Noom is best known for its psychology-based programme: daily lessons, a structured plan and, for some members, a coach. Many people looking for a Noom alternative want something simpler: an app to track what they eat, for less. That’s what this page covers. It doesn’t cover Noom Med or any weight-loss medication; for that, talk to a doctor.
We make Calorix, a calorie app, so we’re not neutral. That’s why our app isn’t in the list below (it has its own clearly marked section at the end), and why every fact about the other apps comes from their own websites, help centres or App Store listings, checked on October 23, 2026. No app paid to be listed, and the list isn’t a ranking.
What Noom costs
Noom’s help centre lists Noom Weight at $70 for one month, $159 for three, $179 for six and $209 for twelve, “before any taxes or discounts”, and notes that pricing “may vary slightly depending on promotions or your signup method (like through the app vs. website)” (Noom). Its App Store page lists “Noom Program” purchases from $44.99 to $199.99.
Without paying, a free Noom account includes “Select Lessons”, “Movement Tracking” and “Meal Logging (availability depends on your location)” (Noom).
Quick picks by need
- Free, no ads, with a barcode scanner: MyNetDiary
- Plans that adjust to your progress: MacroFactor, or MyNetDiary Premium
- Vitamins and minerals, free: Cronometer
- The biggest food database: MyFitnessPal
- A simple daily calorie budget: Lose It!
- Fasting and recipes: Yazio
- Free, with photo recognition: FatSecret
MyNetDiary
MyNetDiary’s free plan has “no ads and no account required to start” and includes the barcode scanner, voice logging, up to 108 nutrients and charts over your full history (MyNetDiary). Premium ($8.99 a month or $59.99 a year) adds Meal Scan photo logging, intermittent fasting, diet plans and recipes by registered dietitians, and Advanced Autopilot, which adjusts your calorie targets from your weight trend and food log. Details: MyNetDiary price.
- Not for you if: you want photo logging for free, or a very minimal app.
Cronometer
Cronometer’s free Basic plan has no time limit and includes “Unlimited use of our Barcode Scanner”, detailed nutrient tracking, custom targets and full data export, with ads. Gold ($10.99 a month or $59.99 a year) adds photo and voice logging, fasting, an AI coach and no ads (Cronometer). Details: Cronometer price.
- Not for you if: you find detailed nutrient screens overwhelming.
MacroFactor
MacroFactor is the closest to Noom’s idea of a plan that adapts to you: it estimates how much you burn from your weight trend and intake and “auto-adjusts your macro plan every week” (MacroFactor). It has no free version and no ads; it costs $11.99 a month, $47.99 for 6 months or $71.99 a year after a 7-day trial. Details: MacroFactor price.
- Not for you if: you want lessons and habits content, or a free plan.
MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal’s free plan covers food and exercise logging and shows your macros; its database lists more than 20.5 million foods, including restaurant dishes. The barcode scanner, Meal Scan and fasting are Premium: $9.99 a month or $49.99 a year on its website, more in the app (MyFitnessPal). Details: MyFitnessPal Premium price.
- Not for you if: you want a free barcode scanner.
Lose It!
Lose It!’s free Basic plan gives “a personalized daily calorie budget and access to our 50M+ food database”. Premium is $79.99 a year, with discounted offers in the app, and adds barcode scanning (which Lose It! is moving to Premium), photo and voice logging and fasting; Lifetime is a one-time $299.99 (Lose It! help). Details: Lose It! Premium price.
- Not for you if: a free scanner matters to you.
Yazio
Yazio’s free version includes a calorie tracker with a barcode scanner, a water tracker and an optional fasting tracker, with “no signup required”. PRO, paid upfront for 3, 6 or 12 months, adds AI photo tracking, all fasting plans and 3,000+ recipes; its US App Store page lists 12 months at $23.90 or $47.90. Details: Yazio PRO price.
- Not for you if: you want to pay monthly.
FatSecret
FatSecret’s App Store listing says “Best of all, fatsecret is free”, with a food diary, “Image recognition of foods, meals and products”, a barcode scanner, a community and Apple Health sync. Premium adds dietitian meal plans, advanced meal planning, extra meal headings and water tracking, sold monthly, quarterly or yearly; its US App Store page lists annual plans at $38.99 and $59.99 (App Store).
- Not for you if: you may want a refund or to stop mid-period: its listing says subscriptions can’t be refunded or cancelled during the period.
What you give up when you leave Noom
None of these apps runs Noom’s daily psychology lessons or offers its coaching programme. If those lessons are what keeps you going, Noom’s own free version keeps select lessons. If you mostly used Noom to log food and watch your calories, any app above covers that for less.
To stop paying, cancel in the Noom app (profile → Settings → Manage Subscription), on the web through Noom’s Subscription Portal, or in the App Store or Google Play if you subscribed there. Noom says refunds “may be available if requested within 14 days of your first charge. Renewal charges aren’t refundable” (Noom).
Our app: Calorix
We make Calorix, so it’s not in the list above. It’s an iPhone-only calorie app: you log with a photo, barcode, nutrition label or your voice, see each ingredient with its grams and correct anything, and keep a streak with Toasty, a pet who reacts to what you log. Barcode lookups are free with no daily limit, plus 3 free AI scans a day; Pro is $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US after a 3-day free trial. It has no lessons programme like Noom’s and no Android app. Calorix pricing.
How we chose
We picked apps that log food and that people commonly consider instead of Noom, then checked each one’s pricing page, help centre and US App Store listing on October 23, 2026 (FatSecret’s website blocked our checks, so its facts come from its App Store listing). Prices are US prices; plans and offers change, so check the price shown before you subscribe. For more apps, see MyFitnessPal alternatives and calorie app prices in 2026.
Change log
- October 23, 2026: page published, with Noom’s prices and seven alternatives checked on their official pages and App Store listings.
Updated October 23, 2026
