Comparison
Pick MyFitnessPal if food is your main focus and you want a very large food database, photo meal logging, recipes, meal plans, a web app and dozens of connected apps and devices. Pick Apex Stacked if you lift and want your food next to your training, sleep, bloodwork and any TRT, peptide or supplement protocol, with free barcode scanning and a full workout log. Both have a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99 a month for MyFitnessPal Premium and $2.99 a month for Apex Pro in the US.
Last checked October 18, 2026. MyFitnessPal details come from MyFitnessPal's own site, help center and store listings. See sources.
US prices as listed on October 18, 2026. Prices may vary by region.
| Feature | MyFitnessPal | Apex Stacked |
|---|---|---|
| Food logging | Free food, exercise and water logging. Create your own foods, meals and recipes. | Free food and water logging in five meals. Every food you log saves to your library. Copy a meal from the last 14 days. |
| Food database | "20.5M+ foods, including restaurant dishes," per its store listings. Built by its community. | Barcode lookups in Open Food Facts, plus your own saved food library. |
| Barcode scanning | Premium only since October 1, 2022. | Free on every plan. Repeat scans work offline. |
| Photo, label and voice logging | Meal Scan (photo of your meal) and voice logging on Premium, in English. | No photo meal recognition. Nutrition label scanning on Apex Pro. Describe or speak a meal on Pro + AI. |
| Calorie and macro goals | Goals by percentage, free. Macros by gram and different goals by day on Premium. | One daily target from a Mifflin-St Jeor estimate, every value editable, free. Targets by weekday on Apex Pro. |
| Nutrients | Macronutrients and micronutrients shown on free. | Calories, protein, carbs, fat and fiber. |
| Recipes and meal plans | Recipe creation and web import, free. Recipe Discovery on Premium. Meal Plan Builder and grocery lists on Premium+. | Not offered. |
| Intermittent fasting | Premium. | Free fasting log and "Mark fasted" before a workout. |
| Strength training | Strength entries with sets, reps and weight. Workout Routines with per-set weight and reps on Premium. | Full workout log, free: every set type, rest timer, RIR, supersets, plate calculator and PRs. Weekly plans on Apex Pro. |
| Bloodwork | Not listed in MyFitnessPal's features. | Free manual entry and trend charts. Lab report scanning on Pro + AI. |
| Medication and protocol tracking | GLP-1 medication tracking for US users. Its help center says other medications and supplements can't be tracked. | TRT, peptide and supplement protocols: dose logging, reminders and vial tracking. 1 active protocol on free. |
| AI features | AI Coach on Premium, on iOS in English. Meal Scan uses computer vision. | AI coach, workout debriefs, meal estimates and reports on Pro + AI. Apex Pro uses no AI. |
| Connected apps and devices | 40+, including Apple Health, Garmin, Fitbit, Samsung Health, Strava and smart scales. | Apple Health and Health Connect, read only. |
| Watch | Apple Watch and Wear OS apps for water, quick-add calories and what's left. | Apple Watch, free: live workouts, water, check-ins and doses. Needs an iPhone. No Wear OS app. |
| Web, iPad, Android | Website, iPad and Android. | No web app and no iPad app. Android in the US only. |
| Data export | CSV export on Premium. | Backup export and restore, free. |
| Paid price | Premium: $19.99/month or $79.99/year, 7-day trial. Premium+: $24.99/month or $99.99/year. | Apex Pro: $2.99/month or $24.99/year. Pro + AI: $8.99/month, 7-day trial. |
"Not listed" means we did not find it in MyFitnessPal's features, help center or store descriptions on the date checked. MyFitnessPal's own pages give different database sizes: its store listings say 20.5M+ foods and its homepage says over 18 million. Premium+ prices come from MyFitnessPal's pricing post; its Premium page shows Premium prices only. Check MyFitnessPal's site for its current features and pricing.
Good to know. Apex Stacked is built around strength training first, with nutrition next to it. If you only want a calorie counter, MyFitnessPal does more on the food side. Apex Stacked is also dark theme only.
There is no way to bring your MyFitnessPal food diary into Apex Stacked, so plan to start your food log fresh.
It can be if you lift and want your food in the same app as your training, sleep, bloodwork and any TRT, peptide or supplement protocol. Calorie and macro tracking with barcode scanning is free in Apex Stacked. If food logging is your main goal and you want the largest food database, photo meal logging, recipes, meal plans or a web app, MyFitnessPal is likely the better fit.
No. MyFitnessPal's help center says that as of October 1, 2022, barcode scanning is available only with a Premium subscription. In Apex Stacked, barcode scanning is free on every plan. It looks products up in Open Food Facts.
MyFitnessPal lists Premium at $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial, and its pricing post lists Premium+ at $24.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Apex Pro is $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year, and Apex Pro + AI is $8.99 a month with a 7-day free trial. Both apps have a free plan. The plans include different features, so compare what you need. Prices are US prices as listed on October 18, 2026 and can vary by region.
Not directly. Apex Stacked has no food diary import. MyFitnessPal Premium members can export their data as CSV files, so you can keep a copy of your history. In Apex Stacked you set your targets in Macro Setup, and every food you log saves to your own library, so your common foods are quick to log again after the first week.
No. Apex Stacked does not recognize meals from photos. Its camera scans barcodes, free, and Nutrition Facts labels, with Apex Pro. With Apex Pro + AI you can type or speak a meal in plain words and get a calorie and macro estimate to review. MyFitnessPal lists Meal Scan as a Premium feature.
Every MyFitnessPal detail on this page comes from these pages, checked October 18, 2026.
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