Compare PrepCoach
Choosing nutrition coaching software? Here's how they compare.
I built PrepCoach, so I'm biased. I'll still be straight with you: PrepCoach, That Clean Life, Practice Better, Trainerize, Everfit and Nutrium are built for different jobs, and one of the others may suit you better. Here's how to tell.
Joe, founder
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The part I built it for: changing a plan
Building the first plan is the easy part. The time goes into week four, when a client's calories drop by 200 and every meal, every portion and every alternative has to be redone. That's the job PrepCoach does for you.
Every meal gets its own calorie and macro target, and the portions are sized to hit it.
The day splits across meals evenly or by your percentages. Add or remove a meal and it re-splits.
Take 200 calories off, pick the macros, and every meal and alternative updates.
Swap in any saved meal and it's resized to hit the old meal's protein, carbs and fat.
Your clients' meal options refit on their own whenever the meal or the targets change.
The Short Version
Which one fits the way you coach
PrepCoach is a macro plan editor. You set calories and macros, build meals from your own foods, and PrepCoach works out the portions so every meal lands on its numbers. When the targets change, the whole plan updates with them.
PrepCoach
You coach to calories and macros, change them often, and want a client app, check-ins and messaging included.
That Clean Life
Your plans are built around recipes with photos, ready-made templates or vitamins and minerals.
Practice Better
You need booking, billing, video calls and food journals in one place. Meal plans come through That Clean Life.
Trainerize or Everfit
You mainly program workouts, and nutrition is an add-on to your training app.
Nutrium
You're a dietitian who needs micronutrient assessments, appointments and invoicing.
Side By Side
Features compared
Details for the other tools come from their own websites, help pages and announcements, checked October 2026. "No" means they don't offer it on their website. Things change, so check their sites for the latest.
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 PrepCoach |  That Clean Life |  Practice Better |  Trainerize |  Everfit |  Nutrium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Macro plan editor with a client app | Recipe and meal plan library | Practice management: booking, billing, journals, client portal | Training app with a nutrition add-on | Training app with a meal plan add-on | Nutrition software for dietitians |
| Plans built to calorie and macro targets | Yes. Set the day once, every meal follows | Yes | Through That Clean Life | Yes. With the nutrition add-on | Yes. Basic plans on Pro, macro-based plans with the add-on | Yes |
| Targets Mode: every meal gets its own calorie and macro target | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Auto Split: the day splits across meals evenly or by your % | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Portions sized automatically to hit each meal's macros | Yes. Every food in the meal is resized together | Partly. In a hand-built plan, servings are adjusted one recipe at a time | No | No | No | No |
| Cut or add calories across the whole plan in one step | Yes. Pick which macros; every meal and alternative updates | No | No | No | Partly. Plans can refresh from check-in data (add-on) | No |
| Add or remove a meal and the day re-splits itself | Yes. Daily totals stay the same | No | No | No | No | No |
| Training day, rest day and custom day types | Yes. Each with its own targets | No | No | No | No | No |
| Swap a meal and keep the macros | Yes. The whole meal is resized to hit the old meal's protein, carbs and fat | Partly. Swaps between recipes in a collection | No | Partly. Suggests recipes that best fit the goal (add-on) | Partly. Clients swap between meal options (add-on) | Partly. Food-for-food swaps matched on one number, calories by default |
| Meal alternatives that stay matched when the meal or targets change | Yes. Every alternative refits automatically | No | No | No | No | No |
| Builds a full plan in seconds | Yes. Load a saved plan or meals onto a new client and every portion refits to their targets. You choose the foods | Yes. Auto-builds from their recipes on Plus | Through That Clean Life | Yes. Up to 7 days of recipes (add-on) | Yes. From macros and preferences (add-on) | No |
| Recipe or meal template library | Yes. Your own saved meals and full-plan templates, reused across clients | Yes. Thousands of recipes with photos | Through That Clean Life | Yes. 2,400+ recipes (add-on) | Your own recipe books (add-on) | Yes. 100+ templates and recipes |
| Weekly grocery list | Yes. Built from the client's plan, counting their swaps | Yes | Through That Clean Life | Yes. Shopping lists (add-on) | No | Yes. Shopping lists |
| Client app | Yes. Free for clients on phone and desktop | Secure links (app through Practice Better) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging with clients | Yes | Through Practice Better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Check-ins with weight and progress photos | Yes. Scheduled on the days you choose, with a reminder on check-in day | Through Practice Better | Forms and weight goals | Check-ins in the FitMetrics add-on | Forms and progress photos | Weight logs; photos sent by message |
| Monthly cost for 10 clients: meal plans, client app and check-ins | $39.99. Everything in this table, no add-ons | $30 to $60, plus Practice Better ($35+) for a client app and check-ins: $65+ | $35, plus That Clean Life ($30+) for meal plans: $65+ | A Pro plan for 10+ clients, plus the $20/month nutrition add-on | $29, plus the $39/month meal plan add-on: $68 | From about $25; prices vary by region |
Why PrepCoach is $39.99
- Everything is included. Meal plans, the client app, check-ins, messaging and grocery lists are all in the one price. With the others you usually add a second tool or a paid add-on to get the same set, which puts most of them at $65 or more a month.
- It does the math the others don't list. PrepCoach sizes every food in every meal to that meal's macros, and when you cut or add calories it updates every meal and alternative in one step.
- Your clients pay nothing. They get the app free on their phone and on desktop.
If you only need recipes, or you're a dietitian who needs vitamins and minerals, one of the others may cost less for what you need. That's fine. If you coach to macros, try PrepCoach free for 14 days and see how much time it saves.
Switching is simple
Search USDA FoodData Central or type in your own, and save the meals you already use.
Set the targets, add your meals, and PrepCoach sizes every portion. Save it as a template for the next client.
Send them your invite code. They get the app free on their phone and desktop.
Your Client's Side
What your clients see
Their plan for each day type, the meal options you set up, meals to check off, and check-ins on the days you choose. Free for them, on their phone and on desktop.
Questions
Common questions
Is PrepCoach a That Clean Life or Trainerize alternative?
For coaches who build macro-based plans, yes. If your plans are mostly recipes, I'd honestly stick with That Clean Life. If you mainly program workouts, Trainerize or Everfit does that and PrepCoach doesn't.
Can I use my own foods?
Yes. You add your own foods, start from a small built-in list, or search USDA FoodData Central and import what you need. Then you save meals and reuse them across clients.
Do my clients have to pay for the app?
No. Clients use the PrepCoach app free on their phone and on desktop. They see their plan, switch between the meal options you set up, check off meals, send check-ins and message you. Only the coach pays.
Does it work for high-carb or endurance plans?
Yes. PrepCoach works with whatever calorie and macro targets you set. You can also give long-run days, rest days or race weeks their own targets.
How much does it cost?
Coach plans start at $39.99 a month for up to 10 clients, with the client app included. You can try it free for 14 days.
Try It Yourself
Build one client's plan and change it. That's the real test.
Try PrepCoach free for 14 days. If it doesn't save you time, keep doing what you're doing.
That Clean Life, Practice Better, Trainerize, Everfit and Nutrium are trademarks of their owners. PrepCoach isn't affiliated with any of them. Their details above come from their public pages, checked October 2026: That Clean Life pricing, That Clean Life setup guide, Practice Better plans, Trainerize pricing, Everfit pricing, Nutrium pricing, Nutrium shopping lists, Nutrium food swaps, Nutrium equivalents, Everfit meal plans and Trainerize Business. If something here is out of date, email support@prepcoachnutrition.com and I'll fix it.