The 10 Best MyFitnessPal Alternatives in 2026 (Free Options, Ranked)

MyFitnessPal still has the biggest food database in the world — 20 million-plus entries — and its free tier still lets you log as much as you want. What it no longer gives away is everything that makes daily logging painless: barcode scanning has been Premium-only since October 2022, photo logging (Meal Scan) and Voice Log are Premium, macro goals by gram are Premium, and since the August 2026 Summer Release the new AI Coach is Premium too — iOS only, at that. Premium is $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year; Premium+ is $24.99 or $99.99. Even exporting your own data is a paid feature.

If that's why you're here, this is the ranked list of the alternatives worth your time in 2026 — with the honest trade-offs, prices checked against each app's own pricing page or App Store listing on September 25, 2026, and one section most roundups skip: how to get your MyFitnessPal history out before you leave.

Full disclosure: we build ROID, so it's first on this list. The rest are ranked on merit, and where a competitor is the better pick for a specific need, we say so.

What to look for in a MyFitnessPal alternative

• The conveniences included. Barcode scanning, photo logging, and gram-level macros are what make tracking sustainable. Several apps below include barcode scanning free; only a few include photo logging free.
• Database depth versus friction. MyFitnessPal's edge is its database. Decide whether you need verified precision (Cronometer, MacroFactor, Nutritionix) or whether faster logging matters more (photo-first apps).
• Whether it fits your training. A food diary that can't see your workouts can't tell you whether you're eating for your goal. Only one app on this list has training and nutrition in the same profile.
• An exit path. You're leaving one app partly because it holds your data behind a paywall. Check what the next one lets you export.
• Platform. Three of these have no web app. If you log at a desk, that matters.

The short version

App	Free tier	Barcode free?	AI photo free?	Database	Paid (Sept 2026)	Platforms
ROID	Yes — full core app	Photo and text logging instead	Yes, on free monthly credits	AI-estimated	Optional unlimited-AI plan	iOS
Cronometer	Yes, with ads	Yes	No — Gold	Curated, 1.1M verified	Gold $10.99/mo or $59.99/yr	iOS, Android, web
MacroFactor	No — 7-day trial	Included	Included	Verified, ~1.36M	$11.99/mo, $71.99/yr, $89.99/yr with Workouts	iOS, Android
FatSecret	Yes	Yes	No — Premium	Community + platform-verified	$14.99/mo or $59.99/yr	iOS, Android, web
Lose It!	Basic	No — Premium	No — Premium	50M+, member uploads with verified check	$79.99/yr, annual only; lifetime $299.99	iOS, Android, web
Carb Manager	Yes	Yes, unlimited	Unclear — check in-app	1M+	$8.49/mo or $39.99/yr	iOS, Android, web
Lifesum	Basic	Yes	No — Premium	Curated sources + user-created, verified badge	$44.99–$119.99/yr depending on offer	iOS, Android
YAZIO	Basic	Listed as included	No — PRO	4M+ items	PRO $47.90/12 months, $23.99/3 months	iOS, Android
Nutritionix Track	Yes	Yes	None	Dietitian-verified, 800K+	Track Pro $5.99/mo or $28.99/yr	iOS, Android, web
Cal AI	Trial only	Unclear	No — subscription	MyFitnessPal's database	$2.99–$29.99 in-app purchases; periods not shown	iOS, Android

1. ROID — photo logging and macros, connected to your training

ROID includes the conveniences MyFitnessPal charges for: AI photo or text logging, macro tracking by gram, and meal history, running on free credits that renew monthly (unlimited AI is earnable free by inviting friends, with an optional plan for heavy users). There's no premium tier standing between you and photo logging, and the core app is free to download and use.

The bigger difference is context. Your nutrition lives in the same profile as your training, health data, and a community feed, so the AI can see whether this week's intake supports the program you're actually running — the thing a standalone food diary structurally can't do. If you leave MyFitnessPal because the AI Coach can't see your workouts, this is the alternative built around that gap.

Honest limits: iOS only (iOS 18 or later), and the food database is AI-estimated rather than MyFitnessPal's 20 million verified entries — good for weight management and protein targets, not for competition-prep precision. Our ROID vs. MyFitnessPal comparison covers both sides.

Pick ROID if you want photo logging and macros without a subscription, and you want your nutrition tied to your training and to people who keep you consistent.

2. Cronometer — the accuracy pick, with barcode scanning free

If you left MyFitnessPal but still want serious data, Cronometer is the closest match on quality and the clear winner on trust: its database is curated from lab-analyzed sources (NCCDB, USDA, and national databases) and every user submission is reviewed before it goes live — about 1.1 million verified foods, tracked across 95-plus nutrients including micronutrients MyFitnessPal never shows. The free tier is genuinely usable: full logging, no entry cap, and barcode scanning is free, which is the single feature most people miss when they leave MyFitnessPal. You'll see ads.

