Comparison

MyBytes vs Eat Light

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

Head to head
About

MyBytes

Features
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Food Journal is the low-friction way to notice how what you eat connects to how you feel. No calorie counting. No barcode scanning. No judgment. Just three quick questions: β€’ What did you eat? β€’ How did you feel? β€’ Anything else you want to add? That’s it. Each entry takes seconds, so you’ll actually keep doing it. Every day you log lights up on a clean monthly calendar, so your habits and patterns become easy to see at a glance. Tap any day to revisit your meals, moods, and notes. Built for consistency over perfection β€” because the goal isn’t a perfect record, it’s a little more awareness, one meal at a time. Start your journal today.

About

Eat Light

Features
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Lose weight without counting anything. Plate plans your whole week of real meals, then hands you one shopping list. No food logging. No calorie counting. No weighing your dinner. You cook and you eat. Most nutrition apps make you the data-entry clerk β€” photograph every bite, log every gram, count all day. Plate does the opposite. Answer a few questions and a full week of meals builds itself around food you actually like. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Tell Plate your goal, a few basics, and the foods you love. β€’ Your week builds itself β€” two, three or four meals a day, your choice. β€’ Get one shopping list for the whole week, sorted by aisle. Buy once, cook from it. β€’ Every Sunday your plan adapts to your check-in β€” a little more food, or a little tighter. You never count anything. CHANGE ANYTHING BY ASKING Don't fancy tonight's dinner? Say so in plain English β€” "swap it for something quicker", "I don't eat fish", "make breakfast bigger" β€” and your plan updates, with a receipt of exactly what changed. No menus to dig through. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT β€’ No food logging. Ever. The plan is built for you, not tracked by you. β€’ Real portions, with a photo of every plate. β€’ The whole week at a glance, with the grams for every ingredient. β€’ A protein target set for your body and quietly kept on track. β€’ One weekly shop instead of a decision every evening. WHO IT'S FOR People who want to eat better without turning food into a spreadsheet. Plate is a subscription. Start with a free trial and cancel any time. Plate is a meal-planning tool. It does not provide medical or dietary advice. If you have a medical condition or specific dietary needs, speak to your doctor or a registered dietitian. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://plate-api-two.vercel.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

MyBytes4 screens
Eat Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyBytes at none against Eat Light's 3. Eat Light's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Eat Light sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. MyBytes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MyBytes versus Eat Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyBytesEat Light
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.516.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB101 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGARCEY ZBIGNIEW BERNARDINYaseen Ahmed

In-app purchases

None

MyBytes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Eat Light

Subscriptions3
  • Plate Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Plate Pro7 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Plate Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is MyBytes free?
MyBytes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eat Light free?
Eat Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyBytes or Eat Light have ads?
Neither MyBytes nor Eat Light shows ads.

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