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Head to head
Lose It! vs MyFitnessPal (2027): Simple Budget or Biggest Catalogue?
Our call: Lose It!
Lose It! wins this match-up on simplicity and price: a clearer calorie budget, a friendlier diary and Premium at $39.99 a year against $79.99. MyFitnessPal keeps the larger crowd-sourced catalogue, especially for chain restaurants, and a bigger ecosystem of integrations.
Round by round
| Round | Lose It! | MyFitnessPal | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started | One clear daily calorie budget, encouraging design | Familiar, busier diary | Lose It! |
| Food catalogue | — | Largest crowd-sourced catalogue, with duplicate entries | MyFitnessPal |
| Photo logging | Snap It | Meal Scan (Premium) | Even |
| Barcode scanning | Yes (plan not confirmed) | Listed among Premium benefits | — |
| Paid price | $39.99 a year (App Store listing) | $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month | Lose It! |
| Integrations and community | Challenges | Large ecosystem of device and app integrations; long-running community | MyFitnessPal |
Official sites: Lose It! · MyFitnessPal
The short answer
These are two of the longest-running names in food tracking, and they suit different people. Lose It! is built around a single daily calorie budget and a diary that never feels crowded; MyFitnessPal is built around the largest crowd-sourced food catalogue in the category. We give the match-up to Lose It! because, for most people starting out, simplicity and a Premium price half of MyFitnessPal’s matter more than catalogue size.
Getting started
Lose It! asks for your goal and gives you one number for the day. Its design is encouraging rather than clinical, which helps in the first weeks when most people give up. MyFitnessPal’s diary is familiar to millions of people but busier, with more on the screen from the start.
Finding your food
MyFitnessPal’s advantage is breadth. Because users have been adding foods for years, it lists more chain-restaurant meals and regional products than almost anything else. The cost is duplication: the same food can appear many times with different numbers, so it pays to choose entries carefully. Lose It! has photo recognition through Snap It and barcode scanning; MyFitnessPal’s Meal Scan and, per its Premium page, barcode scanning are paid features.
Price
Lose It! Premium is $39.99 a year according to its App Store listing. MyFitnessPal Premium is $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month, the most expensive of the major trackers.
Who should choose which
- Choose Lose It! if you are new to tracking, want one clear number and a friendly diary, or want a cheaper Premium tier.
- Choose MyFitnessPal if years of your history live there, you eat at chain restaurants often, or you rely on a device that integrates with it.
See both scorecards: Lose It! · MyFitnessPal. For the apps that won the most categories, see the 2027 awards.
Questions readers ask
Is Lose It! better than MyFitnessPal?
For most new trackers, yes: Lose It! is simpler, friendlier and half the price for Premium ($39.99 a year against $79.99). MyFitnessPal is better if you need its very large catalogue of chain-restaurant and packaged foods or a particular device integration.
Which is cheaper, Lose It! or MyFitnessPal?
Lose It! Premium is $39.99 a year according to its App Store listing. MyFitnessPal Premium is $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month.