Austin Thiel

Macros.gg - A macro tracking system designed for gamers

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Built for gamers, not fitness diehards. The standout is making macro tracking actually engaging: XP, levels, quests, streaks, achievements, leaderboards, and Discord community. It also removes logging friction with a free AI food logger that estimates macros from plain-language descriptions. Unlike most trackers, it is ad-free, privacy-focused, and includes AI logging and advanced insights for free.

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Austin Thiel
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I built Macros.gg because I wanted something that could help gamers eat healthier without feeling like they had to become “fitness people” first. Most macro trackers I tried felt boring, ad-heavy, or locked the useful stuff behind a subscription. Even when they worked, they did not keep me engaged for long. I kept thinking that for a lot of people, especially gamers, the real problem is not just knowing what to do. It is staying consistent long enough to see progress. So I started building a tracker that makes nutrition feel more like progression in a game. That is where the XP, levels, quests, streaks, achievements, leaderboards, and Discord community came from. The biggest evolution during development was reducing friction. At first I was focused mostly on the gamification side, but I realized that if logging food still felt tedious, people would bounce anyway. That pushed me to build the AI logger, so you can just describe what you ate and get a macro estimate without doing a bunch of manual entry. My goal with this launch was to make macro tracking feel more approachable, more motivating, and more worth sticking with for people who have never connected with traditional fitness apps.