Comparisons
BiteSync vs MyFitnessPal: planning your week vs logging your day
· Reviewed by James, Dietitian
If your goal is to hit your calorie and protein targets week after week, BiteSync is the better tool. It plans the week before you shop, so the numbers add up in advance, and the planner is free. MyFitnessPal is a food log: it records what you ate after the fact. Its Meal Planner is on Premium+, its most expensive tier.
BiteSync is our app. Everything about MyFitnessPal below comes from its own website, checked on 11 October 2026.
Why planning beats logging for hitting your macros
A log answers "what did I eat?", but only after the fact. The familiar result is finding out at 9pm that you're 40 g short on protein, with nothing left to do about it.
A plan answers "what will I eat?". You see the day's numbers before you've bought the food, so you can fix them while there's still time: swap a lunch, add a yoghurt, move the curry to Thursday. BiteSync's Today screen then records what you actually ate, skipped or swapped, so the numbers stay real.
Why BiteSync is the better choice
- Planning is free. The weekly planner and grocery list are on BiteSync's free plan. MyFitnessPal's Meal Planner needs Premium+.
- Targets set for you, safely. BiteSync works out your calorie and protein targets from your weight, height, age, sex, activity and goal. It has safety limits: it never goes below 1,200 kcal a day for women or 1,500 for men, and won't set a weight-loss target if your BMI is under 18.5. Update your weight or goal and the targets recalculate.
- Plans that hit your numbers. BiteSync Pro fills your week from your own recipes. It aims for every day within 150 kcal of your calorie target, the week's average within 5%, and at least 95% of your protein. If a day can't get there, it tells you which one.
- One shopping list. It's merged for the whole week, and anything already in your pantry is left off.
- Vitamins and minerals across the week. MyFitnessPal's help centre lists five: vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron and potassium. BiteSync Pro checks 12, including iodine, vitamin D, B12, folate and zinc, against reference values split by sex. It judges the whole week, and steers the next plan towards whatever you're short on. Why most apps can't show this.
- Nutrition from what's in the meal. Recipes are calculated ingredient by ingredient using official food composition tables (the UK's CoFID), unless an imported recipe's website publishes its own figures.
- Price. BiteSync Pro is £6.99 a month or £59 a year, billed in pounds wherever you live. MyFitnessPal's prices vary by country. In the US, Premium+ is $24.99 a month or $99.99 a year. In the UK, Premium alone is £15.99 a month or £64.99 a year.
When MyFitnessPal might suit you better
If what you mainly want is a log of everything you eat, MyFitnessPal is built for that: packaged snacks by barcode, restaurant meals, exercise, and a watch that syncs. BiteSync is built for meals you plan and cook, and runs in your browser rather than as an App Store app.
Side by side
| BiteSync | MyFitnessPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Planning what you'll eat | Logging what you've eaten |
| Meal planner | Free (you place meals, totals update as you go); Pro fills the week for you | Premium+ only |
| Grocery list from the plan | Free, merged for the week, skips what's in your pantry | Premium+ |
| Calorie and protein targets | Free, set for you with safety limits | Calorie goal free; custom macro goals on Premium |
| Vitamins and minerals | 12 checked across the week against reference values (Pro) | Vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron and potassium |
| Food data | Official composition tables (UK CoFID) | Large database, including branded products |
| Barcode scanning | No | Premium |
| Exercise and device sync | No | Yes, 35+ apps and devices |
| Works on | Any browser: phone, tablet or computer | iPhone and Android apps, web |
| Price | Free; Pro £6.99/month or £59/year | Varies by country. US Premium+: $24.99/month or $99.99/year |
Checked on 11 October 2026 on MyFitnessPal Premium, MyFitnessPal's help centre (Meal Planner, vitamins and minerals) and our own pricing. MyFitnessPal's prices differ by country, so check the app for yours.
Can you use both?
Yes. Some people plan the week in BiteSync and log the extras in MyFitnessPal, like the coffee-shop latte and the snacks at work.
The verdict
For hitting your macros, plan with BiteSync: the week is sized to your calories and protein before you shop, with one shopping list and your vitamins and minerals checked across the week. Try it free, no card needed. If all you want is a record of what you ate, MyFitnessPal does that.
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