Calorie Counter by fatsecret reviews

What users love and hate · 500 reviews analyzed · ★ 4.4

A free calorie, weight, and activity diary with an extensive food database and barcode scanning — for people who want to track nutrition without paying for a subscription.

What users love

The free tier covers nearly everything without a subscription

Food diary, weight, macros, and barcode scanning are all free — competitors lock these behind a paywall

This is the only free app I've found that allows users to track daily calorie intake, weight loss progress, and physical activities without requiring a subscription. All the other apps I've tried required a paid subscription after completing the initial questionnaire. You can also customize your own recepies.

The free version is pretty good if like me you just want to log your food as an aid to weight loss.

I'm enjoying the free version. I wish it had an exercise list, but the food diary is good.

Free barcode scanning meaningfully speeds up logging

Scanning a barcode auto-fills nutritional data and isn't hidden behind a paid tier

This is an excellent app for calorie tracking, exercise records and weight management. The free version has been a great tool, so I imagine the Premium would have extra features that many people would find helpful. Of course the results come as a product of maintaining self discipline in eating and exercise, but the app is a helpful way to focus on progress in these areas. Nutrition values for mos

I tried 4 or more apps before finding FATSECRET. None compared to what they offer. They teach in such an easy to learn way that comes naturally thru use of app i hesitate to give a 5. There are often times I scan the barcode, and it comes up the wrong flavor or wrong nutrition info. I don't think it's the developers fault, I think it's updated by users. So I rated a 5 because the app itself deserv

Better than the "top" calorie counting app after its latest "updates." I've moved on from MFP after years of use. No ads except for small "save with premium" buttons - no pop-ups! Barcode scanning included in the free version. No bait & switch with a "free trial." Expand all meals to see what's logged for the entire day, which you can no longer do with MFP. At first, navigating the app was a littl

Massive food database with local brands from multiple countries

Even niche snacks and regional brands show up — South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand

has so many foods in its memory which makes it so easy to track what I eat.

has most nz foods and easier than samsung health remembers stuuf u ate

Macro and nutrient summary shows the breakdown of your diet

Daily and weekly breakdowns by protein, fat, carbs, and sugar make it easy to spot where you're going over

Really enjoying the features of this app. One thing I wished it had was the ability to import a recipe from online with the attached calories and nutrient info.

I have been logging in this app for a few weeks now. I tried it after getting back on an app that I used to use and finding many features that I used to use in the other app now behind a pay wall. Fatsecret provides everything that I need to easily track my macros, so that I can make the decisions that I need to for my health.

The free version is more than adequate for my needs and I appreciate it tracks the macros. There is good community support. I intend to upgrade to the paid version when I get a little extra money. UPDATE: I did upgrade to the paid version and love the added functionality. It allows me to add professionals (dietitian) who get very detailed reports.

Custom recipes with auto-calculated nutrients per serving

Build a home dish from ingredients, save it, and log it in one tap — the app handles the macros per serving

I use the free version and it has everything I need, you can even create your own recipe.

Really enjoying the features of this app. One thing I wished it had was the ability to import a recipe from online with the attached calories and nutrient info.

Clean, straightforward interface — takes a couple of days to learn

Minimal design, fast logging, nothing extraneous; feels light compared to bloated competitors

I have tried a few different calorie counting apps and find this one the best for me. Its extremely easy to use. I really love this app ❤️

Easy to use. Like the free features.

Muy simple llevar el registro de todo, buenisima app

Actually helps people lose weight and understand their diet

Users report losing 10–40 kg and say the app revealed hidden calories they never knew they were eating

Very helpful app. Lost 30kg over 2 years mostly by following a routine of entering my meals each day, and learning the nutritional value of what I eat. And tracking my weight

Great resource! lost 16 lbs already

Community and badges help sustain motivation

Other people's stories and streaks badges are genuinely encouraging; no pushy AI

it's very easy to use. it has an excellent listing of food. the secret is you need to want to lose and stay motivated.

