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Head-to-head

Lifesum vs Lose It!

Lifesum 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Lose It!
Lose It! 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Lose It! is generally more reliable and user-friendly for calorie and macro tracking, despite recent complaints about its free tier, while Lifesum struggles with AI accuracy and persistent bugs.

Full reviews: Lifesum · Lose It!

Lifesum offers a visually appealing interface but is plagued by inconsistent AI, inaccurate nutrition data, and numerous bugs, making tracking frustrating. Lose It! has a strong reputation for effective weight loss and a comprehensive food database, though its free version has become less functional due to paywalls and ads.

Head to head

Features and Accuracy of Nutrition Tracking edge: Lose It!R1R3R4R9
Lifesum Lifesum's AI-driven tracking is a major point of contention, with many users reporting wildly inaccurate nutrition results, especially for custom inputs and scanned labels R1R4R9R51. Some users also note missing fiber tracking and issues with saving custom meals R3. However, some find the AI helpful for automatically tracking meals via pictures or descriptions R20.
Lose It! Lose It! is praised for its extensive food database, including restaurant and fast food items, and the ability to add custom recipes . Users find it effective for tracking calories and macros . However, some free users lament the removal of the barcode scanner R67R73R76R82, and some find the database incomplete or inaccurate for certain foods, especially regarding weight-based entries .
Ease of Use and User Interface edge: Lose It!R5R8R10R15
Lifesum Lifesum is described as easy to use by some R8R10, with a pretty interface R21. However, many users find it difficult to use due to bugs, freezing issues R31R33, and a confusing AI interface . Navigation is criticized, with issues like difficulty adjusting meal servings R5 and poor search functionality R15.
Lose It! Lose It! is generally considered user-friendly and intuitive . Its interface is often preferred over competitors like MyFitnessPal . However, recent updates have introduced navigation difficulties and slowness, especially when reviewing past data . The recipe creation workflow is also noted as frustrating .
Reliability and Performance edge: Lose It!R6R12R19R21
Lifesum Lifesum suffers from significant reliability issues, including data not saving R12R28, the app freezing upon opening R31R33, and calorie numbers being incorrect or not carrying over R6R19. Time zone issues also affect daily encouragement messages R21.
Lose It! Lose It! has a long history of being a reliable tool for weight loss . However, recent updates have introduced performance problems, with the app freezing or lagging, especially when editing or deleting items . Some users also report glitches and issues with syncing Garmin data .
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR6R17R30R31
Lifesum Lifesum's free version is praised by some as good and easy to track calories R17, but it is heavily criticized for intrusive pop-ups to subscribe R6R30R31. Key features like adjusting macros are paywalled . Some paid users feel the premium features are not worth the cost due to bugs and inaccurate AI R30R40R51.
Lose It! Lose It! premium users generally find value in the subscription, citing intuitive features and effective weight loss . However, the free version is now severely limited, with the barcode scanner and macro tracking moved behind a paywall R67R73R76R82. Free users are also bombarded with aggressive ads . Some premium users still see ads and find the yearly price increase (from $39.99 to $79.99) excessive R103.
Customer Support edge: Lose It!R20R28R32R40
Lifesum Lifesum's customer service is mentioned as unresponsive or unhelpful by some users who experienced data loss or billing issues R28R40. However, one user noted excellent support R20 and another received help from tech support for inputting home-cooked meals R32.
Lose It! Lose It! receives high praise for its stellar and responsive support team, particularly in resolving complex syncing issues . However, some users report difficulty contacting support or receiving no response for critical issues like app freezing .
Pick Lifesum if

Pick Lifesum if you prioritize a visually appealing app and are willing to manually correct AI inaccuracies, or if you find its AI photo tracking useful despite its flaws R20R21.

Pick Lose It! if

Pick Lose It! if you are serious about weight loss and want a comprehensive food database with a generally intuitive interface, especially if you are willing to pay for the premium version to avoid ads and access key features like the barcode scanner .

