Renzy vs MyFitnessPal
The ad-free alternative with native AI and a verified Spanish food database.
MFP
€9.99/mes
No ads · EUR pricing · Cancel anytime
$99.99/year
Ads on free plan · USD pricing · Unreliable database
Why users switch from MyFitnessPal to Renzy
Constant ads
MFP launched its own ad network in 2026. Free users are bombarded with ads.
Inaccurate database
MFP's crowd-sourced database is full of errors. Reddit users call it 'unusable'.
USD-only pricing
No native EUR pricing. European users pay more due to currency conversion fees.
Scanning your food costs extra
Meal Scan (photo) and even barcode scanning require Premium. In Renzy, photo scanning is the heart of the app, included from day one.
When to choose MyFitnessPal over Renzy
MyFitnessPal has spent more than fifteen years building the largest food database on the market, and it shows in two places: the barcode scanner finds almost any packaged product, and importing a recipe from a web page works well. If the way you log is looking up specific supermarket products by barcode, and you have years of history there, switching has a real cost. It also connects to more third-party watches and scales. If that is what holds your routine together, it is a legitimate reason to stay.
The verdict
Both apps count calories; the difference is how you arrive at the number. MyFitnessPal starts from a huge database and expects you to find your food inside it, with the noise that comes from being crowd-sourced. Renzy starts from a photo: the AI estimates what is on the plate and how much, which is exactly the part where people give up when they eat out or cook at home. Add that there are no ads here at any tier, prices are in euros, and the web app runs without installing anything. If you log packaged products, MFP. If you log real meals, Renzy.
FAQ
Is Renzy a good MyFitnessPal alternative?
It depends on how you eat. If your day is packaged products with barcodes, MFP's database is hard to beat. If it is cooked meals, leftovers and eating out, scanning a photo is considerably faster than searching for and adding up ingredients one by one.
Can I bring my MyFitnessPal history across?
Yes. Settings has an importer for the CSV MyFitnessPal exports, and it brings your MEAL log into your history. That is all it moves: weight history and saved recipes do not travel, and have to be rebuilt.
What does each one cost?
Renzy Pro is €9.99/month or €49.99/year, with a 7-day trial and no ads on any tier. MyFitnessPal has a free tier with ads and a paid tier priced in dollars, so what you actually pay in euros depends on the exchange rate and your bank.