MacroFactor - Macro Tracker Reviews

by Scottvvvvvvvtttt

MacroFactor doesn’t offer anything that isn’t also offered on the free tier of myfitnesspal but for some reason it is a paid subscription. The only difference is that the goal setting is slightly better and the whole app’s scope is simpler and more directly focused on macro tracking. If all the features currently in MacroFactor were free I would use it over myfitnesspal, and if there was an actual useful feature that makes sense to be on a subscription model premium tier then I would probably also pay for the premium tier… but as of now there is no feature in MacroFactor that is worth paying for.

Kind of disappointed that Jeff Nippard is promoting it in its current state. It feels like the developers are just taking advantage of the people that sign up for the free trial and forget to cancel before they have to pay for it. To be honest that sales tactic is predatory and should be banned from app stores. Not a good look, Jeff, I used to consider you as one of the people that offers recommendations I could trust but MacroFactor promotion is a little too far on the “selling out” side of things.

by Aannggell15

Sad that jeff is promoting MacroFactor, make me wonder if he changed his way of sincerity recommendations. First MacroFactor does not offer anyway game changing, you can get the same result from other free apps like carb managers or MFP. MacroFactor have no free version which, so you cant tried MacroFactor without having to subscribe that we ALL know we always forget so with are caught. If they were to introduce a free version with the core function to test like carb manager does, where they block most of the data from log etc, it leave the basic calories, carb, proteins and fat so we can get to know and TRUST MacroFactor before giving our money. Very sad, but this is going to be one of those app I will tell people to stay away, a least until the figure a honest way for new people to test MacroFactor .
MacroFactor itself works fine and got good features, bit you get most of all of the same from free version of other apps. And if you are not looking for fancy stuff and just logging others do better and free. Carbs manager food database is huge, and you can submit product or custom receipts if there are not in the database and THERE IS A FREE version.

by Marquis103

As an iOS developer and a macronutrient dieter, I’ve always had the idea of building something or anything better than myFitnessPal. MacroFactor looks great. Love the animations, attention to detail on the UX etc. At the end of the day, the database just doesn’t have enough of the items I eat on a daily basis to move from myFitnessPal. As wonky as the interface is, or even them more than likely incorrectly using CoreData and duplicating my meal items, unless I restart. There’s just so many items in there and it’s much easier when I can just scan and go. Definitely would like to see more work on the actual data component as opposed to the UI. I’ll check back soon. Let me know if I can help. ✌🏾

by Special_blend05

I give it 3 stars because it has great potential, you can tell a lot of development and thought went into it. But the UX/UI isn’t the best. It’s clean looking, but difficult to navigate just to do something simple. I created a custom food, and when I went to “+” it just edits? NONE of my foods would pop up or show up, when I wanted to add food. There was no option for your recipes etc. It took forever to find out I had to type in the name of my created food and THEN it would pop up. For all the wrong things MyFitnessPal does, it does the basics like editing food and logging it nice and simple. I shouldn’t have to spend 10 minutes trying to navigate to do something that should only take 1 min tops. Again, it has promise and maybe I’ll re download down the road when they implement a simpler UX and features.

by Jacob Spencer Simon

Overall, I love MacroFactor the approach and execution is exceptional. I’ve used various calorie trackers over the past 3 years so there’s just a few tweaks that I think would be welcome additions.

Pros-
Impressively thorough in terms of information (Vitamin, amino acid profile, and fat/carb content in foods).
Time function automatically built in makes it easy to track. Other apps use different meals as a means of tracking, but using time as a marker for whenever you eat goes along with my hectic schedule when I may not get to eat at traditional “meal times.”
Adding multiple items to a “plate” is incredibly intuitive.
Very customizable and accommodating in terms of user goals.
Gauging progress in terms of longer periods of time (weekly/bi-weekly) is an exceptional idea.

