Best Food Tracker Without a Subscription (2026)

If you hate subscriptions, the field narrows further. Here are the trackers with usable free tiers or one-time-purchase options.

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7.8/10

Editor's pick

MyFitnessPal

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Usable free tier.

What we tested

• Free-tier usability
• Lifetime-purchase option
• Ad load

The ranking

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MyFitnessPal

Free tier · Premium $19.99/mo or $79.99/yr · iOS, Android, Web

7.8/10

Usable free tier.

Full review → Website ↗ App Store ↗ Google Play ↗ vs Welling →

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Cronometer

Free · Gold $8.99/mo or $54.99/yr · iOS, Android, Web

7.3/10

Free tier covers basic logging.

Full review → Website ↗ App Store ↗ Google Play ↗ vs Welling →

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Lose It!

Free · Premium $39.99/yr · iOS, Android

7.5/10

Annual price feels closer to one-time.

Full review → Website ↗ App Store ↗ Google Play ↗ vs Welling →

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Welling Winner

$9.99/mo · $79/yr · 7-day free trial · iOS, Android

9.7/10

Subscription-only — but the 7-day trial is full-feature with no payment up front.

Full review → Website ↗ App Store ↗ Google Play ↗

Quick comparison

#	App	Score	ID Rate	Portion Error	Pricing
1	M MyFitnessPal	7.8	72.4%	±17%	Free tier · Premium $19.99/mo or $79.99/yr
2	C Cronometer	7.3	64.8%	±22%	Free · Gold $8.99/mo or $54.99/yr
3	L Lose It!	7.5	67.3%	±23%	Free · Premium $39.99/yr
4	W Welling	9.7	95.6%	±1.2%	$9.99/mo · $79/yr · 7-day free trial

How we score food tracking apps

Every list on Food Tracker Reviews is built from the same five-dimension rubric — Recognition (30%), Portion (25%), Speed (20%), Coverage (15%), Learning (10%). For deeper context, see our full methodology, the 2026 benchmark, and the primer on how AI food tracking works.

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