Gold costs $10.99 a month or $59.99 a year (up from $8.99 and $49.99 in 2025) and unlocks photo logging, voice logging, the Crono Coach, and deeper reports. It runs on iOS, Android, and the web.

Honest limits: it's data-dense and can feel like a spreadsheet, and — despite what some blogs claim — there is no MyFitnessPal importer; Cronometer's staff have said so repeatedly on their own forum.

Pick Cronometer if you want MyFitnessPal-level or better data quality, a free barcode scanner, and micronutrients.

3. MacroFactor — the best paid tracker for people who want a coach's math

MacroFactor has no free tier, which is why it isn't higher, but it's the app serious lifters and dieters most often move to. Its adaptive algorithm recalculates your calorie and macro targets every week from your logged intake and weight trend, so you never guess a deficit again. The database is verified (about 1.36 million foods), barcode and AI photo logging are included, and the logging flow is the fastest of any verified-database app.

It costs $11.99 a month, $47.99 for six months, or $71.99 a year, with a 7-day trial; a Nutrition + Workouts bundle launched in January 2026 at $89.99 a year. iOS and Android only — no web app. Like everyone else here, it has no MyFitnessPal importer; it syncs with Apple Health and Health Connect.

Pick MacroFactor if you'd rather pay $6 a month for adaptive targets and a verified database than $6.67 for MyFitnessPal Premium's static ones.

4. FatSecret — the free everyday diary

FatSecret has offered a free calorie counter for years without an aggressive paywall: food logging, a barcode scanner that stays free, macros, reports, and a community, on iOS, Android, and the web. Its database mixes a platform-verified catalog (2.3 million-plus foods on its API side) with community entries in the consumer app, so check entries the way you would on MyFitnessPal.

Premium — $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store, with cheaper regional and promotional prices — adds the "Smart Food Scan" photo logging and a voice assistant. If you only ever wanted a dependable free diary with a scanner, this is the simplest answer on the list.

Pick FatSecret if you want the closest free equivalent of the MyFitnessPal you remember from before 2022.

5. Lose It! — focused weight loss, now priced like MyFitnessPal

Lose It! keeps the weight-loss job simple — a calorie budget, quick logging, and trend charts — over a 50 million-plus food database (USDA plus member uploads, with popular entries verified). Two things changed in 2026. Premium moved to $79.99 a year, annual only — the monthly plan is gone and a $299.99 lifetime option appeared — where the App Store listing still shows the legacy $39.99 annual item most people remember paying. And barcode scanning, the "Snap It" photo logger, and voice logging are now listed as Premium features.

That puts Lose It! Premium at exactly MyFitnessPal Premium's price without the database advantage, and its own support pages state plainly that importing data from another app is not possible.

Pick Lose It! if you like its budget-first design enough to pay MyFitnessPal money for it. Otherwise, Cronometer or FatSecret give you the scanner free.

6. Carb Manager — the low-carb specialist that's quietly generous

Carb Manager is built for keto and low-carb, but its free tier is one of the broadest here: full logging, a million-plus food database, access to its recipe library, and unlimited barcode scanning that its help center states is free for all users. Premium is $8.49 a month or $39.99 a year ($3.33 a month billed annually) — half of MyFitnessPal Premium — and it runs on iOS, Android, and the web. An AI photo logger ("Snap") exists; its official pages don't label which tier includes it, so check in the app before you count on it.

Honest limits: the interface is keto-centric and dated if you don't track net carbs.

Pick Carb Manager if you eat low-carb, or you just want a free scanner and a cheap upgrade.

7. Lifesum — polish and recipes, with a barcode scanner free

Lifesum is the design-forward European tracker: meal plans, recipes, and a clean diary. Basic logging and barcode scanning are free; AI photo tracking is Premium. Its database blends curated national sources (USDA, the UK's FSA, Germany's BLS, Sweden's Livsmedelsverket) with user entries, marked with a verified badge.

Pricing is the catch: there's no monthly plan in the US, and the annual price on the App Store swings between $44.99 and $119.99 depending on the offer you're shown, so read the paywall before you tap. Lifesum is iOS and Android only; the website handles your account and exports but not logging.

Pick Lifesum if you want recipes and meal plans in a polished diary and you catch it at a good price.

8. YAZIO — the budget upgrade

YAZIO's free app covers the diary, manual entry, water, weight, and basic macros over a four-million-item database, and its current store listings include barcode scanning in the base app. PRO is sold in 3- and 12-month blocks only — $47.90 a year at full price, $23.99 for three months, with frequent promotions — and the AI photo scanner is a PRO feature according to 2026 reviews. iOS and Android, no web app.

Pick YAZIO if you want a cheap annual upgrade and don't need a desktop.

