MyFitnessPal vs Cal AI

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. [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
3. [R73] Cal AI 2/5 · US Everything it does myfitnesspal does better: Cal AI really struggles with identifying portion sizes, which is what I hoped it would be better at doing than MFP. It struggles to count clearly visible food items, like cherry tomatoes. It will routinely get the number of things wrong. It also can’t read the nutrition information on a label that you scan, so you have to manually change everything an
4. [R78] Cal AI 3/5 · US Great App - But Needs Improvement: First of all, the aesthetic of this app is fantastic. The AI is also shockingly accurate. HOWEVER, the food database needs a drastic improvement. If you travel and you have to eat out a lot, easy things like a McDonald’s Burger with no bun are not in this system. There’s an only a few fast food items and they all seem to have odd names associated with them. Im gi
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. [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
7. [R61] Cal AI 2/5 · US Freezes a lot: I give this app a 2, it’s great when it works but it’s freezes constantly. Please fix the freezing problem!!
8. [R90] Cal AI 3/5 · US Buggy: App works ok for tracking my food but the last week I’ve been using it it just keeps freezing.
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. [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
11. [R63] Cal AI 3/5 · US Synch issues: I really like this app after using MyFitnessPal for years I tried Cal AI and I really like it a lot. The issue is the sync to apple health is unreliable. It syncs some entries and not others. so until they figure that out I’m going back to my fitness pal
12. [R2] MyFitnessPal 4/5 · US I like it: Except I wish u didn’t have to pay to he the perks
13. [R37] 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
14. [R64] Cal AI 1/5 · US Seems good at first: If you get those ads about the about eyeball in your calories so AI do it and it seems good to start off like to kind of keep track your calories a quick easy way but this app is so stupid because you’re just letting an AI judge what you eat off a 2D picture and then on top of that you’re paying 30 bucks a month and my issue with that is that they’re trying to charge me $120 e
15. [R91] Cal AI 1/5 · US Scam: Forced to pay a monthly plan. Should be up front about that. Deleted
16. [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.
17. [R94] Cal AI 1/5 · US Rip off: I subscribed to the app, which was $30. I attempted to cancel (within the free period) and it still charged me $30 for the purchase. I emailed and tried to contact customer service in order to receive a refund and they did not email back. Do not use. I would not recommend to anyone.
18. [R67] Cal AI 1/5 · US Scam: Such a bad app I have been getting money taken out of my account monthly when I only choose the $30 per year choice but every month it’s been charging me $30 and there is no way for me to get a refund and I have all the evidence through pictures to
19. [R54] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US Lack Luster: If you want to count calories its an ok app but its time consuming filtering everything. Unless you pay for the subscription which actually allows you to scan products Im not sure it’s worth it and the subscription is overpriced for what it does. I plan to keep looking for a better app.