Comparison

MyFitnessPal vs Arise

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MyFitnessPal

This AI-powered app helps you achieve your health and fitness goals by tracking calories, macros, and water intake. It offers a comprehensive food database, workout logging, personalized goals, and meal planning to monitor your progress.

Highlights
  • AI Food Tracker
  • Calorie and Macro Tracking
  • Water Intake Monitoring
  • Workout and Activity Logging
  • Personalized Goal Setting
  • Meal Planning
  • Connect 40+ Apps & Devices
Features
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Achieve your nutrition, calorie, macro & fitness goals with MyFitnessPal – the AI-powered food & fitness tracker with everything you need. Calories, macros, food, workouts – track it all in one place with one of the most comprehensive health, nutrition & fitness tracking apps available. Now with a built-in AI nutrition Coach for personalized guidance based on your goals and history. Plus GLP-1 journey support - log doses and set reminders in the app. Create personalized fitness & nutrition goals, build better habits around food, nutrition & calorie tracking and monitor your water intake. Download the app & start your free Premium trial today. With MyFitnessPal, you get food inspiration, an intermittent fasting tracker, science backed nutrition, and powerful fitness logging tools. MyFitnessPal is the #1 nutrition, macro & calorie tracking app in the U.S. – as featured in the New York Times, Forbes, the Today Show & U.S. News & World Report. More than a calorie tracker & food journal – MyFitnessPal is an AI-powered health, nutrition & fitness platform built to help you track macros, monitor nutrition progress & crush your fitness goals. NEW FEATURE: AI COACH ■ Nutrition insights tailored to your goals, habits, and logging history ■ Guidance to find what you need in the app, faster NEW FEATURE: GLP-1 TRACKING ■ Log & track how you feel on your GLP-1 medications to spot patterns in your symptoms & side effects. ■ Stick to your schedule with custom reminders for your GLP-1 medication ■ Build healthy habits that actually stick with simple, effective nutrition & medication for tracking your GLP-1 journey TRACK FOOD, CALORIES & MACROS WITH AI ■ Log meals effortlessly from 20.5M+ foods, including restaurant dishes – nutrition & calorie tracking made simple ■ Full nutrition & macro tracker breakdown – carbs, fat & protein – with custom targets for macros, protein, sodium, fiber & more ■ Stay hydrated with the built-in water tracker FITNESS TRACKING, WORKOUTS & PROGRESS ■ Log workouts & steps to monitor health, nutrition & calorie burn ■ Track calories, macros, nutrition stats & health insights at a glance or dive deep into the details ■ See how fitness activity, nutrition & diet affect your daily calorie goals ■ Wear OS support – calorie tracker, water tracker & macro tracker on your wrist. Add complications to the home screen for faster logging and the tile for tracking nutrients at a glance PERSONALIZED FITNESS PLANS & NUTRITION TOOLS ■ Customize calorie, nutrition & fitness goals – weight loss, gain, maintenance, or performance ■ Personalized nutrition & health dashboard – stats all in one place ■ Save meals & recipes for quick calorie, nutrition & macro logging ■ Streamlined meal planner to simplify nutrition tracking & hit your calorie & macro targets ■ Connect 40+ fitness trackers, smartwatches & health apps via one unified nutrition & fitness ecosystem ■ Find friends & motivation in the MyFitnessPal community PREMIUM ■ Faster nutrition, calorie & macro tracking with barcode scan, meal scan & voice logging ■ Customized macro, calorie & nutrition goals tailored to your fitness targets ■ Ad-free logging with built-in nutrition insights & calorie & macro progress comparisons ■ Net Carbs Mode – track net carbs across all food, nutrition & macro logs for keto and low-carb diets PREMIUM PLUS ■ All Premium features, including barcode scanning, now paired with full nutrition-focused meal planning ■ Personalized meal plans, integrated grocery delivery & smart calorie, nutrition & macro tracking tools ■ 1500+ healthy recipes tailored to your calorie, macro, nutrition & fitness goals MyFitnessPal is the leading health and fitness tracking app to help you conquer your calorie, nutrition & fitness goals. Download today & start your free Premium trial. View our terms & conditions and privacy policy: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/terms-of-service https://www.myfitnesspal.com/privacy-policy

About

Arise

This app helps you log food, monitor calorie intake, and track daily nutrition. It offers practical tools for convenient food logging, clear data visualization, and organized food diaries. Features include step tracking, Apple Health integration, and recipe creation.