9. Nutritionix Track — verified data, free, and unglamorous

Nutritionix Track is the quiet one: a free tracker built on a dietitian-verified database of 800,000-plus foods (the same data that powers restaurant nutrition menus), with free barcode scanning and a web dashboard. Track Pro — $5.99 a month or $28.99 a year — exists mainly to share your log with a coach. There's no AI photo logging at all, development is slow, and recent reviews mention account lockouts, so treat it as a solid free utility rather than a growing product.

Pick Nutritionix Track if verified restaurant and grocery data matters and you're happy typing.

10. Cal AI — photo-first, but it's MyFitnessPal now

Cal AI made photo calorie counting famous, and the AI is good. But two facts change its place on a list of MyFitnessPal alternatives. First, MyFitnessPal acquired it — the deal closed in December 2025 and was announced March 2, 2026 — and Cal AI now runs on MyFitnessPal's food database, so switching to it isn't leaving the company. Second, its pricing is deliberately opaque: the App Store lists in-app purchases from $2.99 to $29.99 with no billing periods shown, the paywall is A/B-tested (commonly around $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year in 2026 reviews), and scanning results require a subscription after a 3-day trial that needs a payment method up front.

Pick Cal AI if photo logging is the only feature you care about and you don't mind who owns it. Otherwise see our best Cal AI alternatives.

Before you switch: export your MyFitnessPal data

This is the step every "alternatives" article skips, and it's time-sensitive: data export is a Premium feature. If you're still subscribed, do it before you cancel; if you're on the free tier, you can only print or share a diary report.

1. In the iOS app: More (or your profile icon) → Nutrition → Export → choose the date range → Export My Information. Android: More → Progress or Nutrition → the export icon. Web: Reports → Export.
2. MyFitnessPal emails you a zip of three CSV files: Nutrition (every logged food with timestamps), Progress (weight and measurements), and Exercise.
3. Keep them. As of September 2026, no app on this list has an official MyFitnessPal importer — Lose It!'s support pages say importing is not possible, and Cronometer's staff confirm there is none — so the CSVs are your record, not a migration tool.
4. The practical bridge is Apple Health or Health Connect: if MyFitnessPal was writing your weight there, apps that read it — Cronometer, MacroFactor, ROID — pick up that history without a spreadsheet.
5. Cancel on the platform you paid through (App Store, Google Play, or Subscription Settings on the web) more than 24 hours before renewal; MyFitnessPal's US terms make Premium purchases non-refundable. Our is MyFitnessPal Premium worth it guide has the full cancellation steps.

The best free MyFitnessPal alternative

If "free" is the whole question: Cronometer for verified data with a free barcode scanner, FatSecret for the simplest free diary with a scanner, and ROID for free photo logging and macros tied to training. Carb Manager and Nutritionix Track are the honorable mentions with free scanning. Lose It!, YAZIO, and Lifesum have free tiers that are thinner than they look once you need the conveniences.

Apps like MyFitnessPal (the closest feature match)

If you want the MyFitnessPal experience without MyFitnessPal — a big database, a scanner, macros, and a web app — the closest matches are Cronometer and FatSecret, in that order. Lose It! matches the feature list but now matches the price too.

Better than MyFitnessPal for accuracy

For anyone who weighs food, preps for a competition, or follows a medically supervised plan, MacroFactor and Cronometer are the two trackers whose databases are verified end to end; Nutritionix Track is the free third option. MyFitnessPal's database is bigger, but only entries with the green check are reviewed, and member-submitted entries aren't.

If you're on a GLP-1

MyFitnessPal's GLP-1 tracking is free in the US, which is a genuine reason to stay. If you leave, prioritize protein: MacroFactor and Cronometer make gram-level protein targets easy, and ROID pairs them with strength training, which is the part that protects lean mass. Our best GLP-1 fitness apps roundup goes deeper.

How to choose

If you left over the paywalled scanner, pick an app that includes it free: Cronometer, FatSecret, Carb Manager, Nutritionix, Lifesum, or YAZIO. If you left over cost and want the conveniences, ROID (free credits) and Carb Manager ($39.99 a year) are the cheapest routes to photo or barcode logging. If you need maximum precision, MacroFactor or Cronometer. If your logging keeps dying in isolation, choose the one tied to your training and your people — ROID. And remember the database trade-off: leaving MyFitnessPal usually means a smaller verified library in exchange for fewer limits; for most people, the tracker they'll actually keep using wins.

The bottom line

MyFitnessPal in 2026 is a free diary with a paid convenience layer and an iOS-only AI coach. If the scanner and photo logging are what you miss, Cronometer gives you the scanner free with better data, FatSecret gives you the simplest free diary, and ROID gives you photo logging on free credits with your training in the same app. Export your history first, cancel more than a day before renewal, and don't mistake Cal AI for an exit — it's the same company now.