GreaseFit as a MyFitnessPal alternative
If you are here, something about your current tracker has worn thin, usually the ads, the subscription, or the feeling that the app is working for someone else. This page is an honest account of what moving to GreaseFit would actually get you, including the parts where the answer is worse.
A note on fairness
This page does not quote anyone else's prices or feature list. Those change constantly, and a comparison table full of stale claims about a competitor is worth nothing to you. Everything in the left-hand column below is a verified fact about GreaseFit. The right-hand column is the question to go and check in whatever you are using now.
What you would gain
Barcode scanning that stays free
Scanning is the thing people most often find behind a paywall, and it is the single reason this app was written. It is free here, with no daily cap and no ad before the result.
Micronutrients on the free tier
Seven minerals, eight vitamins, cholesterol and caffeine, not just the three macros, and scored against a reference standard you choose: EU (EFSA), US (FDA), UK (SACN) or WHO. That last part matters more than it sounds if you do not live in the United States.
No advertising, structurally
There is no ad SDK in the build. That is a stronger statement than an ad-free tier, because there is nothing to switch back on when a quarterly target is missed.
Your data is stored in Amsterdam
Your account, logs and photos sit on servers in Amsterdam, under the GDPR. The few services that handle data outside the EU are named in the privacy policy, with the safeguards that apply.
A recipe builder that does the maths
Ingredients and step-by-step instructions, plus a serving count that actually divides the totals, so logging one bowl of a four-portion stew is a real number.
Someone answers the email
Support does not go to a ticket queue. That has obvious limits, but a reply comes from someone who can actually fix it.
What you would give up
Switching costs something. Here is what, so you can weigh it up honestly before you download anything.
No MyFitnessPal importer yet
On the roadmapThere is no support for this import file yet, but you can still upload it with our importer and contact us about the status of the progress. We are actively adding import integrations as files get uploaded.
The food database is smaller
On the roadmapGreaseFit's barcode registry is built from foods people have saved rather than licensed wholesale. Common items are there; obscure ones you add once, and then they are yours permanently.
Health apps: steps only
On the roadmapGreaseFit reads your daily steps from Apple Health or Health Connect, and nothing else. Nothing is written back, there is no Google Fit, and there is no watch app or widget. Weight or workouts from your scale, ring or watch will not appear here.
No offline logging
On the roadmapYou need a connection. Data lives server-side so it follows you between devices, but that is the trade.
No shopping list
On the roadmapThere is no shopping list. Meal planning is there: plan a day's meals and see the week at a glance.
Side by side
| Â | GreaseFit | Worth checking in your current app |
|---|---|---|
| What costs money | Tracking costs nothing. New accounts get 25 AI credits a day for the first 7 days, then 5. An optional membership keeps the daily AI quota at 25 credits and unlocks the AI recipe scan. Recipes you build by hand are free. | Which everyday actions need a subscription: scanning, macros, exporting? |
| Ads | None, and no advertising SDK in the app at all. | Are there ads on the free tier, and can you pay to remove them? |
| Barcode scanning | Free, unlimited. Searches GreaseFit's own registry of saved foods; anything missing you add once. | Is scanning free, or is it a paid feature? Is there a daily limit? |
| Micronutrients | 7 minerals and 8 vitamins plus cholesterol and caffeine, scored against EU, US, UK or WHO reference intakes. | Do you get vitamins and minerals for free, or only calories and macros? |
| Recipe builder | Ingredients, step-by-step instructions with photos, and a serving count that divides totals correctly. | Can you save your own recipes, and does per-serving maths work properly? |
| Workout logging | Sets with weight, reps and RPE, duration, calories, heart rate and time in zone. | How much detail can you record per set? |
| Data location | Servers in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the GDPR. Some services, such as analytics and AI processing, may handle data outside the EU. | Which country holds your health data, and under whose law? |
| Getting your data out | Delete your account from inside the app. A copy of your data is available on request by email. | Can you export and delete without emailing support? |
| Who makes it | Independent, based in Amsterdam. No investors, no advertising business. | Who owns the company, and how does it make money from you? |
| Works offline | No, a connection is required to log. | Can you log a meal on a plane? |
| Meal planning | Plan a day's meals and see a week overview. | Do you actually use the planner, or just think you will? |
| Shopping lists | Not a feature. | Same question. |
| Apple Health / Health Connect | Daily steps only. Nothing written back, no Google Fit. | Does your ring, watch or scale need to sync through one of these? |
How to move across
Without an importer this is manual, but it is one evening and then it is done.
- Create a free account and set your macro targets, or run the built-in TDEE calculator to get a sensible starting point.
- Pick the reference standard you want your vitamins and minerals scored against: EU, US, UK or WHO.
- Spend twenty minutes adding the foods you eat most weeks. For most people that is around thirty items, and it is the single highest-leverage thing you can do.
- Scan the barcodes of what is in your cupboard as you go. Anything not in the registry you save once, and it is attached to that barcode from then on.
- Rebuild your two or three regular recipes with a serving count so portions come out right.
- Turn on only the reminders you want, and switch off the rest.
Who this is actually for
GreaseFit suits someone who logs food most days, cares about what is in it beyond calories, and would rather the app had no commercial interest in their attention. It is a poor fit if you depend on health-platform sync, need to log offline, or want the app to plan your week for you.
Feel your best. Let the app do the rest.
Free to use, no ads, and no credit card. Available on iPhone and Android.
