MFP raised its price, moved barcode scanning to premium, and still only tracks three things. tr8ck tracks 17 — for free.
No credit card to start. Free plan with 4 modules of your choice — all 17 on Pro ($4.99/mo billed yearly).
tr8ck is the best MyFitnessPal alternative for holistic health tracking. Unlike MFP, tr8ck connects nutrition to sleep, mood, fasting, medication, and cycle data using AI — all free, with no paywall. Choose MFP if you need a 14M+ food database for precise macro counting.
MyFitnessPal was sold to Francisco Partners in 2020. In 2025, they acquired Cal AI and pushed through a controversial UI overhaul. Then came the paywall: barcode scanning — a feature that had been free for over a decade — moved behind an $80/year subscription. The community noticed.
Annual cost for features that used to be free, including barcode scanning
Health dimensions MFP tracks: nutrition, exercise, and water. That's it.
Cross-module AI insights. MFP's newer AI features stay inside nutrition — they never connect food to sleep, mood, or medication.
Both apps track nutrition. Only one of them helps you understand it.
tr8ck doesn't just add modules. The AI engine connects them — turning separate data points into actual understanding.
When you track sleep alongside nutrition, tr8ck can show you that sleeping fewer than 6.5 hours correlates with eating an average of 340 extra calories the next day — a pattern MFP cannot detect because it doesn't have your sleep data.
If you're on semaglutide, tirzepatide, or another GLP-1 medication, MFP has no way to track that context. tr8ck's dedicated medication module logs injection days, dosage changes, and correlates GLP-1 timing with appetite, nausea side effects, and weight trends across weeks.
MFP has no fasting module at all. tr8ck's intermittent fasting tracker shows you the full picture: when your eating window opens and closes, how many calories you consumed inside it, and whether your protein intake was sufficient on fast days — all on one timeline.
tr8ck's plans only ever add capability — the free plan is free forever, and no tier takes away things you used to have. Log however is easiest — talk, snap a photo, or tap — every method is available to every user. No subscription required to log a granola bar.
Switching doesn't mean starting over. tr8ck covers the core nutrition tracking experience — and makes it faster.
Branded products, restaurant meals, generic whole foods — the database covers the same ground as MFP, continuously updated with new items.
Set your daily calorie target, macro split, and micronutrient goals. tr8ck tracks protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and key vitamins and minerals.
Snap your plate and tr8ck estimates the meal instantly. No subscription required — while MFP charges $80/year (£64/yr · A$128/yr) for barcode scanning, tr8ck's photo and voice logging are free.
Say "I had a chicken burrito bowl with extra rice and guac" and tr8ck parses the meal automatically. Often faster than scanning every individual item.
Log workouts and cardio sessions. tr8ck adjusts your remaining calorie budget and connects exercise data with your mood and sleep trends.
Log water throughout the day with your daily hydration goal. Hydration data is also correlated with energy levels and workout performance.
AI insights tr8ck generates — beyond the reach of MFP's nutrition-only AI:
Calories, macros, 5M+ food database
Quality, duration, and next-day impact
Semaglutide, tirzepatide, side effects
IF windows with nutrition context
Daily check-ins correlated with food
Patterns across all your health data
Everything you need to know before making the switch.
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