Very great experience. Great community.

simple food logging and weight journal app with community, no ads , no shnick shnack

What users hate

A May update wiped the database — familiar foods now turn up nothing

After the update, local products and mainstream brands disappeared; barcode search became useless; the developer has gone silent for months

Many food items have just disappeared. Without any explanation. It's almost impossible find anything now.

I used to find all the common products on market in this app. Now it won't even find 2.5% milk!!! it was not like this before. all famous products were available and that was the reason why I was using it. might switch to a different app😒

As a free app, this works extremely well. Easy to count and track the calories. Their database is amazing for AU users. I have found almost all the known Aussie brands I frequently purchase. I can track my weight loss easily. I would highly recommend this app.

Russian-language entries stopped appearing after the update

Russian-language foods were hidden without warning — even chicken breast has to be entered manually; searching in English still works

Скрыли практически все русскоязычные записи без объявления, теперь чтобы затрекать даже обычное куриное филе нужно вручную вписывать бжу. Коммуникация нулевая, смысл заполнять базу если её просто снесут?

Еда в последнем обновлении перестала находиться на русском, на английском находит. Проблема возможно из за того что язык телефона отличается

Перестало находить продукты на русском языке после последнего обновления.

No quick way to log calories without tying them to a food item

For an on-the-go entry or a home-cooked meal there's no fast manual calorie input — you have to search or build a recipe

Good app and very easy to use. The AI assistant and voice recognition work really well. The only downside is that you can't quickly add calories. You always have to load food which can be difficult for homemade dishes.

great app I really enjoy it and it seems to have everything as far as finding food . I wish there was just a quick way to add calories though. should just be able to add 100 cal without having to tie it to some food for quick on the go entries

At first it seems like the app is great and the free version allows for sharing with professionals. However, they frequently delete items from the database so you find yourself inputting the same food every random period of time.... and you can't just upload a photo of the nutritional value table but have to manually input every line of it... so if you don't mind doing that over and over and over

Swiping left deletes a diary entry with no confirmation

An accidental swipe erases a logged meal with no undo — users want a confirmation step or a way to disable the gesture

2020.06.12: So far, so good. Down #20. Thanks for this tool, but there seem to be a few caveats. Currently, three suggestions to improve it: Add confirmation prompt to food diary. It's too easy to delete entry with accidental swipe and or lose multiple entries when accidentally backing out too far Very frustrating when it happens. Add nutritional info for more micro nutrients. Lastly, I had to com

УБЕРИТЕ УДАЛЕНИЕ БЛЮДА ИЗ ЗАПИСИ СВАЙПОМ! Очень часто происходит миссклик и удаляешь что записывал. Remove the delete of the records by swiping! Too often you missclick (swipe) and delete the important food you ate.

Спасибо за приложение. Пожалуйста, добавьте возможность отключить удаление записи с помощью свайпа влево. Либо же добавьте способ отмены удаления

Awkward portion sizes force mental math for simple foods

Many foods are defined only per 100 g or as '1 serving = multiple pieces,' so you have to manually calculate fractions of what you actually ate

Way better than myfitnesspal. The UI is simple and intuitive and not a cluttered mess and the barcode scanner is not a paid feature. I like how the serving size for junk food defaults to the entire package because lets be real here...

Enkel loggning av måltider (genom foto, skanning av streckkod eller manuellt), beräkning av kalorier. makros och statistik över tid. Bäst är att det går att lägga in recept i en kokbok och sedan logga de sparade rätterna i matdagboken. Tyvärr funkar det inte att skanna streckkoder i kokboken. Det går inte heller att på något enkelt sätt ange i kokboken hur stor en portion är (den försöker beräkna

calories are all wrong for food items. what is 1 serving? I didn't have 1 serving, I had 280ml. I uninstalled it.

