Calorie Counting reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 309 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 54 posts to rank the best Calorie Counting brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/CICO, r/intermittentfasting, r/WeightLossAdvice, r/diet, r/caloriecount. Top-rated brands include Lose It (4.3/5), Cronometer (4.5/5), MyFitnessPal (3.9/5).

Stats

Reviews309

Subreddits26

Posts54

Brands46

Products6

Top communities

r/CICO91 r/intermittentfasting55 r/WeightLossAdvice33 r/diet16 r/caloriecount14

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Lose It

4.3

(55)

"It’s such a great app it of course has barcode scanner which I think is premium only but honestly I don’t even need to use it because almost every food comes up when I type it in and they’re really accurate with the labels"

"Lose It! I have the subscription and I 10000% recommend it."

"Lose it! has been my absolute favourite! ... Lose it is incredibly easy to use and always has the food i’m looking to log so there’s no frustration with it."

"It’s so far above the others. The main thing for me is by far the expenditure calculation, it’s the most helpful thing ever, but it’s also very neutral about whether you hit targets or not which I love."

"I LOVE 'Lose it!'"

"It's better than MFP."

"It's been the best experience so far."

"Lose it!"

"Lose It > MFP."

"I love the paid version for only $20 a year."

Cronometer

4.5

(51)

"Love Cronometer! Nourish is good too."

"Love cronometer because you can add your own recipes & edit what is visible."

"I switched from MFP to Cronometer years ago and never looked back."

"I recommend Cronometer as it has far more accurate entries than MyFitnessPal."

"Cronometer works great for calorie counting and fasty to track your fast"

"Is my favourite one :)!"

"Cronometer - the free version almost has all feature youll ever need"

"If you don't mind only having data move from Garmin to the calorie counting app, Cronometer is awesome! That's what I use."

"Cronometer. Hands down."

"Cronometer does everything and is highly customizable"

MyFitnessPal

3.9

(44)

"Use the pro version of MFP as it does both the IF tracking , calorie counting, AND macro tracking."

"MyFitnessPal is a staple for me."

"MyFitnessPal. It has an enormous database of saved barcodes."

"I'm committed to MyFitnessPal, it has one of the largest databases on calories for food out there."

"MyFitnessPal is definitely my favorite! I’ve been using it for like 10 years."

"I use myFitnessPal for many years and feel it's quite accurate reflecting with my intake"

"My fitness pal or calorie counter my net diary"

"I use my fitness pal and I’m happy with it"

"U could try MyFitnessPal, it’s free and has a lot of foods in the database."

"You can scan the barcode, input your intake/portion and it'll work it all out based on the manufacturers details."

MacroFactor

4.5

(21)

"MacroFactor is amazing! It'll figure out your expenditure and automatically adjust your macros weekly to get to your goal."

"I use macrofactor and I love it. It's intuitive and will adjust your calorie intake periodically."

"Without a doubt, MacroFactor. I tired many others, they are ok but MacroFactor rules."

"MacroFactor is an incredible and adaptive app. I love how it adjusts my expenditure based on the data I give it."

"MacroFactor is the only correct answer"

"MacroFactor and it isn’t even close"

"It's a really great app."

"Easily Macrofactor for me."

"MacroFactor!"

"I love MacroFactor."

Lose It!

4.2

(20)

"“Lose It!” is what I’ve been using for years. Finds 99% of things I scan and does all the macro tracking."

"I like LoseIt so much I paid for the annual version even though free would've worked just fine"

"LoseIt! I've tried others and nothing compares."

"I use LoseIt now. It's the only app I've had continuous success with."

"Used lose it for a while and enjoyed it."

"Lose it works offline"

"I use Lose It, but no free scanner unfortunately. It does, however, pair with my Apple Watch to calculate any extra calories I earn"

"I use the Lose It app, there's a free version but certain features like barcode scanning require premium membership."

"Been using Lose It with my Garmin for the past year. Works great."

"I’m a fan of LoseIt"

MyNetDiary

4.3

(16)

"I’m a fan of My Net Diary (paid version). Counts all the things, plays nice with my recipe app (Paprika) and has an IF tracker."

