MyFitnessPal alternative: Plenish vs MyFitnessPal
What's a MyFitnessPal alternative made for GLP-1 users?
MyFitnessPal has a far bigger food database and now logs GLP-1 doses in the US, but it needs an account, and barcode scanning and meal photos are Premium. Plenish is built around GLP-1: no account, a free barcode scanner, three free meal photo scans a day, protein, fiber and water first, and a free PDF for your doctor.
Checked from the US App Store, Google Play and each company's own pages. Apps change, so check the listing.
Where MyFitnessPal is the better pick
- Its food database is huge: 20.5 million+ foods, including restaurant dishes. source
- It's mature, with a website, watch apps and 40+ connected apps and devices. source
- GLP-1 dose, injection site, reminder and side effect logging now sit inside a full food tracker (US and Canada). source
Where Plenish is different
- Built around GLP-1. Shots, injection sites, reminders and side effects sit next to food, with protein, fiber and water first instead of calories.
- No account. Open it and start logging, on iPhone or Android. Your logs are stored on your phone.
- A free doctor report. 30, 90 or 180 days of shots, weight, side effects and meals in one PDF.
- Meal ideas when appetite is low. Ask Nib, an AI companion, for a small, protein-rich idea; it only turns on after you agree.
Side by side
| Plenish | MyFitnessPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Account needed | No, on iPhone or Android | Yes: email, username and password source |
| Logs GLP-1 shots and doses | Yes, free | Yes, in the US and Canada source |
| Injection sites | Yes, free, on a 14-spot body map | Yes, recorded with each dose source |
| Dose reminders | Yes, free, the evening before each shot day | Yes source |
| Side effect log | Yes, free, with intensity | Yes, with severity source |
| Food logging | Search, barcode, meal photo, nutrition label and voice | Search 20.5M+ foods, plus barcode, Meal Scan and voice source |
| Barcode scanning | Free | Premium source |
| Meal photo logging | 3 a day free, unlimited with Premium | Meal Scan, Premium source |
| Protein, fiber and water | Daily goals calculated for you, free | Calorie and macro goals; gram-level macro goals are Premium; free water tracker source |
| Doctor report or export | Free PDF of shots, weight, side effects and meals. No CSV export yet. | CSV export with Premium; free printable report on the website source |
| Free plan | Yes. Premium is optional | Yes, with ads; Premium removes them source |
Questions
Can I move my data from MyFitnessPal to Plenish?
Plenish can't import a MyFitnessPal account. On iPhone, if MyFitnessPal writes your meals to Apple Health, Plenish can read them in automatically (optional, in settings).
Is Plenish free?
Yes. Logging shots, food, water, weight and side effects, reminders and the doctor report are free. Premium is optional and adds unlimited meal photo scans, home screen widgets and more.
Is Plenish affiliated with MyFitnessPal?
No. Plenish is an independent app. MyFitnessPal is a trademark of MyFitnessPal, Inc., and this page only compares publicly listed features.