MyFitnessPal in short
The calorie counter most people already know, with exercise logging on the free tier. The downside: barcode scanning, custom macro goals, ad-free use and CSV export are Premium only.
Lose It! in short
A personalized calorie budget, with voice and photo logging. The downside: barcode scanning is Premium according to its App Store listing.
Free tier and price
MyFitnessPal free tier: calorie, weight and exercise tracking, with ads. Paid: premium: EUR 49.99/yr or 9.99/mo on its site; the USD price was not verified.
Lose It! free tier: free calorie tracking, a weight loss plan and a community. Paid: premium yearly subscription; the price was not verified.
Prices are the US App Store listings as of the check date, and some listings show several entries without labelling the billing period, so confirm in the store before paying.
Switching between MyFitnessPal and Lose It!
Moving your data. MyFitnessPal: CSV export, Premium only. Lose It!: Not verified.
Watch support. MyFitnessPal: Not verified. Lose It!: Not verified.
Ads. MyFitnessPal: Ads on the free tier; Premium is ad-free. Lose It!: Not verified.
If a game is what you are missing
Neither app has a game layer. We make GYM RPG, which logs the same sets, reps and weight and adds XP, a skill tree and a party boss. It is not a drop-in for either app, because we have no import tool and you would start fresh.



