If you’ve ever used MyFitnessPal, you know the drill: endless ads, clunky design, and paywalls for basic features. It gets old fast. The good news? There’s a cleaner, easier way to stay on top of your food and fitness goals, without the frustration. Here’s the one app that does it better.
Why People Are Walking Away From MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal isn’t what it used to be. Long-time users are frustrated, and here’s why:
- Ads everywhere: Even when you’re trying to quickly log a snack, you have to scroll past banners and pop-ups.
- Barcode scanner behind a paywall: What used to be free now costs $19.99/month.
- Unreliable food data: Their massive database is filled with user-submitted entries, and many are wrong or outdated.
- Overcomplicated UI: It tries to be everything at once: workout tracker, social media, newsfeed, weight log, and recipe app.
- Privacy concerns: Data collection and ad tracking are part of the business model.
Plenty of users still rely on it, but more and more are ditching it for apps that do one thing well: track food clearly and simply.
Why We Built ReciMe (And What Makes It Different)
When we created ReciMe, our goal wasn’t to build just another app for tracking calories. We saw a gap, an obvious one. Most nutrition apps focused on packaged foods, fast barcode scans, or generic logging tools designed for the gym crowd. But what if you mostly cook at home? What if you care about what you eat, not just how many calories it has?
That’s the space we stepped into. We were tired of logging every ingredient manually or trying to guess the nutrition in a home-cooked meal. It didn’t make sense that the healthiest option, cooking real food from scratch, was the hardest to track. So we built ReciMe to fix that.
ReciMe started as a better way to organize and enjoy home cooking. But as we added nutrition tracking features, it quickly became something more powerful. You can import a recipe, tweak it to fit your style or dietary needs, and calculate the full nutritional breakdown in seconds. It’s not a bolted-on feature, it’s core to the experience.
What makes ReciMe different is that we track nutrition from real food. From recipes. From ingredients you can pronounce. You won’t find endless rows of user-submitted junk data or confusing duplicates. You’ll find accurate, recipe-based nutrition tracking that actually reflects how people eat when they care about their health.
No pressure, no guilt, and no ads, just smart, clear tools to help you eat better.
What ReciMe Does Right
Our Philosophy: Food First, Not Fitness First
Unlike MyFitnessPal, we don’t believe you should have to push through gym tips and motivational quotes just to track your lunch. ReciMe is intentionally built around food, because that’s what most people really care about when they’re trying to eat healthier.
We keep things simple and focused so you don’t have to dig for the features that matter. Want to calculate the nutrition breakdown for dinner? It’s just a tap. Need to plan meals for the week? You’re covered. Looking to save a recipe from Instagram? Done in seconds.
Deep Nutrition Tools, Made for Real Life
Our nutrition tracker isn’t about hitting perfection every day, it’s about helping you stay aware, informed, and consistent. When you import or create a recipe, you can instantly calculate calories, protein, fats, and carbs. It’s especially useful if you’re meal prepping or trying to hit general macro goals.
We built this feature for ourselves and our community because we were tired of vague nutritional data or being forced into rigid calorie-counting. Whether you’re counting macros or just want to get a feel for your intake, ReciMe makes it easy without judgment.
Seamless Recipe Importing and Customization
One thing we kept hearing from users (and experienced ourselves) was that our favorite meals were stuck across different platforms: bookmarks, screenshots, notes. So we made it simple: ReciMe lets you import recipes from social media, websites or documents.
Once imported, recipes are fully editable. You can scale them, convert units, categorize them by meal or cuisine, and tag them with your own labels. It’s your personal cookbook, always up to date and always accessible.
Smart Grocery Lists and Effortless Planning
You shouldn’t have to rewrite every ingredient when it’s time to go shopping. ReciMe instantly builds grocery lists based on your selected recipes and lets you sort them by aisle or by recipe. It’s fast, clean, and saves you time every single week.
Meal planning is equally easy. Just drag and drop your saved recipes onto your calendar. Organize your week based on real food you want to eat, not random calorie goals.
We Respect Your Privacy
We built ReciMe without third-party ad trackers or data collectors. Your food history, your goals, your preferences, they’re stored securely in your iCloud account and only accessible by you. You don’t even need to give us your name or email to get started.
Privacy shouldn’t be a premium feature, so we made it a core part of our design from day one.
Just try it – you’ll love it:
ReciMe vs. MyFitnessPal: What Really Matters
Let’s break it down by core needs:
| Feature | MyFitnessPal | ReciMe |
| Food Database | Large but filled with user-generated errors | Curated, accurate ingredient data sourced from real recipes |
| Custom Recipe Support | Manual entry, limited editing | Import from anywhere and fully edit recipes with serving and unit control |
| Nutrition Tracking | Basic macros behind a paywall | Full macro and calorie breakdowns for home-cooked meals |
| Grocery List | Not integrated | Auto-generated smart lists by recipe or aisle |
| Meal Planning | Basic, not food-focused | Built-in weekly planner categorized by meal type |
| Recipe Importing | Limited to database or manual input | Smart importing from Instagram, TikTok, Notes, web, and more |
| Platform Support | iOS, Android, Web | iOS and iPad, Chrome extension (Android version coming soon) |
| Kitchen Usability | Not optimized for cooking | Step-by-step cooking mode with screen lock disable |
| Measurement Adjustments | Manual scaling | Automatic unit conversions and serving scaling |
| Organizing Recipes | Basic log or favorites | Create custom cookbooks and tag by cuisine, diet, or meal type |
ReciMe vs. MyFitnessPal: Why This Comparison Matters
At first glance, both ReciMe and MyFitnessPal offer ways to track what you eat. But under the surface, they’re built on very different philosophies, and those differences matter when you’re trying to eat better in real life.
