MacroTrack AI vs MyFitnessPal
Updated
If you are looking for a MyFitnessPal alternative, the biggest difference is how you log. Both let you describe a whole meal in a sentence: in MacroTrack AI you type it on iOS, Android, and the web and fix it by replying; in MyFitnessPal Premium you say it with Voice Log in the phone app, then adjust each matched food. Choose MacroTrack AI if you want to log by typing and correcting in conversation. Choose MyFitnessPal if you want a free version to start with, workouts and steps synced from other fitness apps and devices, or Premium features such as barcode scanning. MacroTrack AI is subscription only, with no ads.
Logging one meal in each app
The meal: 150g grilled chicken, a cup of rice, half a cup of black beans, salsa and 30g cheddar.
MacroTrack AI
- Type the whole meal as one message.
- MacroTrack AI splits it into foods and amounts and shows the calories and macros for each, plus the meal’s totals.
- Reply to change anything ("make the rice half a cup"), then tap Save meal.
MyFitnessPal, for each food
- On the Today page, tap Log next to the meal, or the + button.
- Type the food name or brand into the search field.
- Pick a result.
- Adjust the serving size, number of servings and meal.
- Tap Log (iOS) or the check mark (Android) to save it to your diary.
Their help article describes these steps for one food, and suggests a Saved Meal or Recipe for foods you eat together often, “so you’re not searching for every item each time”. Search works in the free version. With Premium, Voice Log lets you say a whole meal at once on iOS or Android; each food is matched to a database entry for you to adjust before logging. [5][9]
Feature by feature
| Feature | MacroTrack AI | MyFitnessPal |
|---|---|---|
| Describing a meal in words | Type the whole meal in one message on iOS, Android, and the web, and adjust it by replying before you save. Foods you saved to My Foods are used when you name them. | Voice Log: say the whole meal and each food is matched to a database entry, which you adjust by tapping. Premium only, in the iOS and Android apps with the device language set to English; not on the website. It can’t log My Foods, recipes, saved meals or Quick Add entries. [9] |
| Logging methods | Type a meal in plain words on iOS, Android, and the web. Photo logging and nutrition label scan in the iOS and Android apps. | Food search in the free version. Barcode Scan, Meal Scan and Voice Log are Premium features. [1][2] |
| Food data | USDA data for common staple foods. Everything else is an AI estimate, labelled as an estimate in the chat. [11] | A database of 20.5M+ foods, including restaurant dishes. Members can share foods they create to the public database, and link a barcode that isn’t in it yet to a new food for all users. [3][7] |
| Food not in the database | The AI estimates it, labelled as an estimate in the chat. Or scan the package’s label into My Foods, in the iOS and Android apps. [11] | Create a food and enter its name, servings and nutrition information yourself. Free on every platform. [7] |
| Photo logging | Snap a photo of a meal and the AI estimates what is on the plate. Available in the iOS and Android apps. | Meal Scan uses the camera to recognize what is on the plate and logs calories, macros and portions. Premium only. [1][2] |
| Packaged foods | Nutrition label scan reads the nutrition facts panel on the package in your hand and saves those numbers to My Foods. Available in the iOS and Android apps. | Barcode Scan finds a packaged food by its barcode instead of a manual search. Premium only. [2] |
| Custom foods | Save your own foods to My Foods and reuse them when logging. | Save your own foods and recipes. [1] |
| AI coach | Ask about your intake, goals and progress, and get answers based on what you logged. | An AI Nutrition Coach gives personalized advice based on your diary and goals. [1] |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, and Web | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, Wear OS and web. [3][4][8] |
| Ads | None | The App Store and Google Play listings say the app contains ads. Premium includes ad-free logging. [3][4][2] |
| Price | $4.99 per month, $12.99 per 3 months, $34.99 per year. Subscription only. No free trial. See pricing | Free version. Premium is $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year, with a free trial for new Premium members (as of 2026-11-06). [2][4] |
Choose MyFitnessPal if…
- You want a free version, and to upgrade only if you need more. [2][4]
- You like scanning barcodes, or picking entries from a database of 20.5M+ foods. [1]
- You want steps, weight and workouts synced from other fitness apps and devices; they list 40+ compatible ones. [1]
- You want to import recipes from websites, or share them to the MyFitnessPal recipe database. [6]
Choose MacroTrack AI if…
- You want to type a meal in a sentence on iOS, Android, and the web, and fix it by replying.
- You want packaged foods logged from the label on the package itself.
- You want repeatable numbers: staple foods use fixed USDA values and exact unit conversions, so the same food and amount logs the same numbers every time. [10]
How this comparison was made
MyFitnessPal’s details come from its own website, store listings and help center, checked on the dates below. MacroTrack AI’s come from our FAQ, which explains where our numbers come from: staple foods use values from USDA FoodData Central, and everything else is an AI estimate. Neither column is a claim about accuracy: “the same numbers every time” means the same food and amount always logs the same values, not that the values are exact.
Sources
- MyFitnessPal homepage, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal on the App Store, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal on Google Play, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal Help: How to log food to your diary, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal Help: How to create and find your recipes, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal Help: How to log a food that’s not in the database, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal Help: How to preview nutrition information before logging a food, checked 2026-11-06
- MyFitnessPal Help: How to log food with your voice, checked 2026-11-06
- MacroTrack AI FAQ: How accurate is MacroTrack AI?, checked 2026-11-06
- MacroTrack AI FAQ: Where does MacroTrack AI's nutrition data come from?, checked 2026-11-06