What are the best apps to track diet and/or exercise?

Each month, over 2.8 million people use Slant to find the best products and share their knowledge. Pick the tags you’re passionate about to get a personalized feed and begin contributing your knowledge.

score 31 · Accepted Answer

MyFitnessPal

Add Video or Image

Top Pro

Easy to add food

Foods can be added from an extensive database by hand and by scanning their barcodes. Recipes also be imported from the internet by URL. See More

Top Con

GUI not conform with current Design standards

CharmingEshu's Experience

I am able to put a recipe into the app, and it breaks it down into Calories, and nutrition information. Love that part of it. I am changing my diet and have new healthy recipes I am using. It is a powerful ability when you make your own meals. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

MyFitnesspal has a website and apps for iPad, iPhone and Android so it can sync your data between all your devices. See More

Top Con

In the free version, main page is bloated with low-quality ads, ads for Premium, and article links

Main activity screen of the application has full-width advertisements for irrelevant products mixed with ads for Premium features, as well as links to assorted fitness and health articles. See More

Top Pro

Works with many fitness trackers

MyFitnessPal works with Fitbit, Jawbone and many other fitness trackers. See More

Top Con

Database is often inaccurate

Database is often inaccurate and it takes time to build your own accurate database. See More

Top Pro

Calorie breakdown

MyFitnessPal can display a pie chart showing what percentage of your food consists of carbs, fat and proteins, helping achieve a balanced diet. See More

Top Con

Requires diligent activity tracking for accurate recommendations

Unless every movement made, food eaten and drink consumed is logged, the recommendations for how much and what kind of food should be eaten will be off. See More

Top Pro

Recipes can be imported via URL

When a recipe is found on the web it can be imported it into the app by entering the URL. MyFitnessPal will estimate ingredients and show calorie, fat, protein, carbohydrate breakdown. See More

Top Con

Macros hidden behind a paywall

Top Pro

Works out daily calorie goal to help achieve a desired weight loss

When the user enters current weight, lifestyle and period of time they want to achieve their goals in, MyFitnessPal works out how many calories can be consumed to achieve said goal. See More

Top Pro

Social features

It's possible to follow a friend's progress and comment on their profile. See More

Top Pro

Syncs with RunKeeper and MapMyFitness

MyFitnessPal can share information between RunKeeper and MapMyFitness. See More

See All

The Best 1 of 17 OptionsWhy?

My Recommendation for MyFitnessPal

My Recommendation for MyFitnessPal

Easy to add food

GUI not conform with current Design standards

Cross-platform

In the free version, main page is bloated with low-quality ads, ads for Premium, and article links

Works with many fitness trackers

Database is often inaccurate

Calorie breakdown

Requires diligent activity tracking for accurate recommendations

Recipes can be imported via URL

Macros hidden behind a paywall

Works out daily calorie goal to help achieve a desired weight loss

Social features

Syncs with RunKeeper and MapMyFitness

16 Other Options Considered

My Recommendation for Jefit

My Recommendation for Jefit

Create and share routines

Confusing UI

Find exercises by muscle group

Can track rest time

Good statistics

Metric & imperial systems

Free version available

Great graphics quality

Activity logging

Acts like a personal trainer

My Recommendation for RunKeeper

My Recommendation for RunKeeper

Tracks distance, duration, speed, pace and calories burned

Does not announce split pace properly when using kilometers

Simple interface

Cross-platform

Website has detailed statistics

Great for Interval Training

Gives audio cues

Can chart weight

Works with Android Wear

Works with Pebble smartwatches

My Recommendation for Runtastic

My Recommendation for Runtastic

Nags for "Gold Membership" even in paid "Pro" app

Accurate exercise tracking

Includes an audio coach

Support for interval training

Keeps a detailed history

Includes useful metrics

My Recommendation for Fitocracy

My Recommendation for Fitocracy

Gamification keeps you motivated

Cannot add custom exercises

Engaging community

Android Version Interface not as polished as iOS version.

Free

Workout logging UI is very simple & clean to use

Versatility

My Recommendation for Lifesum: Healthy Lifestyle, Diet & Meal Planner

My Recommendation for Lifesum: Healthy Lifestyle, Diet & Meal Planner

Aggressive upselling (in app)

Beautiful design

Expensive "Premium" membership

Big database of recipes for more nutritious meals so you can eat wiser

No longer has web-version

Nutrition grade system for food

"Rate Us" Nag screen

Barcode scanner

High usability

My Recommendation for Livestrong MyPlate

My Recommendation for Livestrong MyPlate

Logging food is easy

Helps manage calorie intake

My Recommendation for CRON-O-Meter

My Recommendation for CRON-O-Meter

Focuses a lot on more on getting micro nutrients in as most of it's competitors

Lets you add your own foods and recipes

Has find as you type for fast food searching

Accurate database of foods

My Recommendation for Endomondo