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Should I use MyFitnessPal?

Calorie tracker and nutrition logging app - myfitnesspal.com

Depends. Use the free tier if you want simple, reliable calorie and macro logging with the largest user base. Pay for Premium only after testing it — users dispute its value — and weigh the documented breach history.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; source snippets were truncated, so no verbatim user quotes could be extracted.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
PremiumPaid (site-quoted)
Premium+Paid (site-quoted)

Best for

  • Casual calorie & macro tracking
  • Free-tier budget users
  • Barcode-scanner logging
  • GLP-1 nutrition tracking

Not for

  • Privacy-sensitive users — 150M accounts breached in 2018
  • Coaches needing client management (use Trainerize or PT Distinction)
  • Premium-feature hunters; users report paywalled basics and disappointment
  • Anyone wanting a distraction-free minimal logger

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Old breach data fuels extortion emails; use a unique password

medium

Free-tier feature creep: users report once-free basics moved behind Premium

medium

Premium and Premium+ value debated; test before subscribing

low

Support is FAQ-first; direct help channels limited

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Most popular default calorie tracker with large community
  • Free version includes core food and exercise tracking
  • Food logging validated in dietitian reliability studies
  • Integrates with coaching platforms like PT Distinction

Cons

  • Longtime users say the app has become unusable
  • Paid version features disappoint some subscribers
  • 150M accounts breached in 2018
  • Owned app Cal AI breached, 3M users (2026)

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 12 sources - Two breaches on record: 150M accounts (2018) and subsidiary Cal AI, 3M users (2026); runs a managed bug bounty.

official x1review x6security x4news x1
  • 2018 data breach — 150M accounts, Disclosed unauthorized access affecting about 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts.
  • Cal AI breach (2026), MyFitnessPal-owned Cal AI hit by a breach affecting 3M users, March 2026.
  • Credential extortion emails, Users reported extortion emails using old MyFitnessPal passwords after breach data circulated.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free tier solid; Premium value hotly debated
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Longtime default; simple logging
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep tracking, integrations, GLP-1 tools
  • Support quality: 2/5. FAQ-first contact; limited direct help
  • Security posture: 2/5. Two breaches; bug bounty exists
  • 250M+ Registered users reported customer base
  • Yes Free tier core nutrition tracking included
  • $18M Funding Kleiner Perkins & Accel, 2013
  • 150M Data breach accounts exposed, 2018

Pricing

Free

Free

  • Core food and exercise diary
  • Basic nutrition tracking

Premium

Paid (site-quoted)

  • Removes free-tier limits (user-reported)
  • Advanced insights

Premium+

Paid (site-quoted)

  • Top tier
  • GLP-1 journey tracking (per MFP blog)

Security

Two breaches on record: 150M accounts (2018) and subsidiary Cal AI, 3M users (2026); runs a managed bug bounty.

  • 2018 data breach — 150M accountsDisclosed unauthorized access affecting about 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts.⁶
  • Cal AI breach (2026)MyFitnessPal-owned Cal AI hit by a breach affecting 3M users, March 2026.⁸
  • Credential extortion emailsUsers reported extortion emails using old MyFitnessPal passwords after breach data circulated.

What users say

Users praise the food database and easy logging but increasingly complain about paywalls, clutter, and a degraded free tier.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; source snippets were truncated, so no verbatim user quotes could be extracted.

Free tier is the best-known calorie tracker; Premium is contested and breach history is real. Start free.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; source snippets were truncated, so no verbatim user quotes could be extracted.

Sources

  1. MyFitnessPal has become unusable — Redditreddit.com
    review
  2. Is MyFitnessPal Premium really worth it? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  3. MyFitnessPal Review (2026) — Garage Gym Reviewsgaragegymreviews.com
    review
  4. Trustpilot — myfitnesspal.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  5. What is included in the free version? — MFP Supportsupport.myfitnesspal.com
    official
  6. Notice of Data Breach — MyFitnessPalcontent.myfitnesspal.com
    security
  7. MyFitnessPal breach — Have I Been Pwnedhaveibeenpwned.com
    security
  8. Cal AI breach affecting 3M users — Hackreadhackread.com
    security
  9. MyFitnessPal Managed Bug Bounty — Bugcrowdbugcrowd.com
    security
  10. MyFitnessPal raises $18M — TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
    news
  11. Validity of MFP food logging — BMJ Nutritionnutrition.bmj.com
    review
  12. Foodnoms vs MyFitnessPalfoodnoms.com
    review

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