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Simple Food & Nutrition Tracker App - foodnoms.com

· 2 weeks ago

Buy if you're an individual iPhone/Mac user who wants fast, private food logging with free barcode scanning. Skip it if you need Android, team accounts, or clinical micronutrient depth.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; note this is a consumer iOS app, not business software.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence in reviewed sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Foodnoms+$40/yr

Best for

  • iOS/Mac users logging daily meals
  • Privacy-conscious refugees from ad-heavy trackers
  • Barcode-scanner-first logging
  • Apple Health and Apple Watch users

Not for

  • Android users — sources show iOS/Apple only
  • Enterprises or teams rolling out staff wellness — this is a solo consumer app
  • Clinical users needing lab-grade micronutrient detail (Cronometer territory)
  • Anyone expecting every feature free — free tier covers basics only

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing cited inconsistently: official page says $40/yr; one third-party review cites ~$71.99/yr. Verify in-app before subscribing.

medium

Free tier limits basic features; expect paywalls on advanced tracking and goals.

low

Subscription model, not one-time purchase — its own community debates this.

low

New Foodnoms Cloud account system launched May 2025; check sync and migration behavior.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free barcode scanning, unlike paywalled rivals like MyFitnessPal
  • Privacy-focused, ad-free positioning backed by independent MacStories reviews
  • Bidirectional Apple Health sync and Apple Watch support
  • Users describe it as smooth, reliable, and non-intrusive

Cons

  • Apple-only; no Android version appears in sources
  • Free tier covers only basics; advanced tracking is paywalled
  • Food database is crowdsourced, so entry quality varies
  • Indie-built product; support depth unproven versus big competitors

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Privacy-focused with no ads; publishes a security page and privacy policy. No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x6security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free barcode tier undercuts paid rivals
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call it fast, minimalist, non-intrusive
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Solid core; lighter than Cronometer
  • Support quality. No evidence in reviewed sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. Privacy-first positioning; publishes security page
  • Free Starting price Foodnoms+ at $40/yr
  • Yes Free tier Includes barcode scanning
  • 5+ Years on market Per maker's own site

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Basic nutrition tracking
  • Free barcode scanner

Foodnoms+

$40/yr

  • Features beyond free basics
  • Per official comparison page

Security

Privacy-focused with no ads; publishes a security page and privacy policy.

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users consistently praise Foodnoms as a fast, private, non-intrusive MyFitnessPal replacement with free barcode scanning.

“I love Foodnoms for iOS.”
Reddit, r/Zepbound
“Foodnoms is great!”
Reddit, r/AppleWatch
“Try Foodnoms!”
Reddit, r/loseit
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; note this is a consumer iOS app, not business software.

Solid, private iOS nutrition tracker; great MyFitnessPal escape, but Apple-only and lighter than Cronometer for clinical detail.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; note this is a consumer iOS app, not business software.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Foodnoms homepagefoodnoms.com
    official
  2. Foodnoms vs MyFitnessPal (pricing)foodnoms.com
    official
  3. FoodNoms 2: Feature Overviewfoodnoms.com
    official
  4. FoodNoms 2 review — MacStoriesmacstories.net
    review
  5. FoodNoms privacy-focused review — MacStoriesmacstories.net
    review
  6. App Store listing and reviewsapps.apple.com
    review
  7. Reddit recommendation threadreddit.com
    review
  8. Best Macro Tracker Apps 2026appstoretracker.com
    review
  9. Best Privacy-First Nutrition Tracker 2026nutriscan.app
    review
  10. Foodnoms security pagefoodnoms.com
    security
  11. Foodnoms privacy policyfoodnoms.com
    security
  12. FoodNoms 2 press releaseprnewswire.com
    news

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