Tracking Philosophy
MyFitnessPal was built around calorie counting and weight loss. Its design and features reflect that: scan, log, repeat. But it’s not always helpful if your focus is overall nutrition or building a healthy relationship with food.
ReciMe, on the other hand, is rooted in real cooking. We designed it for people who want to understand what’s in the food they make at home, not just how many calories are in a protein bar. Our goal isn’t to push you toward a number. It’s to help you eat well, consistently, without making it feel like a chore.
Nutrition From Recipes, Not Just Packages
This is one of the most important distinctions:
- MyFitnessPal: relies heavily on packaged goods and barcode scanning. If you cook something from scratch, logging each ingredient becomes time-consuming and frustrating.
- ReciMe: calculates nutrition directly from the recipe. You import or enter what you’re cooking, and we break down the full nutritional profile for you, no guesswork, no stress.
If you’re cooking real meals, ReciMe is hands down more practical.
What You Get with MyFitnessPal
- A cluttered dashboard packed with tabs and secondary features
- Frequent prompts to upgrade when accessing key tools
- A food database dominated by user-generated entries with inconsistent accuracy
- Barcode scanning locked behind a paywall
- Emphasis on calorie counting and weight loss
- A layout built around fitness tracking as much as food
- Distractions like articles, community forums, and product tie-ins
- Limited support for home-cooked meals and real recipes
What You Get with ReciMe
- A streamlined, intuitive interface focused entirely on food and meal planning
- Quick recipe importing from any source, web, social, even handwritten
- Full nutrition breakdowns based on real ingredients and recipes
- Easy customization of meals: scale ingredients, switch units, adjust servings
- Tools built for planning ahead, weekly meal calendars and smart grocery lists
- Private, personal recipe storage synced across Apple devices
- Clarity over complexity: no noise, just food and function
Who We Designed ReciMe For
We built ReciMe for the home cook who’s tired of scattered bookmarks and half-baked recipe apps. For the busy parent juggling work, kids, and trying to get something decent on the table without losing their mind. For the meal prepper who wants a system that works, not another spreadsheet. And honestly, for anyone who just wants to feel more in control of what they eat without it becoming another full-time job.
What really makes ReciMe stand out is that it’s not just another nutrition app that logs packaged snacks or fast food. We designed it to calculate nutrition based on the meals you actually cook, because if you’re living a healthy lifestyle, chances are you’re spending more time in the kitchen than the drive-thru. Most food tracking apps are focused on processed items and barcode scans. We focused on real food. Homemade meals. Actual ingredients.
That’s where ReciMe becomes more useful. It meets you where you are, at the grocery store, in the kitchen, with meals made from scratch. You get accurate nutrition info directly from the recipes you cook, not a prepackaged label. And in a world where so many store-bought foods are loaded with additives and sugar, that difference matters.
If you:
- Prefer cooking over ordering out
- Want a reliable nutrition tracker that’s actually easy to use
- Need a better way to plan and shop for meals
- Care about your privacy and hate being bombarded with ads and upsells
Then yes, ReciMe was made for you.
We didn’t build this for a hypothetical “ideal user.” We built it because we needed it. And the moment we shared it with others, it clicked. Because real food, real life, and real simplicity shouldn’t be so hard to find in an app.
Final Thoughts: Why ReciMe Makes More Sense in 2025
Food tracking doesn’t have to be a full-time job or a frustrating subscription. MyFitnessPal may have pioneered the idea, but it’s lost touch with what real users want: ease, clarity, and control.
ReciMe keeps it simple and focused. It helps you plan meals, eat better, and understand what you’re putting in your body, without the stress.
If you’re tired of being nagged to upgrade or swiping past popups just to find out how many carbs are in your dinner, it’s time to try something built for real life.
Try ReciMe. Eat well. Stay sane.
FAQs
Does ReciMe track macros?
Yes. Calories, protein, carbs, and fats are all included..
Can I import my recipes from other apps?
Yes. You can bring in recipes from apps like Notes, Google Docs, and more.
What if I just want a grocery list, not full nutrition tracking?
You can do that too. ReciMe builds grocery lists instantly from any recipe.
Is my data safe with ReciMe?
Yes. ReciMe doesn’t sell your data and stores it securely in your iCloud account.
Can I scale recipes or change measurements?
Absolutely. ReciMe supports serving size changes and converts between metric and standard units.ize changes and converts between metric and standard units.