros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlasticityLab or JstMacros have ads?
Neither PlasticityLab nor JstMacros shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlasticityLab or JstMacros?
PlasticityLab ships an update every 2 days, and JstMacros weekly. Most recently, PlasticityLab was updated on September 27, 2026 and JstMacros on September 13, 2026.

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