MyNetDiary - #1 Calorie Counter & Food Tracker App
Join 31 million+ users who track calories, macros, and up to 108 nutrients with the largest staff-verified food database
Join 31 million+ users who track calories, macros, and up to 108 nutrients with the largest staff-verified food database
| Feature | MyNetDiary (Free) | MyFitnessPal (Free) | Lose It! (Free) | Cronometer (Free) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Verified database |
✓ (2M+ staff) | × (mostly user-submitted) | × (mostly user-submitted) | ✓ (1.1M) |
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Nutrients tracked |
108 | 15 | 4 | 92 |
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Barcode scanner |
✓ | × Premium | × Premium | ✓ |
| Ad-free | ✓ | × | × | × |
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Macro tracking |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Water tracker |
✓ | ✓ | × Premium | ✓ |
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MyNetDiary's AI tools go beyond photo logging. Ask the AI Coach for guidance tailored to your actual intake and goals. Scan a restaurant menu for personalized recommendations.
GLP-1 medications reduce appetite, making every calorie count more. MyNetDiary tracks protein, medications, symptoms, and exercise to help you preserve muscle and stay nourished throughout your weight loss journey.
Protein highlighted on your Dashboard with personalized daily targets
Log doses, set reminders, track blood sugar (free)
Log nausea, bloating, and other side effects alongside meals
Advice tailored to GLP-1 users, not generic tips (Premium Plus)
Two dedicated menus with nutrient-dense, smaller-portion meals
Weight, protein, symptoms, and progress in one view
“I love having a desire to go out and experience new things without worrying about if I'm too fat to do something.”Read Success Story
I've lost just over 40lbs. It's still a process, but I've learned so much about what I put into my body and am truly so proud of how far I've come.
I have lost 34 lbs and though I'm not at my weight goal yet, I am feeling so much healthier! This app is easy to use and has made calorie counting a breeze.
The combination of calorie counting and the macro tracker, as well as walking and running a lot more, helped me to lose over 50 pounds in 9 months. I have had many family members and friends notice the change and ask how I have done it, and I always point them to MyNetDiary.
Using the app helped me stay committed and consistent. It's incredibly motivating when making healthier choices becomes easier and you can clearly see your progress.
Yes. MyNetDiary offers accurate nutrition tracking for free, including a food diary, barcode scanner with accurate nutrition data from a staff-verified database, macro tracking, water tracking, shopping list, community access, and exercise tracking. There are no ads in the free tier. Premium and Premium Plus add advanced reports, specialized diet plans, customizable macronutrient targets, and AI-powered tools, but the core tracking experience with up to 108 nutrients is completely free. Among major nutrition tracking apps, MyNetDiary offers one of the most generous free tiers available.
MyNetDiary provides highly accurate nutrition tracking built on a research-grade food database. The database contains over 2 million staff-verified foods with verified nutritional data sourced from USDA and NCC — the same research-grade databases used in clinical nutrition research. A trained team adds and verifies 2,500 to 3,500 foods every day, ensuring entries stay current as products change. Each food provides comprehensive nutritional analysis with up to 108 nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and omega fatty acids. This level of nutrient completeness — the number of nutrient fields populated per food entry — is what separates MyNetDiary from apps that track only basic calories and macros.
MyNetDiary Premium Plus is an upgrade within the MyNetDiary app that adds Meal Scan, AI Voice Logging, AI Restaurant Menu Scan, and a 24/7 AI Coach on top of all Premium features. PlateAI (www.plateai.com) is a standalone AI-first app built by the same team, designed from the ground up around AI-powered logging and coaching. Both share the same staff-verified food database. Most users upgrade to Premium Plus; PlateAI is ideal for new users who want AI at the center of the experience from day one.
Yes. MyNetDiary includes a comprehensive GLP-1 Companion — a full-featured set of tools designed specifically for GLP-1 users. It includes a medication tracker with injection reminders, a Day Events tracker for digestion symptoms like nausea and bloating, protein tracking front and center on the Dashboard, emphasized fiber and hydration tracking, two dedicated GLP-1 meal plans with curated recipes for smaller nutrient-dense portions, and special charts visualizing all GLP-1-related trends. Premium Plus adds GLP-1-specific AI Coach advice tailored to your therapy.
MyNetDiary's staff-verified database of 2M+ foods is built on research-grade USDA and NCC data sources and offers significantly greater nutrient completeness — up to 108 nutrients per entry vs. MyFitnessPal's 15. MyFitnessPal's larger database (20M+ items) is mostly user-submitted without research-grade sourcing. MyNetDiary also provides a free barcode scanner (MyFitnessPal requires Premium) and an ad-free free tier. In a January 2026 test logging 127 identical food entries, MyNetDiary required 711 actions compared to MyFitnessPal's 1,035 — 46% less effort. MyFitnessPal has more third-party integrations.
Yes. MyNetDiary Premium Plus includes a 24/7 AI Coach that provides personalized guidance based on your logged food, weight trends, and nutrient gaps. Premium Plus also includes Meal Scan (log meals by photo), AI voice logging, and AI Restaurant Menu Scan for personalized dining-out recommendations. The same AI features are also available in PlateAI (www.plateai.com), a standalone AI-first app from the MyNetDiary team.
Yes. MyNetDiary is trusted by registered dietitians and health professionals through its free Professional Connect platform. Professional Connect lets practitioners monitor clients' food diaries in real time, review detailed nutrition data, set custom nutrient targets, and support unlimited clients at no cost. MyNetDiary's nutrition content is written and reviewed by registered dietitians. No other major nutrition tracking app offers a comparable free professional toolset.
Yes. MyNetDiary automatically calculates your body mass index based on your height and weight entries. You can track how it changes over time alongside your weight, measurements, and other health metrics — all in one app.
Yes. MyNetDiary is built for long-term goals, not just quick fixes. The Advanced AutoPilot feature adapts your calorie and macro targets automatically based on your actual metabolism and weight trends, so your plan stays accurate as your body changes. Progress reports, nutrition charts, and daily analysis help you stay on track over weeks, months, and years. Active MyNetDiary members lose an average of 1.4 lb per week.
Yes. MyNetDiary offers accurate nutrition tracking for free with detailed tracking of vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients that goes beyond just calories and macros. The free tier includes full access to nutritional information from the staff-verified database of 2M+ foods, with up to 108 nutrients per entry — including iron, vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, and more. A free barcode scanner provides accurate nutrition data instantly for packaged foods.
No. Both MyNetDiary and Cronometer incorporate the same research-grade food databases from USDA and NCC for common whole foods, but beyond that shared foundation the databases are different. MyNetDiary maintains its own staff-verified database of 2M+ branded and packaged foods, while Cronometer's verified database covers 1.1M items. MyNetDiary also tracks up to 108 nutrients per entry vs. Cronometer's 92, providing greater nutrient completeness and more comprehensive nutritional analysis per food.
