Maximal Macros vs Macros
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maximal Macros
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Maximal Macros is a free tool from Maximal Performance that calculates your daily calorie target and macro split based on your body stats and goals. Enter your sex, weight, height, age, and activity level - and get your personalized TDEE, recommended calories, and protein, carb, and fat targets instantly. WHAT YOU GET - Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) - Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - Daily calorie target for bulking, cutting, or maintaining - Macro split in grams and calories (protein, carbs, fats) - Calorie surplus or deficit breakdown Built for people who train seriously and want real numbers - not guesswork. All calculations use the Mifflin-St Jeor equation. Results are estimates - adjust based on your progress and how your body responds. Want a full training and nutrition program built around your numbers? Visit maximalperformance.nz for more.
Macros
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Macros is a fast, simple way to track what you eat. Log a food and it lands in a daily ring showing calories against your goal and how your protein, carbs, and fat are stacking up. Every meal gets its own line with a mini macro bar, so breakfast, lunch, and dinner each tell their own story. WHERE YOUR MACROS COME FROM Tap any slice of the ring and it lights up that macro while a leaderboard ranks the exact foods behind it. See that most of today's protein came from your chicken, not your oats. It is the fastest way to understand a day, not just record it. SEE IT BEFORE YOU LOG Every food previews exactly what it adds to your day before you commit. No surprises after the fact. ACCURACY YOU CAN TRUST Food databases are crowdsourced and sometimes wrong. Macros lets you check a food against its Nutrition Facts label the first time you log it. Confirm once and your numbers are locked in, never quietly overwritten later. SET A GOAL, GET YOUR NUMBERS Not sure how much to eat? Enter your stats and pick a goal, from maintain to lean cut, cut, lean bulk, or bulk, and Macros sets your daily calories and macro targets for you using a standard TDEE calculation. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. FIND ANY FOOD FAST Scan a barcode or search a large food database. Save custom foods and build reusable meals for the things you eat all the time. MAKE IT YOURS Prefer your own numbers? Set calorie and macro targets by hand in grams or percentages, with a flexible macros mode for the days that do not go to plan. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Your calories and macros flow into Apple Health, so the rest of your fitness picture stays in sync. "Powered by fatsecret nutrition API" (www.fatsecret.com) Questions or feedback: macrosapp.support@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Maximal Macros at 3 against Macros's 1. Maximal Macros also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Maximal Macros | Macros |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRACY MAXIMILLIAN SAMUEL SMALL | Mariano Cardenas |
In-app purchases
Maximal Macros
No in-app purchases
Macros
No in-app purchases