Highlights
  • Calorie tracking
  • Food logging
  • Macronutrient tracking
  • Nutrition diary
  • Step tracking
  • Apple Health integration
  • Recipe creation
Features
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Losing weight starts with knowing what you eat — and Arise makes that effortless. Arise is a calorie counting and food tracking app for iPhone that helps you lose weight, eat healthier, and build habits that actually last. It fixes the reason most people quit tracking — it's slow, fiddly, and easy to forget — by letting you log any meal in seconds with an AI food scanner, a barcode scanner, or your voice. Set a weight-loss goal, see exactly how every meal fits your daily calories and macros, and stay on track with streaks, reminders, and clear progress charts until healthy eating feels automatic. With over 10 million downloads and more than 184,000 App Store ratings — including over 125,000 five-star reviews — Arise is one of the most trusted calorie counters available. Rated 4.6 stars and available in 13 languages. Free to start, with an optional PRO upgrade. WHAT ARISE HELPS YOU DO • "I don't have time to log every meal" — Snap a photo and the AI food scanner estimates calories and portions in seconds. • "I hate typing in every food" — Scan a barcode, take a picture, or just say what you ate. Logging is almost automatic. • "Can I actually trust the calorie numbers?" — AI, barcode scanning, and a large verified food database keep your data reliable. • "I can't work out a homemade meal" — Create and save your own recipes once, then log them in a single tap. • "I keep forgetting to log my dinner" — Gentle reminders and daily streaks keep you consistent without nagging. • "I always stop after a week" — Achievements, challenges, and rewards turn tracking into a habit you want to keep. • "I feel out of control with snacking" — Logging brings back awareness, and small daily wins keep you going, even after a slip. • "I'm tired of crash diets" — Set a realistic goal, even a target date, and Arise shows how much you can eat each day to get there steadily. • "I've stopped losing weight" — Your food log and weight trend sit side by side, so you can spot what's going on. • "I never know if a food is a good choice" — A simple green / orange / red traffic-light system shows a food's energy density at a glance. • "I don't know the right macros" — Arise sets protein, carb, and fat targets for your goal, so you never have to guess. • "I want to hit my protein goal" — Track protein, carbs, fat, and calories on one clear screen, every day. • "Am I missing something in my diet?" — Track your protein and nutrient balance each day and catch the gaps early. • "I'm new to all this" — A clean, beginner-friendly setup gets you tracking in minutes. • "I can't weigh a restaurant meal" — Estimate it in seconds with the AI scanner or the food database. FEATURES THAT GET YOU RESULTS • AI food scanner — photograph your plate to log calories instantly, even meals with several foods at once • Barcode scanner — log packaged food in one tap • Voice logging — say what you ate and Arise adds it for you • Weight tracking with goals and easy-to-read progress charts • Calorie, protein, carb, and fat tracking on one screen • Traffic-light energy-density ratings for smarter food choices • Water and activity tracking built into the same app • Streaks, achievements, and challenges to keep you motivated • Home-screen widgets showing calories left at a glance • A large, accurate food database for fast logging REAL MOMENTS ARISE IS BUILT FOR Checking how many calories are left before you order dessert. Logging a takeaway you didn't cook and can't weigh. Working out your macros before the gym. Keeping your streak alive on a hectic day by talking to your phone instead of typing. Watching your weight trend downward over the weeks so you know it's working. Arise is your calorie counter, food diary, macro tracker, and weight-loss coach in one app. Track what you eat, understand your body, and reach your goals — one easy log at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyFitnessPal4 screens
Arise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arise at none against MyFitnessPal's shown. Arise also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). MyFitnessPal's advantage is ratings volume (2.4M vs 3.4K) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyFitnessPal sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Arise sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for MyFitnessPal against 4.6 for Arise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyFitnessPal has 2.4M ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of MyFitnessPal's written reviews are positive against 75% of Arise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyFitnessPal ships an update weekly, Arise every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MyFitnessPal versus Arise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyFitnessPalArise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4M ratings) — better4.6 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews40.1% of reviews74.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4M — better3.4K
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB120 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMyFitnessPal, Inc.A.R.I.S.E. Apps resulting in self enhancement Ltd.

