Review Insights · App Store
MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter
MyFitnessPal, Inc. · 2,329,267 ratings · ★ 4.7
4.7
★★★★★
2,329,267 ratings
🎯 Build a better version
Top complaints - extracted from 74 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"update"
44 negative reviews mention this · 59% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New update is awful. Thanks for making one of the most functional apps I’ve had in my phone for years significantly more difficult to use for no reason. You can’t even see your whole day of meals together as a list anymore which is the main purpose of the app i…" - kels4638293627
2
"food"
17 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Challenging new layout. The new design is a complete disappointment and prompted me to share my frustrations. The layout is clunky and demands excessive clicking, making it challenging to review my daily food log. Swiping between days has become a hassle, and cruc…" - CoolCat72
3
"been"
17 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I recommend listening to your users and reverting the changes. i didn’t expect the update to be so bad i’d end up switching to a different meal tracking app. i’d been using myfitnesspal for 12 years and even started paying for a subscription once they made the barcode a premium feature only. but this a…" - Winona Rain
4
"years"
14 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New update is awful. Thanks for making one of the most functional apps I’ve had in my phone for years significantly more difficult to use for no reason. You can’t even see your whole day of meals together as a list anymore which is the main purpose of the app i…" - kels4638293627
5
"layout"
13 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Challenging new layout. The new design is a complete disappointment and prompted me to share my frustrations. The layout is clunky and demands excessive clicking, making it challenging to review my daily food log. Swiping between days has become a hassle, and cruc…" - CoolCat72
6
"everything"
12 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New update is awful. Thanks for making one of the most functional apps I’ve had in my phone for years significantly more difficult to use for no reason. You can’t even see your whole day of meals together as a list anymore which is the main purpose of the app i…" - kels4638293627
7
"premium"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP UNLESS YOU WANT TO BECOME ANGRY EACH TIME THAT YOU TRY TO USE IT!. If I could give this app 0 stars, I would, because it deserves that. Not only is it INFURIATINGLY slow to load, but also not every single portion size and/or every single food is available to list whenever I try to log what I've eaten, and …" - ElectricAngelRock&Roller
8
"user"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New UI is horrible.. Never thought I’d use a different food tracking app but here I am. New UI forces more scrolling to see your days food (so they can jam more ads in). Ridiculously emphasis on premium feature, less intuitive, the list goes on. Kind of bafflin…" - JdmDEEZ
9
"awful"
10 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New update is awful. Thanks for making one of the most functional apps I’ve had in my phone for years significantly more difficult to use for no reason. You can’t even see your whole day of meals together as a list anymore which is the main purpose of the app i…" - kels4638293627
10
"meals"
10 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New update is awful. Thanks for making one of the most functional apps I’ve had in my phone for years significantly more difficult to use for no reason. You can’t even see your whole day of meals together as a list anymore which is the main purpose of the app i…" - kels4638293627
11
"horrible"
10 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New UI is horrible.. Never thought I’d use a different food tracking app but here I am. New UI forces more scrolling to see your days food (so they can jam more ads in). Ridiculously emphasis on premium feature, less intuitive, the list goes on. Kind of bafflin…" - JdmDEEZ
12
"makes"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Update is lousy. Why do developers think updates are always helpful? The latest update to this app makes it harder to read, and more screens to navigate through just to log an item. Really annoyed." - sgkggg
📋 All 74 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
New update is awful
Thanks for making one of the most functional apps I’ve had in my phone for years significantly more difficult to use for no reason. You can’t even see your whole day of meals together as a list anymore which is the main purpose of the app itself. And the sizing of everything is completely off. Giant font when you need smaller font and tiny font when you need larger ones. Completely destroyed functionality with this design.
Challenging new layout
The new design is a complete disappointment and prompted me to share my frustrations. The layout is clunky and demands excessive clicking, making it challenging to review my daily food log. Swiping between days has become a hassle, and crucial information is buried beneath unnecessary white space. Instead of highlighting what matters, the design emphasizes trivial details in bold and abbreviations, forcing me to scroll endlessly just to access my food logs. The daily total isn’t even pinned at the top for quick reference! It’s frustrating to navigate through so much wasted space. I genuinely dislike this new look and am now on the hunt for a more efficient tracking solution.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP UNLESS YOU WANT TO BECOME ANGRY EACH TIME THAT YOU TRY TO USE IT!
