Comparison

MacroTracker by Reciplan vs Rayl

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

Head to head
About

MacroTracker by Reciplan

Features
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Macro Tracker is a calm, offline-first nutrition and weight-trend tracker designed for everyday consistency. • Set editable calorie and macro targets from a guided goal plan, including custom macros. • Log meals with saved foods, USDA foods, branded foods, barcode scanning, quick add, and custom entries. • Review optional AI-assisted estimates from a photo, typed description, or voice note before anything is logged. • Track weigh-ins, view smoothed trends, and see confidence-aware expenditure estimates. • Set meal and medication reminders, track medications, and invite trusted friends to a private Circle with control over which progress signals you share. Your diary, exact weight, calories, photos, measurements, email, and raw account data are never shared with friends. Nutrition data and AI estimates may be incomplete or inaccurate; verify entries. Macro Tracker supports general wellness and is not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Rayl

Features
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Rayl is your strength-training logbook - local on your iPhone, no account, no ads, no tracking. Open the app, start a workout, log it set by set. That's the whole idea. LOG YOUR WORKOUTS • Strength sets with weight and reps, cardio with distance and duration • Working sets and warm-up sets kept apart - warm-ups never count toward your volume • Drop sets as their own set type • Optional RPE per set • Values from your last session are suggested and adopted with one tap • Rest timers per exercise, separate for working and warm-up sets - they keep running in the background and notify you when the rest is over • Live Activity: current exercise, sets and rest timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A second, free-standing timer for everything else • Notes per exercise, bodyweight per workout • If the app crashes or you restart your iPhone, your running workout is still there TRAINING PLANS • Plans with exercises, sets, target values, RPE and rest durations • Start an empty workout without a plan whenever you like STATISTICS WORTH READING • Estimated 1RM using Epley, O'Conner, Brzycki or Mayhew - optionally RPE-adjusted • Max weight, volume, repetitions, sets and average RPE • Cardio: pace, speed, distance, duration • Interactive charts with a moving average, an improvements-only filter and full screen in landscape • Periods: 1W, 30D, 3M, 6M, 1Y, YTD, Max or a custom range • Radar chart of your training focus across muscle groups • Previous-load filter: compare only the sessions where the same exercises came before HISTORY • Month calendar with your training days marked • Every finished workout stays fully editable afterwards • Exclude individual workouts from statistics without deleting them • Personal records for weight, volume, 1RM, distance and pace EXERCISES • 120 built-in exercises • Create your own exercises - no limit, even on the free tier • Effective load: pull-ups, push-ups and friends factor in a share of your bodyweight YOUR DATA IS YOURS • CSV export of your complete history • Export and re-import exercises and plans as JSON • No account, no sign-up, no analytics, nothing shared WEEKLY GOAL Set a target number of workouts per week and keep an eye on your streak. RAYL PRO Logging workouts is unlimited and free - no cap, no expiry. Pro opens up the analysis: • Analyze your full history: One year, year to date, all time, and custom ranges • Unlimited training plans • Plate calculator • Create supersets, trisets and giant sets • Compare 1RM formulas and set your default • Moving average, improvements only, filter by previous exercise • Choose and group muscles on the radar • Automatic iCloud backup and restore • Workout import via CSV • Alternate app icons • All future Pro features Pro is available monthly or yearly, both with a free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store settings. Local workout tracking without an account. Rayl Terms of Use - https://www.ldm-software.de/rayl/terms

Screenshots

MacroTracker by Reciplan3 screens
Rayl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MacroTracker by Reciplan at daily against Rayl's every 4 days. 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. MacroTracker by Reciplan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Rayl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroTracker by Reciplan ships an update daily, Rayl every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
MacroTracker by Reciplan versus Rayl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroTracker by ReciplanRayl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip HutchinsLeon Dorian Michl

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MacroTracker by Reciplan

Subscriptions1
  • Macro Tracker Pro$9.991 Month
2 purchases

Rayl

Subscriptions2
  • Rayl Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Rayl Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MacroTracker by Reciplan free?
MacroTracker by Reciplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rayl free?
Rayl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MacroTracker by Reciplan or Rayl have ads?
Neither MacroTracker by Reciplan nor Rayl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroTracker by Reciplan or Rayl?
MacroTracker by Reciplan ships an update daily, and Rayl every 4 days. Most recently, MacroTracker by Reciplan was updated on October 25, 2026 and Rayl on October 25, 2026.

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