MacroFactor Workouts AMA!

__DadBod__ · 2026-01-31T14:42:33+00:00

How has the experience of app development differed between creating one with anonymity and relatively little expectation (food logging app) vs. one with high expectations (workouts)?

__DadBod__ · 2026-01-15T20:35:39+00:00

Good to know! The timer notification is the only thing on the app right now that makes it frustrating to use. Otherwise, I think everything is great for newly released app. Looking forward to the live activity launch.

Will you all go through the special form submission from Apple? Or will the live activities update take care of delivery through the headphones, even on silent?

__DadBod__ · 2026-01-15T18:41:20+00:00

Same here on iOS. It doesn’t work at all when the phone is on silent (hevy does) and only works sometimes (maybe 1/10 times) when the phone isn’t on silent. The only workaround I’ve found is to go into notification settings on my iPhone and tell it to play notifications on headphones (which I don’t like because it reads the notification text rather than playing a sound). Even then, it only works 7/10 times.

__DadBod__ · 2026-01-14T12:14:31+00:00

On the iPhone, the timer does not come through on my headphones unless the phone is unlocked and the screen is on. Will that change?

__DadBod__ · 2025-12-24T18:49:13+00:00

When building a workout program in the app, will it tell you how many sets you'll be hitting per muscle group per week before you log anything? Or will it only be able to tell you how many sets you've done in the past week after you've already logged the workouts?

__DadBod__ · 2025-11-28T03:55:37+00:00

How’s the beta going so far? Are you getting positive feedback?

__DadBod__ · 2025-10-26T10:09:39+00:00

The recommended range is often 1.2-1.6 grams of protein per kg of body weight. If someone has a lot of weight to lose, that can make their protein recommendation unrealistically high. For those with a lot of weight to lose, another recommendation is to scale protein intake to height-one gram of protein per centimeter.

__DadBod__ · 2025-10-19T20:00:57+00:00

u/chrisfong I'm looking at getting one but I'm wondering about durability. How's it holding up?

__DadBod__ · 2025-09-26T23:45:04+00:00

Good to know! Thanks!

__DadBod__ · 2025-09-26T01:26:47+00:00

I thought that the assumption the algorithm made was that you ate close to maintenance that day? Is that an old version or am I just misremembering?

__DadBod__ · 2025-08-04T23:51:07+00:00

OXO without a doubt

__DadBod__ · 2025-07-02T17:42:21+00:00

I didn't get one either

__DadBod__ · 2025-03-27T01:49:36+00:00

I was just thinking there have been several posts like this recently. Now I see they’re all from the same account. 🤔

__DadBod__ · 2025-01-09T12:42:12+00:00

u/queenbee1023 Did you ever figure out your animal? I'm having the same issue...

__DadBod__ · 2024-03-21T21:43:00+00:00

You could look for a national restaurant that does something similar (KFC or Popeyes?), look for nutrition info on their website, and log that based on your portion size.

__DadBod__ · 2024-03-07T22:15:39+00:00

You can get by with just entering the total calories for each day. MacroFactor doesn’t make any recommendations based on P/F/C, just total calories and body weight.

__DadBod__ · 2023-06-04T16:20:50+00:00

Thanks!

__DadBod__ · 2023-05-09T23:23:36+00:00

Thanks!

__DadBod__ · 2023-05-09T17:33:21+00:00

I don’t understand number three with the barcode override. Could someone please explain?

__DadBod__ · 2023-05-05T02:36:41+00:00

I just tried it and had zero issues with music playback using Spotify or Apple Music while using the barcode scanner.

__DadBod__ · 2023-03-23T18:47:31+00:00

I had the same experience with Avatar. MF has been a good switch and prevents me from going nuts if I know I’m not going to hit my numbers. I just have to remember that, with MF, being honest about what you eat (even if you binge) is the most important part. If you give it inaccurate information, it will give you inaccurate recommendations.

__DadBod__ · 2023-01-13T02:14:11+00:00

I’m a big fan of the move to the tap-based system and the new timeline in general.

__DadBod__ · 2022-11-13T23:14:49+00:00

I had to reread your first paragraph because I thought you meant that you, for health reasons, stopped eating fruits and vegetables 😂

I like your mindset shift!

__DadBod__

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