Comparison

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary vs ControlMyWeight

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

Head to head
About

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary

Easily track calories, food intake, and macronutrients with a powerful barcode scanner and AI meal logging. Offers personalized diet plans and detailed nutrition breakdowns to help users achieve their health goals.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanner for fast logging
  • AI Meal Scan for instant food entry
  • Personalized diet and meal plans
  • Track up to 108 nutrients
  • Intermittent fasting timer
  • Recipe import and nutrition calculation
Features
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Track calories, food, and macros with ease! MyNetDiary has a free barcode scanner, personal diet plans, and AI Meal Scan for instant logging — all in a smart, simple-to-use app. USERS SAY… The best Love this app! The best out of many food tracking apps that I have tried over the years. Love that it is free! The breakdown of the meal and daily nutrition is very informative. Try it you will love it! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS APP Best app for tracking food, exercise! Consistently losing weight! I love how it shows you if you're on target for your goal. Great layout, great look, easy to use!!! I highly recommend this app if you're looking to be a healthier you!!! Fast, intuitive, user friendly I have tried other calorie tracking programs over the years and this app is by far the best I've come across. I highly recommend it. The free version is very good and I am now enjoying the extra functions through a paid subscription. RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCE • Ranked #1 in Forbes Health’s Best Weight Loss Apps of 2025. • Rated #1 by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. • Praised by The New York Times as “simpler, quicker, and better-looking” than other apps. • Featured in Today’s Dietitian, alongside WW and Noom. DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DIET APPS • Simple & Generous Features: Packed with free tools, no ads. • Lightning-Fast Logging: Barcode scanner and AI Meal Scan make tracking effortless. • Verified Food Database: Over 1.7 million items with 108 nutrients for accuracy. • Privacy Focused: No account required. MyNetDiary puts you in control. You can pick a diet or a meal plan, follow our registered dietitians' easy tips, and follow the app's guidance. Or, you can turn them off and simply use MyNetDiary as the best free calorie-counting app in the world. PROVEN SUCCESS • Active members lose an average of 1.4 lbs/week • Over 25 million users have chosen MyNetDiary, many switched from other diet apps A few of the free version features: • Easy food, exercise, and water tracking. • Daily coaching tips and meal reminders. • Customizable dashboard for your goals. • iOS Health integration and Apple Watch support. • Shopping lists, nutrition articles, and how-to videos. SPECIAL PRO APP FEATURES • Up to 108 nutrients tracked • Plan macros • Full set of charts • Timestamps • Carb tracking If you need more support, MyNetDiary Premium provides all the guidance and features you may need. At your fingertips, you'll find: • Premium Diets, 600+ full-flavored Premium Recipes and Menus by RDs, including low-carb, keto, high-protein, Mediterranean, vegetarian, and more - with diet planners, guides, and feedback. • Intermittent fasting - full-featured, with fasting timer and different protocols. • Macros planning and cycling. • Planning and tracking up to 108 nutrients, including omegas and aminos. • Recipe import tool - easily load internet recipes and calculate complete nutrition. • Integrations with top fitness trackers - Fitbit, Garmin, and Withings. • In-depth reporting and analysis tools to improve your diet. Subscription Terms: The subscription period will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. To turn this function off, turn off auto-renew in your iTunes account. Renewal payments will differ depending on subscription and pricing at the time of renewal. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Privacy Policy: www.mynetdiary.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: www.mynetdiary.com/terms.html

About

ControlMyWeight

Track your food intake and exercise to achieve your weight goals. This app offers a comprehensive food database, barcode scanning, and progress charts to help you manage weight loss, gain, or maintenance. It supports offline use and detailed nutritional tracking.

