MyFitnessPal vs Cronometer (2027)
By Hannah Whitlock · Published October 22, 2026 · Updated October 22, 2026
MyFitnessPal is the app with the most foods; Cronometer is the app with the most nutrient detail. MyFitnessPal suits people who eat a lot of packaged and chain-restaurant food; Cronometer suits people who want to know exactly what is in their diet.
The short answer
Choose MyFitnessPal if the most important thing is finding every food you eat, especially branded products and chain-restaurant meals. Choose Cronometer if the most important thing is knowing what those foods contain, nutrient by nutrient, from data you can trust.
Side by side
| MyFitnessPal | Cronometer | |
|---|---|---|
| Food database | Largest crowd-sourced, widest restaurant coverage | Curated entries described as lab-analysed and verified |
| Duplicate entries | Common | Less common |
| Nutrients | Macros plus common nutrients | Up to 95 nutrients and compounds |
| Barcode | Listed among Premium benefits | Free |
| Photo logging | Meal Scan, Premium | Photo Log, Gold |
| Voice logging | Premium | Voice Log, Gold |
| AI assistant | — | Crono Coach, Gold |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Paid, 1 year | $79.99 | $59.99 |
| Paid, monthly | $19.99 | $10.99 |
A dash means we could not confirm the feature from the company’s own pages.
Food data: breadth against consistency
This is the defining difference. MyFitnessPal lets users add foods, which is why almost anything can be found, and why a search for a common food often returns many versions with different numbers. Cronometer favours curated entries, so a search returns fewer, more consistent results, and occasionally none for a niche branded product, which you then add from the label.
Nutrients
Cronometer’s daily report shows energy, macros and a long list of vitamins, minerals and other compounds against targets you can customise. MyFitnessPal focuses on calories and macros with a set of common nutrients. If you are checking iron and B12 on a vegan diet, or sodium and potassium for blood pressure, Cronometer is the natural tool.
Logging speed
Both are search-first on their free plans. MyFitnessPal’s breadth means fewer custom entries for packaged and restaurant food; Cronometer’s precision means more care in choosing and weighing. Photo and voice logging are paid on both.
Price
Cronometer is cheaper to upgrade: $59.99 a year against $79.99, and $10.99 a month against $19.99. Cronometer’s free plan includes barcode scanning; MyFitnessPal’s Premium page lists barcode scanning among the paid benefits.
Who should choose which
- MyFitnessPal: people who eat out at chains often, buy many branded products, rely on its integrations or have years of history there.
- Cronometer: people following a diet that needs particular nutrients watched, people working with a clinician, and anyone who prefers consistent data to the biggest catalogue.
Other options
If you want both a large verified database and fast logging, see the general-purpose trackers in our 2027 ranking.
Full reviews: MyFitnessPal · Cronometer.
Questions readers ask
Is Cronometer more accurate than MyFitnessPal?
Cronometer's database leans on curated entries that the company describes as lab-analysed and verified, while MyFitnessPal's is largely crowd-sourced, with many duplicates. For consistent data, Cronometer has the edge; for finding an obscure branded or restaurant item, MyFitnessPal often does.
Which is cheaper, MyFitnessPal Premium or Cronometer Gold?
Cronometer Gold costs $59.99 a year or $10.99 a month (checked September 20, 2026). MyFitnessPal Premium costs $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month.
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