The short answer
If you lift, our pick is Brolic: food logging with a barcode scanner, a full workout log with AI-built programs, and GLP-1, TRT and peptide tracking in one app. MacroFactor and Carbon adjust your targets every week, and Cronometer’s free plan keeps the barcode scanner.
Why lifters switch
MyFitnessPal moved its barcode scanner to Premium on October 1, 2022, and Premium is $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month in the US. It logs strength exercises with sets, reps and weight, but it does not count calories burned from strength training, and workout routines are a Premium feature.
Six alternatives compared
Best overall for lifters · iPhone
BrolicOurs
7-day free trial then $99.99 a year, or $19.99 monthly.
- Barcode
- Included, plus nutrition labels and food photos
- Targets
- Protein-first calorie and macro targets
- Workouts
- Full workout log, AI-built programs and PRs
- Protocols
- GLP-1, TRT and peptide routines
iPhone · Android · Apple Watch
MacroFactor
$71.99 a year after a 7-day trial; $11.99 monthly. No free tier.
- Barcode
- Included
- Targets
- Adjusts your macros every week
- Workouts
- In a separate app, MacroFactor Workouts
- Protocols
- None found
iPhone · Android · watch · web
Cronometer
$59.99 a year for Gold; $10.99 monthly. Free Basic plan with ads.
- Barcode
- Free in the Basic plan
- Targets
- Set from your weight goal
- Workouts
- Activity, duration and intensity
- Protocols
- None built in
iPhone · Android · watch · web
Lose It!
$79.99 a year for Premium. Free Basic plan with ads.
- Barcode
- Being moved to Premium
- Targets
- Budget recalculated as your weight changes
- Workouts
- Exercise name, duration and calories
- Protocols
- GLP-1 medication only, in Premium
iPhone · Android
Carbon
$99.99 a year; $11.99 monthly. No free tier.
- Barcode
- Included
- Targets
- Weekly check-ins adjust your targets
- Workouts
- None found
- Protocols
- None; its coach cannot see medication
iPhone · Android · Apple Watch
Yazio
Pro priced in the app. Free calorie counter with ads.
- Barcode
- Included
- Targets
- Set from your metabolic rate and activity
- Workouts
- Activities with calories
- Protocols
- None found
Six MyFitnessPal alternatives compared, checked October 20, 2026. US prices as listed on each company’s site or US App Store page; they vary by country, and store offers change. A trial is not a free tier.
How to choose
Best overall for lifters
Brolic
Food, workouts and protocols in one app.
Free, with a barcode scanner
Cronometer
Its Basic plan includes unlimited scanning.
Targets that adjust weekly
MacroFactor, Carbon
Both recalculate from your intake and weight.
Track GLP-1 doses with food
Brolic, Lose It!
Lose It! needs Premium for it.
Free with a big database
Lose It!, Yazio
Free plans with ads; paid plans remove them.
Whichever you pick, log three meals you actually eat and one real session before you move your history.
Brolic: our pick for lifters
Brolic is an iPhone app that keeps food logging, workout tracking, protocols and progress in one place. It sets protein-first calorie and macro targets, searches 2 million+ foods, and scans barcodes and nutrition labels. Its AI drafts food entries from a photo or a description and builds workout programs, and you edit each draft before anything is saved. Its Protocols track GLP-1, TRT, peptide and other routines you enter yourself, with reminders and injection-site rotation.
It is the product at brolic.app, developed by PSG Labs Inc. Brolic is on the App Store for iPhone. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial, then costs US$99.99 a year, or US$19.99 a month.
Sources & method
Written by the Brolic team. These references explain the evidence and assumptions; this page does not replace individualized professional advice.
- Brolic — App Store listing
- MyFitnessPal — help centre and App Store listing
- MacroFactor — website and help centre
- Cronometer — website and help centre
- Lose It! — help centre and App Store listing
- Carbon — website and help centre
- Yazio — help centre and App Store listing