Highlights
  • Personalized calorie and workout targets
  • Accurate food database
  • Barcode scanner
  • Progress charts
  • Offline diary for meals and exercise
  • Recipe calorie calculation
  • Nutritional tracking (fat, sugar, protein, etc.)
Features
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Lose weight and get healthy with CalorieKing. Our food & exercise diary is the easiest and most accurate available. We understand that managing your weight isn’t easy. If you lose weight on a diet, you often gain it right back when you stop! Let us use our years of experience to help you achieve your goals! FEATURES: • Know exactly how much you should eat and workout to reach your weight goal. • Powered by America’s most accurate food database. • Barcode scanner • See yourself progress with motivating charts. • Quick and easy to use diary for tracking meals and exercise. Works offline. • See how many calories are in your favorite recipes! • Support for weight loss, weight gain and weight maintenance. • When you've reached your goal weight, your calorie target changes to maintenance level. • Track more than calories and carbs: Fat, sugar, sodium, cholesterol, fiber, protein, calcium and much more. Start a new life today with ControlMyWeight!

Screenshots

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary4 screens
ControlMyWeight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ControlMyWeight at Free against Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary's $3.99. ControlMyWeight also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

ControlMyWeight is free to download; Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary costs $3.99 up front. Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and ControlMyWeight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 24K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary's written reviews are positive against 69% of ControlMyWeight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary ships an update weekly, ControlMyWeight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary versus ControlMyWeight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie Counter PRO MyNetDiaryControlMyWeight
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better4.6 (24K ratings)
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews — better68.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14K24K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB72 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMyNetDiary Inc.CalorieKing

Customer experience

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary

All ratings13,936 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews976 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.3%

ControlMyWeight

All ratings23,961 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral10.7%
Negative20.7%

User reviews

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Comprehensive food database
  • 👍 Detailed nutrient tracking
  • 👍 Customizable dashboards
  • 👍 Syncs with fitness devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate food data entries
  • 🔒 Paywall for key features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and settings

ControlMyWeight

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Straightforward design and navigation
  • 💡 Ability to create and track custom recipes
  • 🚀 Convenient for repeat meals
  • 👍 Helps with weight loss and health goals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Barcode scanner not working for many items
  • 🐛 Limited food database, requiring manual entry
  • 🐛 Difficulty editing or modifying recipes
  • 🐛 Lack of integration with other apps and health data
  • 🐛 Ads and login issues for paid users

Bugs and requests

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Barcode scanner issues
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health
  • Incorrect weight tracking and predictions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize macronutrient goals
  • Improved recipe creation and sharing
  • Better integration with other health apps
  • More detailed exercise tracking

ControlMyWeight

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing issues, especially after iOS updates
  • Login problems and inability to access account
  • Inconsistent or missing nutritional information for some foods

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exercise options beyond just common activities
  • Ability to track macros, vitamins, and minerals separately
  • Integration with Apple Health or other fitness apps
  • Option to disable automatic exercise calorie deduction
  • Improved barcode scanning and food database coverage

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary

Subscriptions9
  • MyNetDiary Premium$8.991 Month
  • Premium Plus$14.991 Month
  • MyNetDiary Premium$29.991 Year
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  • MyNetDiary Premium$39.991 Year
  • MyNetDiary Premium$59.991 Year
  • MyNetDiary Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • MyNetDiary Premium1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • MyNetDiary Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium Plus$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$89.99
  • Lifetime Premium$179.99
3 purchases

ControlMyWeight

Subscriptions3
  • Remove Ads$1.491 Month
  • Remove Ads$3.993 Months
  • Remove Ads$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary free?
Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ControlMyWeight free?
ControlMyWeight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary or ControlMyWeight?
Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary is rated higher. Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while ControlMyWeight averages 4.6 from 24K ratings.
Do Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary or ControlMyWeight have ads?
ControlMyWeight shows ads; Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary does not.
Which is updated more often, Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary or ControlMyWeight?
Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary ships an update weekly, and ControlMyWeight every 6 weeks. Most recently, Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary was updated on September 24, 2026 and ControlMyWeight on September 22, 2026.

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