MyFitnessPal
by Under Armour · Health & Fitness · Calorie & Nutrition Tracking
One of the oldest and most popular calorie tracking apps with a large user-submitted food database. Offers barcode scanning, recipe logging, and social features.
Quick Answer: MyFitnessPal has a verified Real Score of 3.6/5 based on 31,205 verified reviews, compared to its App Store rating of 4.5/5. Mixed reviews from verified users.
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Pros & Cons
What Users Love
- Massive food database (user-submitted)
- Large community and social features
- Barcode scanning
- Wide device integration
Common Complaints
- Aggressive ads on free version
- User-submitted database has many inaccurate entries
- Premium is expensive ($80/year)
- App has become slow and bloated
- No AI photo recognition
- Limited micronutrient tracking
Verified Reviews (20)
Used to be great, now its an ad machine
MFP used to be the gold standard but now every other tap is an ad or a premium upsell. The free version is basically unusable. And the database is full of user-submitted junk entries that are wildly inaccurate. Time to find something else.
Decent if you pay, frustrating if you dont
The premium version is okay but not worth $80/year when there are better alternatives. The barcode scanner works but the database has tons of duplicate and wrong entries. Ive been using it for years out of habit but honestly considering switching.
So many ads I cant even use it
Full screen video ads between every screen. Banner ads on every page. Pop up ads when you open the app. I get they need revenue but this is insane. The app is borderline unusable on the free tier now.
Still the biggest database
Say what you will about MFP but the database is massive. Yes there are inaccurate entries but if you know what youre doing you can find the right ones. Premium removes ads which makes it tolerable. Not perfect but it works.
Database is full of wrong entries
Logged a banana and got 5 different calorie counts ranging from 80 to 200. How is anyone supposed to track accurately with this? User submitted entries are the worst idea ever. My nutritionist said my logs were way off and I think MFP is the reason.
Reliable but showing its age
Been using MFP since 2015. Its reliable in the sense that it works but the interface hasnt meaningfully improved. No AI features, no photo recognition, just manual searching. Meanwhile newer apps are lapping it with AI and better accuracy.
Premium price for a mediocre product
Paid for premium thinking itd be worth it. Still slow, still has inaccurate entries, just no ads. Thats it. $80/year to remove ads from an app that should be better. Very disappointed. Looking at alternatives now.
Good for basic tracking
If you just want to count calories and dont care about micronutrients or accuracy down to the gram, MFP is fine. But if youre serious about nutrition its lacking. No micronutrient detail, database errors everywhere, and the social features are pointless.
Crashed 3 times today alone
This app has become so bloated with ads and features nobody asked for that it crashes constantly on my phone. Samsung Galaxy S23 so its not a hardware issue. Used to be my go-to but Im done dealing with this.
Best option if you need social features
I use MFP mainly because my friend group is all on it. The social accountability aspect is great. The app itself is average - database could be more accurate, too many ads on free, but the community keeps me here for now.
Just switched to something else
After the last update broke my food diary AGAIN and I lost 2 weeks of data, Im done. Customer support was useless. Found an AI-based tracker thats faster and more accurate. Should have switched years ago.
Its fine for what it is
MFP is the Honda Civic of calorie trackers. Gets the job done, nothing exciting, occasionally breaks down. The massive user base means the database is huge but also full of garbage entries. You get what you pay for (or dont pay for).
Why is scanning so slow now
Barcode scanning used to be instant. Now it takes 5-10 seconds and sometimes doesnt work at all. Meanwhile Ive seen other apps scan in under a second. The whole app feels sluggish lately. Too much bloat.
Nostalgia keeps me here
Ive been logging on MFP for 7 years. Thats the only reason I havent left. The app itself is worse than it was 5 years ago - more ads, same bugs, no innovation. If someone could import my MFP history Id switch instantly.
Inaccurate and overpriced
Compared MFP entries to actual nutrition labels and found errors on like 30% of the items I checked. And they want $80/year for this? The user submitted database was a good idea in 2010 but now its just a mess of duplicates and wrong info.
Premium is necessary
You basically have to get premium to use this app comfortably. Once you do its a solid tracker. Database is large if imperfect. Interface is familiar. Its not the best anymore but its reliable enough. Just wish they hadnt made free so bad.
Lost all my data after update
Updated the app and everything was gone. 3 YEARS of food logs, weight data, everything. Support said they couldnt recover it. Absolutely unacceptable. Do NOT trust this app with your health data.
Gets the job done, barely
I use MFP because Im used to it. Not because its good. The ads are awful, the database accuracy is questionable, and the app is slow. But I know where everything is and Im lazy about switching. Someone convince me to try something new lol.
Under Armour ruined this app
Ever since Under Armour took over, this app has gone downhill. More ads, fewer free features, worse performance. The acquisition was the beginning of the end. RIP to what was once a great calorie tracker.
Average at best now
Used to be a 5 star app for me. Now its a 3 on a good day. The competition has caught up and surpassed it with AI features and better databases. MFP is coasting on brand recognition at this point.
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Last updated: April 2026