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MyFitnessPal

Nutrition tracking made simple

As of 30 August 2026, MyFitnessPal has a free plan and paid plans start at $79.99/year. MyFitnessPal is the world's largest nutrition and calorie tracking app with a database of over 14 million foods. Softwr lists it under Sports. MyFitnessPal is made by MyFitnessPal LLC, launched in 2005, available on iOS, Android, Web.

Overview

What MyFitnessPal does

MyFitnessPal is the world's largest nutrition and calorie tracking app with a database of over 14 million foods. It helps users track meals, monitor macronutrients, log exercise, and achieve weight management goals through comprehensive food diary and barcode scanning capabilities.

What people use it for

  • Workout tracking
  • Nutrition management
  • Health monitoring
  • Fitness coaching
  • Wellness improvement

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about MyFitnessPal.

  • Free tier limited to 5 food entries per day unless premium subscriber
  • Limited offline functionality - cannot search new foods or scan barcodes without internet
  • Database accuracy issues reported at approximately 15% error rate
  • Data export only available via desktop web browser, not mobile app

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Pricing

What MyFitnessPal costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Calorie and macro tracking
  • 20.5M food database
  • Weight tracking
  • Limited to 5 daily food entries
  • Contains advertisements

Premium

$19.99 /mo

  • Ad-free experience
  • Unlimited food entries
  • Barcode scanner
  • Custom macros
  • Intermittent fasting tracker
  • Progress reports

Premium+

$24.99 /mo

  • All Premium features
  • Meal planner with 1,500+ recipes
  • Automated grocery lists
  • Grocery app syncing

Capabilities

Features

  • 14M+ food database

  • Barcode scanner

  • Macro tracking

  • Recipe importer

  • Exercise logging

  • Fitbit

    Integration with Fitbit

  • Garmin

    Integration with Garmin

  • Apple Health

    Integration with Apple Health

  • Google Fit

    Integration with Google Fit

  • Strava

    Integration with Strava

  • Ios support

    Available on ios

  • Android support

    Available on android

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

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Does MyFitnessPal have a free tier and what are its limits?

Yes, MyFitnessPal offers a free tier with access to calorie and macro tracking, a 20.5M food database, and weight tracking. However, free users are limited to 5 food entries per day and must endure advertisements.

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Does MyFitnessPal work offline?

MyFitnessPal has limited offline functionality. You can view previously logged foods and meal history without internet, but you cannot search the full food database or scan barcodes offline.

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Can I export my data from MyFitnessPal?

Yes. MyFitnessPal allows users to export full account data including all food logs, recipes, and weight entries through the web browser (desktop only, not available in the mobile app).

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What devices does MyFitnessPal integrate with?

MyFitnessPal integrates with 40+ health apps and devices including Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health, Google Fit, Samsung Health, and Apple Watch, automatically syncing activity and calorie data.

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Behind it

Who makes MyFitnessPal

Company
MyFitnessPal LLC
Based in
San Francisco, CA
Founders
Mike Lee, Albert Lee

Timeline

MyFitnessPal over time

  1. Acquisition2020-12-18$345m

    Acquired by Francisco Partners from Under Armour

    Source
  2. Acquisition2015-02-04$475m

    Acquired by Under Armour

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