Comparison

Dialed vs MacroJournal

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

Head to head
About

Dialed

This app helps you plan, track, and analyze your strength training progress. Log every set, monitor trends, and even share your workouts with others. An AI assistant is available to provide guidance based on your training data.

Highlights
  • Workout planning and organization
  • Set, rep, and weight logging
  • Rest timer synchronization
  • Progress and trend analysis
  • AI training assistant (Spotter)
  • Workout sharing and collaboration
Features
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Track your workouts, build your routines, and see your strength progress with Dialed. Plan your session before you reach the gym, log each set as you train, and use your workout history to see what’s improving. - Build routines and organize your exercises - Log weights, reps, and training notes - Keep your rest periods on track with built-in timers - Review past workouts and exercise performance - Follow your strength and training-volume trends - Explore training questions with Spotter, your AI assistant Less guesswork. More purposeful training. Get Dialed. TRAIN WITH SPOTTER Dialed Pro includes Spotter, an optional AI training assistant that can answer questions using your training context. Spotter provides informational guidance, cannot edit your workout, and is not a substitute for a qualified coach or healthcare professional. Dialed includes optional auto-renewing Pro subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account after confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.dialedtraining.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.dialedtraining.app/terms

About

MacroJournal

Features
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MacroJournal is a food journal built for people who want to know what they ate without fighting their phone about it. FAST LOGGING Search a food database, scan a barcode on packaged food, or type it in manually. Save any meal as a template and log it again in one tap. Recent and frequent meals stay within reach, and templates can be searched and starred. YOUR NUMBERS, YOUR GOALS Set protein, carbs, fat, and calorie targets yourself, or walk through a short setup that suggests them. Track body weight and measurements over time if you want to; ignore all of it if you don't. If you'd rather just keep a record of what you ate with no targets at all, there's a journaling mode that does exactly that and nothing more. OPTIONAL AI ESTIMATES Describe a meal in plain language, or take a photo of it, and get a macro estimate back. This feature requires your own Anthropic API key, which you create for free at console.anthropic.com and enter in Settings. There is no subscription and no in-app purchase — you use your own key and pay your own usage directly to Anthropic. Every other feature works without one. STAYS ON YOUR PHONE There is no account, no login, and no server. Your meals, goals, weight, and measurements are stored on your device. The developer never receives your data and cannot see any of it. If you add an API key, meal text or photos you choose to estimate go from your phone directly to Anthropic under your own key. APPLE HEALTH Optionally read your workouts and active energy so training shows up alongside what you ate. Read-only — MacroJournal never writes to Health. WIDGETS Put today's totals on your home screen. MacroJournal is a food journal and is not a medical device. It does not provide medical, nutritional, or treatment advice, and its estimates are approximations. Talk to a qualified professional about decisions regarding your health or diet. Restaurant and branded food data powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com). Generic food data from USDA FoodData Central.

Screenshots

Dialed4 screens
MacroJournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MacroJournal at none against Dialed's 2. MacroJournal also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Dialed's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Dialed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MacroJournal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dialed ships an update every 2 months, MacroJournal every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Dialed versus MacroJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialedMacroJournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAXIMILIAN BOGUCKINOAH CRAIG WILLIAMS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dialed

Subscriptions2
  • Dialed Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Dialed Pro Annual$99.991 Year
None

MacroJournal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dialed free?
Dialed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacroJournal free?
MacroJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dialed or MacroJournal have ads?
Neither Dialed nor MacroJournal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dialed or MacroJournal?
Dialed ships an update every 2 months, and MacroJournal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dialed was updated on October 31, 2026 and MacroJournal on October 31, 2026.

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