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Is there one app that tracks both workouts and macros?

The setups that put lifts, food, and bodyweight in one place in 2026, what each costs, and how to tell whether an app actually reads your training and nutrition together.

ArrowEditorial··8 min read

Yes. As of October 2026 you can log lifts, food, and bodyweight together in Arrow (one app), MacroFactor + MacroFactor Workouts (two apps on one account), or MyFitnessPal (a food diary with a basic workout-routine log). Most lifters still use two separate apps instead, usually Hevy or Strong for the gym and MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, or MacroFactor for food.

Having both logs in one place is the easy part. The useful part is whether the app reads them together. Can it tell you that your deficit is too steep because your lifts are dropping, or that your bulk is too fast because the scale is climbing while your strength stays flat? That’s the test this guide uses.

Disclosure: we make Arrow. We’ve tried to be specific about where other setups are the better choice. Every competitor price and feature below was checked against the company’s own site or App Store listing on October 1, 2026. Sources are at the end.

01TL;DR

  • Want one app that reads training and food together: Arrow. It has a full lifting log, a macro tracker, calorie targets that adjust from your weigh-ins, and a single score and coach that look at both. It’s iPhone-first and requires a subscription after the trial.
  • Want the most established nutrition algorithm and don’t mind two apps: MacroFactor + MacroFactor Workouts, $89.99/yr for the bundle. The two apps share body metrics, but MacroFactor says there is “no shared coaching” between training and nutrition at launch.
  • Want $0: Hevy (free) + MyFitnessPal (free). You get two apps and two sets of numbers, and nothing connects them.
  • Track micronutrients seriously: keep Cronometer for food and pair it with any lifting log.

02Why “one app” matters more for lifters than for anyone else

If your goal is to change how your body looks, you’re working with three inputs. Lifting is the stimulus, food decides what your body does with it, and your bodyweight trend tells you whether the plan is working. Two separate apps each see one input. Your bodyweight usually sits in a third place, or gets typed into both.

This is the normal case, not a niche one. Of the 16,324 people who set up Arrow in the last 90 days, 94.9% picked a body-change goal (building muscle, losing fat or weight, or gaining weight). Only about 5% picked a performance or consistency goal. Almost everyone who opens a workout tracker is also, whether they track it or not, running a diet.

The logging load is real too. Lifters who use Arrow regularly (at least 4 sessions in 28 days, n = 25,127) log a median of 2.75 workouts a week. Add three meals a day and a few weigh-ins and you’re making around 30 entries a week. With two apps, you’re also the one comparing the two dashboards.

Method: Arrow app analytics, Sept 2026, internal and beta-test accounts excluded. Goal = the last goal selected in onboarding.

03What a real all-in-one app should do

Use this checklist on any app, including ours:

  • A real lifting log. Sets, reps, and weight in a few taps, your own routines, a rest timer, per-exercise history, and PRs. If it only logs “strength training, 45 min” so it can estimate calories, it isn’t a lifting log.
  • A real food log. A large database, barcode scanning, and fast entry for meals you repeat. Check whether photo or voice logging costs extra.
  • Targets that adapt. Calorie and macro targets that update from your actual weigh-ins and intake, not only from a formula on day one.
  • One bodyweight. Weigh in once and every part of the app uses it.
  • Something that reads both. A view, score, or coach that combines training and nutrition data. This is the part most “all-in-one” setups leave out.

04The options in 2026, compared

Prices are US list prices on October 1, 2026, from each company’s site or App Store listing. Introductory offers vary.

Setup Apps Lifting log Food log Adaptive calorie targets Reads training + food together Cost per year
Arrow 1 Yes: routines (yours or generated), rest timer, dropsets, PRs, per-exercise history Yes: photo scan, text/voice description, barcode, database Yes: estimates TDEE from weigh-ins + food log Yes: Arrow Score (strength + nutrition + consistency, weighted by goal), Coach reads both $34.99/yr annual plan, 7-day trial. Subscription required, no free tier
MacroFactor + MacroFactor Workouts 2, one account Yes (supports importing approved programs you already own, e.g. Jeff Nippard) Yes Yes Shares body metrics, scale weight, and photos. No shared coaching or automatic adjustments at launch (MacroFactor’s own FAQ) $89.99 bundle, or $71.99 per app
MyFitnessPal alone 1 Basic: “Workout Routines” log load and reps per set, mainly to count calories burned Yes. Barcode and meal scan are Premium Custom calorie/macro goals are Premium. Weight-trend adjustment isn’t listed No. Exercise adds calories burned, that’s all $0, or $79.99 Premium
Hevy + MyFitnessPal 2 Yes. Strong free tier (4 routines, 7 custom exercises, 3 months of history) Yes Not in either app’s plan list No $0 free + free; $103.98 both paid ($23.99 + $79.99)
Strong + MacroFactor 2 Yes. Free tier allows 3 routines Yes Yes (MacroFactor) No $101.98 ($29.99 + $71.99)
Hevy or Strong + Cronometer 2 Yes Yes, plus 80+ nutrients tracked Not listed on Cronometer’s Gold page No $83.98–$89.98 ($23.99 or $29.99 + $59.99)

