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Long-form guides on calorie tracking, macros and food logging on Android — written by someone who has shipped a tracker in that category, which means the tradeoffs are real and the criticism includes my own app.

Comparison 2026-09-04 11 min read

MyFitnessPal Alternatives With Free Barcode Scanning (2026)

MyFitnessPal put barcode scanning behind Premium and never brought it back. Here are the trackers that still scan for free, ranked by database quality and how hard they push you toward a subscription.

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Comparison 2026-09-04 12 min read

Best Calorie Counting Apps for Android (2026): 8 Compared

Database accuracy, photo logging, offline behaviour, widgets, data export and how loud the paywall is. Eight Android calorie trackers put side by side — including mine, judged on the same scale.

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