Cons-
User interface may need a little love. A lot of the functions aren’t incredibly intuitive when using MacroFactor for the first time; requires a bit of a learning curve.
Food data may need to be expanded. It mostly gets the job done when I’m searching for foods, but there are still some foods that don’t appear when searching or using the barcode scanner (the quick adding macro feature is a good alternative for the time being).
Maybe consider replacing pictures of food items with icons. I know this is a small nit-pick, but high resolution icons would certainly look better than low resolution pictures of each food item.

by David.parker83

As a long time user of MFP, I’m pretty set in my ways on food logging. I use a spreadsheet to track weekly weight and calorie averages, more or less giving me an idea of my expenditure. I was absolutely blown away at how superior MacroFactor is to both MFP and my spreadsheet. When I’m doing a super slow bulk to gain muscle over 6 months, it is tricky to stay in that surplus sweet spot. MacroFactor has a much more sophisticated (and evidence based) algorithm to keep me where I need to be, looking back further than 7 days (my old spreadsheet) and doing more nuanced trending. And the food logger is super intuitive and fast, avoids many of the silly adherence shaming tactics that other apps use. Like saying I’m “bad” for going over my calories during a bulk 🧐…not with MacroFactor. These guys are super smart, can’t wait to see things continue to evolve. Hopefully they don’t get rushed into implementing too many changes and slowly release thoroughly tested updates. I’m sure it will continue to get even better though. Great work!

by Agmathlete

So far this has been an excellent app, easily my favorite nutrition tracker. It has fairly intuitive controls though I am still learning about some aspects to it.

Though there are some features that I would love to see, MacroFactor still gets five stars because the developers are very involved with the feedback and their plans for the future.

For those who are curious about why I think this is a step change, it is the first app to truly try to solve for the calories out portion of calories in versus calories out. The on boarding and coaching guidelines are very nice and goal neutral. Also you can tell that MacroFactor was made by people who love to look at data. The displays and explanations are very nice.

by Yonutz.com

I’ve only been using MacroFactor for a week so far, but committed to logging everything daily and accurately. I love how MacroFactor functions and I’m very hopeful it will continue to get smarter and track my energy expenditure accurately and get rid of the BF that’s been so hard to remove.

My only issue so far is filling out the initial goal questions to the best of my knowledge based on the in-app guidance provided, set my initial energy expenditure pretty high. I decided just to push forward with the higher calorie recommendation to begin and I’m excited to see the smart calorie adjustments over the coming weeks, as it already adjusted down a bit in a short time of me logging food and weight daily.

Before I was just tracking daily weight with Excel and food with Carb Manager, with no real insight as to what I should do with calories/macros.

Also worth noting, I did ask a question to support and Corey with the MF team was ultra responsive and extremely thoughtful with his responses.

by AlanL85

this app is a welcome addition to the nutrition app world. While coaching driven tracking apps are not novel, this one takes some pretty unique approaches. Many tracking apps require stringent adherence and don’t work if you go outside the bounds of compliance. That failure can lead some people to give up on their journey or temporarily fall off the band wagon. this app is different in that it helps you create a healthy lifestyle that leads to long term success and better habits. Even if you miss your planned goals, the algorithm keeps working to provide you with more data to make informed choices. Knowing that failure isn’t even considered allows the user to keep their drive to their goal and, in my opinion, breeds motivation to track consistently. Furthermore, the dev team is responsive in a way that doesn’t even seem possible and the community is supportive and positive. If you’re serious about creating a healthy lifestyle when it comes to nutrition, I would strongly suggest giving this app a try.

by Rjphn257

I marked “2 week free trial over” in my calendar to make sure I canceled MarcoFactor before being charged but I’m keeping MacroFactor . this app is so good at what it does, I have over 6 months left with Lifesum and have decided that I’m deleting it. MarcoFactor isn’t your normal dieting app as it can act as a coach, subtracting or adding calories based on your goals and weight trends. You’re able to set your own personal preferences such as “high carb”, “low fat”, “moderate protein”, etc. to match your personal eating preferences. Best of all, there are no extremes as seen in the Renaissance Periodization nutrition app. I foresee a lot people using MacroFactor and finally succeeding at their weight loss goals. I highly recommend this app.

by Nuculerman

I took advantage of the two week trial promotion and like it so much I’m paying for the year.