If I could give this app 0 stars, I would, because it deserves that. Not only is it INFURIATINGLY slow to load, but also not every single portion size and/or every single food is available to list whenever I try to log what I've eaten, and doing the 'Quick Log' isn't convenient when I'm busy OR very accurate as to what I've actually eaten specifically. Also, there are WAY too many 'Premium' features that a person has to pay for and therefore cannot access, making what could be more thorough and better use of the app EXTREMELY limited. Make ALL of the features FREE! America has a severe obesity problem that's on the rise, and this app SHOULD be able to HELP people like me who can't, don't want to, and shouldn't have to pay for getting on track to becoming healthful. I'm NOT EVER paying one single penny to ANY app for ANY reason whatsoever 👎🏻 In this economy, almost NO ONE can afford to pay money to a stupid app, myself included. What's the point of having so many features when most of them are 'Premium' and therefore inaccessible to the general public? (It's literally and utterly POINTLESS that they basically force people to pay for the vast majority of them.) The creator(s) is/are (a) greedy, money-grubbing pillock(s) for making the app work like this. I realise that all that they care about is making money, however, and that they NEVER read customer feedback, let alone actually care about the very people who keep them in comfortable shoes by using their stupid app OR the wellbeing and future of human society, which is why I now DESPISE this app and will NEVER, EVER re-download it OR recommend it to anyone.
New UI is horrible.
Never thought I’d use a different food tracking app but here I am. New UI forces more scrolling to see your days food (so they can jam more ads in). Ridiculously emphasis on premium feature, less intuitive, the list goes on. Kind of baffling this absurd of an update ever made it to the users. From a 4 star app to a 1 star app overnight.
App Layout
I had taken a little break from the app but when I updated it it was completely changed. It’s horrible! They need to go back to the old layout. I don’t like how when you’re counting the calories the larger number is the number of calories you ate. I feel the larger number should be the amount of calories you have left to eat. Just my 2 cents. It’s a bit confusing for calorie counting.
App RUINED by recent update
This app was excellent and is now complete garbage. Why did you do this?!?!?
People are canceling. I have canceled and will not renew when my time runs out. Look at your recent reviews! You guys need to get a clue and admit you were wrong and put this back how it was!
NOW!!!!
People are canceling. I have canceled and will not renew when my time runs out. Look at your recent reviews! You guys need to get a clue and admit you were wrong and put this back how it was!
NOW!!!!
I recommend listening to your users and reverting the changes
i didn’t expect the update to be so bad i’d end up switching to a different meal tracking app. i’d been using myfitnesspal for 12 years and even started paying for a subscription once they made the barcode a premium feature only. but this app update made logging meals so difficult. what a flop. such a shame.
The update is horrible
I’ve been using this app for over a decade, but the latest update is absolutely the worst ever and I’m seriously thinking of getting a different app now and canceling my premium subscription. Instead of being able to see all the foods that I eat every day by scrolling down the list of daily meals it now collapses them so you can’t see your whole day at a glance. It is absolutely awful the worst possible design. I want my old MyFitnessPal back.
Messed up a good thing
I’ve used the paid version religiously for years. The updated layout is an absolute joke and makes everything 10x harder. What a joke
Whose Brilliant Idea was This?
Update: 06-2026: I accidentally tapped on ‘update’ after three years.
I am stunned!! Every screen has an ad and as mentioned in other reviews, things are behind a paywall. Are Pop-Up ads a ‘new’ feature?
I’m waiting for the typical Developer ‘canned’ response.
Update 11-2023: Just exactly what is basic functionality as opposed to paying for ‘premium’ features? Why is this not clearly listed so the consumer can make an intelligent decision before downloading?
Original review: It seems every release has the same pre-scripted narrative. Which is why I no longer automatically update for “bug fixes, performance updates and improved reliability”. I haven’t updated since v22.15.5 Full screen ads AND a paywall for the scanning function? I’m confused; are you deliberately trying to lose customers?
I am stunned!! Every screen has an ad and as mentioned in other reviews, things are behind a paywall. Are Pop-Up ads a ‘new’ feature?
I’m waiting for the typical Developer ‘canned’ response.
Update 11-2023: Just exactly what is basic functionality as opposed to paying for ‘premium’ features? Why is this not clearly listed so the consumer can make an intelligent decision before downloading?
Original review: It seems every release has the same pre-scripted narrative. Which is why I no longer automatically update for “bug fixes, performance updates and improved reliability”. I haven’t updated since v22.15.5 Full screen ads AND a paywall for the scanning function? I’m confused; are you deliberately trying to lose customers?
BARCODE SCAN WAS FREE??
There were so many features that were free now they want to charge you for it? Money hungry and I bet it doesn’t even work that well. They use AI too, that’s not even accurate.
Awful updates
I really liked this app. I’ve used it for many years off and on. I can’t believe the updates they just made. WHY??? Fire your developers! This is horrible. Horrible. I hate using it now! Bring back the old version, please. I may have to go to another app if the updates are permanent. 😞
New app layout
Pls bring back the old layout. The new design is so confusing and not appealing at all.
The new layout is AWFUL!!!
The new layout for this app is awful. It’s not user friendly and everything takes multiple clicks. I can’t automatically see my food breakdown and have to switch between screens. It also doesn’t show you the total calories for each meal broken down like it used to. I regret having continued my membership and will be looking at other apps. BRING BACK THE OLD VERSION!!