Customer experience

MyFitnessPal

All ratings2,361,986 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews8,532 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative48.7%

Arise

All ratings3,355 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews854 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative18.5%

User reviews

MyFitnessPal

From 2.4M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💪 Effective for weight loss/healthy eating
  • 🔍 Extensive food database
  • 📊 Helpful tracking and progress features
  • 🤝 Social features and community support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app performance
  • 💰 Aggressive push for premium subscription
  • 📋 Inaccurate food data and calculations
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data sharing

Arise

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for weight loss journey
  • 💡 Provides encouragement and achievements
  • 👍 Integrates with health data
  • 👍 Comprehensive calorie tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited food database, especially for non-US users
  • 🐛 Barcode scanner issues
  • 🔒 Concerns about security and password management
  • 👎 Constant upselling for premium features
  • 👎 Confusing or unintuitive interface for some users

Bugs and requests

MyFitnessPal

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Duplicate entries and data sync issues
  • Unreliable barcode scanning and food lookup
  • Constant app crashes and freezes
  • Unresponsive customer support

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add net carbs tracking
  • Improve recipe sharing and creation
  • Provide more customization options
  • Integrate with additional fitness trackers
  • Add support for postpartum/new mothers

Arise

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Barcode scanner not recognizing common food items
  • Inconsistent calorie calculations for similar foods

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more detailed nutritional information (fiber, vitamins, etc.)
  • Improve food database coverage, especially for local/regional products
  • Allow more customization of calorie/macro goals and tracking
  • Provide better integration with fitness trackers and workout logging
  • Improve user experience for manually adding foods and recipes

In-app purchases

12 purchases

MyFitnessPal

Subscriptions12
  • MyFitnessPal Premium1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • MyFitnessPal Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • MyFitnessPal Monthly Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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  • MyFitnessPal Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
  • MyFitnessPal Monthly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • MyFitnessPal Premium1 Month trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • MyFitnessPal Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
  • MyFitnessPal Yearly Premium1 Month trial$79.991 Year
  • MyFitnessPal Yearly Premium$79.991 Year
  • MyFitnessPal Annual Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • MyFitnessPal Annual Premium14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • MyFitnessPal Annual Premium+1 Month trial$99.991 Year
10 purchases

Arise

Subscriptions10
  • arise PRO$6.991 Month
  • Arise PRO3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • arise PRO$8.991 Month
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  • arise PRO3 Days trial$9.992 Months
  • Arise PRO$22.491 Year
  • Arise PRO$26.991 Year
  • arise PRO$29.993 Months
  • Arise PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Arise PRO$29.991 Year
  • arise PRO$38.991 Year

Questions

Is MyFitnessPal free?
MyFitnessPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arise free?
Arise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyFitnessPal or Arise?
MyFitnessPal is rated higher. MyFitnessPal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4M ratings, while Arise averages 4.6 from 3.4K ratings.
Do MyFitnessPal or Arise have ads?
MyFitnessPal shows ads; Arise does not.
Which is updated more often, MyFitnessPal or Arise?
MyFitnessPal ships an update weekly, and Arise every 4 days. Most recently, MyFitnessPal was updated on September 24, 2026 and Arise on September 24, 2026.

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