It’s hard to describe why this works so much better than MyFitnessPal but it does. After two weeks I’ve lost 3 lbs after being stuck for 6 months. To be fair I was only mentally tracking those 6 months but I’ve used MyFitnessPal for 4+ months in the past and didn’t see such quick results.

The biggest win for me is the complete delivery on the promise I don’t have to think about anything while MacroFactor goes out of its way not to judge me. After entering my weight, goals, and macro balance preference my only involvement is entering my daily weight and food. I go over all the time and it doesn’t seem to matter.

Seriously can’t wait to try this in a bulk. Maybe I’ll have my first successful one ever.

Now, SBS team, go turn Greg’s programming into an app to compete with Juggernaut AI so I can give you more money and Greg’s brain can get me strong and shredded while I think deep thoughts about grilling, golf and software architecture instead. Just kidding. I’ll be getting screamed at by two baby boys while desperately trying to survive.

by OMGMusicLuvr

I have used many other tracking apps over the years, MyFitnessPal both free and premium, RP Diet App (which is great) and Trifectas app as well are the three primary ones I stuck with for an extended period of time the others I used for a moment only to find they were lacking.

MacroFactor with the way it is developed and presented truly has it all, the hardcore individuals can use it for themselves or clients and fine tune things no matter their stage in either a bulk, cut, maintenance or a contest prep. The general population individual can also use it to just be healthier and with the text or audio conversion to food it makes it even more convenient.

The UI is thoughtfully created and I know that they will only continue to make MacroFactor better and better. I cannot wait for what future features they add in and I hope MacroFactor gets more mainstream than MyFitnessPal. MacroFactor is one of the best out there and it can fit anyones needs.

Thank you Stronger by Science Team for developing this and MASS and putting it out into the world.

by 732929358574

I’ve been a recreational athlete for years and have used various calorie tracking apps—MFP, Chronometer, FatSecret. All were *okay* in that they got the job done. I always wanted something more dynamic. Enter this app. From the intuitive features like recipe building and copy paste (SO much better than other similar apps), the team behind MacroFactor thought of everything and then some. I also love that going over calories doesn’t penalize you. Instead, you still get useful data and MacroFactor acts as your custom diet coach by adjusting calories based on changes in metabolism throughout a diet. I can’t wait to see what else this team comes up with. Probably something I never knew I needed but soon won’t be able to live without. Buy this subscription now.

by Photobomber33232323232323

this app is an incredible tool for anyone interested in learning more about their TDEE and making more informed decisions with their food intake. Their database is stellar and it’s not bogged down by thousands of user entries that are notoriously wrong. MacroFactor is intuitive and their team has been incredibly responsive to feedback and questions on online forums.

My favorite aspect of MacroFactor is the lack of judgment when you do go over your macro targets. It simply shows your daily intake and offers no shaming or warnings when you go over. Historically I would not track days I would go over because 1) it took a long time and 2) if I can’t hit a standard I would say why bother. MF has helped me realize it’s just data and is so quick to add food because their interface and database is top notch.

Highly recommend it to anyone!

by MystGamer

Have been patiently waiting for MacroFactor to drop. The wealth of knowledge and science-based nutrition and fitness information provided by the Stronger by Science dynamic duo of Trexler and Nuckols in an app is too good to pass up. Setup is easy, and provides “real-world” choices for any nutrition or physical fitness goal. Health calculations are steeped in years of research and metadata that ignore pop-science Instacrap to make sure MacroFactor and its formulas resemble reality and not some exaggeration of nutrition hyperbole and dogma. I’ve used the premium version of another food tracker app (MFP) for years. I got tired of fixing the food database mistakes and making macro tracking a full time job. With Macro Factor you will no longer need to do the heavy lifting to log your food and exercise, and you can be sure that the data it provides is as close to clinically accurate as scientific research can provide. Ya’freakin’hoo!

by Mystical_Diamondash

The iOS design is very user friendly even more so than MFP. I enjoy the dark mode, the dynamic sense, and instead of making spreadsheets and figuring out what exact routine to follow to hit 0 calories or to not surpass x amount of calories just to figure out one week you ate too little and another too much. The subscription alone isn’t even a 1 hour shift a month, taking that into consideration with how much you have to deal with ads and or spreadsheets, detailed meal prep, and otherwise crazy detailed researched caloric and macro for each food eaten. - big headache coming from someone doing it successfully 8 months now. I took the risk and the subscription - first 3 days in has alone cleared up my schedule and allowed me to live a more motivated and productive life than to obsess in my free time over dieting and working out. Works great in a cut and a bulk with the algorithm!

