Calorie Counter - MyFitnessPal for Android

Calorie Counter - MyFitnessPal impresses with its huge food database and quick entry system, proving to be a valuable app not only if you want to lose or gain weight, but also if you want to eat healthier foods.

Pros

Streamlined and straightforward: Unlike other similar apps, Calorie Counter - MyFitnessPal makes it easy for you to track all the food you've eaten as well as the workouts you've done with as few taps as possible. Features like Barcode Scanning, Multi Add, or Recent Foods considerably reduce the food entry time.

Comprehensive: With its huge food database (over 3 million foods) and detailed nutritional facts for every food, this app is more than a calorie tracker -- it's a free virtual nutritionist. As you use it, you learn a lot about foods and discover what you should eat and what you should avoid.

Helpful and reliable: By showing you how many more calories you need to lose or gain every day and enabling you to set goals and track your progress over the course of several months, this app does motivate you to reach your targets, which is why it's so popular. What's more, your data is safely stored online and can be accessed from other devices.

Cons

Requires a lot of typing in the beginning: Before you can make proper use of the Multi Add and Recent Foods features you must manually search for every food and define the quantities. Depending on your menu and your specificity, this may take well over five minutes for a single meal.

Minor quirks: Expect occasional lag, slow performance, and logging-in issues. Nothing major, but enough to annoy you now and then.

Bottom Line

Calorie Counter - MyFitnessPal can change your lifestyle for the better. More than a calorie tracker, this is an informative app that helps you eat better, not by imposing a certain diet on you, but by helping you to make informed decisions. Whether you want to gain or lose weight, this is a great app for you.