New and Noteworthy
New Release: Expenditure Modifiers
MacroFactor’s expenditure algorithm is at the heart of the MacroFactor coaching system. It’s what allows the app to adjust your weekly Calorie and macronutrient targets to keep you on track toward your goals.
Expenditure V3 was already the best-in-class algorithm for goal-driven diet programming. In this update, the algorithm’s performance was slightly enhanced across the board with Expenditure Modifiers.
An Expenditure Modifier is an optional add-on to the algorithm that enables you to eke out extra performance in specific scenarios.
Try out MacroFactor’s two new Expenditure Modifiers by enabling them from the More Menu under “Expenditure” in Feature Settings.
Step-Informed Updates: This modifier uses step trends to speed up expenditure updates during periods where the step data improves confidence.
- We do NOT attempt to directly assign an expenditure value to your steps or activity.
Predictive Goal Adjustment: This modifier applies a predictive adjustment to expenditure based on the likely impact of goal changes.
- As a predictive modifier, we’re necessarily getting ahead of the data here, so one should expect less than ideal results if they set a goal they don’t intend to pursue.
If you want to learn more about these changes, stay tuned! Greg is working on a new article discussing the overall impact they have on algorithmic accuracy. It will be published in the next few weeks.
New App Insight: MacroFactor vs. MyFitnessPal: Which Macro Tracking App Wins in 2025?
There are a lot of food logging apps out there, but none with the name recognition of MyFitnessPal. It’s been the go-to choice for millions of people, and for many, it’s where their tracking journey started. But is it the best app for people who want to track their food and macros in 2025?
If you’ve ever wondered how the two compare, from cost and accuracy to coaching features and data insights, we’ve broken it all down in one place so you can see which app makes the most sense for your goals.
MacroFactor vs. MyFitnessPal: Which Macro Tracking App Wins in 2025?
New Case Study: Escaping the All-or-Nothing Mindset with MacroFactor
Andriana is a 33-year-old who spent years battling the balance between training and food in her life. She put too much mental energy into food and often felt like her efforts in training were wasted because her body never reflected the work she put in. The mismatch left her frustrated and searching for a better way.
Once Andriana began using MacroFactor, she started to see what the right diet for her could actually do.
“I started to fuel my body properly, and as a result, I had more energy in the gym. Shockingly, after years of trying, I nailed my first proper push-up,” she said. “That small win was a huge milestone and proof that my body was responding positively. It showed that my previous jump from one extreme to another was stealing a lot from my progress.”
Escaping the All-or-Nothing Mindset with MacroFactor
In Case You Missed It
We share a lot of informative content on our Instagram and in our groups on Facebook and Reddit throughout the month.
Here are some of our favorites from the past few weeks, in case you missed them.
What We’re Working On
We’re continuing to make great progress on our new app, MacroFactor Workouts, which is scheduled for release in January.
One thing we’re currently working on in the app is finalizing the smart program-building and auto-progression algorithms in the app.
Imagine having a coach who keeps up with exercise science research, reviews every single one of your workouts, and makes thoughtful suggestions and updates for how to update your program to keep making progress.
Using MacroFactor Workouts will be like having that coach in your pocket. It takes the guesswork out of making gains and gives you smart recommendations for your workouts based on what you’ve done in the past.
Here’s how it’ll work:
When you start using MacroFactor Workouts, the app will walk you through a questionnaire about your goals, experience level, and equipment availability. Then, the app will create a custom strength training program, personalized just for you. In that way, it’ll be similar to creating your macro program in MacroFactor!
As you start logging workouts, MacroFactor Workouts will handle progressive overload. The app automatically adjusts your weight and reps from session to session to help you avoid plateaus and keep you on track toward your strength and hypertrophy goals.
The app will serve you these auto-progression recommendations regardless of whether you use a program we create for you, or whether you’re running a program of your own.
In addition, MacroFactor Workouts will be able to estimate and account for fatigue over the course of a training session, and will suggest smart exercise substitutions if you want to swap anything out.
We can’t wait for you to get your hands on the new app!
You’ll have an opportunity to receive access to the MacroFactor Workouts beta soon. In November or December, we’ll have an open, first-come call for beta participants in our Facebook group and subreddit.
Then, the app will be available to everyone in early January 2026.
To learn more about what we’re working on, check our public roadmap to see our plans for new features and improvements. You can also submit features for consideration and vote on the upcoming features that are the highest priority to you.