How to read it: if you only need both logs on one phone, several setups work and the cheapest is free. Only the first two rows put training and food data in one account, and only one of those is built to interpret the two together.

05What reading them together looks like in practice

Your weekly check-in should combine three signals: bodyweight trend, strength trend, and average intake. One signal on its own can mislead you.

  • Cutting: a falling trend weight with lifts holding steady is the outcome you want. A falling trend weight with lifts dropping across several sessions often means the deficit is too steep or protein is too low. Neither app in a two-app setup can see that pattern on its own.
  • Lean bulking: a rising trend weight with lifts going up is good. If the trend is climbing fast and your strength isn’t moving, the surplus is probably bigger than you need.
  • Recomping: bodyweight may barely move for weeks, so strength and measurements become the main evidence that the plan is working. That’s another reason to keep them next to your food log.
  • Scale spikes: one high weigh-in after a salty meal or a hard leg day is usually water. A rolling trend line keeps you from cutting calories over a single reading.

In a two-app setup, you do this comparison yourself every week. In Arrow, the trend weight, estimated deficit or surplus, PR and volume history, and the weekly Coach recap sit on the same screens.

06When two apps are still the better choice

We’d recommend a different setup in these cases:

  • You want to pay $0. Hevy’s free tier is generous, and MyFitnessPal’s free tier still logs food. Arrow requires a subscription after the trial.
  • You care about micronutrients. Cronometer tracks 80+ nutrients and is the standard for that. Pair it with any lifting log.
  • You follow a specific published program. MacroFactor Workouts can import approved program files, such as Jeff Nippard’s programs if you own them. Alpha Progression focuses on set-by-set weight and rep recommendations.
  • You log mostly from your watch. Strong’s Apple Watch app has been around for years, so test any newer app’s watch experience before you switch.
  • You’re on Android. Some of the apps here are iPhone-first. Check that every app in your setup is available on Android before you commit.
  • You already have years of history in one app. Check that you can export it before you switch.

07If you stick with two apps, set them up like this

  1. Pick one source of truth for bodyweight. Weigh in in one app, or on a smart scale, and let Apple Health or Health Connect pass it to the other. Don’t enter it twice.
  2. Don’t eat back estimated workout calories by default. If your food app adds calories from lifting sessions, decide on purpose whether your targets already account for training.
  3. Do a weekly 5-minute review. Put trend weight, average calories and protein, and your top sets on your main lifts side by side. Change one thing at a time.

08FAQ

Is there an app that replaces Hevy and MyFitnessPal?

Yes. Arrow logs lifts (routines, rest timer, PRs) and food (photo, barcode, text/voice, database) in one app, with calorie targets that adjust from your weigh-ins. MacroFactor’s two-app bundle covers both on one account for $89.99/yr, but its apps don’t share coaching between training and nutrition at launch.

What’s the cheapest way to track workouts and macros?

Hevy’s free tier plus MyFitnessPal’s free tier costs $0. You lose barcode scanning (Premium in MyFitnessPal), and nothing connects your training to your food.

Does MyFitnessPal track weightlifting?

Partly. Its Workout Routines feature records load and reps per set and counts the session toward calories burned. It isn’t built as a gym log with progression tracking the way Hevy or Strong are.

Do MacroFactor’s two apps work as one?

They share an account, body metrics, scale weight, and progress photos. MacroFactor says there are no shared coaching features or automatic program adjustments between nutrition and training at launch.

What’s the best app for a cut where I want to keep my strength?

Choose one that shows your trend weight, intake, and strength history together, so you can see whether your lifts are holding while the scale drops. Arrow was built for this. With two apps, compare the three every week yourself.

09Sources

Accessed October 1, 2026.

This is general information, not medical advice. Talk to a professional before making changes that affect your health.