by Csmith825

I’ve dieted successfully in the past using both RP’s diet app and just tracking things myself in excel, but as a result of some uncertainty and anxiety about changing TDEE targets I have regularly tended to cut too hard, leaving myself feeling burnt out, and forced myself into a diet that’s unsustainably strict in the longer term. I’m a month in with this app and it’s really helped address both problems. The adaptive TDEE and weight trend features have helped calm a lot of my anxieties about short term plateaus and small upward spikes in weight, and allowed me to maintain a smaller calorie deficit thats far less draining while still trending downward. The food database and barcode scanner has made it much easier for me to track accurately, and the daily macro targets offer me enough structure to be useful but not so much that I feel the need to meticulously plan every meal and snack. Overall, best diet tracking app I’ve tried.

by TimKmichigan

MacroFactor is outstanding and the team behind it is incredible with responding to feedback, questions, feature requests, etc. The fact that it’s adherence-neutral (i.e. as long as you keep tracking, it will keep giving you valid targets to help you reach your goals, regardless of how closely you hit them) is brilliant. It subtly encourages you to keep logging everything even if you go over your targets, because you want to keep the algorithm informed with accurate data. But that in itself makes you less likely to really blow your diet (because you’re at least being conscious of what you’re eating) and has the net effect of improving adherence overall. Other diet apps expect you reach a certain level of adherence before they will update your targets which makes it easy to just quit tracking once you know you’ve gone off the plan, and in turn you’re more likely to say “**** it” and use that as an excuse to binge.

by Msussman22

MacroFactor hits the nail on the head. I’ve used a number of other tracking apps.m, and generally they are all the same but this app stands out because it doesn’t judge you for how you get to your numbers or if you are over your numbers. Plus it uses real science to help build and maintain a customized plan just for you.

Figuring out where you need to be at maintenance is one of the hardest things to do. There are tons of formulae out there to figure out TDEE but they all rely on you figuring out how active you are. Is 10,000 steps a day considered active enough that I need to bump my calories up? How does lifting weights affect that number? this app breaks it down and then gives you a number you can completely ignore. It reassess everything regularly to help you be more in tuned with how to hit your goals and it doesn’t shame you for eating 1 calorie over your target.

No more red and green to indicate you are doing well. As Eric Trexler says “you are paying me to be your coach.” this app isn’t there to tell you that you did something wrong, it’s there to provide you with data and allow you to be on top of your needs to achieve your goals.

The last thing I want to say about this app is that it is the only app out there that really helps you gain and maintain and not just cut weight. You could be a beginner just starting out or someone with a ton of experience but MacroFactor helps simplify things. Best money I ever spent!

by Mel4126

The smartest minds in the industry came together to create an amazing app. If you’re a pro at tracking you’re nutrition you’ll be amazed at everything they thought of. If you’re a beginner start here and save yourself valuable time and stress on your health journey, whatever your goal is, they’ve got you covered. The best part in my opinion is the compliance neutral aspect. I’m amazed at how many little things I subconsciously didn’t think I needed to log so I wouldn’t go over my macros on other apps. MF looks at what you’re actually consuming instead of what it tells you to consume in factoring your targets. Just knowing that the font won’t red line me has gotten me to be more honest in my tracking. Can’t wait to see what the future holds!

by CraigComp

Just wow. I have tried just about every nutrition tracking app out there, and there is nothing like this. The RD-verified food log eliminates the ‘junk’ entries you see in other apps, and the dynamic weekly adjustments totally take the guess work out of how to modify your macros to meet your goals. It’s so intuitive and the support is excellent. You can tell MacroFactor was designed by fitness professionals who know what they’re doing. this app is a game changer.

by TexaSaint

If you are serious about wanting to get a handle on the nutrient intake of your food, AND use that information to help you with your body style goals, You simply must get MacroFactor.

