Lifesum review

Lifesum leans toward guided healthy eating rather than precise counting. You can log meals by photo, voice, typed text or barcode scan, and it tracks calories, macros, water and fruit, vegetable and fish intake. The app builds nutrition plans from your goals, preferences and restrictions, with styles such as keto, paleo and high protein, and offers meal plans with grocery lists and a library of thousands of recipes. A weekly Life Score rates your eating, hydration and activity to point at what to change next. It syncs with Apple Health for exercise, steps and weight, and exports food, nutrition and water data back. Lifesum is free to download and use with limited features, and the full experience needs a 1-month, 3-month or annual Premium plan. It does not publish its database size or how entries are checked, which is why it ranks below the verified trackers for this list. The US App Store shows Premium prices from $21.99 to $119.99 without a clear current plan, so pricing is marked pending.

Who it is for

People who want guided nutrition plans and meal plans more than a strict calorie log.

Price

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Key features

• Log meals by photo, voice, text or barcode scan
• Calorie counter and macro tracker with adjustable goals
• Nutrition plans such as keto, paleo and high protein
• Meal plans with grocery lists
• Weekly Life Score based on nutrition and exercise

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Several logging methods, including photo and voice
• Strength: Guided plans for different eating styles
• Strength: Apple Health sync for exercise, weight and nutrition
• Weakness: Free version has limited features
• Weakness: No published food database size
• Weakness: US App Store prices range widely, so the current price is unclear

Key facts

• Users: 65 million, per Lifesum
• Free plan: Yes, limited features
• Subscriptions: 1-month, 3-month and annual Premium
• Logging: Photo, voice, text, barcode
• App Store rating: 4.6 from 151K ratings

Where it ranks

Lifesum is No. 9 in our Best Calorie Counting Apps verdict.