MyFitnessPal vs Calorie Counter

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] MyFitnessPal 5/5 · US Long term use: I’ve been using this app for almost 14 years, it is still has the best, most accurate nutrition data base. I like having my historic tracking data for reference.
2. [R7] 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.
3. [R13] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US New Update: The new update is actual buns. I want to be able to see my macros per meal as well not just the entire day.
4. [R28] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US Requires money to show net carbs: Including dietary fiber in total carbs is misleading. The carb total shown is useless if it is not net carbs, for those who care about carbs.
5. [R8] MyFitnessPal 5/5 · US One of the best: This is one of the best calorie tracking apps I’ve used so far. I’ve never been a fan of tracking calories because it always seemed like such a burden; down to every single bite of food. Even at one point I terribly miscalculated my calories and had no energy, and no menstrual cycle. But this was really easy to use and it was free with very minimal in app pay options. Which was gr
6. [R10] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US This new update is the WORST: I don’t know who signed off on this update??? It actually makes the whole app unusable. It doesn’t let you edit your preferences and focuses on displaying things that no one that tracks their food cares about. Genuinely every single change with the update makes every part of tracking food take longer and make data less visible. I pay for the premium version and want a
7. [R12] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US Bad update - early June: I’ve been using MyFitnessPal for about two years, but the recent layout changes have made the app difficult to use. The interface is no longer intuitive, and I find myself spending extra time just trying to log my meals, when I’m already unmotivated to log my calories. Because of this, I would no longer recommend the app to others. One major issue is how meals are display
8. [R4] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US Obnoxious Load Times: Consistently takes 55-65 seconds to open (loading screen).
9. [R9] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US Buggy: This app used to be amazing and still should be. Unfortunately, it’s become quite buggy lately and it has prevented me from logging on several occasions.
10. [R18] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US Login Issues: The app is overall great. However, I was logged out of MFP and whenever I log back in, it kicks me back to the log in screen.
11. [R22] MyFitnessPal 2/5 · US Logged food and meal items aren’t retained: I will change my rating if this gets fixed. When I log food items, the app only appears to remember some of the items. If I go back to add in a missing food item, it still doesn’t remain logged. I can’t effectively track my meals if this doesn’t work. I have months worth of inaccurate data because of this. Please fix this bug. It sounds like this has bee
12. [R43] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US Pay to scan!?: This is ridiculous, pay to scan labels!? Every app is free to scan except this one... it used to be free to scan. This is trash. That's so basic.
13. [R52] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US Horrible support: I have an annual subscription. During the update, the app signed me out and I can’t log in for almost 2 weeks now. The support responds only every 3-4 days and when they do, they can’t find my account despite of screenshots of my subscription shared, my log in info etc.
14. [R70] 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
15. [R38] MyFitnessPal 5/5 · US The best calorie counter: I have used MyFitnessPal on and off for years and keep coming back to it after trying others. This app has the biggest database of foods, is the most accurate and easiest to use. I love that they added the GLP1 tracker because that is why I was using a different app but now I will come back again. The price for premium is great and makes it easier to use consistently so i
16. [R44] MyFitnessPal 4/5 · US Fantastic, has very annoying issues: This is by far the best calorie/macro tracking app out there, no doubt. Amazing catalog of foods and barcodes, love it, i’ve used it nearly daily for the past 3 years. Biggest issue I have though is once every few weeks I randomly get signed out and all my data cleared randomly. I’ve gotten it to sync back up after a while but this continuously happening stops
17. [R57] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US User since 2017, frustrated: Overall I like this app, it has the best catalog of foods built in and i love the barcode scanner. I’ve been a premium user since 2017. I’m not a big fan of the new UI - specifically i cant see my whole days eating in one phone screen bc there is so much extra space around each item even in view all mode. I could get used to it, just dont love it. But the updates h
18. [R47] MyFitnessPal 4/5 · US Decent App However: This app for the years has gotten gradually worse and worse I used to rate it five stars, but over the course of several years I noticed that several features that were once free are no longer available, put without having to pay for them such as the barcode scan and dealing with increasingly more and more ads on this app just recently I tried logging some food on this app, and
19. [R81] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US rate n opinion: meal scan should be free
20. [R15] 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
21. [R78] 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.
22. [R79] 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.
23. [R84] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US Paid in full: When you pay a year in advance it seems you wouldn’t be plagued with pop ups and notifications to buy even more. The pop ups are relentless every day several times. Not what I paid for. Will not renew based simply on this. The app works fine outside of the constant bother of these popups
24. [R99] Calorie Counter 3/5 · GB Free version riddled with upsells: Decent app, but sadly ruined by upsells and freemium features as far as the eye can see. Would leave a bad taste to pay for an app so desperately clutching for my wallet 🫣