fatsecret alternatives
fatsecret is already free with a barcode scanner, so the reason to switch is usually something it doesn’t do. Calorie Tape, which we make, works offline with no account. Cronometer tracks up to 95 nutrients, MyFitnessPal has the largest database, MacroFactor adjusts your targets every week, and Lose It! builds a weight-loss plan.
Reasons to look beyond fatsecret
- It needs an account, and your diary syncs online.
- Photo logging, meal plans and recipe logging need Premium, priced by region.
- Its reports and goals cover calories and macros, if you want more nutrients.
The alternatives
We make Calorie Tape, so it’s listed first. The others aren’t ranked; each says what it’s best for.
Calorie Tape OursA food and nutrient log with no account that works offline and keeps your log on your iPhone. Every feature is free.
- Best for
- Privacy, and seeing every nutrient a food reports
- Trade-off
- No recipes, charts, weight tracking or sync, and it’s iPhone only.
- Compared with fatsecret
- Works offline with no account. No weigh-ins or community.
Cronometer
The deepest nutrient tracker here: up to 95 nutrients and compounds from lab-analyzed sources, with recipes, charts and apps for iPhone, Android and the web.
- Best for
- The most nutrient data per food
- Trade-off
- Ads on the free plan; Gold is $59.99 a year. Needs an account.
- Compared with fatsecret
- Up to 95 nutrients and compounds, and free recipes.
MyFitnessPal
The biggest database here, at more than 20.5 million foods including restaurant dishes, with recipes, exercise tracking and 40+ connected apps and devices.
- Best for
- Eating out, and connecting fitness devices
- Trade-off
- Barcode scanning and an ad-free diary need Premium, at $79.99 a year.
- Compared with fatsecret
- A bigger database, with restaurant dishes.
MacroFactor
A paid diet coach that estimates your energy expenditure and adjusts your calorie and macro targets every week. No ads.
- Best for
- Targets that adapt as you cut, bulk or maintain
- Trade-off
- No free plan: $71.99 a year after a 7‑day trial.
- Compared with fatsecret
- Weekly target changes, where fatsecret recommends targets from your goal.
Lose It!
A weight-loss app: it sets a daily calorie budget from your goal and tracks weight and exercise, with more than 50 million foods.
- Best for
- A calorie budget and weight-loss plan made for you
- Trade-off
- Barcode scanning and nutrient targets need Premium, at $79.99 a year.
- Compared with fatsecret
- Offline search, and more foods: over 50 million.
Side by side
| App | Price | Account | Data used to track you | Barcode scanning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calorie Tape | PriceFree, no ads | AccountNone | Data used to track youNone. The app collects no data. | Barcode scanningFree, and works offline |
| Cronometer | PriceFree with ads; Gold is $59.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youContact info, identifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningFree |
| MyFitnessPal | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youIdentifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
| MacroFactor | Price$71.99; no free plan | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | Barcode scanningIncluded |
| Lose It! | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youContact info, identifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
| fatsecret | PriceFree; Premium varies by region | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | Barcode scanningFree |
fatsecret is in the last row for reference. Yearly US prices; “Data used to track you” is each app’s App Privacy label on the App Store, checked September 29, 2026.
Questions
Is there a fatsecret alternative without an account?
Calorie Tape. It keeps your log on your iPhone and searches more than a million foods offline. It’s coming soon to the App Store in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Which fatsecret alternative tracks the most nutrients?
Cronometer, with up to 95 nutrients and compounds. Calorie Tape shows every nutrient its sources report: 65 for USDA’s generic foods, and the label’s for packaged foods.
Which fatsecret alternatives are free?
Calorie Tape, where every feature is free. Cronometer, MyFitnessPal and Lose It! have free plans with ads, and MyFitnessPal and Lose It! keep barcode scanning in Premium. MacroFactor has no free plan.
Get Calorie Tape
For iPhone, in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
More comparisons
- Calorie Tape vs fatsecretTwo free barcode scanners, one with an account
- Cronometer alternativesOffline, private, bigger or coached
- MyFitnessPal alternativesFree scanners, nutrient detail, privacy or coaching
- MacroFactor alternativesFree and cheaper options
- Lose It! alternativesFree scanners, no ads, nutrient detail
- All comparisonsSix apps side by side
Sources
All checked September 29, 2026. Prices are US prices. Apps change; if something here is out of date, email hellochillcreatures@gmail.com and we’ll fix it.
- fatsecret: App Store (US) · The app · Premium · Google Play
- Cronometer: App Store (US) · Gold · Free version · Database · Data security · Privacy policy · Account settings (web) · Account (phone app) · Add a note · Forum: offline use (staff reply, 2019) · Forum: offline requests · Google Play
- MyFitnessPal: App Store (US) · Premium · Home page · Help: logging food · Privacy policy · Help: Free, Premium and Premium+ · Help: ad-free experience · Help: without a connection · Help: the free version · Google Play
- MacroFactor: App Store (US) · The app · Privacy policy · Help: offline mode · Google Play
- Lose It!: App Store (US) · Help: tiers and pricing · Help: ad-free version · Help: what Premium is · Help: recipes · How it works · Home page · Help: logging food · Privacy policy · Google Play
- Calorie Tape: Privacy Policy · Food Data
fatsecret, Cronometer, MyFitnessPal, MacroFactor and Lose It! are trademarks of their owners, used here only to name the apps. Calorie Tape and Chill Creatures aren’t affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.