Greg Nuckols and Dr. Eric Trexler are two of the most highly regarded people in fitness and nutrition related circles. They have put together what is undoubtedly the best app of its kind available.

I was fortunate enough to get the beta test this, and beta tested the heck out of it. It is so much better than the other current popular ones that are out there.

You simply will not regret getting MacroFactor. Seriously. It’s fantastic!

by Nate Review.

I was fortunate enough to have access to this tracking app through beta testing. The simplicity of tracking and the built in nutrition coaching are next level. The team worked really hard on MacroFactor and it shows. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to dial in their nutrition.

by Exhaustedmedstudent

MacroFactor has everything you need if you are serious about your health. Whether you want to add weight or lose weight, it is a great tool.

The only thing I would hope that they change is adding a step counter exactly like myfitnesspal has. If this app has one, i cannot seem to find it.

by Evan Vidas

I’ve used a few different diet apps throughout my fitness journey, and this one is BY FAR the best one I’ve encountered. I deleted MFP from my phone within hours of downloading MacroFactor. MacroFactor is intuitive, monitors what I think is important, and also is aesthetically a masterpiece. Congrats to the team at Stronger by Science!

by Swias

I switched over from MyFitnessPal, which was never a joy to use. MacroFactor really gives me the confidence to meet my cutting and bulking goals. It uses your trending weight along with your calorie intake to determine your true energy expenditure and will adjust your calorie targets on a weekly basis to ensure you get to your goal on time. So happy to have this tool.

by Luke124124

The amount of features packed into MacroFactor is tremendous and takes all the work out of tracking your calories/macros and reaching your goal. Being able to add your weight and have it triangulate your energy expenditure as well as update your targets to stay on track for your goal is an amazing feature and I’m not sure how I did it without it before. I’ve used other tracking apps and nothing comes close to this.

by Lexi Kelson

I love MacroFactor. It caters to my data-obsessed self and gives me so many ways to track & evaluate my progress! It provides options to be fully coached, fly solo or collaborate on the plan. Regardless, it feeds (pun intended) your nutrition + weight data into the algorithm to show expenditure and weight trends. Speaking of trends, it is the biggest encouragement to trust the process and focus on numbers over time instead of singular data points. Did I mention I love MacroFactor?!

by Bradhobbs_

Switched over from Cronometer. Everything I like about that app is put into this one, plus so much more. The AI Describe is clutch. The adherence-neutral recommendations are great. All I have to do is log my weight and calories and it does the rest and gives me the analytics I want. The team is super responsive to suggestions and ideas and I can only image how much better MacroFactor will be in the future as the team adds more features. Keep it up MF’ers!

by Mr. Karlsson

At the time this app was announced, I was using a very popular nutrition app and my weight loss had stalled hard. Since joining the this app beta, I’m losing weight again at a comfortable pace – and without feeling like I’m trying to starve myself! The science behind it is solid, so I know it’s not based on guesswork. Also, the developers are super responsive and seem to genuinely care about the user experience. I have seen the future of nutrition apps, and it’s name is this app.

by Jeb Stuart Johnston

As a nutrition coach who’s worked with over 1000 clients in my career I’ve tried everything as both a coach and client. I can say without a doubt that Macro Factor is above and beyond any other ones I’ve used. The algorithm alone is amazing as it encourages honest inputting which is often the hardest part of seeing results. The interface is also beautiful and the very intuitive. The only drawback is that it might put a lot of “macro coaches” out of business!

by Jonnnnnnny B

If you like to eat and lift as much as I do, eventually you’ll need to lose some weight. MacroFactor makes it SO much easier. Before signing up and getting started I highly recommend reading as much of the free content about nutrition that the Stronger by Science duo has written. It’s been incredibly helpful to have a basic understanding of nutrition before starting a diet. Best thing about MacroFactor is that it is incredibly flexible about how it maps out your diet recommendations.

by Xfactor_78

This is the third food tracker/coaching program I’ve tried in the last 6 months and am already enjoying it. Very easy to use and love the copy meal and day features. Can’t wait to dig into this more and see how the dynamic adjustments work as the weeks progress!