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AI fitness and nutrition apps compared: features and free tiers

By the Xoof team · Published · Checked

Most AI trackers are good at one side of the job: the gym or the kitchen. Here is what eight apps track, what their AI actually does and what you get free, taken from each company's own pages.

The short answer

Side by side

What each app tracks, what its AI does and what you get without paying. All seven other apps are on Android today; Xoof is in testing on Google Play.

App Tracks AI logging AI coaching Free tier
Xoof ours Training + nutritionOne app Workouts by voice or text, opened for you to check as they save; meals by photo, voice or text, saved when you confirm. Two coaches: Nova for training, Mira for food Full logbook on both sides, barcode scanning included; 14 days of full AI, then a small free AI allowance each week
MyFitnessPal Nutrition Meal Scan (photo) and Voice Log, Premium only No dedicated coach Yes: food and exercise logging, with ads
Cronometer Nutrition Photo Log and Voice Log, Gold only Crono Coach (AI), Gold only Yes, including free barcode scanning
MacroFactor Training + nutrition Two separate apps AI photo and photo-plus-description logging, label scanner Weekly automatic target adjustments; no chat coach No: 7-day free trial, then subscription
Cal AI Nutrition Photo, barcode and typed description No coach 3-day free trial, then subscription
Fitbod Training No AI logging; you log sets in its workout player Builds each workout from your body, recovery and progress Subscription app; see the app for trial terms
Hevy Training No AI logging; fast manual set entry None; Hevy is a manual log Yes; Pro is a paid upgrade
Google Health Premium Training + nutrition Dictate or upload photos to log workouts and meals Gemini-based Google Health Coach: fitness, sleep and wellness The Google Health app is free; the coach needs Premium

The two-app problem

Only three of these apps set out to coach both training and food, and one of those does it with two apps. So most people who care about both run two: two subscriptions, and a split picture. Your food app cannot see that today was leg day, and your gym app cannot see that you ate 1,400 calories all week and then wondered why the bar felt heavy.

Each app in more detail

Ours · Android · In testing on Google Play

Xoof

Best for: people who train and track food, and want one app and coaching that sees both.

What it does well

  • Training and Nutrition are two sides of one app, each with its own log, history and insights.
  • Speak a session, or photograph, say or scan a meal. A workout opens for you to check the moment it saves, and a meal waits for your OK.
  • Two specialist coaches: Nova reads only your training and Mira only your food, and they share a short summary so each knows the context.
  • Records, volume, macros and weight trends are calculated from your logs.
  • The logbook is free and ad-free on both sides, barcode scanning included.

What it does not do (yet)

  • You cannot download it yet: it is in testing on Google Play, and Android only.
  • No wearable or Health Connect sync.
  • It tracks calories, protein, carbs, fat and fibre, not the vitamins and minerals Cronometer covers.
  • Barcode data comes from Open Food Facts, a community database, so its coverage is smaller than MyFitnessPal's.
  • It does not write each gym session for you the way Fitbod does.

Cost: free today. After the 14-day AI trial, a small AI allowance refills weekly; Premium will lift it. We will publish the price here before anyone can be charged, and moving to Premium will always be a choice you make.

All features · Meet the coaches · How your data is handled

Nutrition

MyFitnessPal

Best for: people who want the biggest food database and already know the app.

What it does well

  • A very large food database built up over many years, so most foods are already there.
  • Meal Scan and Voice Log skip the search box once you are on Premium.
  • Premium+ adds a meal planner, recipes and grocery lists.

Worth knowing

  • Barcode scanning, Meal Scan, Voice Log and custom macro goals all sit behind Premium.
  • The free tier shows ads.
  • Its Premium page lists exercise tracking, but no strength-training features such as records or volume.

Sources: MyFitnessPal Premium

Nutrition

Cronometer

Best for: micronutrient detail: vitamins, minerals and lab-style reports.

What it does well

  • Tracks micronutrients in far more depth than most calorie counters.
  • Barcode scanning is free.
  • Logs exercise and biometrics alongside food.

Worth knowing

  • Photo logging, voice logging and the AI coach are Gold features.
  • Built around nutrition; it is not a strength-training log.

Sources: Cronometer · Cronometer Gold

Training + nutrition · Two separate apps

MacroFactor

Best for: data-minded dieters who want targets that adapt to their weight trend.

What it does well

  • Estimates your energy expenditure from logged intake and weight change, and adjusts your targets every week.
  • AI photo logging returns editable food entries, and a label scanner reads nutrition panels.
  • A separate MacroFactor Workouts app covers training, sold alone or bundled.

