Calorie Counter vs MyFitnessPal

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R5] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Best Manager: This tool is a great way to track and manage your nutrition! So many options. Give it some time and check out all the features. Once you become comfortable with it, it’s a great educational tool to understand what’s going in your body.
2. [R6] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US More info: I would like like to Know why a certain entered food is rated a low score. Also maybe suggest alternatives.
3. [R32] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Tried a few, recommend this!: I have tried dozens of trackers, and this one’s my favourite. It takes fewer steps to track food, and the interface is excellent to work with. Also, their database is verified, which means there’s no duplication. I also love how seamlessly it integrates with apples health app. The photo analyzer works quick and accurate and the barcode scanner is the best I have exper
4. [R56] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Best calorie counting app: By far this is the best app i’ve used to track my food intake, you can create your own recipes, it keeps track of the food that you frequently eat so when you open the search bar you can quickly log in whatever food you want without having to type anything, it shows you your macros, etc. you can get better benefits with paying for premium but I find it easy to use withou
5. [R3] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US Great app but one issue: Only getting 3 stars because they constantly update the ui when it’s not needed. They make the ui more complicated and change it constantly. Whenever I get used to it they change the ui again and make it worse.
6. [R4] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US Sign-up is Broken: It does not instill much confidence when your sign-up flow is broken. I got all the way to the end where you highlight reviews and the continue button doesn’t work.
7. [R17] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Easy to use: Quick to learn and easy to use
8. [R25] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US Bad app: I tried to signup on this app but it keeps getting stuck while telling me how easy it is to “just snap a picture of my food” and it won’t go past that. I guess I’ll never know if it’s an app that would be helpful although right now I’d have to say no…🫤
9. [R1] Calorie Counter 2/5 · US Free version is glitchy: Every time I open the app it has deleted my previous entries. I’ve added today’s meals 3 times. Why would I pay for premium if I have to keep re-adding what I’ve already logged?
10. [R9] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US Not accurate: There are many calories based on weight that are just not accurate, way overstating actual calories, while estimates based on pictures are consistently lower than actual, double checked through restaurant publications and google searches.
11. [R12] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US It’s an okay app: Honestly, I would rate this app higher if it weren’t for the slightly off calories for certain items and the food grade (yes I know I can turn it off. It’s just annoying)
12. [R13] Calorie Counter 2/5 · US Big issues: Showing it will take 10 months to lose 5 pounds, sometimes even shows longer. Ridiculous, since I’m losing 3.5 pounds in a week, 2.5 in 14 days
13. [R10] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US Cost: It said it cost 39.99. I was charged $53.18. Seems like a huge difference
14. [R16] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US Not impressed: I paid to try it because I thought the extra features would be worth paying for but they aren’t. The pictures of my food often don’t get it right. They do not offer partial refunds. So now I have a years service for something I used for a week.
15. [R18] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US ET: Easy to use still needs a few twicks like entering servings old way was better. Paid for max not sure it's worth it for me. Update: I tried the premium option. I found it was too expensive. Did have some good features.
16. [R21] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US rate n opinion: meal scan should be free
17. [R7] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US They still do not listen to users: Update 7/6/26 Still zero change to make it better. Update 22-29-25 Zero change for the better. This app has the potential to be really good. Unfortunately they don’t listen to feedback. UPDATE 8/31/25 I was emailed with an explanation. My response is while “addressing “ the food logging side of the app please “address “ the social side of the app. As far as emai
18. [R28] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US Cancel: HOW DO I CANCEL MEMBERSHIP?
19. [R109] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US This App Used to Be Good: I was a loyal user of MFP for years. Ever since the barcode scanner stopped being free, the app went downhill. I just renewed premium for $79.99 on 7/4/2026 and the custom calorie and macro goals I have input now multiple times in the app and on the website will not save. Conveniently, the tech support part of the website thinks my username and password are wrong when I j
20. [R35] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Generous!: This tracker is the kind of app I never thought existed; it provides generous amounts of helpful and useful features even to those who don’t pay. The free plan is 100% usable. I appreciate that the app constructs a whole plan for me without me having to pay a dime!!
21. [R54] Calorie Counter 4/5 · US Overall pretty good: The charge for premium in this app is a little much but the free version gives you just enough to get by. Good app!
22. [R79] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US New update: The layout is absolutely trash. You should fire whoever came up with this idea. I could tolerate losing the barcode scan on the free portion but holy moly this is a major step backwards. Go back or make it way better Update: ITS GOTTEN EVEN WORSE, oh my god how do you guys change how we manage how many calories and macros we want, just put the whole app behind a paywall at this point.
23. [R57] Calorie Counter 1/5 · GB Pointless UI update: The app worked perfectly fine very intuitive, then for no reason the developers felt the need to add pointless and convoluted UI changes in the latest update adding more needless steps to tracking calories for a system that work perfectly fine. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it is a mantra that many app developers need to practice.
24. [R61] MyFitnessPal 2/5 · US The New Update is horrible: I’ve been using this app as a competitive bodybuilder for a while, but the new update is terrible. The information used to be much easier to find and much more intuitive. I hate that I can’t see how many macros At a quick glance. Please go back to the old interface.
25. [R67] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US Updates are awful: This app used to be 5/5. Now trying to log things takes scrolling and multiple clicks. I’m taking the effort to weigh my food - I don’t want more steps to try and log my food and exercise as a deterrent. Maybe the free version is slimmed down and easier to use, but this is absolutely not worth paying for (and yes, I am paying for the premium version). There are so many other
26. [R23] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Simple and to the point: Not much to say it works well for tracking calories and macros.
27. [R75] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US Longtime User, Dislike Changes: I’ve been an on-and-off user of MyFitnessPal since 2014. When I’m in my healthy stages, I love using this app for its ease. I just came back to it again and I don’t love the updates. I feel it’s harder to navigate than before, and I can’t choose which three macros/nutrients I want displayed on my Home Screen. Now I need to scroll in order to find them. Considering w