As soon as MyFitnessPal made the announcement that they were moving the barcode scanning feature to a premium-only feature in late 2022, we knew there was going to be a LOT of people leaving the platform and looking for a new calorie tracker. A ton of you have already switched and today we are looking at a great alternative… Lose It!
Lose It! Is not a new app. It has been around for nearly 15 years already. The company states that “many of the Lose It! Features are available for free, supporting the company’s mindset that losing weight doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive”.
Like many calorie tracking apps, Lose It! Is built on what’s called a freemium platform – meaning there is a free version with basic functionality and a paid version with advanced features. The premium membership comes in at $39.99 per year
Let’s look at some of the feature comparisons in the two versions…
|
Free Version |
Premium Version |
Personalized weight loss plan |
✅ |
✅ |
Intuitive logging |
✅ |
✅ |
Smart camera |
✅ |
✅ |
Sync health apps & track exercise |
✅ |
✅ |
Community support |
✅ |
✅ |
Sync devices |
❌ |
✅ |
Advanced tracking |
❌ |
✅ |
Meal & exercise planning |
❌ |
✅ |
Patterns and celebrations |
❌ |
✅ |
Let’s break down each of those features…
Premium only features:
The verdict?We love Lose It! As a tool to track your nutrition and crush your goals. The free version is perfectly sufficient to reach your goals and we think the premium version is a BARGAIN at only $39.99 per year to get access to the additional features.