Short answer: The best MyFitnessPal alternative depends on why you're leaving. For detailed nutrients and a free barcode scanner, look at Cronometer or MyNetDiary; for training-focused macros, MacroFactor; for simple calorie counting, Lose It!, Yazio or FatSecret. If you have Hashimoto's, IBS, SIBO or PCOS and need meals planned around the foods you avoid, Nutrtion.io is built for that.
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MyFitnessPal is still the best-known calorie counter, and for many people it works fine. But "apps like MyFitnessPal" don't all solve the same problem. Below, we compare eight options by price, features and who each one suits, using each app's own US App Store listing.
| Option to compare | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| MyFitnessPal (baseline) | The largest food database and restaurant dishes | Free; Premium $19.99/mo or $79.99/yr (lower offers also listed) |
| Nutrtion.io | Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, AIP, SIBO, IBS, low FODMAP and PCOS | Free trial, then $17.99/mo or $119/yr |
| Cronometer | Detailed vitamin and mineral tracking | Free; Gold $10.99/mo or $59.99/yr |
| MacroFactor | Adaptive targets for training and body composition | Free trial, then $11.99/mo, $47.99 per 6 mo or $71.99/yr |
| Lose It! | Simple calorie counting with a free version | Free; Premium offers from $9.99 to $59.99 |
| Yazio | A free calorie tracker with recipes and a grocery list | Free; Pro offers from $11.90 to $47.90 |
| MyNetDiary | Free barcode scanning and diabetes tracking | Free; Premium $8.99 to $59.99, Premium Plus $14.99 |
| FatSecret | A free food diary with paid diet-style meal plans | Free; Premium $10.49 to $14.99/mo, $38.99 to $59.99/yr |
Prices are the in-app purchase prices on each app's US App Store page, checked November 9, 2026. Several apps list many offers without saying which plan each price belongs to, so we give the range. Nutrtion.io prices vary by location, with VAT included where it applies.
People usually switch for one of four reasons:
That last group is the one most roundups skip, so we start there.
Calorie counters are built around one number: how much you ate today. If you live with Hashimoto's, IBS, SIBO or PCOS, the daily calorie total is usually not the hard part. The hard part is planning meals that fit the way your clinician has asked you to eat, week after week, without rebuilding the shopping list every Sunday.
None of the seven other apps compared here mention Hashimoto's, thyroid conditions, IBS, low FODMAP, SIBO or PCOS on their US App Store pages (checked November 9, 2026). Their meal plans, where they have them, cover styles such as keto, Mediterranean, high-protein or low-carb.
Many people with Hashimoto's follow an eating pattern agreed with their doctor or dietitian, such as gluten-free or the autoimmune protocol (AIP). Some also keep an eye on blood markers like thyroid levels, vitamin D or ferritin with their clinician. What helps in an app:
For a deeper comparison, see our Hashimoto's diet app guide and AIP diet app guide.
Monash University describes the low FODMAP diet as a 3-step diet and suggests working with a dietitian before starting. A calorie counter can log what you ate, but it won't tell you whether a meal fits your current list. What helps:
See our low FODMAP app guide, SIBO diet app guide and IBS diet guide.
With PCOS, many people work with their clinician on how meals are put together, for example how carbohydrates and protein are spread across the day. That's a planning question as much as a counting one. What helps:
More in our best food tracking app for PCOS guide.
| What to check before choosing | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Does it build meal plans for your diet (AIP, low FODMAP, gluten-free)? | Logging alone doesn't tell you what to cook next week |
| Can it leave out your own list of foods? | Trigger foods differ from person to person |
| Does the grocery list follow the plan? | Saves rebuilding a shopping list by hand |
| Does logging show how a meal fits your plan? | Answers the question you actually have at each meal |
| Can it explain your lab results in food terms? | Helps you bring better questions to your clinician |
Want meals planned around the foods you avoid? Nutrtion.io builds an editable 30-day meal plan plus 7-day plans that leave out AIP, low FODMAP, gluten-free or your own list of foods, with a matching grocery list. On iPhone and Android, with a free trial.
| Feature | MyFitnessPal | Nutrtion.io | Cronometer | MacroFactor | Lose It! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free version | Yes | Free trial | Yes | No, free trial only | Yes |
| Food database | 20.5M+ foods | Estimates from your photo or description | 1.1M+ verified foods | 1.36M+ entries | 56M+ items and recipes |
| Meal plans for Hashimoto's, AIP, low FODMAP, SIBO or PCOS | Not listed | Yes, 30-day and 7-day | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Leaves out the foods you avoid | Not listed | Yes: AIP, low FODMAP, gluten-free or your own list | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Meal planning | Premium Plus | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Premium (meal targets) |
| Grocery list | Grocery delivery in Premium Plus | Editable, one tap to Apple Notes or Messages | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Photo logging | Premium (meal scan) | Yes, with how the meal fits your plan | Gold | Yes | Premium |
| Barcode scanner | Premium | No | Free | Yes | Premium |
| AI assistant | AI Coach | Nuri, which knows your plan | Gold: connect to ChatGPT | Not listed | Not listed |
| Blood work | Not listed | Optional upload, explained in food terms | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Health app sync | 40+ trackers, watches and health apps | Apple Health and Health Connect | Apple Health and Apple Watch | Not listed | Premium: HealthKit, Fitbit, Garmin and more |
| Feature | Yazio | MyNetDiary | FatSecret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free version | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Food database | 4M+ items | 2M+ staff-verified foods | Size not listed |
| Meal plans | Pro | Premium: high-protein, low-carb, keto and more | Premium: keto style, balanced, Mediterranean, intermittent fasting, high protein low carb |
| Condition diets (Hashimoto's, AIP, low FODMAP, SIBO, PCOS) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Grocery list | Yes | Shopping list | Not listed |
| Photo logging | Not listed | Premium (Meal Scan) | Image recognition (tier not stated) |
| Barcode scanner | Yes (tier not stated) | Free | Yes (tier not stated) |
| AI assistant | Not listed | Premium Plus AI coach | Not listed |
| Health app sync | Pro: Fitbit, Garmin and more | Apple Health | Apple Health |
"Not listed" means the feature isn't described on the app's US App Store page; it doesn't mean the app can't do it. All listings checked November 9, 2026.
