With this app, you can track those macros, keep your calories in check, and yes, scan whatever food you are eating all free of charge. Out of the apps I’ve looked at so far, I will say that Lifesum has the best UI. But again, the barcode scanning and macro manipulation is free to use.

Those features are based heavily towards personalization, such as daily feedback and advice, AutoPilot and macro tracking, as well as premium recipes and diet plans. This app also offers premium features that start at $9/month or $60/year. This is great if you’re working with a nutritionist who is simply giving you goals to hit each week/month. Users can tweak these values however they’d like (carbs, protein, and fat) at no cost, and then get their recommended daily calories based on those targets. Here’s another option that features a barcode scanner, as well as macronutrient target tracking. Pricing for this is $7.49/month or $45/year. There is a premium service available that includes designed meal plans, additional meal planning tools, water tracking, and unlimited access to recipes. And yes, there’s a barcode scanning feature and it’s completely free to use. With a library of foods and beverages already in the database, you simply type in (or scan) what you’re consuming and your dashboard will update with your necessary figures.

It allows you to tracks macros, calories, and other information based on what you eat. This app appears to be very close to MyFitnessPal in terms of features. And please, if you know of one that’s not listed below, drop it into the comments section below. Here are a few alternatives that we’re comfortable sharing. In the comments section for our previous article, we had a few people recommend different apps, so I headed on over to Google Play to do my research. Ultimately, that would be ideal, but just in case, I needed to go hunting for another app to use purely out of principle, even if none of them are as good or as useful as MyFitnessPal has been for me.

If anything, maybe MFP will notice the issue and reverse its course. MyFitnessPal’s news of placing its barcode scanner feature behind a paywall has users looking for alternative apps today.

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