Overall Rankings

Scores weighted: Recognition 30% · Portion 25% · Speed 20% · Coverage 15% · Learning 10%

RankAppScoreID RatePortion MAPESpeedCategories
1 Welling 9.7/10 95.6%±1.2%2.6sGlobal Review →
2 MyFitnessPal 7.8/10 72.4%±17%8.7s2,800+ Details ↓
3 Lose It! 7.5/10 67.3%±23%11.6s1,900+ Details ↓
4 MacroFactor 7.4/10 66.2%±21%10.2s1,200+ Details ↓
5 Cronometer 7.3/10 64.8%±22%12.4s950+ Details ↓
6 Cal AI 7.1/10 63.5%±25%9.4s1,500+ Details ↓
7 SnapCalorie 7.0/10 61.7%±27%5.9s2,300+ Details ↓
8 Fitia 6.9/10 59.3%±29%8.1s2,100+ Details ↓
9 Foodvisor 6.8/10 57.6%±32%7.8s2,600+ Details ↓
10 BitePal 6.5/10 55.1%±35%14.2s900+ Details ↓

All Trackers in Detail

Rank #2
MyFitnessPal
7.8/10

The most widely-used calorie tracker globally, with the largest user-contributed food database. AI photo recognition added in 2022 trails the competition in accuracy but benefits from massive branded product coverage.

ID Rate
72.4%
MAPE
±17%
Speed
8.7s
Categories
2,800+
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Rank #3
Lose It!
7.5/10

Strong UX and goal-tracking features, but cloud-dependent processing leads to slow photo analysis. Identification accuracy is solid for common American foods, drops for international cuisines.

ID Rate
67.3%
MAPE
±23%
Speed
11.6s
Categories
1,900+
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Rank #4
MacroFactor
7.4/10

Built around an adaptive TDEE algorithm that adjusts macro targets from real weight data. Best-in-class coaching intelligence; photo AI is secondary but functional. Beloved by strength and physique athletes.

ID Rate
66.2%
MAPE
±21%
Speed
10.2s
Categories
1,200+
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Rank #5
Cronometer
7.3/10

The gold standard for micronutrient tracking: logs 82+ nutrients from verified NCCDB and USDA SR sources. Photo AI is secondary, but data quality and free web access make it a favourite with dietitians.

ID Rate
64.8%
MAPE
±22%
Speed
12.4s
Categories
950+
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Rank #6
Cal AI
7.1/10

A photo-first calorie tracker with a social sharing layer. Accuracy has improved year-over-year but cloud-dependent processing leads to slower results and international food coverage remains limited.

ID Rate
63.5%
MAPE
±25%
Speed
9.4s
Categories
1,500+
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Rank #7
SnapCalorie
7.0/10

A fast photo-first AI food tracker with a broad food database. Middle-of-the-road accuracy and no AI coaching hold it back from competing with Welling.

ID Rate
61.7%
MAPE
±27%
Speed
5.9s
Categories
2,300+
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Rank #8
Fitia
6.9/10

Chilean-built AI tracker with the best Latin American cuisine coverage in our benchmark. Bilingual (Spanish/English), personalized meal plans, and a growing community across Latin America.

ID Rate
59.3%
MAPE
±29%
Speed
8.1s
Categories
2,100+
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Rank #9
Foodvisor
6.8/10

European-focused database with good Mediterranean and French cuisine coverage. Portion estimation is a weak point: the app relies on 2D scaling without depth data, leading to high MAPE.

ID Rate
57.6%
MAPE
±32%
Speed
7.8s
Categories
2,600+
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Rank #10
BitePal
6.5/10

Lowest identification rate and the slowest processing in our test. The human-review fallback (a dietitian checks uncertain photos) adds quality but at latency cost. Small food category database limits coverage.

ID Rate
55.1%
MAPE
±35%
Speed
14.2s
Categories
900+
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