Over the holidays, I was asked to review some apps for food logging. My team and I had just launched our own app [product name], so I figured we’d be good to go. But when I started researching, I realized that there are so many different ways to log food that it was nearly impossible to decide which one to use. That’s why I put together a list of the best apps for food logging in 2018.
There is a huge variety of apps on the market today, but these are the top ones in my opinion:
1) Lose It! – Log food right on your phone.
2) MyFitnessPal – If you have an Apple Watch or iPhone, this is an awesome app because it lets you know when you’ve been doing something active so you can set reminders to keep moving.
3) Fatsecret – This app is perfect if you want rounded statistics about everything you eat and drink, including calories, fat grams, and carbohydrates.
4) DietBet – This app lets you bet money that you’ll lose a certain amount of weight by a certain date and then gives you an editable chart with all your results.
5) Fooducate – This app lets you find out which foods are most likely to cause
best apps for food logging
Best Overall: Lifesum “With Lifesum, you’ll not only enjoy a simple and quick way to count calories, but you’ll also learn how to eat healthier.”
Best for Motivation and Community: SparkPeople Calorie Tracker “You get access to a robust community forum and a support network full of health and fitness professionals who are there to help you.”
Best for Diet Support: MyNetDiary “In addition to its great calorie counting features, MyNetDiary also boasts extreme connectivity to wearables and phones.”
Best for Weight Loss: Lose It! “Lose It! has a food database boasting more than 7 million food products, from produce to packaged foods to restaurant meals.”
Best for Keto: Carb Manager “Carb Manager also has plenty of keto-friendly recipes for when you’re in a pinch for ideas, as well as meal plans and shopping lists.”
Best for Simplicity: ControlMyWeight “With ControlMyWeight, you can get laser-focused on just the calories, which, in the end, is what will drive weight loss.”
Best with Lots of Features: MyFitnessPal “You can accurately track nutrients and count calories on any diet, with a personalized diet profile and the flexibility afforded by the app.”
Best Completely Free: Calorie Counter by FatSecret “Enjoy a food diary, large food database, exercise diary, weight chart and journal, and a vast collection of healthy recipes.”
simple food journal app
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Share Progress With Friends: MyFitnessPal
Food tracker app, My Fitness Pal
What We Like
Connect with friends.
Get motivation from the My Fitness Pal community.
What We Don’t Like
Smartphone interface can be clunky to use.
Difficult to enter meals quickly.
With more than 6 million foods in its database and more than 4 million food barcodes, MyFitnessPal makes it easy to log breakfast, lunch, dinner, and afternoon snacks. With powerful metrics, My FitnessPal gives insights on calories, fat, protein, carbs, sugar, fiber, cholesterol, and vitamins. It’s easy to plan your meals in advance and stay on track with your nutritional goals.
Download For:
iOS
Android
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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: See How You Eat
Food tracking app, See How You Eat
What We Like
Simple, quick, and easy way to make a food journal.
Share photos on social media.
What We Don’t Like
Lack of photo editing capabilities.
No calorie counter.
Rather than typing a daily log of your meals, snap a photo instead. See How You Eat, by Health Revolution Ltd, is an app built on the belief that seeing what you eat can help you make positive dietary changes.
This food-tracking app does exactly what it says. It lets you document your meals visually, without any complicated calorie or macronutrient support. You can also easily share photos on social media.
Download For:
iOS
Android
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Empower Your Plate With Data: MyPlate
Food tracker app, MyPlate Calorie Tracker
What We Like
Daily summaries to help you stay within calorie limits.
Useful for athletes who want to gain weight.
What We Don’t Like
Entering home-cooked meals is tedious.
Each recipe ingredient must be entered individually.
We all start out with the best intentions when it comes to eating. But hunger, life, crazy schedules, and cravings often get in the way. MyPlate by Livestrong.com is a food-tracking app that lets you create customized goals for macro and micronutrients while providing a comprehensive dietary analysis of the food you’re taking in.
Download For:
iOS
Android
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Are You Giving Your Muscles Enough Fuel?: Protein Tracker
Food tracker app, Protein Tracker
What We Like
Protein calculator to help you figure out your protein needs.
Great for people with dietary restrictions.
What We Don’t Like
Ads are intrusive.
Only tracks protein.
Like the name implies, Protein Tracker tracks the amount of protein you eat. After you enter your daily protein goals, this food tracking app shows you the percentage of your daily protein goal by calculating how much protein you eat each day, as well as a historical view over time.
Download for Android
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Learn What’s Lurking in Your Food: Fooducate
Food tracking app, Fooducate – Nutrition Tracker
What We Like
Takes the guesswork out of finding healthy foods.
Tracks workouts as well.
What We Don’t Like
Serving sizes are based on liters, not cups.
The app can be expensive for full features.
When it comes to eating, it’s not only the calories but the quality of your food that counts. Fooducate, by Fooducate LTD, provides a comprehensive database of 300,000 foods found in supermarkets.
Scan the barcode with your smartphone camera to get in-depth nutritional analysis of added sugars, trans fats, high-fructose corn syrup, food coloring, genetically modified organisms (GMO), additives, preservatives, and artificial sweeteners. Personalize your tracking by entering your weight, age, and fitness goals.
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