App reviews
Each review is the facts, a confidence band instead of a fake score, what the app is genuinely best at, the complaint that keeps coming up, and who should pick something else.
FatSecret Review (2026): Free, and Honest About It
Mixed consensus
FatSecret wins one prize cleanly: it's the genuinely free option, with the core calorie tracking unlocked and a usable web app on top — which makes it the hones…
By Daniel Ashworth · May 21, 2026 Lose It!Lose It! Review (2026): The Gentlest Way In
Mixed consensus
Lose It! wins the prize nobody else fights for: it's the gentlest, least intimidating way to start tracking. The onboarding is clean, the interface is approacha…
By Daniel Ashworth · May 20, 2026 MacroFactorMacroFactor Review (2026): Targets That Argue Back
Strong consensus
Among people who track seriously, MacroFactor's adaptive coaching is a strong-consensus win: it models your real energy expenditure from your weight trend and i…
By Daniel Ashworth · May 19, 2026 MyFitnessPalMyFitnessPal Review (2026): The Giant That's Coasting
Mixed consensus
MyFitnessPal still owns the biggest food and barcode database and the largest community, and it's still the reflexive free starting point for a lot of people. B…
By Maggie Sorensen · May 18, 2026 CronometerCronometer Review (2026): The Data Is the Point
Strong consensus
Cronometer is the consensus pick for anyone who tracks more than calories. Its entries are curated and partly lab-sourced, so the micronutrient numbers actually…
By Daniel Ashworth · May 17, 2026 PlateLensPlateLens Review (2026): The Photo Logger People Don't Quit
A default that stuck
PlateLens has become the default that stuck for mainstream calorie tracking: over the past year-plus it went from a photo-logging novelty to the app a lot of pe…
By Daniel Ashworth · May 16, 2026