"MyNetDiary. Verified food database, IMO the best for recipe building, micronutrient tracking, premium offers autopilot."

"MyNetDiary Pro - The database is extensive. - Lets you add to the database easily. - Lets you save and alter customized meals easily. - Displays macros and charts health trends in useful ways."

"Been using mynetdiary every day for like 13 months. I always recommend it."

"MyNetDiary is quite good. I’ve swapped from MyFitnessPal and been using this one since July. Still happy"

"I love MyNetDiary! Easiest interface (for me) and a lot of free features."

"Other popular apps here include Lose It, My Fitness Pal, Cronometer, and Macro Factor."

"My NetDiet - Calorie counter is a good one."

"I love MyNetDiary"

"I like MyNetDiary"

My Net Diary

4.5

(12)

"I've lost 73lbs using their app since April."

"Is much more user-friendly compared to the other apps I've used!"

"It’s user friendly and there’s a lot of options!"

"MyNetDiary….this one counts your calories."

"I love it!"

"I love My Net Diary!"

"Find it quite helpful."

"Is good. Been using it for months."

"Lots of options and data to track."

"I’m using MyNetDiary."

Lifesum

4.0

(12)

"Lifesum is great! There are some parts you can't access unless you pay."

"I never see anyone talk about LifeSum but I love it"

"I use Lifesum. The free version has a bar code scanner, I switched after MyFitnessPal took theirs away on the free option."

"I like the Lifesum app. Have been using it the past 3 months."

"Lifesum, been using it for years!"

"I use Lifesum - you can create meals, recipes and custom quick tracking as well as the usual barcode/item search tracking."

"I use Lifesum, and it works nicely."

"Lifesum imo"

"I can recommend lifesum"

"I like Lifesum."

YAZIO

4.1

(10)

"I love YAZIO ☺️it’s my favourite"

"YAZIO is a pretty good app for calorie counting."

"Have used Yazio with Garmin and was able to reduce ~9kg."

"I prefer YAZIO. But I use the premium version."

"YAZIO. They do try to up sell you all the time but everything is free"

"I've used the free version of Yazio."

"Yazio."

"I really like yazio!! it has lots of features and lots of foods u can add!! u can also add the exercises u do"

"I used YAZIO for some time. I was able to track calories on the free version."

#10

FatSecret

3.6

(8)

"Fat secret"

"I'm currently using FatSecret, the free plan is quite complete."

"FatSecret. Free, barcode scanner, good database, no adds, can add photo."

"I like FatSecret."

"I use an app called fatsecret. It's pretty easy to use."

"FatSecret"

"I also heard good stuff about FatSecret"

"Fatsecret"

#11

NutraCheck

4.2

(6)

"If you’re in the U.K. . . . Nutracheck wins hands down for me! Think they have people managing their food database so only one entry per item and almost always up to date"

"Nutracheck is hands down the best one I've found"

"Second for nutracheck I've used it for a couple years now."

"Nutracheck is brilliant and it’s only £4 per month."

"Personally I prefer and use nutracheck"

#12

Carb Manager

4.0

(6)

"I like the app so much I kept it when I focused on cico."

"I like "carb manager" - it has a simple interface, and even with the free version you get really everything you NEED in a tracker"

"That’s what I’ve been using and I like it."

"I use carb manager, it breaks down your macros and calories."

"Carb manager"

#13

FitBee

4.7

(3)

"The UI is the nicest, plus it has free barcode scanning and no ads!"

"I'm a big fan of FitBee."

"FitBee and MyNetDiary are good, only downside is they don’t have the database that MyFitnessPal had so you may have to keep entering the information of the food your tracking yourself. Other than that they’re pretty good."

#14

Calory

4.0

(3)

"My favorite is Calory for iOS. I love the UI!"

"I really like Calory"

"I use Calory."

#15

EasyFast

3.7

3.5

3.0

(1)

"Track has been fine and is free."

#46

My Macros +

3.0

(1)

"I use My Macros +. I don’t know how it compares to other apps but it works well for me."

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