MyBytes vs Eat Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MyBytes
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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? Thatβs it. Each entry takes seconds, so youβll 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 isnβt a perfect record, itβs a little more awareness, one meal at a time. Start your journal today.
Eat Light
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | MyBytes | Eat Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GARCEY ZBIGNIEW BERNARDIN | Yaseen Ahmed |
In-app purchases
MyBytes
No in-app purchases
Eat Light
- Plate Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Plate Pro7 Days trial$24.993 Months
- Plate Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year









