BestBody vs MyFitnessPal for UK food and fitness
- BestBody: A connected UK plan across food, household shopping, workouts and progress.
- MyFitnessPal: Established free food and exercise logging, with paid advanced tracking and Premium+ meal planning.
Choose MyFitnessPal if your main need is an established food, calorie and macro diary with free logging and a broad partner-app ecosystem. Consider BestBody if you want UK food logging connected to planned meals, a consolidated grocery list, strength and outdoor training, and progress in one product. MyFitnessPal Premium+ also includes meal planning and grocery lists, so the distinction is the wider connected workflow—not that MyFitnessPal lacks these tools.
Checked| Comparison point | BestBody | MyFitnessPal |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | The app’s functions are built; public UK access is being prepared through early access and public app-store links are not yet published. | Available on iOS, Android and the web. |
| Core purpose | Connects UK food logging, meal and grocery planning, workouts, outdoor activity and progress. | Food and exercise logging, calorie and macro views, recipes, measurements and partner-app connections. |
| Food logging | UK food search, saved meals, barcode lookup and an editable photo-assisted estimate. | Free includes standard food logging; Premium adds barcode scanning, Meal Scan, voice logging and advanced controls. |
| Meal and grocery planning | Turns planned meals and household portions into one editable grocery list. | Premium+ adds meal planning, meal-prep tools, dietary preferences and grocery-list features; availability can vary by platform and location. |
| Workouts and activity | Gym, home and bodyweight plans plus GPS-recorded outdoor activity. | Free supports exercise logging; Premium includes workout routines, with some features limited by platform or country. |
| Price | Individual membership costs £6 a month or £50 a year. | Free tier plus paid Premium and Premium+. MyFitnessPal says prices vary by country and plan length, so check its current UK checkout. |
Where the products overlap
Both products can support food, calorie, macro, exercise, weight and progress records. Both also offer faster food-entry methods. A fair choice therefore starts with the workflow around the diary, not a claim that one product alone can log food.
The practical difference
MyFitnessPal is the established diary and ecosystem. BestBody’s centre is the connected week: UK food entries can feed planned meals and a household grocery list while workouts, outdoor activity and progress remain in the same context.
If a mature global diary and immediate public availability matter most, MyFitnessPal may fit better. If the joined-up weekly workflow is the priority, BestBody is the relevant alternative to assess through early access.
Useful answers.
Does MyFitnessPal include meal planning?+
Yes. MyFitnessPal Premium+ includes meal-planning and grocery-list tools. Check current platform and country availability directly.
Is BestBody free?+
No free tier or trial is promised here. Individual membership costs £6 a month or £50 a year.
Which is more UK-focused?+
BestBody is built around UK food, routines and household shopping. MyFitnessPal is a global product with UK availability.
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