Lose It! alternatives
If you like Lose It! but not paying for barcode scanning, Cronometer and fatsecret scan for free, and so does Calorie Tape, which we make, with no account or ads. MyFitnessPal connects 40+ apps and devices, and MacroFactor is a paid, ad-free coach that adjusts your targets every week.
Reasons to look beyond Lose It!
- Barcode scanning and nutrient targets need Premium, at $79.99 a year.
- Basic shows full-screen ads between screens and banner ads in the food log.
- Your log lives in an account, on servers in the US.
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 Lose It!
- Scans barcodes for free, with no account or ads.
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 Lose It!
- Free barcode scanning, and up to 95 nutrients.
fatsecret
A free weight-loss app with 2.3 million human-verified foods, a free barcode scanner, weigh-ins and a community.
- Best for
- A free barcode scanner with weigh-ins and a community
- Trade-off
- Needs an account; photo logging and meal plans need Premium, priced by region.
- Compared with Lose It!
- Free barcode scanning, with a weight goal and recommended targets.
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 Lose It!
- 40+ connected apps and devices, and 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 Lose It!
- No ads, at $71.99 a year against Premium’s $79.99.
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 |
| fatsecret | PriceFree; Premium varies by region | AccountRequired | Data used to track youNone listed | 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 |
Lose It! 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
What’s a free alternative to Lose It! Premium?
For barcode scanning without a subscription, Cronometer and fatsecret include it free with an account, and Calorie Tape includes it with no account. If you want targets set from a weight goal, fatsecret and MyFitnessPal both do that on their free plans.
Which Lose It! alternatives have no ads?
Calorie Tape and MacroFactor. Calorie Tape is free; MacroFactor has no free plan and costs $71.99 a year.
Which Lose It! alternative doesn’t need an account?
Only 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.
Get Calorie Tape
For iPhone, in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
More comparisons
- Calorie Tape vs Lose It!A weight-loss plan, or a nutrient log
- MyFitnessPal vs Lose It!Two weight-loss trackers, both with Premium scanning
- Lose It! vs CronometerA weight-loss plan, or nutrient detail
- Cronometer alternativesOffline, private, bigger or coached
- MyFitnessPal alternativesFree scanners, nutrient detail, privacy or coaching
- MacroFactor alternativesFree and cheaper options
- fatsecret alternativesOffline, deeper nutrients or coaching
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- fatsecret: App Store (US) · The app · Premium · 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
- Calorie Tape: Privacy Policy · Food Data
Lose It!, Cronometer, fatsecret, MyFitnessPal and MacroFactor 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.