# MyPlate Calorie Counter > Calorie and nutrition tracker with meal plans, workouts, and community support. (iPhone/iPad app by Leaf Group Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myplate-calorie-counter/id502317923 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Leaf Group Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/295305244) - Category: Health & Fitness, Food & Drink - Price: Free - Rating: 4.76/5 from 90,873 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.0 · 66 MB - Languages: English, Spanish - Released: 2012-03-05 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myplate-calorie-counter/id502317923/reviews.md ## What is MyPlate Calorie Counter? MyPlate is the fastest and easiest way to lose weight and improve your health! Join millions who have lost weight with LIVESTRONG.COM’s MyPlate Calorie Tracker — the most user-friendly way to track your food and exercise on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. MyPlate makes tracking calories and getting the proper nutrition easy. USER REVIEWS "I lost 75 pounds but regained my life.” — Robin "I changed my life, and lost more than 100 pounds in a single year.” — Ryan “My life has forever changed for the better -- and LIVESTRONG.COM was where it started. Thank you so much for helping me be the healthiest me!” – Lara “I have done Weights Watchers (WW) twice in the last five years with fantastic results but the reality is, it’s expensive and not conducive to reality. Counting calories is so much easier than counting ‘points’ and you feel free to eat what you want, when you want.” -- Meagan With the LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker, you can: Browse a comprehensive database with over 2 million foods Find out which foods you eat contain the most calories Use our handy barcode scanner to find and track food easily Stick to a healthy diet with a detailed 8-Week Meal Plan consisting of balanced macronutrients Get a personalized daily calorie goal Keep track of your weight and progress over time Review detailed data and create custom goals for your macronutrients and micronutrients Keep track of your water intake Follow along with in-app workouts you can do at home, at the gym or anywhere Get real-time, 24/7 support from members of our motivational community and others on a similar journey Set meal reminders to keep you on track Integrate with Apple's Health app to sync workouts, food and weight tracked from other apps and devices Get full support for use on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Why choose LIVESTRONG.COM’s Calorie Tracker? *MACRONUTRIENTS MADE SIMPLE* A daily snapshot of protein, carbs and fat grams and percentages allows you to easily monitor your intake and manage your desired ratio. *ROBUST PROGRESS SECTION* The extensive Progress section includes easy-to-read charts that give you a quick summary of your data over time including Calories, Weight, Carbs, Protein, Fat and more. *8-WEEK MEAL PLAN* Don't know what to eat? The 8-Week Meal Plan gives you healthy snack, meal and recipe suggestions — all designed for balanced macronutrients. Choose from one of four dietary preferences: omnivore, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. *Healthy Recipes* Looking for food suggestions? Check out our healthy recipe suggestions based on your calorie expenditure that day AND your dietary preferences (vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, or omnivore). *AT HOME WORKOUTS* Want to stay fit? Enjoy our list of workouts, and exercise at home or anywhere. At the end of each workout, save the number of calories burnt to your diary. *REAL-TIME COMMUNITY SUPPORT!* Looking for motivation or advice? Our active community message boards are filled with thousands of members who share similar health and fitness goals offering each other support and advice, sharing recipes and tips and just sharing a laugh. *UPGRADE TO A GOLD MEMBERSHIP* Choose between three price tiers and periods (1 month for $9.99, 6 months for $29.99 or 1 year for $44.99). The price will be shown in the app before you complete the payment. The subscription renews at the end of every period you choose unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. A Gold Membership includes: Advanced statistics, including daily averages, trends and more Exclusive at home workouts Exclusive access to the private Gold Members board in the community Clean Eating Guide, including 21 recipes and tips for eating clean Ad-free experience Priority support from our customer support IMPORTANT INFORMATION Terms of Service: https://www.livestrong.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://www.livestrong.com/ls_images/policies/leafgroup_apple_privacy_policy.pdf ## Key features - Comprehensive food database - Barcode scanner - Personalized calorie goals - 8-Week meal plan - In-app workouts - Community support - Progress tracking ## What do users think of MyPlate Calorie Counter? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 🚀 Helpful for weight loss and tracking macros - 💡 Integrates with fitness trackers - 👍 Visually appealing and well-designed - 👍 Useful meal planning and recipe features **Cons** - 🐛 Inaccurate or limited food database - 🐛 Issues with syncing and data persistence - 🐛 Restrictive measurement options - 🐛 Inconsistent calorie/macro calculations - 🔍 Limited customization and personalization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Repeated items cannot be removed - Inability to edit or modify food entries - Inconsistent calorie/macro calculations - Sync issues between devices and accounts **Most requested features** - Allow custom recipe creation and tracking - Improve food database with more accurate entries - Add smaller measurement increments (e.g. decimals) - Enhance syncing and data backup capabilities - Provide more personalization and customization options ## Recent user reviews (10 of 50) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myplate-calorie-counter/id502317923/reviews.md ### 5/5 — It’s a great app, but calorie count changed. *2023-02-16, version 5.43.0* I really like this app, it has helped me lose 30 pounds just by portion control in helping me know exactly (approximately) how many calories I’ve eaten. However, in the past month it seems that the count in calories burned has changed. Before, 10,000 steps walked would show that it burned about 635 calories. Now, 10,000 steps shows that about 1100 calories have been burned. Why such a drastic change? I believe that such a significant change like that will negatively impact my ability to track calories in vs. calories burned. After the above review, the developer contacted me and informed me that due to an iOS update, I was tracking calories from multiple sources on my phone (MyPlate app & Apple health app). The developer advised me on how to correct that problem and I am happy to report that my calorie count seems to have returned back to the way it originally was. Increased star rating from 3 to a 5. ### 2/5 — Hate this app *2023-01-18, version 5.43.0* I give them total access to my personal info through my watch but then they’ll only share half of the figures I provide them back to me which means I either have to do algebra every time I want to determine what my calorie deficit is or pay them money to tell me the info I’m giving them thru my watch? So I go back and forth between different apps to get the values and do my math homework. Meanwhile after a few weeks having it set on “lose 2 lbs per week” just to see what it does - i see it’s wrong. It tells me how many calories I have left to eat but that amount of calories leaves me with an average daily deficit of only 500 calories - that’s one pound per week. Fitbit was so much better I never thought getting the Apple Watch would make this all so much more complicated and convoluted because I now have to rely on (and pay?????) crappy 3rd party apps like this one. On the hunt for an app that doesn’t hide my total calories or my calorie deficit behind a pay wall. ### 5/5 — Great.. just one thing.. *2023-01-17, version 5.43.0* Ok, so I really love this app. I learned about MyPlate in college & loved it then- still love it now. Only one thing!.. I do not like how vague the nutritional info is on the food that you add yourself. I wanted to create a (.64 cup personal watermelon) food because the only watermelon was certain brands I didn’t know, or a weird amount, like 1/16 of a watermelon…. Well, as I was entering exactly what I had- (Because I BUY the app for a reason!!! Because I want to know exactly what’s in the food I’m eating!!!!!!) it wouldn’t let me add polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, or any of the vitamins!!!!! Then at the end it told me the total fat count cannot be higher than the saturated fat, or something like that. It was frustrating that I took my time to try to enter this & it wouldn’t even give me a space to put all the info I needed. I guess I’ll just have to settle on 1/16 of a watermelon since at least it includes some vitamins?? I mean, am I missing something?? Do others have the same issue, or am I just missing a hidden tab or something to add the rest of the info? 