Comparison

The Training Notebook One vs MacroSense

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

Head to head
About

The Training Notebook One

This app helps personal trainers manage client workouts, progress, and notes efficiently. It allows trainers to build custom programs quickly, track client check-ins, and visualize progress with photos and graphs. Clients can also access their own profiles to view workouts and log information.

Highlights
  • Build workouts and programs quickly
  • Client login and workout access
  • Progress photo comparison
  • Body weight and body fat graphs
  • Circumference measurements
  • Exercise history and personal records
  • Client intake forms
Features
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PERSONAL TRAINERS, PROGRAM BEFORE THE CLIENT ARRIVES. Your client is walking in. You should already know what you're doing. You know how to train people. The hard part is remembering what you did with them last Tuesday, what's due today, and where you wrote it down. The Training Notebook One keeps your workouts, clients, calendar, notes, and progress in one place. Start a workout in 2 taps. Build a 6-exercise workout in under 15 seconds. THE WORKOUT - Build workouts fast - Build programs ahead of time and copy them for each client - Sessions on the calendar, month, week, or day - Notes where you need them, not in a spreadsheet THE CLIENT Your clients get their own login in the same app. Free. - See and run their workouts - Log check ins with weight and photos - Write notes to you New client? Send the intake form by email. They fill it out online. THE PROGRESS Eventually somebody asks if it's working. Show them. - Progress photos with before and after compare - Body weight and body fat graphs - Circumference measurements - Exercise history with progress charts - Personal records, per exercise, per client NO FEATURE GAMES Every plan gets the full app. The only difference is how many active clients you have. - Starter: up to 10 clients - Growth: up to 20 clients - Pro: up to 50 clients TRY IT FOR 7 DAYS Every account starts on Pro, free for 7 days. Built by a trainer. Helping trainers since 2012. Subscriptions are billed through your App Store account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://thetrainingnotebook.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://thetrainingnotebook.com/terms-of-use

About

MacroSense

This app offers a straightforward way to log meals, monitor calorie and macronutrient intake, and manage pantry items. It allows users to create custom recipes and track weight progress with clear nutritional targets.

Highlights
  • Daily food diary
  • Macro and calorie targets
  • Pantry list
  • Barcode scanning
  • Recipe creation
  • Weight tracking
Features
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MacroSense is a simple macro tracker for people who want practical food logging without the fuss. Log meals, track calories and macros, save pantry foods, and build reusable recipes for the foods you actually eat. MacroSense helps you keep daily nutrition visible with clear targets for calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Features: • Daily food diary • Macro and calorie targets • Pantry list for foods you keep in stock • Barcode scanning and food search • Manual nutrition label entry • Recipe creation and logging • Recipe and pantry QR sharing • Weight tracking and progress trends • Optional cloud backup with MacroSense Pro MacroSense uses manual-first targets: you can accept a suggested starting point, choose a preset, or set your own calorie and macro goals. MacroSense Pro unlocks storage, so your diary, pantry, recipes, weigh-ins, and targets can move with you to a new phone. No account is required to use the core tracker. Privacy Policy: https://frevanto.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Training Notebook One4 screens
MacroSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MacroSense at 5.0 against The Training Notebook One's 4.0. MacroSense also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). The Training Notebook One's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. The Training Notebook One sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. MacroSense asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MacroSense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Training Notebook One has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Training Notebook One ships an update daily, MacroSense every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Training Notebook One versus MacroSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Training Notebook OneMacroSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Training Notebook, Inc.Peter Williams

Customer experience

The Training Notebook One

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MacroSense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

The Training Notebook One

Subscriptions6
  • Starter Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Growth Monthly$39.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$69.991 Month
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  • Starter Annual$199.991 Year
  • Growth Annual$399.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$699.991 Year
None

MacroSense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Training Notebook One free?
The Training Notebook One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacroSense free?
MacroSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Training Notebook One or MacroSense?
MacroSense is rated higher. The Training Notebook One averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while MacroSense averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Training Notebook One or MacroSense have ads?
Neither The Training Notebook One nor MacroSense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Training Notebook One or MacroSense?
The Training Notebook One ships an update daily, and MacroSense every 4 days. Most recently, The Training Notebook One was updated on October 31, 2026 and MacroSense on October 31, 2026.

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