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MacrosFirst - Macro Tracker
MacrosFirst, Inc. · 4,228 ratings · ★ 4.7
4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 21 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"food"
6 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I just wanted to log my breakfast but the app wouldn't let me add individual ingredients. I tried putting in my own recipe and there was no convenient way to add 3 eggs. Basic ingredients should be at the top, easy to find and it should be …" - Berakhiah Gibbs
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"find"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I just wanted to log my breakfast but the app wouldn't let me add individual ingredients. I tried putting in my own recipe and there was no convenient way to add 3 eggs. Basic ingredients should be at the top, easy to find and it should be …" - Berakhiah Gibbs
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"work"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "back to one star bc you broke it again. major changes with no explanation and doesnt seem to work" - Leroy H
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"premium"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I found the units for the food listing to be terrible. how much is a "Serving"? or how big is a "container"? descriptions like that are totally worthless to me. I could find no way of adjusting the amounts to reflect my reality without usin…" - Louise Hirschman
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"subscription"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "just average, does nothing special and definitely not worth the extra subscription fee. would not recommend as there are better options." - Brian Baird
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"free"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "can't get past paywall for premium version. I just want to try the free one!" - D J
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"probably"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "deleted my account almost immediately when I realized this wasn't what I thought it would be. Then they still tried to charge me after the trial period ended, but obviously can't sign back in because I deleted my account, why didn't the mem…" - obligation of the privileged
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Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Stop changing the UI. Too many prompts to upgrade to paid version.
I just wanted to log my breakfast but the app wouldn't let me add individual ingredients. I tried putting in my own recipe and there was no convenient way to add 3 eggs. Basic ingredients should be at the top, easy to find and it should be simple to assemble a recipe in the app based on simple whole foods ingredients. I don't eat out of a box, I cook, and any decent nutritional app should make it easy to log whole ingredients.
back to one star bc you broke it again. major changes with no explanation and doesnt seem to work
I found the units for the food listing to be terrible. how much is a "Serving"? or how big is a "container"? descriptions like that are totally worthless to me. I could find no way of adjusting the amounts to reflect my reality without using the ai tool (in the premium $ upgrade) I couldn't even properly track my first breakfast. I deleted app immediately.
This app fell short of expectations. With a price tag of $70, I had anticipated a more streamlined intuitive interface. This was not my experience. Unfortunately, the layout and calculation process for macros is cumbersome. Overall, the app's usability lags behind its competitors.
can't get past paywall for premium version. I just want to try the free one!
deleted my account almost immediately when I realized this wasn't what I thought it would be. Then they still tried to charge me after the trial period ended, but obviously can't sign back in because I deleted my account, why didn't the membership delete when I got rid of my account. I mean that would probably make too much sense in this day and age I guess.
everything that matters you have to pay for. I just want to be able to keep a food log deleting app
At this point any app that starts off with telling you positive reviews and making you click through a huge questionnaire means they're going to try charging you a ridiculously expensive subscription. Probably after a free trial period where you have to input your credit card information first and it will be set to auto renew.
Had this app for less the 24 hours and it will not allow me to add food to my day. I can search and edit the portion but will not work when I want to add it to my day.
The app itself looks great, but the advertising is false. on the screenshots provided of the app in the app store it says free barcode scanner. But it's not. they want you to pay like $71.99 a year.
you cant ask someone to review your product before they've used it.
app isn't working
the new look is confusing and the layout is not easy on the eyes
Been using for about a year now and this latest UI change takes it from a 4.5 to a 2 star app. Ii might look prettier but it's a complete mess from a usability standpoint point. Click something and the entire screen becomes overrun with things that used to be neatly locked in place. Start at the bottom of the screen, then close the keyboard I don't need, then go to the very top before having to scroll down and back to the top corner to add food. Who tested this and said YES!!! This is insane.
STOP CHANGING THE UI Otherwise, this is a fantastic app.
just average, does nothing special and definitely not worth the extra subscription fee. would not recommend as there are better options.
was great for a while, now it's really buggy, syncing doesn't work (logged back in and out and lost everything I logged today). cant scan food using ai as an empty box randomly appears preventing me doing anything. Shame as this could be good but I'm stuck on premium for another 10 months so hope it improves.
I'm seeing conflicting data between the foods programed in the database and what's actually on the nutritional facts label. The app does not allow me to make necessary adjustments so it can match.
Good job on making it difficult to record food with yesterday's update. small window at bottom and tiny confirm check in the top right corner is bad ui.
Its too complicated and it wants too much access. I didnt get far enough to find out, but irs probably going to want a subscription too the way it was trying to sell its self.
Sentiment summary
94%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)