Evidence note: Lifesum's recent reviews are heavily skewed negative due to AI implementation issues and bugs, which contrasts with its higher lifetime rating. Lose It! also faces recent negative feedback regarding its free tier limitations and increased ads, but its long-term user base remains very positive.

Frequently asked

Is Lifesum's AI tracking accurate?
No, many users report that Lifesum's AI tracking is wildly inaccurate, often providing incorrect nutrition results for the same items or scanned labels, requiring significant manual adjustments R1R4R9R51.
Can I use Lose It! for free?
Yes, Lose It! has a free version, but many core features like the barcode scanner and macro tracking have been moved behind a paywall, and free users are frequently bombarded with ads R67R73R76R82.
How much does Lose It! premium cost?
Lose It! premium has seen a price increase, with users reporting it now costs around $79.99 per year, up from $39.99 R103.
Does Lifesum have many bugs?
Yes, Lifesum is frequently reported to have numerous bugs, including the app freezing upon opening, food data not saving, incorrect calorie displays, and issues with the search function R12R15R31R33.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Lifesum 1/5 · US Ai Ruined This App: I’ve used this app on and off for years and loved it. However, with the introduction of Ai to the tracking, it’s become wildly inaccurate. I can tell it the same item from one day to another and get completely different nutrition results. Not a small margin of error but massive swings. Then, you have to take the time to go and adjust every single meal. It. Becomes so time consu
  2. [R3] Lifesum 3/5 · US Macros saving to zero: I really don’t like it how sometimes when you custom input your own nutrition lets say for example I know the weight and macros for X amount of bourbon chicken from Leanne Chin so I’ll take a separate AI give it my gram total have that tell me my macros for that amount and then I’ll copy paste macros Into lifesum and then sometimes later in the day it’ll sshow all zeros for
  3. [R4] Lifesum 2/5 · US Useless! Incorrect macros even when you scan a label: I scanned multiple labels and each time the carbs and protein and calories were input differently than the nutrition label shows them. The app doesn’t allow you to edit that info so tracking your macros with this app results in inaccurate data
  4. [R9] Lifesum 3/5 · US Used to be better: I’ve used this app on and off for the past five years and I like it. however, the AI is egregiously off when it comes to calories and nutrition so best to search your food in the database or input your own recipes. Also the little motivational blurb it gives you are random, telling me my goal is to gain weight when I’m trying to lose weight and talking about my midday check-in w
  5. [R5] Lifesum 5/5 · US Love the app but…: When I make a meal or recipe it asks for the amount of servings and the thing is I never know. It changes day to day depending on how much I want to eat and I rather it calculate the amount of ounces in the full pot and let me do my input with ounces instead of the servings . Throws off my macro calculations too
  6. [R8] Lifesum 5/5 · US Love this app: Easy to record and review data, and gathers data from my Apple Watch seamlessly.
  7. [R10] Lifesum 1/5 · US Great!: So easy to use and makes me think about what nutrition I am consuming
  8. [R15] Lifesum 3/5 · US Fix the Search: Decent app until you need to search for something. If you’re one letter or apostrophe off, the search starts drooling all over itself and slamming its helmeted head against the floor. It’s unbelievably bad.
  9. [R6] Lifesum 3/5 · US Update issues: This recent update fixed some bugs but added new ones where its not showing me calories consumed anymore
  10. [R12] Lifesum 3/5 · US Was good but not anymore: After the update, it won’t save whatever food I track. I inout the calories and it doesn’t show, not sure whats wrong because the app used to work :(
  11. [R19] Lifesum 1/5 · US Loved to hated - DO NOT DOWNLOAD: I loved this app when they made it very simple. They have added so many things now and there’s bugs that make the app completely broken. For example I set my daily calorie intake to 1700 and for some reason it won’t save it and does a RANDOM calorie number. Secondly, when you select a meal plan it sets your carbs, protein and fats for you. there is NO way to remov
  12. [R21] Lifesum 3/5 · US Pretty but has Time Zone issues: This app is the prettiest of the food trackers, and the food analyzing is decent, but it can’t seem to calibrate to where I live. I’m in North America and it’s always talking like it’s five or so hours ahead. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but that means the day resets around 7pm, and the AI is coaching me about lunch when I wake up, telling me to eat more for
