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European alternatives to MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal lost 900M users in a year after the Mitsui acquisition. European users leave for three reasons: data sovereignty, feature bloat, and pricing creep.

MyFitnessPal was a freemium nutrition tracker—focused, fast, effective. It had the largest food database. The Mitsui buyout in 2020 pushed it toward enterprise wellness contracts, added premium upsells, and moved data handling toward unclear third-party processing. For EU users, Terms & Privacy updates shifted liability away from transparency. The app now conflicts with GDPR enforcement: data requests take months; data deletion is buried in settings; privacy updates follow US interests, not EU law. This triggered regulatory friction in France (CNIL), Germany (BfDI), and Italy (Garante), driving awareness of alternatives.

Most ex-users cite one of three pain points: (1) US data residency discomfort—tech-aware individuals, especially in DE/NL/SE, distrust US cloud infrastructure after Schrems II; (2) feature overload—MyFitnessPal added gym logging, community badges, meal planning tiers; users just want calorie input and macro counts; (3) cost opacity—the free tier shrank; the Premium tier ($70/year USD) offers marginal value; many churn for privacy + simplicity.

Where each alternative is built, owned and hosted

ProductBuilt inData locationEU-ownedSelf-hostableOpen sourceBest forPricing
BiteRightIndividuals and healthcare providers needing clinical-grade nutrition tracking aligned with medical conditionsgbEU–––SME+EnterpriseFreemium
Calories!Health-conscious individuals wanting offline-first nutrition tracking without forced subscriptions or external login requirementsdeEU✓–✓SMEFreemium
FasticIndividuals seeking intermittent fasting guidance with integrated nutrition trackingdeEU✓––SMEFreemium
FddbIndividuals tracking daily nutrition and calorie intake with a comprehensive European food databasedeEU✓––SMEFreemium
FitatuIndividuals tracking daily nutrition and weight loss with AI-powered photo meal estimationplMixed✓––SMEFreemium
FoodvisorIndividual users and health-conscious consumers tracking nutrition and weight loss with AI-powered meal photographyfrEU✓––SMEFreemium
KaloriaHealth-conscious individuals seeking AI-powered calorie tracking without manual loggingczUnknown✓––SMEFreemium
Kostbasen· by the founderseEU✓––—Free
LifesumIndividuals and workplaces seeking personalized AI-powered nutrition guidance and meal planningseMixed✓––SME+EnterpriseFreemium
Matkalkylen· by the founderseEU✓––—Freemium
Mijn EetmeterDutch consumers and health professionals tracking nutrition and supporting dietary behavior changenlEU✓––SME+EnterpriseFree
MovenoDutch consumers seeking effortless, privacy-first calorie tracking with local cuisine recognitionnlEU✓––SMEFreemium
myfood24Healthcare organizations, research institutions, and educators needing validated dietary assessment and nutrition trackinggbEU✓––SME+EnterpriseContact
NutracheckIndividuals tracking calorie intake and weight loss goalsgbEU✓––SMEFreemium
NutrilioIndividuals tracking daily nutrition and fitness habits with AI-powered meal loggingskUnknown✓––SMEFreemium
OpenNutriTrackerHealth-conscious individuals tracking daily nutrition privately without subscriptions or adsdeSelf-hosted✓✓✓SMEFree
YazioHealth-conscious individuals tracking calories, macros, and weight loss goals with AI-powered food recognition.deEU✓––SMEFreemium
ZOEIndividuals seeking personalized nutrition insights based on gut microbiome science rather than calorie counting.gbMixed✓––SME+EnterpriseFreemium
BiteRight screenshot

BiteRight

gb

AI-powered nutrition assistant combining food recognition with clinical rule evaluation for health-conscious individuals and healthcare providers.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
FreemiumVisit →
Calories! screenshot

Calories!

de

German-built offline nutrition and fitness tracker with GDPR compliance and no auto-renewing subscriptions

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
  • Open source
FreemiumVisit →
Fastic screenshot

Fastic

de

Germany's leading intermittent fasting and food tracking app built for European privacy standards.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
Fddb screenshot

Fddb

de

European calorie and nutrition tracker with an extensive food database and GDPR compliance

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
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Fitatu

pl

Polish AI-powered calorie and nutrition tracker built for personalized diet management

  • Data: Mixed
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
Foodvisor screenshot

Foodvisor

fr

AI-powered nutrition tracking app with personalized dietitian coaching for healthier habits and weight loss.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
Kaloria screenshot

Kaloria

cz

AI nutrition coach that recognizes food from photos and eliminates manual calorie counting.

  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
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Kostbasen

se

Swedish food and nutrition database.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
Free· By the LaunchRadar founderVisit →
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Lifesum

se

AI-powered nutrition tracking platform helping 60+ million users achieve healthier eating habits through personalized meal planning and real-time guidance.

  • Data: Mixed
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
Matkalkylen screenshot

Matkalkylen

se

Calories, comparisons and AI food-image analysis.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
Freemium· By the LaunchRadar founderVisit →
Mijn Eetmeter screenshot

Mijn Eetmeter

nl

Government-funded Dutch nutrition tracking with 1M+ users, powered by independent health science.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreeVisit →
Moveno screenshot

Moveno

nl

AI calorie tracker designed for the Dutch market with EU privacy and local cuisine expertise.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
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myfood24

gb

Clinically validated digital food diary and automated nutrition analysis for healthcare, research, and education

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
ContactVisit →
Nutracheck screenshot

Nutracheck

gb

UK's top-rated calorie counter app and food diary for sustainable weight management.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
Nutrilio screenshot

Nutrilio

sk

AI-powered calorie and nutrition tracking with local device privacy.

  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
OpenNutriTracker screenshot

OpenNutriTracker

de

Open-source privacy-first calorie tracker with local encryption and GDPR compliance

  • Data: Self-hosted
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
  • Self-hostable
  • Open source
FreeVisit →
Yazio screenshot

Yazio

de

AI-powered calorie and nutrition tracker built in Germany with GDPR-native data protection.

  • Data: EU
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →
ZOE screenshot

ZOE

gb

Science-based nutrition platform powered by microbiome analysis and personalized dietary guidance.

  • Data: Mixed
  • GDPR-native
  • EU-owned
FreemiumVisit →

Our honest take

Fddb and Moveno are direct replacements: massive food databases (867k+ and 2.3k local dishes), EU-hosted, low-cost ($16/year or free). Fitatu and Yazio offer the same calorie tracking with photo recognition—stronger on AI, stronger on privacy (no US processing). Lifesum adds personalized meal planning if users need structure. Matkalkylen wins for Swedish/EU users and foods—Nordic dairy, meatballs, fermented products that MyFitnessPal logs wrong. It loses on database size (smaller catalog) and workout logging (Matkalkylen is nutrition-only). For gym integration, Lifesum connects to wearables; Matkalkylen does not. For users who just want calorie+macro logging, Fddb and Moveno are cheaper and faster; for AI-first tracking, Fitatu and Yazio beat both.

What we compare

  • Where the data is stored
  • Who owns the company
  • GDPR-native by design
  • Self-hosting option
  • Open source
  • Pricing model
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