The free MyFitnessPal alternative that also tracks your lifting
FuelLog is a free web app that does your food and your workouts in one place — natural-language macro logging, a live lifting tracker, and cardio, without a download, a credit card, or ads.
If you searched for a free MyFitnessPal alternative, you already know why. Features that used to be free keep sliding behind Premium. The free tier shows you ads. And if you actually lift, MyFitnessPal was never really built for that — so you end up running a second app like Strong or Hevy just to log your sets, then mentally stitching your food and training back together at the end of the day.
FuelLog exists to collapse that into one app. It is honest about what it is: a lean tool built by a single lifter, not a big company. No ads, no selling your data, and a genuinely generous free tier because the whole thing was built by someone who tracks their own training the same way.
Why people leave MyFitnessPal
To be fair — MyFitnessPal is a capable, well-established app with one of the largest food databases anywhere, and for a lot of people it works fine. The usual reasons to look elsewhere are specific:
- The paywall crept. Things like barcode scanning, meal-level macros, and recipe import have moved in and out of Premium, which now runs $19.99/mo.
- Ads on the free tier. The free experience is interrupted by ads and upsells.
- It doesn't really do lifting. There's a basic exercise log, but no structured routines, no live workout timer, no set-by-set tracking — so serious lifters run a second app.
- Two apps, two subscriptions. Food in one, lifting in another. Your data never lives in the same place.
How FuelLog compares — honestly
Here's a fair side-by-side. FuelLog's edge isn't that it out-databases a decade-old incumbent — it's that it's free, does food and serious lifting in one app, adds AI photo logging, and runs in your browser with nothing to install.
| 🔥 FuelLog | MyFitnessPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price to get the whole picture | Free · optional Pro from $4/mo | Free tier with ads; Premium $19.99/mo |
| Food & macro tracking | ✓ Free — 5,300+ foods + live web search, natural-language entry | ✓ Large food database; barcode & some macro views are Premium |
| Serious lifting tracker | ✓ Free — live timer, custom routines, 990+ exercises, PRs & history | Basic exercise log; no structured lifting routines |
| Cardio calories back in your day | ✓ Logged, estimated & added to your food budget | Partial |
| Photo of your plate → macros (AI) | Pro — snap it, AI itemizes it | Meal Scan on $19.99/mo Premium |
| Strength analytics (e1RM, volume) | Pro — e1RM trends & volume heatmap | Nutrition-focused insights |
| Getting started | Web app — nothing to install, no card | App download; account required |
| Ads / data selling | No ads · doesn't sell your data | Ads on the free tier |
Competitor features and pricing reflect publicly available information as of July 2026 and may change — check their site for current terms. MyFitnessPal is a trademark of its owner; FuelLog is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by it.
What's genuinely free in FuelLog
Not a trial, not a teaser. This is the free tier, and it's meant to be enough to run your whole day on:
- Live workout logging — a running timer, check-off sets, auto warm-ups, and your last numbers to beat.
- Custom routines — unlimited, plus ready-made splits (PPL, Upper/Lower, Bro, Arnold and more) drawn from 990+ exercises.
- Cardio tracking — log runs, rides and rows, get a calorie estimate, and add it back to your food budget.
- Natural-language macros — type "2 slice pizza" or "1 cup oats" and the macros fill in. 5,300+ foods built in, plus live web search for millions more.
- Daily goals, streaks & PR tracking — calorie and protein targets with rings, streaks, and personal-record history.
- A muscle-recovery body map — see which muscle groups you've hit and what's recovered.
- Cloud sync — your log follows you across devices, in the browser.
What Pro adds (optional)
Pro is launching soon with founder pricing from $4/mo billed annually (or $6/mo). It's the AI layer on top of a tracker that already works without it: snap a photo of your plate and AI itemizes the macros, describe a meal in a sentence, generate a week of training with the AI routine builder, save recipes for one-tap logging, and unlock Pro analytics like e1RM strength trends and a volume heatmap. You never need Pro to track your food and lifting — it just removes typing.
Try it free — no download, no card
Set your goals and log your first meal or workout in about a minute.
Create your free account →FAQ
Is FuelLog really free?
Yes, and it's not a trial. Unlimited workouts and cardio, custom routines, natural-language macro tracking, live web food search, streaks, PRs, and cloud sync are all free — no card required. Pro is an optional paid add-on for AI features; everything above stays free without it.
Do I need to download anything?
No. FuelLog runs in your browser — there's no app-store download and no install step. On a phone you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app, but that's optional.
Does it track workouts too, or only food?
Both — that's the whole point. FuelLog has a full lifting logger (live timer, check-off sets, custom routines, 990+ exercises, PRs and history) plus a cardio tab, alongside food and macro tracking. One app instead of MyFitnessPal for food and a separate lifting app.
What does Pro cost and what does it add?
Pro launches with founder pricing from $4/mo billed annually (or $6/mo). It adds AI photo meal logging, describe-a-meal entry, an AI routine builder, one-tap saved recipes, and Pro analytics like e1RM trends and a volume heatmap. The free tracker works fully without it.
Can I switch from MyFitnessPal to FuelLog?
You can be up and running in about a minute — sign up free, set your calorie and protein goals, and start logging. There's no automated import of your MyFitnessPal history yet, so your past diary stays there and your FuelLog log starts fresh from day one.