Best MyFitnessPal alternatives for UK users in 2026

How this guide was put together

BestBody publishes this guide and appears among the options. That commercial relationship matters: our aim is to explain the choices clearly, including situations in which a competitor is the more appropriate starting point. There is no numbered winner or claim that these products were tested side by side.

We checked official product pages, support articles and developer app listings on 12 September 2026. BestBody descriptions reflect functions described on its website. Public access is being prepared; you can register interest for early access. Pricing is £6 per month or £50 per year. Competitor features below are documented offerings; everyday usability and food matches will depend on your device and the items you use.

Start with the reason you want to switch

A replacement is easiest to choose when you can name the problem. If logging lunch takes too long, a more elaborate meal planner may add work. If your diary is accurate but dinner is still an unmade decision, another tracker may leave the problem untouched. If you want your food and exercise in the same place, look closely at what the app records and which connections it supports.

The table is a starting point based on each product's documented emphasis. It is not a rating of accuracy or effectiveness. Use the sections below to check the relevant subscription, access route and practical tradeoffs.

Nutracheck: investigate it for UK food logging

Nutracheck is a natural candidate if your frustration is finding familiar UK foods. Its developer describes a UK-focused database with local supermarket products, eating-out entries and product photographs, alongside barcode and photo search. The app also supports recipe building, calorie and nutrient tracking, and exercise recording. This makes the logging routine, rather than a large feature count, the useful basis for comparison.

The free-access distinction is important. New users receive a seven-day trial; after that, Lite membership remains free but limits the diary to five items a day. That can be enough for occasional checking, although a day containing several meals, drinks and snacks may need more entries. Unlimited logging therefore deserves attention when comparing subscription costs.

Before moving your routine, try the foods you actually buy: a supermarket lunch, a favourite ready meal and a home-cooked recipe with several ingredients. Check the serving unit and whether the recipe is straightforward to repeat. A familiar database helps only if the complete logging task feels manageable for you.

Cronometer: investigate it for nutrient detail

Cronometer is worth considering when you want to look beyond a calorie total and the three main macros. Its free Basic tier includes detailed nutrient tracking, barcode scanning, custom foods and recipes, adjustable nutrient targets, and connections to supported apps or devices. Gold adds further analysis and convenience features. The official comparison page is useful for deciding which of those extras would change your routine.

More information is valuable when you have a reason to use it. It can also make a simple diary feel busier. Start with a few familiar foods and look at the daily view: can you find the figures you care about without spending time on data you do not need? Consider whether you want a food record, a planning tool, or both before choosing on the strength of a detailed dashboard.

We verified a dollar price on Cronometer's site, not a UK sterling offer. For a UK buying decision, check the subscription shown on your own platform rather than treating a converted overseas price as the amount you will pay.

Lifesum: investigate it for nutrition habits and guided plans

Lifesum combines nutrition tracking with a broader focus on eating habits. Its current product pages describe several ways to log a meal, including photographs, voice, text and barcodes. Premium documentation includes AI tracking, editable calorie and macro goals, meal plans and programmes, recipes, and additional nutrient information. Lifesum also documents shopping lists alongside its meal-planning features.

That combination may appeal if you want guidance for what to eat as well as a record of what you ate. Browse the style of recipes and plans before paying. A plan is more useful when it suits your cooking time, ingredients and normal eating pattern than when it simply looks appealing in a screenshot.

Lifesum offers limited free use and paid Premium subscriptions. The UK App Store lists several different monthly, quarterly and yearly purchase options, so one advertised number does not establish the price every new user will see. Confirm both the initial charge and renewal terms in the offer presented to you.

MUNCH: investigate it for budget-led UK meal ideas

MUNCH, the product at munchapp.ai, presents itself as a free meal planner built for UK students. Its website and developer listing describe weekly plans shaped around a budget, supermarket price information, ingredient quantities and shopping lists. That makes it relevant if the question behind your search is less about recording yesterday's food and more about deciding what to buy this week.

Treat advertised costs as something to review against your own shop. Consider pack sizes, items already in the cupboard, substitutions and how many people will eat each meal. Those details determine whether a plan works for your household, whatever app generates it. We have not independently audited MUNCH's price feed or tested a basket against a checkout.

MUNCH currently advertises no subscriptions or hidden fees. Its iOS release notes also mention workout features and an AI coach, so a fair comparison should not assume its scope ends at recipes. Check the present app experience against your priorities.

Eat This Much: investigate it when planning is the main job

Eat This Much offers a useful change in emphasis: start from a plan built around food preferences and nutrition targets. Its free tier generates daily meal plans and supports food tracking and custom recipes. Premium extends that to a week of plans and an automatic grocery list, along with additional scheduling tools.

The daily-versus-weekly distinction makes the free tier easy to assess. Someone happy to organise tomorrow's meals may get value from it without a subscription. Someone who shops once a week should check whether the paid workflow produces a practical list for the whole week. Review ingredient names, portions and local availability before expecting a generated menu to match the way you shop in the UK.

BestBody: investigate it for a combined food and activity routine

BestBody brings meal planning, editable household portions, a consolidated shopping list and food logging into the same product as gym, home and bodyweight sessions. Its published features include recording sets, reps and weight, outdoor GPS activities with pace, splits and history, hydration and progress, plus conversational planning through BestBot. It also supports Apple Health and Android Health Connect with permission.

Food logging combines CoFID and packaged-product data with search, barcode and photo-assisted entry. Portions remain editable. These functions describe the workflow; they are not a claim that every barcode is covered or that a photo supplies a precise measurement. The useful question is whether joining your planning and recording tasks reduces the work you currently do across apps.

Public access is being prepared, with published pricing of £6 monthly or £50 annually. Evaluate that availability alongside the feature list. The dated Aldi example on the website is a sample basket, not a live supermarket price feed or a promise of a particular saving.

MyFitnessPal itself has changed, so compare the right tiers

Switching is not automatically the best answer. MyFitnessPal still offers free food and exercise logging, macro views and custom recipes. Premium adds tools including barcode scanning and deeper analysis. Premium+ now includes meal planning, preparation tools and grocery lists, and its official support page explicitly lists the United Kingdom among the countries where it can be purchased.

If you already have years of recipes and a routine that mostly works, compare the relevant upgrade with the alternative. Think about the time needed to rebuild saved meals as well as the subscription. You may still prefer another app, but the decision should reflect MyFitnessPal's current offering rather than an older description of it as a tracker without planning.

Use one ordinary day to make the final choice

Choose two candidates and give each the same small set of tasks. Log a usual breakfast, build a familiar recipe, adjust a portion and find the information you would check at the end of the day. If planning matters, add a working-day dinner and a meal for more than one person. If exercise matters, check the exact activity and connection you use.

Keep a short note of the parts that feel easy and the parts you would avoid doing again. Include any subscription needed to complete those tasks. This gives you a practical decision without pretending that an attractive interface or a longer list of features proves which app will suit your routine.

• Confirm the feature is included in the tier you intend to use.
• Check the billed amount and renewal period, particularly for annual or introductory offers.
• Keep access to your existing food records while you decide how to handle saved meals and history.
• Choose the smallest set of tools that covers the tasks you repeat each week.