🤔😔 If I could do half star ratings, I’d give this one a 4 1/2 because it is great, I do love it, & it seriously does help me loose weight. I also prefer this over other apps (like weight watchers) because I feel like I can actually LEARN about the food I eat rather than just having points etc. **Developer response:** Hi there! We really appreciate you providing a review and feedback. We hope to add micronutrients for custom foods in a future update. ### 3/5 — Good and Terrible *2022-09-05, version 5.41.0* The good is that the app is straightforward and fairly easy to use. The recipes are helpful. The micronutrient breakdown is good, although I haven’t quite delved into that. Unfortunately, this app stumbles badly when it comes to recording calories. Instead of simple measures of food (weights and measures, i.e. ounces, grams, cups, tablespoons) you get odd or meaningless measures like “serving,” or “slice.” Or you get odd quantities to choose from like 3 oz. So if I had 4 oz. of something, I have to enter it as a quantity of 1.33 of the unit of 3 oz. Why not just make the unit 1 oz., and let me scroll to 4? Also - sourdough bread - there are two measures available, both named “slice.” One of these slices is about 190 calories, and the other is something like 90 calories! So, I’m left to guess how many calories my slice was, and do the math to come up with a quantity? Why have this at all if I’m guessing? I have no issue with measuring or weighing my food, just give me units that make sense! (Noom is much better in this aspect.) ### 3/5 — It was great *2022-05-28, version 5.39.0* Been using myplate on and off for 2 years or so and it is very helpful. Unfortunately, there is a glitch and MyPlate has confirmed that they will not be fixing it. You are able to add items on a repeating schedule that you eat on certain days (or everyday) so you do not have to add them manually every single day. Now, MyPlate has made it so you cannot remove these repeated items no matter what thanks to a faulty update. The only option is to manually remove each repeated item every single day, or to make a new account in which my data does not transfer as confirmed my MyPlate. Really disappointing EDIT: In response to the developer; I have already reached out to support and they confirmed the only fix would be to manually delete the item or to create a new account. My data is not transferable to a new account. I have updated my review to 3 stars because I do find the app helpful and well designed. 2 stars was a bit harsh. Still, this is a pretty annoying error that I assumed would be fixed eventually. Unfortunate that it won’t for me. Thank you for the response ### 3/5 — Can no longer add your own recipes *2022-03-21, version 5.38.1* I used this app years ago and loved it. Just started using it again and am very disappointed to no longer be able to add my own recipes. This is a problem because we do not eat pre-made meals. Yes, you can manually add the calories and a few pieces of nutritional info, but this doesn’t cut it when I’m also trying to track the vitamins & minerals of my own recipes. It’s possible because the option was there in the past. It is much more accurate to be able to add my soup recipe in, for example, than to choose if Kroger, or Campbell’s or whatever brand comes closest to my own. I find the options of available foods lacking. This may work for someone who eats mainly commercially prepared foods or someone only tracking calories. My Fitness Pal does allow you to add your own recipes, so I will likely have to switch to them, unfortunate as I love other things here such as the vitamin/mineral tracking and the workout videos. ### 4/5 — Good app *2022-03-15, version 5.38.1* I like this app and have been using it on and off since I was 18 (I’m 23 now), I’m also 5’7”, and about 70 lbs down from 186 lbs. I appreciate the way I’m able to count calories with more precise measurements of food. However, one thing I would love to see on this app are time stamps of exactly when I ate last and/or the ability to input a time stamp. Or even a way to adjust reminders of when I need to eat next that matches my daily routine (if this already exists in the app, my apologies). I have a co-morbid disability that makes food/remembering to eat throughout the day a bit of a challenge for me. So, I think that having a more handicap accessible app to help keep track of my daily in-take would be extremely helpful. Even if I didn’t have a disability and I was still trying to lose weight, I’m pretty sure a lot of people would appreciate an adjustable time stamp. ### 5/5 — Easy entry *2021-11-09, version 5.37.0* I like how easy it is to enter the foods I eat.I wish sometimes there were different units of measure for some foods. And also I don’t like how I put in a food and multiple choices come up and sometimes none of them are the correct amounts for me and have different calories for the same unit. It would he nice to have someone that was constantly working on slimming down each item to just one easily found choice but multiple units of measure. And lastly your meal plans although nice or sometimes just too complicated for me. I need it very very simple. Especially when you have someone starting a diet for the first time they need like one or two items for each meal only. Maybe