I hate the new interface-not user friendly
I HATE the April 2026 update. The old food log format was condensed and allowed you to view your log at a glance. The new big boxes don’t allow you to even see all the foods in one meal. As a person that eats a whole food diet and not 3 processed food items per meal it’s frustrating.
Aesthetics does not equal quality. Additionally, you can’t move a breakfast meal to lunch the drag feature is gone. This feels like a regression in features then progression.
Aesthetics does not equal quality. Additionally, you can’t move a breakfast meal to lunch the drag feature is gone. This feels like a regression in features then progression.
Update is HORRIBLE
New update made the app so much worse! Unsubscribed and deleted the app!
Hate new update!
The new update is just unusable. Whoever updated this never use the app. You got rid of the edit, why?
I actually started using Lose It! premium is cheap cheaper and I like it better so I’m canceling my premium for MFP what just sad because I’ve been using it since you started in 2005.
I actually started using Lose It! premium is cheap cheaper and I like it better so I’m canceling my premium for MFP what just sad because I’ve been using it since you started in 2005.
Was great until the update
I’ve used this app for over 10 years and loved it and in the last few days they completely changed their look, and it absolutely stinks. It is unfortunate they completely ruined the look and feel of this app. Look for alternatives.
New Update 🗑️
New update took away all the easy copy multiple meals or pick and choose certain items used to the next day. This makes altering meal plans a hassle.
New update is so inconvenient
I’ve never written a review of any app but this one is so frustrating that I needed to say something. It’s actually making me track my food less because of how tedious it became. Switch it back to a more intuitive interface. No one needs the AI built interface.
*Updating, I’m officially cancelling my premium and I’ve been using this app since the beginning at 2014 and now moving on to a different tracker.
*Updating, I’m officially cancelling my premium and I’ve been using this app since the beginning at 2014 and now moving on to a different tracker.
Worst. Update. Ever.
I never write reviews. Bring back simple visuals for the ADHD community. It makes my brain hurt to look at the new format. We need dopamine hits to motivate us, not paragraphs to read.
New app design sucks
This was such a simple and easy to use product. With the new design, each element is huge and it’s hard to see things at a glance anymore. Why do I have to scroll in order to see the 5 things I ate for breakfast?! Each section that’s been updated is worse. Wish I could go back
Greedy
This app has gone downhill. I cannot believe how horrible it is. The ads are distracting and there are so many more than they used to be, BUT they’ve taken away the barcode feature, and the verified nutrition facts didn’t match original nutrition fact labels. What a disgrace, whoever owns this app should be ashamed of themselves. A big fat DELETE from me.
Update is terrible
Why would a food tracking app change how to look at all your meals in one place way more difficult. Also removing the mass delete is so frustrating to have to click on lunch, then swipe every single time food item to delete it.
Update is so horrendous ruined the app
Used this for years and years. The recent update has made this app almost unusable.
Easy of access
Why the hell do I have to pay to have easy of access just to be pummeled with ads
Latest update decreased functionality
The redesign took away visibility and helpful functions like viewing all your food and macros on one screen, select all (to copy and delete multiple items), etc. No one that I've talked to enjoys it. Please change back.
Terrible New Update
I paid for the year a few months ago and I wish I hadn’t. This new update is absolutely horrible and creates a more complicated user experience. I’m not even able to copy the days entries in full over to another day. I have to do everything manually. Even deleting things added on accident takes several more steps than before. CHANGE IT BACK! No one likes this and I’ll be looking into getting a refund as this is not what I paid for.
UX update is terrible
Who thought this was a good idea? The update makes every single function of this app harder to use. Stop making things harder and less intuitive.
New update is a disaster
I have been a long time user of MfP and have loved the ease it has brought to tracking. With their latest update, their features have gone backwards. It is not user friendly, it’s easy to mistake being over macros for under. Please bring back the old version, otherwise once my subscription ends I will be finding a new tracking app.
Sucks
This new app update sucks. It doesn’t track well and you lost the ability to copy and paste days of meals. Macros are inaccurate fix this, please
New UI is trash
The new UI has absolutely killed this app. I've been a user for a decade and I cannot believe how unintuitive and bulky the food logger is now. It takes me 2x as long to track my food and is honestly deterring me from using it. I'm canceling my paid subscription and moving to a different app.
Not a good app
Had to try a different app. At least they got my money they wanted.
New update is AWFUL!
This new update gives me a headache no lie, like literally everything is randomly placed & so senseless. It takes so much time to add my meals because how everything is so randomly placed, i literally regret getting this membership. >.<
New version TERRIBLE
I have been using MFP for over 12 years and I loved it. But, the new version is not even usable. I am considering finding something different which is too bad because they have been my go-to. Please change it back!!
