MyFitnessPal review

MyFitnessPal is the safest pick when the main worry is finding the food you just ate. Its US App Store listing cites 20.5M+ foods including restaurant dishes, second only to Lose It's 56+ million figure, which also counts recipes, and says users have created more than 100 billion food logs. The free tier covers calorie, macro and water tracking, workout logging and a meal planner, and it connects to 40+ trackers and health apps. The catch is that the fastest logging tools sit behind Premium: barcode scan, meal scan and voice logging are listed as Premium features, together with custom macro goals and ad-free logging. In the App Store, Premium is $19.99 per month or $79.99 per year, and a Premium Plus tier adds full meal plans, grocery delivery and 1500+ recipes. The newer AI Coach and GLP-1 dose logging round out a broad feature set. If you scan packaged foods all day and do not want to pay, Cronometer or Carb Manager include free barcode scanning.

Who it is for

people who eat out often and want the largest food database

Price

Free app; Premium $19.99 per month or $79.99 per year as App Store in-app purchases.

MyFitnessPal Monthly Premium $19.99 MyFitnessPal Yearly Premium $79.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Food logging from 20.5M+ foods, including restaurant dishes
• Barcode scan, meal scan and voice logging on Premium
• Custom targets for protein, sodium, fiber and other nutrients
• Net Carbs Mode for keto and low-carb diets on Premium
• Connections to 40+ fitness trackers, smartwatches and health apps

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 20.5M+ foods including restaurant dishes, the largest published count that excludes recipes
• Strength: 2.4M ratings at 4.7 on the US App Store
• Strength: AI Coach answers questions about your own logging history
• Weakness: Barcode scanning is a Premium feature, unlike Cronometer and Carb Manager
• Weakness: Monthly Premium costs $19.99 in the App Store, one of the higher prices here
• Weakness: Ad-free logging requires Premium

Key facts

• App Store rating: 4.7 from 2.4M ratings (US)
• Food database: 20.5M+ foods
• Premium: $19.99 per month or $79.99 per year in-app
• Device connections: 40+

Where it ranks

MyFitnessPal is No. 1 in our Best Calorie Counting Apps verdict.