Comparison · MyFitnessPal
Cookrange vs. MyFitnessPal
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MyFitnessPal is an established calorie-counting app with a large, global, largely user-submitted food database. Cookrange focuses on barcode-based logging via Open Food Facts, on-demand plan regeneration, and a built-in gym/squad social layer.
MyFitnessPal states it has a community of over 250 million users across 120 countries (February 2025 press release), with a large, community-contributed food database, and is one of the most established calorie-tracking apps. Cookrange focuses on a different problem: recognizing grocery products by barcode, showing calories burned on top of today’s target in real time, and building the gym/community experience directly into the app.
Comparison table
| Area | MyFitnessPal | Cookrange |
|---|---|---|
| Food database | Large, global, largely user-submitted | Barcode data comes from Open Food Facts — also a global, user-submitted database |
| Daily target | Typically fixed or manually adjusted | Calories burned from the exercise you log show up on top of today’s target; the target itself only changes when you regenerate your plan |
| Gym integration | No documented gym check-in feature found as of 2026-08-04 — sources change | QR check-in, a weekly leaderboard scored by XP, and a 60-day peak-hour pattern in the gym owner’s dashboard — built, not yet exercised end to end with a real gym |
| Social/accountability | General friend/diary sharing | Squads — each member keeps their own streak, shown side by side |
| Pricing | Free + Premium subscription | Core features always free; premium raises your AI generation limit and unlocks the 30-day nutrition trend, the BMR/TDEE breakdown and group CSV export |
Which one fits
MyFitnessPal’s database depth and established ecosystem make it a strong option, especially for users working mostly with US-market products. For people who scan grocery products by barcode often, want to stay motivated alongside gym friends, and want to see calories burned reflected on today’s target in real time, Cookrange takes a different approach.
For a broader list of evaluation criteria, see what to look for in a nutrition tracking app.