Best for: people who eat out a lot or want the biggest database.
Best for: Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, AIP, SIBO, IBS, low FODMAP and PCOS.
Nutrtion.io starts from what you can and can't eat, not from a calorie number.
Not sure if a meal fits your plan? Snap it in Nutrtion.io and see estimated calories, protein, carbs, fat and fiber plus how it fits your plan, or ask Nuri, who knows your plan and health context. On iPhone and Android, with a free trial.
Best for: people who want to see every vitamin and mineral.
Best for: fat loss, muscle gain and people who weigh in regularly.
Best for: the closest like-for-like swap for MyFitnessPal.
Best for: people who want a free counter with recipes and fasting.
Best for: people who want a strong free version or track blood glucose.
Best for: people who want free logging with optional diet-style meal plans.
Cronometer tracks 95+ vitamins and minerals from a curated database of 1.1 million+ verified foods, and its barcode scanner is free. MyFitnessPal's database is far larger (20.5 million+ foods, including restaurant dishes), but barcode scanning is Premium. Choose Cronometer for nutrient detail; MyFitnessPal if you eat out often.
Both have free versions and put barcode scanning and photo logging behind Premium. Lose It! lists many Premium offers from $9.99 up to $59.99. MyFitnessPal Premium is $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year, so Lose It! is usually the cheaper Premium.
MacroFactor has no free tier, but it adjusts your targets weekly from your weigh-ins and includes photo, voice, describe, barcode and label logging in one subscription. MyFitnessPal is free to start and splits features across Premium and Premium Plus. Choose MacroFactor if training results are the goal.
| Situation | Option to consider | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You have Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, IBS, SIBO or PCOS, or follow AIP or low FODMAP | Nutrtion.io | Meal plans that leave out the foods you avoid, with plan-fit logging |
| You mainly need barcode scanning | Cronometer or MyNetDiary | Both list a free barcode scanner (Nutrtion.io has none) |
| You want every vitamin and mineral | Cronometer | 95+ vitamins and minerals |
| You train and weigh in regularly | MacroFactor | Weekly adaptive targets |
| You want a free, simple calorie counter | Lose It!, Yazio or FatSecret | Free versions for basic logging |
| You track blood glucose | MyNetDiary | Diabetes tracking in Premium |
| You eat out a lot | MyFitnessPal | 20.5M+ foods, including restaurant dishes |
If you mostly scan packaged foods, Nutrtion.io isn't the right pick; choose an app with a barcode scanner. If your diet is shaped by a condition, a plan that already fits it will save you more time than a faster scanner.
Have recent blood work? Upload it to Nutrtion.io and see what your vitamin D, ferritin, thyroid markers, cholesterol and glucose mean for what you eat, next to a meal plan built around your condition. On iPhone and Android, with a free trial.
Want more options? See our best calorie counter apps, calorie counting vs macro tracking and Cal AI vs Nutrtion.io.
Cronometer, MyNetDiary, Lose It!, Yazio and FatSecret all have free versions. Cronometer and MyNetDiary both list a free barcode scanner, and Cronometer tracks 95+ vitamins and minerals for free. Lose It! is the simplest like-for-like calorie counter. MacroFactor and Nutrtion.io offer free trials rather than free versions.
Cronometer ("scan barcodes for free") and MyNetDiary ("free barcode scanner") both list free barcode scanning on their US App Store pages. In MyFitnessPal and Lose It!, barcode scanning is a Premium feature. Yazio and FatSecret list a barcode scanner without saying which tier it's in. Nutrtion.io has no barcode scanner.
Of the apps compared here, Nutrtion.io is the only one built around Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism. It builds meal plans that can leave out gluten or follow AIP, explains thyroid markers and vitamin D from your blood work in food terms, and lets you ask Nuri questions about your plan. It doesn't replace advice from your doctor.
Yes. Nutrtion.io builds 7-day meal plans that leave out high-FODMAP foods or your own list of trigger foods, with a grocery list that matches. Its photo logging shows how each meal fits your plan. Monash University suggests working with a dietitian on the low FODMAP diet, and the app works alongside that, not instead of it.
If you just want to count calories, any app here will do. If you want meals planned for you, Nutrtion.io is built for PCOS: an editable 30-day meal plan with a daily focus, photo logging with protein, carbs, fat and fiber, and Apple Health or Health Connect sync. Work with your clinician on the eating pattern that suits you.
Nutrtion.io lets you optionally upload a lab report and explains vitamin D, ferritin, thyroid markers, cholesterol and glucose in terms of food. MyNetDiary's Premium includes tracking for blood glucose, A1C and ketones. None of the other apps compared here describe a lab report feature on their US App Store pages.
We read each app's US App Store listing, including the description and in-app purchase list, on November 9, 2026. We did not test the competitor apps hands-on. Where a listing shows several prices without naming the plan, we give the range. Prices change with offers and by country, so check the price in the app before you subscribe.
Sources: US App Store listings for MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, MacroFactor, Lose It!, Yazio, MyNetDiary and FatSecret (apps.apple.com), checked November 9, 2026; Monash University, "FODMAP food list," monashfodmap.com, accessed November 9, 2026. The Nutrtion.io Editorial Team compiled this guide; it has not received an individual clinical review.