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Notes on tracking,privacy, and food.
Short, honest guides on calorie tracking without an account, how accurate photo apps really are, and what to use when the popular apps put the basics behind a paywall.
Free MyFitnessPal alternatives with no subscription (2026)
An honest comparison of the free MyFitnessPal alternatives — which ones still scan barcodes free, which need an account, and which to pick for each reason people leave.
July 31, 2026 · 8 min readExplainer · 02Is MyFitnessPal Premium worth it?
The one feature you are really paying for, when it genuinely earns the subscription, when it does not, and what to export before you cancel anything.
July 31, 2026 · 5 min readGuide · 03The best private, no-account calorie trackers (2026)
What actually makes a calorie tracker private — no account, no ads, local data, offline — and the iPhone apps that come closest, ranked by those criteria.
June 25, 2026 · 7 min readGuide · 04How to track calories without an account
Why people skip the sign-up, the real options for tracking calories with no account, and how to keep your food log entirely on your own device.
June 25, 2026 · 6 min readExplainer · 05MyFitnessPal Barcode Scanner: No Longer Free
MyFitnessPal moved barcode scanning behind Premium. Here's what changed, why it stung, and the free, no-account ways to scan barcodes instead.
June 25, 2026 · 5 min readExplainer · 06How accurate are photo calorie apps?
An honest look at AI photo calorie estimation: where it works, where portions and hidden oils break it, and how to actually use it well.
June 25, 2026 · 7 min read