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We compiled 13 Reddit discussions about Food Calculator apps from 12 subreddits. Here's what real users recommend, complain about, and debate.

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What is the best app for counting calories?

r/caloriecount
I like being able to change up the theme for different parts of the year. I also like the pattern detection and ability to pre-log my meals. There's lots od data to look at top which I find super interesting in tracking how my food affects me in everyday life.

What is the best free calorie counting app?

r/1500isplenty
IMO Cronometer is the best choice for the web application alone. It's nice to be able to log foods from both your mobile device and your computer.

Good (free) apps for calorie/macro tracking?

r/naturalbodybuilding
barcode scanner, I still use MFP because I prefer the layout and eat the same things in the week so i don’t have to search up foods often ... Just switch your country (assuming you’re in the US) to Canada and you won’t have to pay! ... I’ve tried pretty much all of them and Cronometer is the best!

What is the best AI Calorie Counter?

r/apps
I have been using snap calorie for about 6 months now and I have been overall disappointed with the AI functionality. It dramatically overestimates calories from photos even with description provided (checked by manually calculating calories ...

Best Calorie counting app?

r/CICO
The main thing I like is that you don't have to log everything manually. you can just describe your meal or take a quick picture of the food or label , and it figures out the calorie for you, it's made tracking feel way less annoying, which ...

Best calorie calculator in 2024?

r/workout
I've built the app primarily for myself since I felt like most known apps like the pal one are hard to use mostly because they offer too many features I don't need. The app is Calorimeter if you want to try it. ... Hey I created one for myself, that accounts for all the calories, macros an...

Are there any good apps that you can take pics of food that count calories for you?

r/loseit
... If counting calories is your goal the most accurate way is by weighing food and writing it down, or inputting the values into MyFitnessPal. 1000 calories sounds. Google TDEE calculator ...

Free or cheap calorie counting app

r/Frugal
This is your hub for all things MyFitnessPal (MFP) - where users can connect, share experiences, and get support. Here you'll find helpful discussions, platform tips, and official updates for our Android, iOS, and web apps.

Best Calorie Counting App?

r/intermittentfasting
Macrofactor was easily the most painless way to manage calorie input for me. The scanner is above and beyond others that I’ve tried. And it has a AI guesser which guesses calories/nutrition of things you forgot to mention like “2 apples and a banana” · Most importantly it has an algorithm which cons...

Best Apps for Counting Calories etc..

r/nutrition
Less clicks to do what you need to do and simplified food searching. ... MyFitnessPal and cronometer are both pretty good. MyFitnessPal is a little more user-friendly though in my opinion ...

Best FREE App, that counts calories from a photo of the food.

r/loseit
I've used plenty of apps. Chronometer for the longest time, for me, it works the best. It can scan for barcodes. That doesn't help a lot, when talking about meals, or something that isn't yet, already, a known value. When I'm on the go, there isn't always a scale available n...

What's your favorite calorie counter app?

r/1200isplenty
i primarily use it because of the barcode scanner feature and it has cute icons for its food entries lol. it’s easy to input custom recipes and foods as well. its database for local food for my country (philippines) is not as exhaustive than myfitnesspal’s, but anything i don’t find in loseit’s data...

Calorie Counting App other than MyFitnessPal? : r/AppleFitnessPlus

r/AppleFitnessPlus
Lose It is a good alternative if you don't track macros. ... I got so tired of the calorie tracking apps gating their features that I made my own free one, called Clean Slate. It can do everything you would expect a calorie tracking app to do, including logging food, creating custom foods and ....

Key Subreddits

r/caloriecountr/1500isplentyr/naturalbodybuildingr/appsr/CICOr/workoutr/loseitr/Frugalr/intermittentfastingr/nutritionr/1200isplentyr/AppleFitnessPlus

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