Worth knowing

  • No free version, by design.
  • Training and nutrition are two apps, each with its own subscription unless you take the bundle.
  • MacroFactor describes its AI photo logging as a beta.

Sources: MacroFactor · MacroFactor subscriptions · MacroFactor AI food logging

Nutrition

Cal AI

Best for: photo-first calorie counting with as little typing as possible.

What it does well

  • Built around one job: photograph a plate and get calories and macros back.
  • Barcode scanning and typed descriptions cover the meals a photo cannot.
  • Syncs with Google Fit on Android and Apple Health on iPhone.

Worth knowing

  • Exercise comes in through integrations; there is no workout log of its own.
  • Several unrelated apps use similar names in the stores, so check the developer before you subscribe.

Sources: Cal AI

Training

Fitbod

Best for: lifters who want the app to choose the next workout for them.

What it does well

  • Builds a session around you and updates the plan as your recovery and progress change.
  • Handles the programming for you.

Worth knowing

  • Strength and resistance training only; no nutrition.
  • Its website does not say what, if anything, is free, so check in the app.

Sources: Fitbod

Training

Hevy

Best for: a fast gym log with friends and shared routines.

What it does well

  • Quick to log a set, and free to start.
  • Social feed and shared routines.

Worth knowing

  • No nutrition tracking.
  • If you want sessions written for you, look at Fitbod instead.

Sources: Hevy Pro help

Training + nutrition

Google Health Premium

Best for: fitbit and Pixel Watch owners who want one coach across sleep and activity.

What it does well

  • Built around your wearable, so the coaching covers sleep and recovery as well as workouts.
  • Premium comes with Google AI Pro and Ultra.

Worth knowing

  • At launch the coach reached selected Fitbit and Pixel Watch users first, with other devices to follow.
  • One general coach covers everything, with no separate specialist for food.

Sources: Google: the new Google Health app · TechCrunch, 7 May 2026

How to choose

  • You only care about food: MyFitnessPal for the database, Cronometer for micronutrients, MacroFactor for adaptive targets, Cal AI for photos.
  • You only care about lifting: Hevy to log it fast, Fitbod to have it planned for you.
  • You live in a Fitbit or Pixel Watch: Google Health Premium uses the data you already wear.
  • You do both and want one app: MacroFactor's bundle if you want adaptive targets and do not mind two apps; Xoof if you are on Android and want to speak your sessions, photograph your meals and have a coach for each.

Whichever you pick, try the free tier or trial for a normal week of training and eating before you pay. The app you will still open in March is worth more than the one with the longest feature list.

How we compared

We read each company's own feature and subscription pages on 25 October 2026, and for Google, its launch post and press coverage of it. We left out anything we could not confirm there, including prices, which vary by country and offer. We did not test how accurate any app's AI is, including ours, so this article makes no accuracy claims. Brand names belong to their owners, and Xoof is not affiliated with any of them.

Questions

Which apps track both workouts and food with AI?

Of the apps compared here, three cover both. Google Health Premium coaches across activity, sleep and nutrition and works best with a Fitbit or Pixel Watch. MacroFactor covers both with two separate apps, sold together as a bundle. Xoof does both in one app, with a separate AI coach for each side; it is on Android and still in testing on Google Play. The others specialise in one side.

How accurate are AI photo calorie counters?

They give estimates, and portion size is the hardest part for every photo method. The useful apps show you what they assumed, such as the foods and amounts, so you can correct it before it counts. For anything in a packet, scanning the barcode is more precise than a photo.

Is there a free AI calorie counter?

Most free tiers leave out AI logging: MyFitnessPal puts Meal Scan and Voice Log in Premium, and Cronometer puts Photo Log and Voice Log in Gold. Xoof's logbook, including barcode scanning, manual entry and saved meals, is free; photo and voice capture use AI, with 14 days of full AI for new accounts and then a small free allowance every week.

Do I need two apps to track training and nutrition?

Not necessarily, but most people end up with two, because the best-known apps each do one side. Two apps mean two subscriptions, and two sets of advice that each see only half of your week. An app that logs both can tell you that a heavy training day needs more food, or that a low-calorie week explains a flat session.

Is Xoof on iPhone?

Not yet. Android is the first release, and it is in testing on Google Play. Leave your email on this page and we will send you the link on the day it goes public.

Why are there no prices in this article?

App-store prices change with your country, the offer on the day and the plan you pick, so we link to each app's own pages instead of quoting a figure that may already be wrong. Xoof has no price yet: it takes no payments while it is in testing. A paid tier, Xoof Premium, comes after launch to lift the weekly AI limit; the logbook stays free. We will publish the price here before anyone can be charged, and moving to Premium will always be a choice you make.

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