Should I pick Swole.fit or MyFitnessPal?

Pick MyFitnessPal if you want a native phone app today, want the biggest food database, restaurant dishes included, or want to log GLP-1 doses and side effects next to your food. Pick Swole.fit if you want barcode scanning and a full data export without paying, want mesocycles that set volume per muscle from your feedback, or want all of it free and with no ads.

Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet. Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.

Swole.fit vs MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal is a calorie and macro counter with a huge food database, workout logging and an AI Coach. Swole.fit is built around lifting programs, with food, cardio and body metrics on the same timeline. Here's how they stack up.

The short answer

Pick Swole.fit if you

want barcode scanning and a full data export without paying
want mesocycles that set volume per muscle from your feedback
want all of it free and with no ads

Pick MyFitnessPal if you

want a native phone app today
want the biggest food database, restaurant dishes included
want to log GLP-1 doses and side effects next to your food

Feature by feature

Price

Swole.fitFree, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet.

MyFitnessPalFree app. MyFitnessPal Premium is $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year on the US App Store, which also lists other Premium prices. New members get a 7-day free trial. Premium+ adds meal plans.

Free plan

Swole.fitUnlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.

MyFitnessPalFood logging from 20.5M+ foods including restaurant dishes, water, workouts and steps, saved meals and recipes, and 40+ connected apps and devices. Barcode scan, meal scan, voice logging, custom macro goals and ad-free logging need Premium.

Programming

Swole.fitMesocycles that set volume per muscle from your pump, soreness and recovery ratings, linear progression, or your own plan.

MyFitnessPalNo lifting programs described. You log workouts to track calorie burn.

Food logging

Swole.fitFood search, barcode scanning, calorie and macro targets, and weekly meal plans with a shopping list.

MyFitnessPalIts core: a 20.5M+ food database with restaurant dishes, macros and custom nutrient targets, water, a meal planner and GLP-1 dose logging. Premium adds barcode, meal-photo and voice logging; Premium+ adds personal meal plans, 1,500+ recipes and grocery delivery.

Cardio

Swole.fitIts own cardio log with pace and a calorie estimate, planned into your cycle and shown on the same timeline.

MyFitnessPalLogs workouts and steps for calorie burn, and connects 40+ fitness trackers, smartwatches and health apps.

AI coach

Swole.fitAn AI coach that reads your logs and only talks about what you logged. Free comes with a monthly allowance.

MyFitnessPalAn AI Coach gives nutrition insights from your goals and logs and answers questions about nutrition, macros and workouts. The listing doesn't say which plan includes it.

Social

Swole.fitTrain in Public (share your timeline, follows, comments) and private crews of up to 100 lifters.

MyFitnessPalShare your food and exercise diary with friends, with or without Premium.

Platforms

Swole.fitA web app for any browser that installs to your phone's home screen. No native iOS or Android app yet.

MyFitnessPaliPhone and Apple Watch, plus Wear OS watches on Android.

Import and export

Swole.fitImports Hevy and Strong CSVs and your Apple Health export. Exports your logs as a spreadsheet.

MyFitnessPalConnects 40+ trackers and health apps. CSV export of nutrition, exercise and progress needs Premium or Premium+.

Languages

Swole.fitEnglish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.

MyFitnessPal20 languages, including English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. No Finnish.

Swole.fit and MyFitnessPal compared, feature by feature
	Swole.fit	MyFitnessPal
Price	Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet.	Free app. MyFitnessPal Premium is $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year on the US App Store, which also lists other Premium prices. New members get a 7-day free trial. Premium+ adds meal plans.
Free plan	Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.	Food logging from 20.5M+ foods including restaurant dishes, water, workouts and steps, saved meals and recipes, and 40+ connected apps and devices. Barcode scan, meal scan, voice logging, custom macro goals and ad-free logging need Premium.
Programming	Mesocycles that set volume per muscle from your pump, soreness and recovery ratings, linear progression, or your own plan.	No lifting programs described. You log workouts to track calorie burn.
Food logging	Food search, barcode scanning, calorie and macro targets, and weekly meal plans with a shopping list.	Its core: a 20.5M+ food database with restaurant dishes, macros and custom nutrient targets, water, a meal planner and GLP-1 dose logging. Premium adds barcode, meal-photo and voice logging; Premium+ adds personal meal plans, 1,500+ recipes and grocery delivery.
Cardio	Its own cardio log with pace and a calorie estimate, planned into your cycle and shown on the same timeline.	Logs workouts and steps for calorie burn, and connects 40+ fitness trackers, smartwatches and health apps.
AI coach	An AI coach that reads your logs and only talks about what you logged. Free comes with a monthly allowance.	An AI Coach gives nutrition insights from your goals and logs and answers questions about nutrition, macros and workouts. The listing doesn't say which plan includes it.
Social	Train in Public (share your timeline, follows, comments) and private crews of up to 100 lifters.	Share your food and exercise diary with friends, with or without Premium.
Platforms	A web app for any browser that installs to your phone's home screen. No native iOS or Android app yet.	iPhone and Apple Watch, plus Wear OS watches on Android.
Import and export	Imports Hevy and Strong CSVs and your Apple Health export. Exports your logs as a spreadsheet.	Connects 40+ trackers and health apps. CSV export of nutrition, exercise and progress needs Premium or Premium+.
Languages	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.	20 languages, including English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. No Finnish.

Where MyFitnessPal is ahead

No app wins everything. Here's what MyFitnessPal does better today.

Native apps on iPhone, Apple Watch and Wear OS. We're web only for now.
A database of 20.5M+ foods, restaurant dishes included.
Connections to 40+ fitness trackers, smartwatches and health apps.

Coming from MyFitnessPal

There's no MyFitnessPal importer, so start fresh: set your calorie and macro targets, log your first meal, and pick a mesocycle or linear progression for the lifting.

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Questions lifters ask

Should I pick Swole.fit or MyFitnessPal?: Pick MyFitnessPal if you want a native phone app today, want the biggest food database, restaurant dishes included, or want to log GLP-1 doses and side effects next to your food. Pick Swole.fit if you want barcode scanning and a full data export without paying, want mesocycles that set volume per muscle from your feedback, or want all of it free and with no ads.
Is MyFitnessPal free?: Free app. MyFitnessPal Premium is $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year on the US App Store, which also lists other Premium prices. New members get a 7-day free trial. Premium+ adds meal plans.
Is Swole.fit free?: Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet. Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.
Can I move my MyFitnessPal history to Swole.fit?: There's no MyFitnessPal importer, so start fresh: set your calorie and macro targets, log your first meal, and pick a mesocycle or linear progression for the lifting.

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Sources

Checked on Oct 28, 2026 against MyFitnessPal's own website, help centre and US App Store listing. Prices are US prices and change, so check theirs before you buy.

MyFitnessPal is a trademark of its owner. Swole.fit isn't affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by them, and names MyFitnessPal only to compare.

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