  13. [R17] Lifesum 5/5 · US Pretty good for a free app: It’s nice for being free and it’s easy to track calories now. The recipes aren’t free though which is a bummer but understandable
  14. [R30] Lifesum 3/5 · US daily user for years: The app used to be better. Now pop ups for subscriptions pop up EVERY SINGLE TIME you open the app. Since they added that "feature" the app takes forever to open and is usually glitchy until you close it and open it again. Food info isn't regulated bc it's often incorrect. I had premium for a year and i don't think it's worth the cost. you can just google recipes and the macr
  15. [R31] Lifesum 2/5 · US Please fix this app full of glitches: Was a great app until it became almost unusable. The app freezes when I open it making me wait at least a minute to log anything. The search results can be a little wonky or the macros are often wrong in some scannable products. Finally I’ll go to log in food but it doesn’t load for hours. Also i get hit with an ad to upgrade the app to premium EVERY SINGLE TI
  16. [R20] Lifesum 4/5 · US Solid App with Excellent Support: Updated Review: I have revised my review since my last post. The LifeSum app is a very good app that allows you to easily track your nutrition and calories. Its AI features have greatly improved over the past few months and it does an excellent of automatically tracking your meal either via a picture or general description. If you need an app that tracks your calo
  17. [R28] Lifesum 1/5 · US 10 months, great. Last two not so much.: I appreciate the year long subscription to this app. I used it daily and directly credit it with positive lifestyle changes. That said, the last two months were unreliable. My logs were corrupted - sometime saved, sometimes not, sometimes absent entirely (not just the present day, but weeks of data would go missing). Multiple attempts to reach out to c
  18. [R32] Lifesum 5/5 · US Definite learning curve: This app seems to do a really good job of estimating dinners out, but has a definite learning curve for inputting home-cooked meals after a little help from tech-support and figure out how to make it work I really like the product.
  19. [R40] Lifesum 1/5 · US Waste of money!: So I purchased the subscription for a year, don’t remember how much it was. Then after using it for a few weeks or a few months the I noticed I was staying below my calories and still gaining weight. So I downloaded a different app and the cals were off on Lifesum by a lot. I emailed them asking for a refund and never got a response back. So yeah don’t waste your money.
  20. [R51] Lifesum 3/5 · US Needs work for the price: App is sleek and simple but the Ai implementation is horrendous. Wrong barcodes, and Incorrect nutrition information constantly. It doesn’t save it either so every time you log something thats incorrect you have to manually tell the ai to correct it. Pretty big deal breaker for what you pay for the app.
  21. [R67] Lose It! 1/5 · US Greed: It was amazing at the start and their Greed now is insufferable wdym I can’t scan my food now and can’t look at my Marcos
  22. [R73] Lose It! 1/5 · US Free version used to be good: Lose it was a great app until the company got greedy. They began taking all the features you could use for free for years and transitioning them to the paid only. The best feature was being able to scan barcodes. This is no longer an option for free users and it definitely takes the app from perfect to trash.
  23. [R76] Lose It! 1/5 · US Used to be perfect: This app used to be exactly what some of us needed in an app. Now that the barcode scanner is only available on the paid version it gets a 1 star review.
  24. [R82] Lose It! 1/5 · US Disabling the barcode scanner on the free version is a deal breaker: Looks like I (and many others) are back to using a good old notebook and spreadsheet for this. Thanks for keeping my brain healthy by putting your best feature behind a paywall.
  25. [R103] Lose It! 2/5 · US Ridiculously Overpriced: I used to love this app, but the fact that their yearly subscription doubled in price (used to be $39.99, is now $79.99) over the course of ONE YEAR for pretty much the same service is absolutely absurd. I’ll be taking my business over to other apps that do the same things for free.
  26. [R33] Lifesum 3/5 · US Freezing bug: There’s a bug that freezes the app as soon as I open it. Doesn’t work if I restart the app or anything

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store