Honest Comparison

Looking for a MyFitnessPal alternative that accounts for workout burn?

Most calorie trackers treat logging like a food-only accounting ledger. In & Out Calories is built on one simple equation: calories in minus calories out equals your real daily balance.

The In & Out Wedge: Both sides of the scale count

When you go for a 5-mile run or lift for an hour, your daily energy balance changes. Traditional trackers relegate workout burn to a secondary screen or treat exercise as an extra "allowance" to spend on food. In & Out Calories syncs directly with Apple Health and Health Connect so your active burn cancels out dinner in real time.

Net Balance = Calories In (Food) − Calories Out (Workouts + BMR)

What MyFitnessPal does well

Credit where it is due

MyFitnessPal has been the market pioneer in digital food tracking for over 15 years. Its food database contains over 14 million entries, providing incredible coverage for commercial packaged products and restaurant chain menus worldwide. If your primary need is an exhaustive historical catalog of every branded grocery item across international markets, MyFitnessPal is a mature and proven tool.

Why users look for an alternative

Despite its massive food database, many users find daily tracking with legacy apps becomes an unnecessary mental strain. Here is how In & Out Calories addresses those exact pain points:

One-Photo AI Meal Scanning
Snap a photo of your plate or scan a nutrition label. Get calorie and macro estimates for the whole plate without typing, or navigating multiple manual search menus.
Net Calorie Balance
Active calories from Apple Health or Health Connect automatically update your daily net budget. Know exactly where you stand today.
Weight Trend, Not Daily Noise
Water weight fluctuates daily. You see the whole series and a read on the last two weeks, so one heavy morning is never a verdict on your progress.
Clean, Fast & Private
Dark mode, no intrusive social feeds, no advertising clutter, and Sign in with Apple. Progress photos stay securely on your device.

The "out" half is a training log, not a diary entry

MyFitnessPal logs exercise and adds the calories back to your day. The difference is not whether a workout is recorded — it is what the app does with it. In & Out Calories is where the session is run, set by set, and the burn is a by-product of the training rather than the only thing kept.

Programs and routines, not a text field
A program holds your routines, a routine holds its exercises in the order you do them. Open the app at the gym and today's session is already laid out.
Every set, as you lift it
Reps and weight recorded per set, with a countdown for timed holds like planks. Not one line reading "strength training, 45 minutes".
Progressive-overload nudges
Hit every set and we nudge you to add weight next time. Starting weights are calibrated from your own numbers, so the first session is not a guess.
Every exercise has a trend line
Tap any exercise to see how it has actually moved over your whole history — load for a bench, time for a plank — the same way the scale shows your weight trend.

And the session's burn goes straight into the day's balance, on the same screen as your food. That is the whole equation: what you ate, what you moved, one number.

Verified Comparison Details

We keep our comparison claims verifiable, dated, and fair. Last verified: 2026-08-09

Feature / Dimension In & Out Calories MyFitnessPal®
Primary Core Focus Calories In AND Out net daily balance Food logging ("Calories In") focus
Food Logging Method AI Photo scan, label scan, barcode, manual Manual database search, barcode, AI scan
Food Database Size Curated & AI estimated 14M+ user & verified items (Source: MFP 2026)
Strength Training Log Programs and routines, per-set reps, weight and timed holds Exercise entries added back to the day's budget (Source: MFP 2026)
Health Store Integration Read-only (HealthKit & Health Connect) Two-way sync across multiple fitness platforms
User Experience & Interface Fast dark mode, zero ads, zero clutter Ad-supported free tier, social feed options
Photo Privacy Progress photos stay strictly on device Cloud account sync

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Trademark & Fair Use Notice: MyFitnessPal® is a registered trademark of MyFitnessPal, Inc. In & Out Calories is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MyFitnessPal, Inc. All competitive product information is cited from publicly available sources as of August 2026 for nominative comparative purposes.