There is no single best one. Cronometer goes deepest on nutrients, MyFitnessPal has the largest database, YAZIO and Lifesum are EU-based diet apps, and Lose It! offers a lifetime purchase. Mouve is a good fit if you also want workouts and a social feed.
Pick it if: You want food logging, workouts and a social feed in one app instead of three.
A fitness app that puts food logging, workouts and a social feed in one place, with personal progress at the centre. Limits we found: limits on photo food scan; limits on verified food database; limits on vitamins and minerals.
Pick it if: You want the largest ready-made food database, including restaurant dishes, and are fine with ads on the free plan.
A calorie and macro counter with a very large food database. Limits we found: photo food scan needs a paid plan; barcode scan needs a paid plan; limits on workout logging.
Pick it if: You care about vitamins, minerals and other nutrients more than speed of logging.
A nutrition tracker built around detailed vitamin and mineral data. Limits we found: photo food scan needs a paid plan; shows ads in the free plan; ai assistant or mcp connector needs a paid plan.
Pick it if: You want a mainstream calorie counter from a German company with iPhone and Apple Watch apps.
A calorie counter and diet app from a German company. Limits we found: shows ads in the free plan.
Pick it if: You want a polished diet and meal-planning app from a Swedish company.
A calorie counter and diet planner from a Swedish company. Limits we found: photo food scan needs a paid plan; limits on verified food database.
Pick it if: You want a weight-loss calorie counter with barcode and photo logging, and a one-time purchase option appeals to you.
A calorie counter focused on weight loss, with barcode and photo logging. Limits we found: photo food scan needs a paid plan; barcode scan needs a paid plan; vitamins and minerals needs a paid plan.
Pick it if: You want targets that adjust weekly to your weight trend and accept paying from day one: there is no free version.
A nutrition tracker with no free version; the same company sells a separate app, MacroFactor Workouts. Limits we found: photo food scan needs a paid plan; barcode scan needs a paid plan; verified food database needs a paid plan.
The rows that matter most for this page, from the feature dictionary, for Mouve and the first 5 apps. On a phone the blocks above replace this table.
| Feature | Mouve | MyFitnessPal | Cronometer | YAZIO | Lifesum | Lose It! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and nutrition | ||||||
| Photo food scanLog a meal by taking a photo and getting an estimate of its foods and nutrition. | PartlyPartly. Free accounts get 5 AI photo scans per rolling 24 hours; Mouve+ is unlimited. Search and barcode stay free after that. Results are estimates.From our own product · reviewed 5 Nov 2026 | Paid planPaid plan. Meal Scan sits in the same row as barcode scan, "not included with free account".Source: myfitnesspal.com (pricing), apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Paid planPaid plan. Photo Log is listed among the Gold features.Source: cronometer.com (pricing) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | YesYes. The homepage says "AI photo tracking"; the page does not say which plan includes it.Source: yazio.com (website) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Paid planPaid plan. The help center says "AI Tracking is a Premium feature"; its camera mode takes a photo of your food.Source: help.lifesum.com (docs), apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Paid planPaid plan. The App Store lists "Photo Meal Logging" under "PREMIUM PLAN FEATURES".Source: apps.apple.com (app store), apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Barcode scanLog a packaged food by scanning its barcode with the phone camera. | YesYes. From our own product · reviewed 5 Nov 2026 | Paid planPaid plan. The plan table says barcode scan is "not included with free account".Source: myfitnesspal.com (pricing), apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | YesYes. Included in the free Basic account, "unlimited use".Source: cronometer.com (features) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | YesYes. Listed in the main feature list and the homepage; the Pro list does not include it, but no page says which plan has it.Source: yazio.com (website), apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | YesYes. The help article on classic food tracking lists a barcode scanner; the article marks other features (favorites, AI tracking) as Premium but not this one.Source: help.lifesum.com (docs), lifesum.com (website) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Paid planPaid plan. The App Store lists "Barcode Scanner" under "PREMIUM PLAN FEATURES".Source: apps.apple.com (app store), apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Vitamins and mineralsTracks more than macros and a few extras: vitamins and minerals per food and per day. | PartlyPartly. Stores a micronutrient snapshot per logged entry. We do not publish a nutrient count.From our own product · reviewed 5 Nov 2026 | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | YesYes. Up to 95 nutrients and compounds on the free Basic account, per its own pages.Source: cronometer.com (features), cronometer.com (pricing) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Paid planPaid plan. Vitamins and minerals are listed under Premium "Advanced Tracking".Source: apps.apple.com (app store) · checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Training | ||||||
| Workout loggingLog exercises with sets, reps and weight. | YesYes. From our own product · reviewed 5 Nov 2026 | PartlyPartly. Exercise tracking is included in the free plan; the page does not say whether sets, reps and weight are logged.Source: myfitnesspal.com (pricing) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. |
| Platform and data | ||||||
| Export your dataDownload your own data in a file you can open elsewhere. | YesYes. A ZIP with your data as JSON plus your own media (GDPR access and portability). It is not a CSV.From our own product · reviewed 5 Nov 2026 | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Source: myfitnesspal.com (pricing) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Source: cronometer.com (pricing) · checked 5 Nov 2026 | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. | Not checkedNot checked yet. We could not confirm this from a public source, so we don't guess.Last tried 5 Nov 2026. Know the answer? Tell us below. |
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Free gets you search, pack codes and five photo estimates a day. Mouve+ is €6.99 a month, or €59.99 a year, and takes the daily limit away.
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