Alternatives to the big calorie apps

Five apps, five reasons to look around. Each page starts with what the vendor does well, then the most common criticism with evidence from reviews, and then the comparison.

By app

• YAZIO alternativea very large German food database and a barcode scanner that reliably finds things
• MyFitnessPal alternativethe largest food database there is and recipe import
• Lifesum alternativea genuinely tidy interface and meal plans and recipes
• Cronometer alternativemicronutrients in real depth, around 80 values per entry and vetted data sources (NCCDB, USDA)
• Fastic alternativeintermittent fasting as the actual subject and water and step tracking