Best MyFitnessPal alternatives in 2026 (UK and US)

The seven alternatives at a glance

The alternatives, one by one

1. 1.Calorie GenieOur app

   How the photo scan works →

   Photo-first AI calorie counter with a daily journey

   Good

   • ✓One photo gives calories, protein, carbs and fat with every ingredient editable
   • ✓Barcode and nutrition-label scanning included, plus a processing level and additives summary
   • ✓Photographs a restaurant menu and ranks the dishes against your goal
   • ✓Water, weigh-ins and a daily journey with quests, badges and streaks
   • ✓45 languages

   Less good

   • –Newer app from a small team, so no web version and a shorter track record than the big names
   • –Portion estimates from a photo need a glance before you save; it is built for that correction, not for bypassing it
   • –Unlimited scanning needs Premium after the free scans

   Best for: People who stopped logging in MyFitnessPal because searching and weighing took too long.

   

2. 2.Cal AI

   calai.app ↗

   The best-known AI photo calorie counter

   Good

   • ✓Fast photo scanning with a large user base
   • ✓Simple interface focused on the daily calorie number
   • ✓Barcode scanning included

   Less good

   • –No free tier: the listing says scan results require a subscription
   • –US-centric packaged-food data
   • –Thinner on habit features such as water and weigh-in history

   Best for: Someone who wants the photo-scan basics and nothing else.

3. 3.Nutracheck

   nutracheck.co.uk ↗

   The UK specialist

   Good

   • ✓UK own-brand and chain-restaurant items are nearly always there
   • ✓Simple, calorie-first interface
   • ✓Cheapest yearly plan here after the trial

   Less good

   • –The free Lite tier caps how much you can log in a day
   • –Database search is still typing and scrolling
   • –Limited appeal outside the UK

   Best for: UK users who mostly eat packaged and chain-restaurant food and want every item pre-entered.

4. 4.Yazio

   yazio.com ↗

   Polished freemium tracker with fasting and recipes

   Good

   • ✓Usable for free if you log by hand
   • ✓Recipes, meal plans and intermittent-fasting timers
   • ✓Clean design and widgets

   Less good

   • –Photo scanning and most insights sit behind PRO
   • –Frequent upsells in the free version
   • –Less depth on micronutrients

   Best for: Someone who wants a free manual tracker with recipes and fasting built in.

5. 5.Cronometer

   cronometer.com ↗

   The micronutrient tracker

   Good

   • ✓Barcode scanning is free, unlike MyFitnessPal
   • ✓Tracks 84 nutrients free, 95 on Gold, from verified sources
   • ✓Web app and good data exports

   Less good

   • –Dense interface aimed at data-minded users
   • –UK supermarket own-brands are missing more often
   • –Photo logging needs Gold

   Best for: Anyone who cares about vitamins, minerals and data accuracy more than speed.

6. 6.MacroFactor

   macrofactorapp.com ↗

   Adaptive coaching for macro targets

   Good

   • ✓Adjusts your calorie target weekly from your logged weight and intake
   • ✓Non-judgemental design, no streak guilt
   • ✓Fast, well-built logger

   Less good

   • –No free tier
   • –The most expensive yearly plan in this list
   • –More tool than habit-builder for beginners

   Best for: Experienced trackers who want their targets recalculated for them.

7. 7.Lifesum

   lifesum.com ↗

   Healthy-eating app with diets and meal plans

   Good

   • ✓Meal plans and diet templates (Mediterranean, keto and others)
   • ✓Food ratings and simple scoring
   • ✓Pleasant design

   Less good

   • –Most useful features are Premium
   • –Less precise on portions and macros than the trackers above
   • –Upsells in the free app

   Best for: Someone who wants guided meal plans more than exact numbers.

How to choose

• Start from how you actually eat

  Mostly packaged and chain food in the UK: Nutracheck or a free barcode scanner such as Cronometer. Mostly home-cooked plates, takeaways and eating out: a photo-first app such as Calorie Genie or Cal AI.

• Decide what free has to include

  Free barcode scanning rules out MyFitnessPal and points to Cronometer. A free diary with limits means Nutracheck Lite, Yazio or Lifesum. Free photo scanning means trying Calorie Genie's free scans before paying for anything.

• Know your own target first

  Every app will set a daily calorie goal during setup. Check it against our calorie calculator so you know whether the number is sensible before you commit to it.