MyFitnessPal Alternatives
Published by Sukh Sidhu on September 28, 2022
Here are the top 5 MyFitnessPal alternatives
MyFitnessPal have been making some questionable decisions lately, including blocking their API so apps can’t integrate with them and more controversially, putting their much loved barcode scanner behind a paywall! Which has angered a lot of users
It feels like they’re going down the risky path of many forgotten internet dinosaurs, who stop innovating, push more and more advertising and make things more expensive / harder to use
Because of that we’ve made a list of our favourite MyFitnessPal alternatives that you can use to track your calories, macros and more
FoodNoms
Simple and privacy-focused MyFitnessPal alternative
FoodNoms is a food tracking app that’s designed to be fast and built to respect your privacy.
What we love – if FoodNoms barcode scanner (which is free) doesn’t recognise a barcode, you can scan the nutrition info instead and it will be added into the app
What FoodNoms Say – FoodNoms is a food tracking app that focuses on design, privacy, and providing powerful features. It’s not an oversimplified calorie counter or a general fitness tracker. It’s a delightful food tracker built for people who are serious, or want to get serious, about food tracking.
FoodNoms is exclusive to Apple platforms, taking advantage of many Apple frameworks and services: Health app integration, iCloud, Shortcuts, Home Screen widgets, and support for Apple Watch.
One of the most-loved features of the app is its “augmented reality” nutrition label scanner, which is made possible with Apple’s computer vision framework. Serious food trackers love the nutrition label scanner because they can log accurate, complete nutrition data within seconds.
FoodNoms is free to use. Several features are exclusive to FoodNoms Plus, which is a subscription that unlocks water, caffeine, and alcohol tracking, intermittent fasting, portion size estimations, and more analysis.
You can visit the FoodNoms website here
Or download the app from the Apple app store here
Cronometer
Cronometer is a MyFitnessPal alternative that encourages you to not just count your calories but to focus on your nutrition as a whole.
What Cronometer say – Launched in 2011, Cronometer is an online and mobile (iOS & Android) nutrition tracking app that gives its users an accurate insight into their nutrition. Cronometer is the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition tracker on the market. Unlike other apps, our nutritional data is curated from verified, lab-analyzed sources, and user submissions are checked by our staff before being added to our database. Cronometer has now helped over 6 million people around the world discover their nutrition. Cronometer encourages you to not just count calories but to focus on your nutrition as a whole.
You can visit the Cronometer website here
Calorie counter app by FatSecret
Our next MyFitnessPal alternative is the Calorie counter app by FatSecret who claim to have the worlds highest quality food and nutrition database
What FatSecret say: FatSecret combines community and food tracking to create the most powerful solution for healthy, sustainable weight loss.
You can visit the FatSecret website here
You can download the Apple app here
You can download the android app here
Nutracheck
Nutracheck is a MyFitnessPal alternative that has a UK focused food database
With 350,000 UK foods with photos. Plus a barcode scanning App
What Nutracheck say – Nutracheck is a top-rated food diary App and website. We track calories and 7 key nutrients – carbs, sugar, fibre, protein, fat, saturated fat and salt. Our mission is to give our members insight into what they are eating to empower them to make more informed food choices. We’ve been helping people achieve their weight management goals since 2005.
You can visit the Nutracheck website here
MacroFactor
Our final MyFitnessPal alternative is MacroFactor
MacroFactor is a science-backed diet coach and macro tracker app that empowers you with the tools you need to reach your goals without rigidity.
What MacroFactor say: With MacroFactor, you don’t have to eat like a robot, and you’ll never be shamed for the choices you make.
MacroFactor’s calculations and adjustments are based on what you actually did, not what you were “supposed” to do. Unlike other diet coach apps, you don’t have to perfectly adhere to your daily or weekly targets to get evidence-based adjustments to your macro plan.
Because of this adherence-neutral approach, you’ll never see warnings, red numbers, or shaming when you go over your calorie or macro targets, unlike in other macro tracker apps.
Instead, MacroFactor aims to empower you with the guidance and tools you need to reach your goals without stress, shaming, or unnecessary rigidity.
You can visit the MacroFactor website here
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