Cookrange vs. Lose It!

Lose It! is a US-based calorie-tracking app that runs in a shape very similar to MyFitnessPal: barcode-based logging, a large food database, and community challenges. Cookrange logs barcodes via Open Food Facts, generates a weekly plan with AI, and builds a gym/squad social layer into the app.

Lose It! runs in a shape very similar to MyFitnessPal: barcode-based logging, a large food database, and community challenges, all wrapped in a US-based calorie-tracking app — it’s commonly the first answer to “what’s a MyFitnessPal alternative” in online discussions (publicly reported figures put it at over 57 million users, over 700,000 reviews, and a 4.7-star average). Cookrange focuses on a different problem: logging barcodes via Open Food Facts, generating a weekly plan with AI, and building the gym/squad experience directly into the app. Lose It! is overwhelmingly a US-market brand; we didn’t find a Turkey-specific signal for it.

Comparison table

Area	Lose It!	Cookrange
Food database	Publicly reported at roughly 27 million items	Barcode data comes from Open Food Facts — also a global, user-submitted database
Free-tier scope	Historically known for a more generous free tier than MyFitnessPal; however, some lower-authority 2026 sources claim barcode scanning has since moved behind Premium for new users — we couldn’t confirm this with a strong source, so we’re not presenting it as settled fact	Logging, plans, recipes, community, and streaks are all free; premium only buys more AI generations
Community/accountability	General community challenges	Squads — each member keeps their own streak, shown side by side
Planning approach	You set targets/limits and log it yourself — no structured AI plan	AI-generated weekly plan from your profile; manual edits recalculate day/week totals
Gym integration	No documented gym check-in feature found as of 2026-08-05 — sources change	QR check-in, a weekly leaderboard, gym wars

Which one fits

Lose It!’s large barcode database and general community challenges make it a strong option, especially for people working with US-market products who enjoy a group-competition format. Which tier barcode scanning sits behind today depends on the source, but for people who want product logging by barcode to clearly stay free, a weekly plan regenerated by AI, and to stay motivated alongside gym friends at the same time, Cookrange takes a different approach.

For a broader list of evaluation criteria, see what to look for in a nutrition tracking app.