Swole.fit vs MacroFactor
MacroFactor is a paid macro tracker whose algorithm adjusts your calorie and macro targets as your weight trend moves. Swole.fit is built around lifting, with food, cardio and body metrics on the same timeline. Here's the honest side by side.
The short answer
Pick Swole.fit if you
- want a free plan, not just a free trial
- want lifting, cardio, food and weigh-ins on one timeline in one app
- want the app in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish
Pick MacroFactor if you
- want a native phone app today
- want calorie targets that adjust to your measured expenditure every week
- want to log every micronutrient from a verified food database
Feature by feature
- Price
Swole.fitFree, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet.
MacroFactorNo free plan. MacroFactor is $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year (US App Store), after a 7-day free trial.
- Free plan
Swole.fitUnlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.
MacroFactorNone. MacroFactor has a free trial but no free tier, so every feature needs the subscription.
- Programming
Swole.fitMesocycles that set volume per muscle from your pump, soreness and recovery ratings, linear progression, or your own plan.
MacroFactorNone in MacroFactor itself. Its sister app MacroFactor Workouts, a separate subscription at the same price, builds strength workouts and adjusts them with progressive overload.
- Food logging
Swole.fitFood search, barcode scanning, calorie and macro targets, and weekly meal plans with a shopping list.
MacroFactorIts core: a verified food database, barcode scanner, a timeline food log, macros and full micronutrients, custom foods and recipes. An algorithm estimates your energy expenditure and adjusts calorie and macro targets at weekly check-ins.
- Cardio
Swole.fitIts own cardio log with pace and a calorie estimate, planned into your cycle and shown on the same timeline.
MacroFactorStep tracking. No cardio logging described on the pages we checked.
- AI coach
Swole.fitAn AI coach that reads your logs and only talks about what you logged. Free comes with a monthly allowance.
MacroFactorNo chat coach described. The nutrition coach is an algorithm that changes your macro plan at weekly check-ins.
- Social
Swole.fitTrain in Public (share your timeline, follows, comments) and private crews of up to 100 lifters.
MacroFactorNot described on the pages we checked.
- Platforms
Swole.fitA web app for any browser that installs to your phone's home screen. No native iOS or Android app yet.
MacroFactoriPhone, Apple Watch and Android.
- Import and export
Swole.fitImports Hevy and Strong CSVs and your Apple Health export. Exports your logs as a spreadsheet.
MacroFactorSyncs with Apple Health and Health Connect, and you can export your data any time. No import from other apps described.
- Languages
Swole.fitEnglish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.
MacroFactorEnglish and Japanese.
Where MacroFactor is ahead
No app wins everything. Here's what MacroFactor does better today.
- Native apps on iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. We're web only for now.
- Calorie and macro targets that adapt to your measured expenditure every week.
- Full micronutrient tracking from a verified food database.
Coming from MacroFactor
There's no MacroFactor importer, so start fresh: set your food targets, log your first meal and weigh-in, and pick a mesocycle or linear progression for the lifting.
Questions lifters ask
- Should I pick Swole.fit or MacroFactor?
- Pick MacroFactor if you want a native phone app today, want calorie targets that adjust to your measured expenditure every week, or want to log every micronutrient from a verified food database. Pick Swole.fit if you want a free plan, not just a free trial, want lifting, cardio, food and weigh-ins on one timeline in one app, or want the app in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish.
- Is MacroFactor free?
- No free plan. MacroFactor is $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year (US App Store), after a 7-day free trial.
- Is Swole.fit free?
- Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet. Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.
- Can I move my MacroFactor history to Swole.fit?
- There's no MacroFactor importer, so start fresh: set your food targets, log your first meal and weigh-in, and pick a mesocycle or linear progression for the lifting.
More comparisons
- Swole.fit vs HevyA fast, social lift log vs a planner with food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs StrongA clean, simple log vs a planner that also tracks food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs RP HypertrophyBoth run feedback-driven mesocycles. One is free and covers food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs FitbodAn AI workout generator vs a planner with food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs JEFITA big library and community vs a planner with food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs BoostcampA program library and tracker vs a planner with food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs Alpha ProgressionSet-by-set targets vs a planner with food and cardio.
- Swole.fit vs MyFitnessPalA calorie counter with a workout log vs a lifting planner with food.
Sources
Checked on Oct 28, 2026 against MacroFactor's own website, help centre and US App Store listing. Prices are US prices and change, so check theirs before you buy.
- MacroFactor on the US App Store: prices, free trial, features, languages
- MacroFactor website: features, platforms, data export
- MacroFactor help: Apple Health and Health Connect
- MacroFactor Workouts on the US App Store: separate app and price
MacroFactor is a trademark of its owner. Swole.fit isn't affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by them, and names MacroFactor only to compare.
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