Why did you make me hate this app now?
Loved the app before, I have been using it for years! The new update is a regression.
Old was better
Hate the new layout strange and doesn’t show very easily where you are calorie wise, as well as it changed what your goals are when it updated. See stars change it back to before!!
Six
Redesign sucks
Worst Update I’ve Ever Seen
For the love of god, PLEASE undo this new update/UI. Everything about it is worse than before. I hate having to open up every single meal instead of having everything easy to see on one screen like I used to. I hate that I have to go to a separate screen to see my calorie total when it automatically adds my exercise calories. Whoever approved this is an idiot. At LEAST give us the option to use the old interface! At this point I’m switching to Lose It unless they reverse this.
So many ads
I hate the fact it keeps asking me to go premium, I don’t want premium.
Update-still broke. Latest update broke it
Still not retaining food I log. May 5th update. Awful.
Obviously, developers already know that the latest update broke it. Isn’t keeping saved food logged. But the feedback I will give is you guys have been trending in the wrong direction for quite a long time now. I get it, advertisements are the only way you can make a living, but you gotta clean it up so that it’s not so clunky and that at least the advertisements work. You got the clothes button that’s not even showing up on the screen. Anyway, I guess I’m just gonna have to go back to doing it. The old-fashioned way and manually track my calories. No advertisements that way!
Obviously, developers already know that the latest update broke it. Isn’t keeping saved food logged. But the feedback I will give is you guys have been trending in the wrong direction for quite a long time now. I get it, advertisements are the only way you can make a living, but you gotta clean it up so that it’s not so clunky and that at least the advertisements work. You got the clothes button that’s not even showing up on the screen. Anyway, I guess I’m just gonna have to go back to doing it. The old-fashioned way and manually track my calories. No advertisements that way!
New UI is Terrible
The new UI update is terrible, i cancelled my subscription
Update sucks
The new MFP is painful to look at. It’s not simple as it used to be. Going to try a different app.
The new update sucks
Why fix something that wasn’t broken. I do not like the new update. I liked when I can see everything I logged instead of clicking into breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Don't say it's free if there is no free plan
Don't say it's free if there is no free plan
Update is the worst
The update is the worst. I’m going to have to find something more user friendly even though I’ve used this app for years
App logs me out weekly
5 stars when I get in it. 1 star for app. Every week the app logs me out. I got a log back in and where the email should be, it auto populates an auto generated username that I didn’t pick. I have to delete that then enter my email and then be told again that my password is incorrect. I then have to go to a web browser to reset it. That resets it but still cannot get into it via the app. Trying to get help is comical. There is no phone number. You submit a request after they want you to try a 1000 automated suggestions that don’t work with auto generated solutions that have nothing to do with what you need. You submit the ticket, and you get an email confirmation that’s about 10 paragraphs long, again trying to help troubleshoot the issue that you’re not having.
What happened
Suddenly carbs can’t be tracked if I’m not premium. Immediate delete.
Update is dreadful
IF POSSIBLE, has even got worse-no longer correctly saves most frequent meals. I AM SO OVER THIS APP-this change makes me more angry every day. Logging food is now so cumbersome and completely unintuitive --it is truly horrible-it is showing me things I truly do not care about-this is an app to measure my caloric intake not the rest of the mumbo jumbo. ***Gee, thanks for the ChatCPI “response”. Cannot even take time to have an actual human answer people’s concerns? Stellar.
New update not good
I’m usually a big fan of change. But unfortunately, this app took a huge down grade with the “upgrade.”
My primary focus is to track my calories. The new update makes it hard to see how many calories I have left for the day. When I enter my weight there isn’t a “complete” function. I hit ok and then it just stays. I then have to click back and then go in and make sure it recorded my weight update. So something that took two seconds before now takes way longer and freaks me out each time.
The compact layout of the food diary doesn’t make sense. It shows the first item and that’s it. So then I panic like “oh, I must not have logged my entire meal”. So then I click log. And log my other items. Only to realize I apparently already did and now everything is in there twice.
Bleh. If I hadn’t been using this app for more than the past decade I would delete it. But it’s nice to see my weight history/progress.
My primary focus is to track my calories. The new update makes it hard to see how many calories I have left for the day. When I enter my weight there isn’t a “complete” function. I hit ok and then it just stays. I then have to click back and then go in and make sure it recorded my weight update. So something that took two seconds before now takes way longer and freaks me out each time.
The compact layout of the food diary doesn’t make sense. It shows the first item and that’s it. So then I panic like “oh, I must not have logged my entire meal”. So then I click log. And log my other items. Only to realize I apparently already did and now everything is in there twice.
Bleh. If I hadn’t been using this app for more than the past decade I would delete it. But it’s nice to see my weight history/progress.
+ 24 more in the clipboard copy
Sentiment summary
94%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)