MyFitnessPal alternatives
If you want MyFitnessPal without paying for Premium, Cronometer and fatsecret both scan barcodes for free, and Cronometer tracks up to 95 nutrients. Calorie Tape, which we make, needs no account and works offline. MacroFactor is a paid coach with no ads, and Lose It! builds a weight-loss plan.
Reasons to look beyond MyFitnessPal
- Barcode scanning needs Premium, at $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year.
- The free plan shows banner ads and sponsored posts.
- Your diary lives in an account, and its food database needs a connection.
- Data export needs Premium.
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 MyFitnessPal
- Scans barcodes for free and works offline, with no account or ads, but has no restaurant dishes.
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 MyFitnessPal
- Scans barcodes for free and tracks up to 95 nutrients and compounds, with a smaller database.
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 MyFitnessPal
- Scans barcodes for free, where MyFitnessPal charges for it.
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 MyFitnessPal
- No ads, and its yearly plan ($71.99) costs less than Premium ($79.99).
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 MyFitnessPal
- Premium costs the same $79.99 a year, and there’s a one-time Lifetime upgrade.
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 |
| 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 |
| MyFitnessPal | PriceFree with ads; Premium is $79.99 | AccountRequired | Data used to track youIdentifiers, usage data | Barcode scanningPremium |
MyFitnessPal 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 the best free alternative to MyFitnessPal?
It depends on what you use. For a free barcode scanner, Cronometer and fatsecret both include one, and Cronometer tracks up to 95 nutrients and compounds. For privacy, Calorie Tape needs no account and works offline. If you rely on restaurant dishes or exercise tracking, MyFitnessPal’s free plan may still suit you best.
Which MyFitnessPal alternatives have a free barcode scanner?
Calorie Tape, Cronometer and fatsecret. Lose It! keeps scanning in Premium, and MacroFactor has no free plan.
Which MyFitnessPal alternative doesn’t need an account?
Of these, 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 MyFitnessPalA huge database and Premium tools, or a free scanner and no account
- MyFitnessPal vs CronometerDatabase size or nutrient depth
- MyFitnessPal vs Lose It!Two weight-loss trackers, both with Premium scanning
- MyFitnessPal vs MacroFactorFree with ads, or a paid coach
- Cronometer alternativesOffline, private, bigger or coached
- MacroFactor alternativesFree and cheaper options
- Lose It! alternativesFree scanners, no ads, nutrient detail
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, fatsecret, 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.