Honest comparison
Whey to Go vs MyFitnessPal.
MyFitnessPal is the biggest name in calorie counting, and the free tier got it there. But the barcode scanner now sits behind Premium, the free tier carries ads, and your food diary lives on their servers. Here is the honest side-by-side.
| Whey to Go | MyFitnessPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One payment of £5.99 | Premium from £39.99 a year |
| Cost over five years | £5.99 | £199.95 |
| Ads | None, ever | In the free tier |
| Barcode scanner | Included | Premium only |
| Account | None - no sign-up, no password | Required |
| Your data | Stays on your device | Stored on their servers |
| Works offline | Fully | Limited - search needs a connection |
| Training | Plans, sessions and lifts built in | Exercise logging, no plans |
| Apple Health | Two-way sync | Yes |
Prices from each app’s UK App Store listing, June 2026, taking the cheapest annual plan; they change, vary by plan and promotion, and most also offer pricier tiers.
Where MyFitnessPal wins
The food database is the largest in the world, with restaurant chains and user-submitted entries for almost anything, plus a huge community of recipes and forums. If you eat out constantly and want crowd-sourced coverage of every menu, that scale is genuinely hard to beat.
Where Whey to Go wins
You pay £5.99 once instead of a subscription every year, the barcode scanner is included rather than paywalled, there are no ads, and there is no account - your meals, weight and training never leave your device. Training plans are built in, so you do not need a second app for the gym.
What five years costs
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