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Alternatives to Lose It!
23 fitness tools sit alongside Lose It! in this directory. Below is what separates each from Lose It! on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 9
- Lose It! starts at
- Free, then $39.99/year
Why people look past Lose It!
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Lose It! entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Lose It! starts at $39.99/year. Across the 12 fitness tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $18/month.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Nutrition tracking made simple
- Starts $39.99999999999999 a year dearer, at $79.99/year.
Psychology-based weight loss
- No free tier, where Lose It! has one.
- Starts $22.990000000000002 a month cheaper, at $17/month.
Wellness that works
- No free tier, where Lose It! has one.
- Starts $27.990000000000002 a month cheaper, at $12/month.
5x5 barbell strength training app built around a fixed beginner programme, sold as a subscription
Priced and rated the same as Lose It! on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Phone based sleep tracking app that uses the microphone or accelerometer to detect sleep phases and wake you in a light sleep window
Priced and rated the same as Lose It! on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free GPS running app from Nike with guided runs and coaching plans, funded entirely by the Nike brand rather than user payment
Priced and rated the same as Lose It! on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Lose It! alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lose It! (this page) | Free, then $39.99/year | - | - | |
| MyFitnessPalPopular calorie tracking app with large food database and integration with fitness devices. | Free, then $79.99/year | - | 3 | vs Lose It! |
| NoomWeight loss app with behavioral coaching and psychology-based approach to healthy habits. | $17/month | - | - | vs Lose It! |
| WW (WeightWatchers)Points-based weight loss program with community support, meetings, and coaching options. | $12/month | Subscription | - | vs Lose It! |
| StrongLifts | Free | Free tier plus subscription | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| Sleep Cycle | Free | Free with a Premium subscription | 1 | vs Lose It! |
| Nike Run Club | Free | Free, no subscription or in-app purchases | 1 | vs Lose It! |
| Insight Timer | Free | Free with a Member subscription | 1 | vs Lose It! |
| Cronometer | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| Gymdesk | Free, then $75/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Lose It! |
| My PT Hub | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Lose It! |
| Fitbod | On request | Per user per month | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| Zwift | On request | Per user per month | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| Freeletics | On request | Per user per month, billed annually | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| TrainerRoad | On request | Per user per month | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| Daxko | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Lose It! |
| Everfit | $16/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Lose It! |
| Mariana Tek | $200/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| MacroFactor | $6.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Lose It! |
| Future | $199/month | - | - | vs Lose It! |
| Mirror | $39/month | - | 3 | vs Lose It! |
| Apple Fitness+ | $9.99/month | - | - | vs Lose It! |
| Eight Sleep | $19/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Lose It! |
| Nike Training Club | Free | - | 1 | vs Lose It! |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Lose It! badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- MyFitnessPal , Free, then $79.99/year
- StrongLifts , Free
- Sleep Cycle , Free
- Nike Run Club , Free
- Insight Timer , Free
- Cronometer , Free, then $4.99/month
- Gymdesk , Free, then $75/month
- My PT Hub , Free
Cheaper than Lose It! (9)
Entry price under Lose It!'s $39.99/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Noom , $17/month
- WW (WeightWatchers) , $12/month
- Cronometer , Free, then $4.99/month
- My PT Hub , Free
- Everfit , $16/month
- MacroFactor , $6.99/month
- Mirror , $39/month
- Apple Fitness+ , $9.99/month
What you would be giving up
Lose It! is most often brought in for workout tracking, nutrition management, health monitoring, fitness coaching, wellness improvement. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Lose It! is broadly right and the question is cost, the Lose It! pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Fitness category lists everything the directory holds, and best fitness tools ranks them.
Lose It! runs on iphone, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Lose It! alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Lose It!?
- 23 other fitness tools are listed in this directory, led by MyFitnessPal, Noom, WW (WeightWatchers), StrongLifts. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Lose It!?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MyFitnessPal, StrongLifts, Sleep Cycle, Nike Run Club, Insight Timer.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Lose It!?
- Yes. 9 of the alternatives below start under Lose It!'s $39.99/year: Noom at $17/month, WW (WeightWatchers) at $12/month, Cronometer at Free, then $4.99/month, My PT Hub at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Lose It!?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Lose It!?
- Lose It! is most often brought in for workout tracking, nutrition management, health monitoring, fitness coaching, wellness improvement. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Lose It!?
- None of the fitness tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Lose It! alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Fitness, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Lose It! against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Lose It! covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every fitness tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Fitness category, 23 tools beside Lose It!. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.