Cooked dishes are calculated using raw ingredient weights

Food loses weight during cooking, but there's no way to enter the final cooked weight — so macros end up inaccurate

It's a good way of keeping track of when and what I'm eat. It has made me rethink my eating habits. I like that it has a good amount of knowledge about food from various shops. The only thing that's a bit difficult is when I've cooked a trial recipes or something which isn't on the list as you can't get a proper calorie count. I have tried to break it down by the ingredients I've used which I thin

Why can't I report existing food for edit or block it so it does not confuse me in the future? For example, someone has put White Rice food with a gram measurement but for the COOKED rice. How does it make sense to have cooked ingredient value by default? How does one measure cooked rice in prepared meal? Deducting one more star now: food I've used before is no longer in search results. Why is it

Photo food recognition is unreliable

Photographing a dish rarely produces the right match — users fall back on barcodes instead of the camera

I'm not a fan of the name, but the app is great! I love that it works with both my Rally Health and my Google Fit. it's easy to add or update food in the tracker. I love that you can scan a barcode or take a picture of your meal, although I find that it doesn't always work right. So far, this is the best calorie-tracking app that I have used!

Love this app! Super straight forward and easy to use. Premium is honestly pretty cheap compared to other apps, and I love the steps and water tracker. The barcode scanner is super convenient, and the smart scan is decently accurate depending on how visible different components are. I do wish the history log for food and drinks were separate, but that's just a potential feature I'd like, I have no

Database calorie figures sometimes diverge from the package

Entries are user-submitted, so you occasionally encounter wrong flavors, incorrect calorie counts, and odd macro ratios

way off on many items... that can cost you a lot of calories in a day being off. don't trust this app. my tortillas said 190 scanned it the app said 150 huge difference.. works fine until day100 and the. it locks up and no way to contact anyone. havnt been able to use it for 2 days now.. .. it does not let me contact you for issues like this... the option is not here I tried several times... still

Scan the barcode - app comes up with a wrong result - I fix it and enter correct food item details for that barcode, save it as a consumed item in the food diary. All is well, right? NO! Scan same barcode - app gives wrong result AGAIN - I search for the food item that I've literally just entered and saved for this barcode earlier - and it's not in the list! Newly entered food items don't get save

The exercise section feels thin and users want more

Users ask for a broader activity list, more precise workout-type settings, and integration with video workouts

I'm enjoying the free version. I wish it had an exercise list, but the food diary is good.

One of the best app ever for counting calories and nutrients. I hope they add new in it, like adding more meals (like second breakfast, pre workout meal)

Weight-loss focus gets in the way of people maintaining or gaining

Everything is tuned for weight loss; there's almost no configuration for maintenance or muscle-gain goals

при заходе в приложение постоянно сбивается норма калорий в день до 2000 при моей норме в 1400

This is a great app to help you keep up with everything you eat , therefore assisting in weight loss.

I just downloaded this app. It said it was for free , but everything I clicked on is not if I want any recipes for dieting , I have to subscribe and pay. if I want to track my weight I have to pay if I want to do voice recording I have to pay this said it was a free app without subscribing or paying. I'm deleting this ASAP and Deleting notifications and blocking this app. Nobody wants to help anym

The default calorie target is too high — you won't lose weight on it

The recommended daily target matches maintenance calories; without knowing your own metabolism, results won't come

it's great cuz you can look up what you're planning on eating, even at a restaurant and find out the calories and adjust accordingly. also keeps you accountable. if there is a night and want something to munch on and check to see how many calories it is first, then I get something with lower calories to go to bed with.

при заходе в приложение постоянно сбивается норма калорий в день до 2000 при моей норме в 1400

Edited review: remaining 2 stars. I reached out to fatsecret and proved to them their RDI for maximum weight loss is literally my maintenance calories and they've told me they're not wrong. You will not lose weight using this app if you follow their RDI. I can use this app, but I know my BMR and what I should be eating.

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