One app, or five?
This comparison is by category, not brand. The exact apps change, but the divided record and separate subscriptions do not.
Published United States App Store prices verified 15 Aug 2026.
What each category can see.
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| Capability | Macro app | Lifting app | Habit or fasting app | PlateStack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food logging with search, barcode, and photo | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Strength logging with RIR and set types | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cardio with fourteen activity types | Partial | Partial | No | Yes |
| Habits and streaks | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Fasting timer | No | No | Yes | Free |
| Hydration | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Measurements and progress photos | Partial | Partial | No | Yes |
| Habits that fill from your logs | No | No | No | Yes |
| Coach that reads food and training | No | No | No | Yes |
| Home screen widgets and Live Activities | Partial | Partial | Partial | iPhone |
| No ads or data sales | Varies | Varies | Varies | Yes |
| One subscription for all of the above | No | No | No | $1.99 |
The arithmetic.
The separate specialists cover less of the day and cost more together.
Nutrition tracker
Nutrition only
$11.99/ MO
Workout planner
Training only
$15.99/ MO
Habits and fasting
Often more than one app
Varies
Two specialists
$335.76 across a year
$27.98/ MO
PlateStack Premium annual
About $1.25 a month, roughly four cents a day
$14.99/ YEAR
Where the specialists still win.
You want a social feed
PlateStack has squads with people you know. It does not have a public feed, followers, or strangers to browse.
You want a tablet app
PlateStack is built for phones, on iPhone and Android. There is no iPad or tablet layout yet.
You want a desktop app
PlateStack is built around the phone. If planning on a laptop matters most, some specialists offer a full web app.
Where one record wins.
Answers that can see the whole day
Food, training, RIR, goals, and routines can support the same answer.
Habits that fill themselves
Daily Wins can update from logs you already made.
One history to inspect
Cardio, lifts, weight, and routines stay connected by date.
Looking for something specific?
Shorter answers to the questions people search for most.
Choose the record, not the stack.
Starter is free forever. Premium keeps the complete layer at $14.99 a year.
