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Comparisons
Neutral, criteria-first comparisons of tools and apps — including ours, honestly.
Best macro tracking apps: what to look for
Six criteria for macro tracking apps — expenditure, food data, logging speed, targets, platform, price — with Zyra Nutrition, MacroFactor and MyFitnessPal compared.
Method / guideComparisons4 minZyra Nutrition vs MyFitnessPal
Zyra Nutrition vs MyFitnessPal compared: food database, barcode scanning, how targets are set, platforms and price — by the team that builds Zyra Nutrition.
Method / guideComparisons5 minZyra Nutrition vs MacroFactor: an honest comparison
Zyra Nutrition vs MacroFactor, by the team that builds Zyra Nutrition: what MacroFactor's adaptive expenditure and coaching do that we do not yet, and what differs.
Method / guideComparisons6 minBest workout logging apps: what to look for
Five criteria for a workout logger — speed per set, set types, plate math, progression and data ownership — with Hevy, Strong and Zyra Workouts compared.
Method / guideComparisons5 minZyra Workouts vs Strong vs Hevy
Zyra Workouts vs Strong vs Hevy — set types, plate math, progression, platforms, export, price — by the team building Zyra Workouts, with its status plainly.
Method / guideComparisons6 minMacro calculator vs a tracking app: which do you actually need?
A calculator gives a population estimate; an app corrects it from your logs. What each can know, the size of the starting error, when a calculator is enough.
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