8 Best Nutrition Apps to Download

Eating healthy isn’t always easy.

But there are many apps available with tools and resources to make achieving your nutrition goals easier than ever.

To save you time, we gathered the year’s 8 best nutrition apps worth downloading. Between their impressive reviews, quality content, and reliability, these apps are designed to make eating healthier as simple as tapping a few buttons.

Best overall nutrition app

MyPlate Calorie Counter

iPhone rating: 4.7 stars
Android rating: 4.6 stars
Price: free with in-app purchases

Whether you’re a health enthusiast or a nutrition newbie, the MyPlate Calorie Counter app from Livestrong is well worth the download.

Besides tracking your nutrient intake and exercise, the app also offers a range of recipes, meal plans, and workouts. Plus, there’s a community section, which provides peer support, motivation, and tips and tricks from members.

Although the app is free, for $3.75 per month, you can upgrade your account for access to premium features, including custom nutrition labels, daily averages, and advanced statistics on your nutrient intake and overall progress.

Pros

simple and straightforward user interface
offers nutrition tracking, meal plans, recipes, and workouts
includes community forum for support and motivation

Cons

limited customization options
unable to filter recipes based on certain dietary restrictions or food allergies

Best meal planning app

PlateJoy

iPhone rating: 4.7 stars
Android rating: 4.5 stars
Price: $4.99 per year for Healthline readers; otherwise $12.99 per month, $69 for 6 months, or $99 for 1 year.

Highly recommended by my sister, a new mom and full-time grad student who is always on the go, PlateJoy is an app designed to help you save time while still eating healthy.

It uses a questionnaire to collect details about your lifestyle, cooking habits, and dietary preferences and then creates a custom meal plan and shopping list for your household.

In addition to choosing your meal plan, you can also select specific ingredients that you’d like to avoid, the amount of variety you prefer, and your desired portion sizes.

To access all of the meal planning features, PlateJoy offer a monthly subscription for $12.99, a 6-month membership for $69, or an annual membership for $99.

However, Healthline readers can access the app for just $4.99 per month.