offer not so much a mixed dish but two or three items for the same meal like a piece of bacon two eggs one apple etc. ### 3/5 — So many improvements since I tried it last *2021-09-22, version 5.37.0* I am vision impaired and I have been using this app for over a year. I have used both the free version and the upgrade, and both are excellent. In addition, I have contacted the developers about features in the app that were not accessible. They have written me very courteous responses and have fixed most of the issues willingly. I appreciate their efforts for inclusion. I would like to suggest that in the fractional pop-up menu for less than whole quantities of a serving that they add smaller quantities than 1/4 serving. I would like to be able to log smaller amounts such as 1-3 ounces, teaspoons, or tablespoons. I would strongly recommend both versions of this app. Another suggestion: there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to foods recently tracked. Foods eaten most recently either don’t show up in the list at all or they are buried in the middle or close to the bottom. Any food eaten on a particular day should automatically appear at the top of the list. ### 5/5 — Helps you track your effort and results *2021-08-11, version 5.36.0* This app will NOT do the weight loss for you, but it will help you to realize you had the power to lose weight through moderation and dedication all along. I have steadily lost 30 lbs in the last 6 months! I went from size 10 to size 2, and am no longer overweight. I have had hypothyroid my entire adult life and never thought I’d be at my college weight again. I wish I’d gotten out of my head and done this sooner! I use this app to track my food and exercise easily and quickly. Most foods and exercises are easily searchable, and you can also create your own food and exercise entries. You can track your daily macros to make sure you’re getting enough of each nutrient. The app has settings for different ages, weights, activity levels and weight goals. I also plan to continue to use this app to maintain my current weight, as well as gain weight at a healthy weight when I get pregnant. Tracking my habits using this app helped me to realize that I used to underestimate the quality and quantity of food and drink I was taking in. It also helped me to rebuild a healthy relationship with exercise. I can now run 3-5 miles every day… and I actually enjoy it. Friends, family and coworkers keep asking me what my secret is… I tell them… It’s the same old idea of calories in, calories out. Use MyPlate to keep track of it all and be honest with yourself. ## Frequently asked questions about MyPlate Calorie Counter ### What does MyPlate Calorie Counter do? MyPlate Calorie Counter helps users track their food intake and exercise to achieve weight loss and improve overall health. It provides a comprehensive food database, barcode scanning, personalized calorie goals, and detailed progress tracking. ### What are the key features of MyPlate Calorie Counter? Key features include a database of over 2 million foods, a barcode scanner for easy tracking, a personalized 8-week meal plan with recipes, in-app workouts, water intake tracking, and a motivational community for support. ### Is MyPlate Calorie Counter free to use? The app offers a freemium model. While core tracking features are available for free, users can access additional features like personalized meal plans and advanced progress insights, suggesting a premium tier or in-app purchases for full functionality. ### What devices is MyPlate Calorie Counter compatible with? The app is fully supported on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, allowing users to track their health data across multiple Apple devices. It also integrates with Apple's Health app. ### How can MyPlate Calorie Counter help me lose weight? By providing tools to easily monitor calorie intake and expenditure, set personalized goals, and access healthy meal plans and workouts, the app empowers users to make informed dietary and lifestyle choices that support weight loss. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 5.43.0 — 2022-12-05 In this update, we focused on resolving several bugs that were affecting food tracking. This included issues with duplicating items and data, our serving size tool, and the recently tracked section. We also resolved several instances that were causing the app to crash. Additionally, we updated our support email address in the app. Contact us at support@myplateapp.com with any questions or concerns. As always, we’re here to help! If you’ve come across a problem, want to provide feedback, or require support you can get in touch with us by sending an email. If you love MyPlate and find it useful, please help us spread the word! 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