In early 2026, MacroFactor split their training tracker into a separate iOS app. Two apps. Two subscriptions. Two icons that don't talk to each other. Coachly is the integrated alternative — training, nutrition, sleep, and an AI coach in one place.
“Tailor made plan in the gym and the kitchen, unreal for the price.” — WhiteMike1, App Store
A direct comparison of what each option includes, what they cost, and where the integration sits.
A nutrition app that doesn't know your training is a calorie-target generator with stale inputs. A workout app that doesn't know your nutrition is a logger.
You PR your squat. You hit 18,000 steps. Your weekly volume goes up 12%. In a two-app stack, none of that touches your macro target. In Coachly, the calorie target rebalances inside the same week — because the same AI coach sees both sides of the page.
MacroFactor users flag in App Store reviews that the app lacks a dedicated body-recomposition goal. Coachly treats recomp, cuts, and lean bulks as first-class goals during onboarding and adjusts both training and macros to each.
MacroFactor (~£72/yr) plus MacroFactor Workouts (~£72/yr) sits around £144/yr. Coachly Pro is £99.99/yr for the integrated experience — and the £12.99/month option is still cheaper than either of MacroFactor's apps individually.
Coachly reads your Apple Watch sleep + HRV + recent training load and softens the next week's intensity when you're under-recovered. A two-app stack with no shared state can't see this; it just pushes the next progression like nothing changed.
Two subscriptions adds up faster than people notice.
Both come with a 14-day free trial. The £44/yr difference is real, but the real win is the integration — calorie targets that move with your training, weekly check-ins that see your whole week, deloads triggered by sleep data the other apps can't read.
Verbatim from the UK App Store. 5.0★ average.
“Been wandering around the gym for months without a proper plan. Now I've got a tailor made plan in the gym and the kitchen specific to my goals, unreal for the price!”
“Delighted with Coachly. Super easy to use and incredibly intuitive. The AI coach really helps keep me accountable. A must for anyone of any fitness level looking to level up their progress.”
“Coachly has took my training to a new level providing me with the discipline and challenge I need at precisely the right times.”
“Genuinely very helpful kit. Using for a few days now and really taking to it. Simple to use. Keeping me on track.”
One app for training, nutrition, and an AI coach that sees both. Cancel anytime before day 14, no charge.