PixelPT vs MacroFactor
A nutrition app (with a separate workouts app) that works out your expenditure from logged food and weight and adjusts targets weekly.
| MacroFactor | PixelPT | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Nutrition tracking and coaching, plus a separate Workouts app | Training, nutrition and injuries in one coach |
| How targets adjust | Expenditure estimated from intake and weight trend, with weekly adjustments | Expected versus actual weight trend, with lifestyle context considered first |
| Food logging | AI photo logging, barcode and label scanning, large verified database | Yes, search, barcode scanning and quick add, with an AI photo logger still to come |
| Injuries | Not mentioned on its site | Injury log, pain feedback, analysis and rehab built into sessions |
| Price | $11.99 a month, $71.99 a year, 7-day trial | Not set yet |
| Platforms | iOS and Android | iPhone app in development |
MacroFactor details are from its public website on 28 and 29 October 2026 and may have changed. PixelPT is pre-launch.
Our take
If you want the deepest, most proven food logging today, MacroFactor is hard to beat. PixelPT is aimed at people who want training, recovery and nutrition steering each other.